Evening journal., 1916-05-11
CORK COUNTY REBEL
IS PUT TO Death
Execution Of Thomas Kent
Announced in House
of Commons
EASEMENT CASE
IN THE BALANCE
BY the United Press.


LONDON. May Thomas Kent.
Of Coole, has been courtmartialod
and shot at Fermoy. County Cork
This is the first execution outside OF
Dublin.
II was said tho execution would be
the last in the Kingdom unless Sir
Roger Easement is condemned.
Kent was shot at Queenstown Tues
day. said an official statement issued
at Dublin carly today. lie was found
guilty OF melting rebellion in the vi
cinity Of Fermoy County Cork. Kent
was the first rebel executed outside
OF Dublin. There was much specula-
ton today as 10 the probable success
sor OF Baron Wimbornc. lord liouten-
ant OF ireland. who resigned yester-
day because OF the Dublin outbreaks.
Under Secretary for War Harold j.
Tennant. Lord Derby. the Duke Of
Deyonshire and Winston Churchill.
former first lord OF the Admiralty,
were mentioned In connection with
the post.
Count Barkiewicz. whose wife. the
Countess Markieyicz was sentenced
10 death. but later had tho death sent
ence commuted TO life Imprisonment
FOR participating in the Dublin out
breaks. expressed complete indiner-
cnce when informed Of the Countess
fate. according 10 petrograd dis
patches today.
Markieyicz Is serving with n Rus
sian Hussar regiment lie separated
from his wife a few years ago partly
- NI..
Irish rebel movement
Premier Asquith announced IN Par
lament yesterday that the trials by
courtmartlal virtually had finished
lie hoped that there would be no fur
ther need to proceed with extreme
viCor
lie also announced that from tho be-
ginning Of the Irish rebellion to May
Q. $50 rebels or civilian nOn-combat-
ants were killed and GA wounded
The premier's statement increased
the total number OF dead In tho Irish
uprising 10 3Oi. not including those
executed, and the wounded 10 1909. an
official statement this week reporting
the death OF i24 soldiers or policemen
and the wounding OF 3SS others.
Fourteen persons have been cxocut-
ed. the premier said The death sen.
tences OF two have been commuted
seventy-two have been sentenced e
penal servitude. six to hard labor an,
i,7O6 deported.
A royal commission will Investigate
the Irish revolution, its causes. con
duct and questions Of civil and mill
tary responsibility.
The Irish problem was cOmplicate,
farther by Indignation aroused by in
formation that r. Shelby Skefington
editor Of the Irish Citizen. and on
Of tho foremost men OF Dublin. ha,
been shot on April 20 without IN,
formallty Of a court martial. Mar
tial law came into operation on Apri
2s.
The facts. as learned. are tha
Skefilngton was put 10 death while
fighting vas still I'm progress. with.
out the knowledge OF the militar,
authorities.
The Prime Minister described the
shooting as "an isolated act OF an
irresponsible individual. who was i'm
mediately placed under arrest"
The Premier therefore gave an un
deriaking that there will be no more
executions pending the promised
parliamentary discussion. although
there are two rebels still awaiting
execution.
An event OF the session OF Parlia
ment yesterday was the granting o
John Dillon's demand for a spocia
session OF the House OF Commons &,
discuss the executions in Ireland.
An important manifesto has heei
issued TO the Irish people by JohI
Redmond strongly denouncing the re
bellious movement and eloquently ap
pealing TO Ireland 10 stand fast b,
constitutional means to secure self
government.
A royal commission composed o