Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-03
ROGER EASEMENT
= IS TO Be HANGED
ON THIS MORNING
Reprieve Refused Prisoner and
ALI Arrangements Made for
His Execution on Thurs
day Morning.
APPEAL FOR MERCY IN VAIN
Time Set for 8 O'clock This
Morning and No Hope for
Doomed Man.
COURT SENTENCE STANDS

~ London, Aug. Sir Roger Case
ment will be executed in the Penton-
vile prison at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning for high treason. The exc
cutioner will be private. Lord Rob-
ert Cecil, minister of war trade, today
made known to the Associated Press
that it was the British governments s
determination not to reprieVe Sir
Roger.
Beyond he statement OF Lord Rob-
ert, which was n defense OF the gov
crnments determination, no formal
announcement to the effect that the
execution will be carried out tomor-
row has been made public. Officials
in<imated to the Associated Press,
however, that this was quite the usual
procedure, as a sentence on a convlc-
ton carries with it the natural suppo-
sition of execution, the only occasion
for an official announcement being the
granting Of a reprieve OF a commuta-
tion of sentence.
While the government maintains ST.
lence as to the formal effort made on
behalf Of Sir Roger it is known that
petitions were received as late as to-
day. The foreign office says no COM
munication has been received from
the State department at Washington
requesting reprieve.
T,,u - T,lxA Tee To,1rSa
The whole subject surrounding Sir
Rogers case has been seriously con-
sidered by the cabinet and the deter
mination to let the law take its course
proved unalterable. The decision of
the government will cause some sur
prise as the opinion had become wide
spread that the sentence Of Sir Roger
would be committed at the last mo-
ment to life Imprisonment.
Gavin Duffey, counsel for the for
mer knight, is responsible tor the
statement that the condemned man
has embraced the Catholic religion
since the passing Of the death SEN
tence, having received instructions
and daily ministrations from priest
visiting his cell.
Mr.. Duffey declared also that the
prisoner had now seen and bade fare
we'll to his nearest relatives who called
and spent some time with him at the
Jail. The doomed man is reported
as unusually cheerful, bearing him
self as one unconcerned.
Wilson Sends Cablegram.
Wsshinoton. Aue. AT President
Wilson's direction, the State depart
ment today cabled to Ambassador
Page for presentation to the British
foreign office the resolution passed
last week by the senate requesting
the president to urge that Great Brit
ain extend clemency to Irish political
offenders. The resolution, designed
chiefly to aid Roger Easement, SEN
Ntenced to hang tomorrow, was held
up by legislative formalities and
reached the White House yesterday.
Acting Secretary Polk said Ambas-
sador Page would not be instructed
to make verbal representations in
handing the resolution to the foreign
office.
Honored with knighthood-a title
since taken from him by King
Georges order-for his many years
of service for Great Britain as Consul
and Consul-Gencral, Roger Easement
assumed leader at a period of his
courtry's crisis, in the recent Irish
rebellion, the plans for which were
laid while Easement was in Berlin,
where he was reported to have nego-
tiated an understanding with the Ger
man Imperial authorities.
British naval supremacy brought an
abortive close to Easements plans,
The German tramp steamship on
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