The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-03
MOCKINC, JEERING YELL
WHEN BIG BELL STRIKES
SUTTON is BOOSTED
FOR THE JUDGESHIP

lovers are Protestants and was
brought up in that faith but became
- convert 10 Roman Catholicism in
June 90. On June 29 he was reg
istered as 4 member Of the Roman
Catholic church and since that time
Fathers McCarrell and Carey of Eden
Grove church near the prison have
hean ministering to him. He received
his first and only communion at Z
o'clock this morning when he assisted
ot mass in his cell. One OF his at
tendants said that his overpowerlng
love for God and Ireland was most
striking. According to him, the last
words of the dead man apart from his
prayers were:
81 die for my country"
Father McCarrell said that he
found Easement to be a beautiful
character and that he never instruct
cd any one in his religion who showed
himself a quicker or more promising
learner.
All hopes of an eleventh hour re-
nrieve were dashed to earth yester-
dav with the statement of Sir LORD
Cacil parliamentary under secretary
Of foreign affairs that no govern
ment doing its duty could interfere
With the sentence. Supplementlng
this were the dramatic disclosures Of
I ord Newton in the House of LORDS
that the Germans recently shot TWO
irish prisoners who refused to JOIN
Easements Irish legion,
At the Inquest the governor OF the
prisoner and the chief warder testi-
fed that death was instantaneous
Dr Nander was asked by Solicitor
DUFFY whethere there was any truth
In the statement published whether
Easement had been insane. He re-
Piled; ~
~ saw no evidence of insanity. He
acted in sane manner to the END.
Honored with knighthood-a ute
since taken from him by King Georges
crder-for his many years OF service
for 3rear Britain as consul and coli
sui general, Roger Casemeh. assumed
Leadership, at a period OF his country
crisis, i- the recent Irish rebellion
lie plans for which we've laid whhe
Easement was in Berlin, where he was
reported to have negotiated with he
German imperial authorities.
British naval supremacy Drought IN
9bortive close to Easements plans
Tho German tramp ste rnshi1 on
wrich there was transported an armed
exp. dition from Germany nearly 10 the
west coast of Ireland in Ap:ll Of this
wear was blown up by its own crew
wien the latter ioresaw that ii was
Inevitable that the blockaling English
warships would capture It The crew
were made prisoners. Thetramp had
been conveyed from Kiel by German
submarine, from which Easement and
companion landed on Irish soil
where they were taken into custody
before their plans matured.
In May, Easement was given a pre-
liminary hearing and was committed
for trial on a charge Of high treason.
Late in June the trial was begun, Case
ment pleading not guilty and uttering
denial that he had worked in Ger
many's interests and that he had ac-
cepted German gold as bribe.
The courts verdict was guilty, and
the sentence Of death by hanging was,
after appeal by his counsel, confirmed
by the court Of criminal appeal, late
in July.
The London press generally APP
proved the fate legally fixed for Case
ment, but in America persistent ef-
forts were made to save the noted Dris-
oner from death. In Washington, a
resolution was introduced in the Sen
ate which would have President Will
son intercede with the British govern
ment. and numerous petitions re-
ceived at the White House from many
sources asking that plea for elem
ency be cabed. The Senate resolu-
ton was not accepted. President Will
son took no official action. In England
the Manchester Guardian and num-
Der of other papers pleaded for mercy