The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-18
EASEMENT AND BAILEY
HELD; MAKE NO DEFENCE
Preliminary Hearing on High Treason Charge Ends
Baiey's Confession Shows That Irish Revolt Was
Planned to Follow Landing of Arms.

when Easement spoke at the prison
camp at Liinburg.
Easement Calls witness Liar.
Easement wrote on his pad Another
liar"
The legal battle Of the day was over
a vain attempt on the part OF Bailcy's
counsel to exclude from the records a
statement which Bailey made on the
Sunday after his arrest, in which he
told of a oat carrying arms II NUM-
tions and In which he gave complete
details of the cargo. where II was in
tended To be landed and Of the signals
TO be used, AZ we'll as details concern
ing a rising throughout Ireland. In this
confession Bailey disclosed Sir Rogers
identity.
Counsel for the defence contended
that this confession had been procured
through threats or promises Of freedom.
The Magistrate. however. decided that
the statement was admissible.
During this testimony Easement never
glanced at his companion In the dock
and II is thought that the knowledge
that Bailey had confessed explains why
Easement has not exchanged words with
hin during the hearing.
The trial proper will he held In the
Law Courts probably within three weeks
before Lord Chief Justice Baron Read
ing and two other Judges. II will be
"a state trial. with all the panoply of
scarlet and erminc trimmed b and
fun bottomed wigs. In fact all those
ceremonial touches with which cele-
bratcd cases in England are invested
will mark the Easement trial.
The defence recalled Constable Car
ter of the Royal irish Constabulary fot
cross-examination when the hearing was
resumed to-day. He vas asked II he
had heard Bailey say after he had been
Z arrested that he wished 10 make a
statement to the authorities and ask for
an officer to come TO hear II.
Carter said he did no, hear this. but
that at another time he heard the Irish
soldier say that he had important in
formation which will give you police
something TO do"
Russian Rim Identified.
Col. Nicholas Belaicw OF the Russian
: army, who is IN England on special
Government work. identified n Russian
rifle which had been brought up by n
diver from the sunk.n German raider
Aud as one which had been made In
1915 at the Russian Poula works. The
confirmed the statement that captured
Russian rifles We're sent by Germany IL
B assist the Irish In their uprising.
Lieut.. -Col. Gordon testified that a map
buried by Sir Roger Easement in the
sand after he had landed on the Irish
, coast was similar TO those made by the
German war staff from British survey
maps. About the garrisons In Ireland
were spots of color not shown IN the
English maps. Col. Gordon said that he
did no, know shat these markings
meant.
Sergeant Breswick. who was III
! charge II the Ardsley barracks OF the
ROYAL Irish Constabulary when Bales
WAS brought in under arrest. said that
the soldier refused to give the name OF
any person who could lie informed OF
his arrest. Bailey told the sergeant
that he came over from the United
States under false colors' and that he
had Joined "A society in America and did
not wan, any one to know who he was.
The sergeant told his prisoner, accord
ing to the testimony. that he would he
held un;i, the end u: the war. BAILEY
d tlc. asked II he would b" freed IL hs
, revcalcd the truth, Sergeant Brcswlck
replied that he could not promise him
freedom. hu, would assure him 81 pro-
lection. Late Bailey requested tina,
District Inspector BriCker come TO him
Immediately. as the next day would be
too late.