The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-15
YR ROGER EASEMENT !
ON TRIAL FOR TREASON.

toIney general began reading the
formal charges and reviewed his
case. His eyes roamed over the cour,
room, resting them at intervals ON
the presiding justice and then turn.
ing them on the spectators in the
court room.
The attorney general charged
that Sir Roger not only plotted the
Irish rebellion, but that he planned
to land arms ard ammunition
Mt several places along the
Irish coast. Several exchanged
prisoners will testify to these
facts. As the attorney general pro-
ceeded with the reading OF the
charges Sir Roger became fidgity
and twisted about In his chair.
When Smith referred to the fact
that he had been knighted because
Of his service to the British govern
ment he hung his head. The attor-
ney general outlined Sir Rogers ar
rival on the Irish coast on the Ger
man auxiliary and his arrest. He
then reverted to the prisoners ac-
tivities in Germany, presenting par
ticularly visit to the German pris-
on Camps where he attempted to
wean the Irish soldiers from the al
lies. At this point Easement smiled
and wrote note with a pencil, say
ing:
~ did so at their own request"
Attorney General Smith said the
vast majority of Irish prisoners in
Germany treated Easements over
lures with contempt.
.'As result" he said, ''they were
punished. The ratiOns allotted to
each were reduced"
Premier Asquith reached Belfast
today on tour of Ireland to study
the conditions leading up to the re-
bellion. Some of the newspapers
said that on his visit the prime min
lister would either recommend the
disarmament of all parties or the in
corporation Of both NatiOnalists and
Ulsterites in the British auxiliary
army.
.sThe NatiOnalists,' said the Eve
mini Post and Daily News, "are un-
derstood to be ready to relinquish
their arms if the Ulsterites will do
Iikewise.' G
Two women who arrived at a.
m. were the first in line at the Bow
Street court, but before 9 O'Clock
large cowd had assembled. The
poIice supplied the women with cof-
fee before dawn.
Sir Roger was brought to the
court room from the tower in a taxi
and was closely guarded. He was
in the court room before many
knew of his arrival.
After concluding the prelimanry
outline of the case against the pris-
oner Attorney General Smith read
statement by the second prisoner
Daniel Baker, arrested April Fl.
The letter corroborated reports that
Sir Roger tried to seduce the Irish
soldiers imprisoned In Germany.
The letted showed that the Ger
man submarine on which Sir Roger
and Daniel Bailey made. their trip
to Ireland was the U-19.
The first witness for the crown
was Police Inspector Parker. Par
ker testified that when Easement
was first arrested he attempted 10
escane. hut insisted that Bailey was
innocent.
John Robinson, an Irishman ana
formerly a corporal in the British
army. WAS the next witness. lie was
prisoner i'm one of the German
nrison camps visited by Easement
He testified that Easement Visi'eo
200 Irishmen i'm the camp ana Of
fered $50 each to all who wouiu "e'
sert the British colors. Robinson
said he refused the offer. lie sane
that about fifty out of the 'hf's
hundred accepted the OFFER anu e''
listed i'm the German army.
Robin>on was corroborated o'
Jobn Cronin. another eNchanse'
nrisoper. who said they had Deer
nromi,ed. i'm case Germany was ae'
fe,ted. to have their transP"r'''i"'
paid to America by the 6eri'i''h -''
eminent. 49,
m was noticeable that both ''
m.nt and Bailey wore shoes VII" =
lnce~. The strings had p'e"
moved b, the guard al the tower ="
fear they would try "a ooiiai''' "'
eide.
Testimony thai an -
nri.>t. Father >ichs :. s'ee"