The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05
Fifteen Sentenced to Death Are
Given Reprieve.
Sentences Are COMMITTED to
Ten Years in Prison.
Find Mich Ammunition
British Seize Large MunitiOn
Stores of Sim Fieners.
Only One Shot Heard in Dublin
During Last Night.

Dublin, May 5.-Four more rebel
prisoners were sentenced to death by
court martial and shot Thursday
morning. This was announced Off
cially. The men were: Joseph
Plunkett, Edward DAILY. Michael
O'Hanrahan and William Pearse.
Fifteen other rebels were sentenced
to death. the official statement adds.
but later their sentences were COM
muted to ten years penal servitude-
The death sentence of another pris-
oner was commuted to eight years in
prison.
Dublin, May 5.-OnIy one shot has
been heard in Dublin since late last
night. The military authorities con-
time to destroy large quantities of
arms and ammunition.
Joseph Plunkett, court martiaIed
and shot in Dublin Thursday was one
Of the seven original signers of the
proclamation Of the Irish provisional
government. When Patrick H. Pearse,
provisional president, Thomas ).
Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh met a
similar fate, it was announced in cable
dispatches that of the remaining four
signers of the lamation-Plunket
and James Connolly were in prison,
and that S. Macdiarmad and E.
Ceannt-had not been accounted for
Macdiarmad who is a cripple, Ceannt
and James Connolly are apparently
still alive.
Two Brothers Executed.
William Pearse was a brother of
Patrick H. Pearse. He was a sculptor
and was once a tutor in the Irish boys
school, of which his brother was head
master.
Edward Daily and Michael O'Hanra-
han, also among the rebels killed yes
terday have not played prominent
roles in the rebellion so far as cable
dispatches have indicated.
Urge Disarmament.
London. May 5.-The Irish Nation
alist members of the house of COM
mons will ask parliament to secure the
complete disarmament of Ireland
The Nationalist volunteers are willing
to hand in their arms if the measure
is made general That the situation
in ireland is still serious is shown by
letters from the bishop of Dublin pub
1ished in this mornings papers in
which he writes:
Martial law should not be too
quickly withdrawn from Dublin. The
danger. which has been much greater
than the government will admit. is by
no means past Many armed rebels
still are at large in Dublin and the
danger of another rupture can only be
avoided by the most strict measures.
This is not the time for amnesties nor
pdrdODS- II Is a llrne 1Or swift, stern
punishment
Bishop Urges Swift Punishment.
London, May 5-The Irish nation-
alist members of the house of COM
mons will ask parliament to secure
the complete disarmament of Ireland
The nationalist volunteers are willing
to hand in their arms if the measure
is made general. That the situation
in Ireland is still serious is shown by
letters from the bishop of Dublin.
published in this mornings papers. in
which he writes:
Martial law should not be too
quickly withdrawn from Dublin. The
danger which has been much greater
| than the government will admit, is by
no means past. Many armed rebels
| still are at large in Dublin and the
| danger of another rupture can only be
avoided by the most strict measures
| This is not the time for amnesties nor
pardonS. 1t is a time for swift stern
punishment