Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-06

VII MONDAY evening. pClhb'I II,
1915, the Rev. Mr.. Gahan, a British
chaplain in Brussels, was admitted b.
special passport 10 the prison OF s..
"iilcE.
A. the divine entered the confines
OF the German military prison tho
mulicd thunder OF the heavy guns
w.a finding its way through the mul.
Hilarious noises OF a military street
and the whole scene was damp,nod
Jy cold drizzlc as il even rl"
heavens would add to The depression
Of the prison atmosphere
\ military court marshal in tLr
early afternoon had passed the final
d. attn sentence on one Edith C.,,N,
Il British nurse who had remained
behind when the royal armies t.
treated for the purpose OF admins
toring to the ease Of her wounded
country men, prisoners in the German
hands. For ten weeks the little nurse
mad been confined in the srcar.
alo~my prison on technical sentence
Of espionage. Through her own
words. in her signed statement and
by public acknowledgment in the mil
itary court which tried her, Edith
Cayal admitted the charge to by tvuo
and the sentence just.
Actually, her oTyus, consisted OF
maintaining .orI Of 'undcIal Iund"
route for assisting British prisoLcI.
in the German hands to oscape-ard.
A. rule. the mcn who thus rr.ainrd
freedom were experts in some line.
and their observations within the
enemy lines proved of much utility
on their reioining the British forces.
The Rev. Gahan found the frail n;
tie woman calm and resigned. Fua,
was at no time expressed or admit
ted. After a touching interviews. su,
gave him messages to dear friends
and relatives. In assuring him her
department before the firing squau
would be truly British she said. IF
have no fear nor shrinking. have
seen death so often that it is NOT
=traiso or painful to me"
All through the dr"agy afternoon
the American Legation was making Il
tireless effort in a great fight to save
. the life of the heroic nurse. or at IN,
least to obtain sentence less
horrible than death but hardly the
less fearful.
Mr.. WhiiIock. the American Minis
ter. assigned Castor De Laval. attor.
I noy 10 the Legation, to be- Miss Ca.
Wells counsel at thu military trial
/ As We have seen, his efforts were
| HbOriivc- indeed, the case seems Ia
have been almost hopeless FROM the
| first.
At $50 word was received at lho
American LEGATION that Miss CayrID
was TO b" shot some time during IA,
night.
The Legation assumed fcycrisI
activity: thcs" keen Americans had
decided to fight the death penalty to
TIA" last. Attaches cndcayorrd TO uo'
in contact with Baron Won der Lane
ken. chief Of the political departments
The Spanish Minister was retained
| Tor the influence he welded at that
/ umo.
Thc situation became desperate
when Baron Won der Lanck"n coulG
not b" located. Early in th" cs"nng
H' had ieIt his oliic" for an evening ,
entertainment at the thoator HatUn
Won t"iNohhou.'r ana Count liaraE .
members OF the political department
III" on inc star OF Won der Lauckcn.
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