The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-09
Special Cable Despatch to THE sus

LONDON, May S.-An oIlciai state
inent issued to-day announced that four
more Irish rebels. Cornelius Colbert,
Edmund Kent. Michael Mallon and J. j.
Houston, had been shot. Twelve Irish
leaders have now paid the death penalty.
Tn men shot were prominent in the
rebellion, according to the official state
ment.
The death sentence Of James O'Sulii-
van has been committed to eight years
imprisonment. and those OF Vincent
Poole and william r. Corrisan to five
years.
The death sentences imposed on sixteen
: others have been changed to three years
Imprisonment.
A sentence Of ten years has been re-
United to seven year in the case Of one
| rebel. Two rebels were sentenced to a
year each at hard labor and two were
acquitted.
1t il understood that the court-martial
trials OF selected prisoners taken IN
| Ireland have been completed.
Sir George Easements trial. accord
ing to the newspapers, has been
definitely fixed. II will be held In the
Bow street Court next week.
| Information tending to show that
| lrishmen in the United states contributed
largely to the fund which made possible
the equipment OF the rebels is now In the
hands of the British secret authorities.
Harcourt Refuses once.
Lewis Harcourt has been offered the
Office of Chief Secretary for Ireland. &C
cording To the Daily Maj. He refused
to accept the offer because OF Ill health
The Government il finding 1t difficult &c
MI the post, as nobody seems to wan'
the office.
A meeting will be held by Irish ci,i.
zcns tomorrow to discuss the success.
sion 10 Augustine Birreil. who resigned
the office Of Chief Secretary for Ireland
az the Immediate result Of the Dublin
rebellion.
The application of ~compulsion 10 Ire
land and the disarmament OF ireland
also will be discussed.
At laN accounts John Redmond and
the majority Of the Nationalist part!
were In favor OF advising the Nationalist
volunteers TO surrender their arms, pro
vided the Obstetrics would do likewise
NEGOTIATIONS on this question took place
between John Redmond and Sir Edward
1 lafSOn lo-lhN. u
an alternative proposal. which cannot bt
disclosed at present. but il is unlikel,
that il will be accepted by the Nationals
lists.
Nothing from an official source could
be learned to-day, but IL was not denied
that the arrest OF Count and Countess
Plunkett. whose three sons were con
victed OF treason and sentenced to death
is involved in the collection OF tht
money. II is known here that Lady
Pfunkett recently made IA trip TO The
tuited states. Joseph Plunke;t was
shot. bu, his two brothers. John and
George. had their sentences co'nmHted Il
ten years penal servitude.
The American Embassy received a let
ter to-day from james Mark sullivan
former United States Minister to Santt
Domingo. stating that he had beef
released from Dublin Castle, where h
had been held OIL suspicion of connec
iion with the rebellion.
Mr. S~uliivan's letter said that he ha'
been detained eight days.
John MacNeill. president Of the sin
FEN volunteers. has been arrested. Mac
NELL disappeared on the day on "hic'
the rebellion started, lie had sent on
a notice on the Saturday before the re
volt ~po.tponiug indefinitely the scheduled
parade Of the volunteers on Easter.
Although MacNeill nee held a hlCl
position IN the Office Of the Accountant
General. he resigned it in order To he
come A professor in the National Uni
vcrsity.
\ plea by John Redmond, tho Iris
Nationalist leader. TO stop military exc
BUTTONS IN Ireland was made to-day Il
'he House ~ Commons.
Mr.. Redmond, who made his appeal 81
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that the oNccUtious ar" resulting (.
rapidly incrcasing bitterness mons sec
tions of Ia. Irish people which had n
sympathy whatever with tho revolt. "
asked the Premier whether. followir
the precedent established by Con, Both
in South Africa. he would stop the exc
BUTTONS.