The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-02
BOLO PASTA TO
Die FOR TREASON
Convicted Of Conspiring With
Germans for the Defeat
of France.
GIVE VERDICT IN IS MINUTES
Prosecutor Closes Case by Saying That
France Has Escaped the Grav-
est Danger Since the
Marine.


Paris, Feb. 15.-Bolo Pasha was SEN
fenced to death for treason.
The court-martial which condemned
BOlo to death deliberated for only Is
minutes.
Darius Porchere, an accountant,
who was a codefendant, was sentenced
10 three years Imprisonment.
FllippO Cavallinie. another cOdefend-
ant, who Is under arrest In Italy, was
sentenced to death, although he is not
within the courts Jurisdiction.
Captain Mornet, prosecutor, fire.
quently punctuated his argument with
the emphatic request, II demand SEN
tence of DEATH"
Intrigue over Two Worlds.
Bolo Pasha's personality paled into
insignificance as Captain Mornet I'M
raveled the tangled German intrigue
involving prominent personages in
many countries and extending over two
worlds.
Captain Mornet dealt at length with
the question Of Bolo's use of German
money he is alleged to have received
He maintained that Germany did not
expect any immediate results from the
purchase OF lie Journal, hut had an
eye Ia the far future, even perhaps af-
ter the war.
This is only one Instance of trea-
son in France" said NJ. Mornet. This
Is merely the first chapter. Other
chapters will follow"
The evidence from the United States
appeared 10 he the strongest card of
the prosecutor. and on Ii he dwelt at
length.
He rebuked Mgr. BolO, brother of the
accused man, for suggesting that the
American evidence was manufactured
and false.
t After saying that France had es-
capped the gravest danger since the
Marine. Captain Mornet closed aS fol-
lows:
THE eyes of our allies are on us. In
the eyes Of France We are Judging IA
man who attempted to do in France
what has been accomplished In Rus
Sia. We must show no weakness. The
world is fighting for ~ liberty
In times of peace ! have stood here
many times asking The death penalty
for Il miserable individual guilty Of
murder. and IL was not without
twinge of regret. But today. without
pity or mercy. but with sense OF
stern duty To my country and our nj
Hes. ! ask for death"
Bolo Pasha's Career in U. S.
The Bolo Pasha ease is of unusual
Interest 10 Americans, as most Of .he
evidence on which he was convicted Of
treason and as peace propcgandist
in behalf of Germany was developed
here. He came 10 the United States
early in 1916 with representations that
Germany was ready for II separate
peace with France. which would be f;,-
v0rablc To France, in that Germany
was willing to cede n part OF Alsacc-
Lorraine and France 10 cede to Ger
many a part Of the French colonies
He induced many 10 believe that he
was II French patriot and was endeav-
oring 10 mold peace opinion through
the purchase of French journals, but
testimony developed that his real pur-
pose was 70 obtain the French journals
on behalf uf the Germans through the
transfer of Berlin gold to Paris. His
object in coming 10 New York was TO
gei into touch with Count won Bern,
storff.
Through Bernstorff S1,TO0,000 was
sent from Berlin to America aud by
devious ways was sent TO Paris, there
70 be used by Bolo in promoting the
German peace propaganda.
Investigations In this country con-
Quoted for the French officials showed
that Bolo's millions came from the
Deutsche Bank Of Berlin to the banks
New York agent, who deposited the
money with six New York banks.
From these BOlo received 81 900, 600.
which he deposited with the Morgan
bank and the Royal Bank Of Canada.
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