The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
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capsized. The Gormon girl was in
court today and again identified the
Michael Hussy, a Kerry county
farm hand, corroborated much of Nc
Carthy'S testimony.
Sergeant James Butler of the Irish
to the train that took him from Tralee
to Dublin, testified that Sir Roger
broke down and sobbed when inform
ed of the death of two Sim Feiners
who were killed in an accident. co.,
cause they came here to help me.
They were two of the finest men"
Inspector Sandy Cock of Scotland
Yard, testified that Easement admit
ted his identity when he met him at
moved him to the tower.
A Most Spectacular Trial.
London, May 16.-For hours this
morning a crowd of people stood in
line around the Bow Street ponce sIa
ton awaiting the resumption OF the
arraignment of Sir Roger Easement
on charges of high treason in connec-
ton with the Sim Fem rebellion.
The little court room was crowded
within few minutes after the doors
were opened and many hundreds of
men and women were unable to OBJ
tain admission. Superintendent Quinn
of Scotland yard who is in charge of
the police arraignment voiced the
popular feeling about the hearing
when he said:
Most Dramatic Trial.
ct have followed every notable case
that came before the Bow Street sta
ton in many years, but the court has
never been the scene of an examina-
present one. The tense state of pub
lie feeling due to the war has, of
course been a factor but the case in
itself has features which make it far
above the level of any criminal hear
ing In my memory.
There was some speculation today
as to whether Easements lawyers
would place him on the stand at this
preliminary hearing. 1t is generally
believed this will not be done. His
lawyers refuse to state whether they
will consider such a step.
Easements Friends Present
Among the spectators were Michael
E1avin, nationalist member of the
house of commons whose home is at
Tralee and a number of friends at
Easement, including several women
Easement appeared to be entirely at
ease and smiled cheerfully as he took
his place in the dock. Daniel J. Bail
ey. who is accused Jointly with Case
ment, apparently was more composed
than he was yesterday. As the first
gan to take notes. The testimony in
the early part of today's session had
to do with events in which the two
prisoners are charged with having
played a part after their landing at
Tralee whereas the- evidence given
yesterday dealt almost entirely with
operations of Easement and Bailey in
Germany.
In His Story of Discovering Easement.
John Mccarthy told of finding the
collapsible boat in which Easement,
Bailey and a man named Monteith,
who is still at large landed at Ira
lee. Mccarthy said he pulled it ashore
and found a dagger in tin box. On
his way home he met his children who
were playing with three revolvers they
had found near the shore
Saw Signal Lights at Sea-
Other witnesses from the same dis
trict told of having seen signal lights
at sea on the evening before Good Fri
day.
A touch of humor was added when
Mary German told her story of meet
| ing Easement and his two compan-
| ions as they were leaving the beach.
| She talked in a brogue so broad that
| it was necessary to ask her to write
| the words before they could be under
stood This she did snilingly After
| identifying Easement she told how she
had seen him later in the day in the
| custody of constable. She did not
recognize Bailey.
Sergeant Hearne of the Royal Irish
constabulary, who was summoned by
Mccarthy when he found the boat and
who arrested Easement near Tralee,
was the next witness. The sergeant
said that, accompanied by Sergeant
| Riley, he searched the country round
and at length found in the old fort "a
man-the prisoner in the dock--the
| tall man. Easement The sergeant
| continued:
Said He Was Richard Morton
Il asked him who he was He said
| his name was Richard Morton, that
his home was at Denham Bucks, that
he was an author and that he had
written book on the life of ST. Bren-