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The Saelic Cmentcan.
May 20, 1916, '
SIR ROGER CASEMENT ARRAIGNED IN COURT
i
| Brocght Before Magistrate Ia Bow Street For Preliminary Hearing On Charge Of
\ High Treason—The Attorney-General Makes A Statement Repeating All The Lies
Of The Exchanged British Prisoners Which The’ Newspapers At Both
Sides Of The Atlantic Had Published Months Ago, And Adds Details
About His Landing In Kerry—One Of The irish Soldiers
: Who Accompanied Him To Ireland Makes A Confessioa, -
' But Monteith, Who Escaped, Has Nut Been Cap-
tured—The Formal Trial Later.
ett, preliminary hearing in the cate of
Casement, who is charged w ith
tes reason, took place. in Bo}
Sereet Pole Court, London, ‘ing ithe
inst ys of this we as
bably Sontiaded om We dneeday a fs the
“evidence against him
ind coment him for trial before. the
gh
ighly sensational case. and,
he
RTS reveled in tl
rere clearly Paes ‘ith:
there. All of the cabled reports and
fe henitines were hostile to the prisoner
scent those of the American, the Es
Journal, and the Evening Mail, but
te Sun's correspandent was the meanest
m. Fle confessed himself
ioger’s sho
5 taking, and lied bke a cor about bis
ner ousness perturbation,” which
other correspondents ‘lenied, OF
surse this fellow ig an Englishman. But,
hatever his nationality, he is a diny
rat
oger, wit
evi-
ice prese showed that the firs
ble despatch om the sublect printed | in
e Sum of April 22 was -
ribed the capa by the pace ‘of a oo
pide boat. “loaded with arms,” at Cur-
sbane Strand earnle ¢ Bay. Now it turns
me s"shows also that th
Met
a court and told the story of his
h seine
IxES OF RETURNED PRISONERS.
che stories of the Irish ums—eripoted
newspaper -™en,
f prisoners of war
ine
hooting,
Casement were
also were the oft re-
i xed sare sath he had | bribed oF prose
ere all
Bed * tthe Bow surest ‘hearing and be
De, to America. The Attorney-
loeral Cined nothing. Readers of THe
fuse Awenica® are familiar with them
and they need not be repeated here.
ere gi under oath in court in
de to iy the foundation for a case
wh'f Sir Roger of conspiring with
ffmany. against Englan
But even the cabled English reports
mit that Sir. Rog defence will be
at he did not ask ‘these men to fight for
érmany-—that he only colisted them for
e service of Ereland, and they
fred only food and” deshing rom the
in Government, but » The
ona bum. soldiers, who could
low what Ca: sement aid except from
ee swore th: omised the men
f Germany should lose the war they
ald be sent
«© deg
to the United States and
Sore HAND OF GERMANY?
chief interest for Irishmen in the
Were presented is the part which con-
ras the Germah attempt to land a large
apely, Me arin and ammunition and the
arrest a Se semen and oF of his two
compan} Thi
;D:
aniel "Julian Bailey, but it is evidently
yon P:
bead of the expedi it that he es-
caped al 6 mot since ee captured,
There isla sory in New York that he got
x back to e submarine which
Smgaht ‘hie me of iat
the sé€ describe him as “an officer in a
ont. regiment,” which i is a very bright
us or Unateadlines in the pre: British New
feet, apers screaming! gly proclaim that
nol and o any” has been plainly
ead i seey with the expedi-
“oe saw wonder fal discovery. "The
sives d of
for it. If the actual truth could be told
it would be proved that he did not ask
for it, that he w ras opposed ‘0 aay attempt
at insurrection in Ireland j ww, and
that the military supplies were © asked for
and their landing arranged for by other
men, sithout his knowledge
“The hand
ny” is cert: ainly
vse in ot case, but the statement hat
the in:
is
in Treland, and will he stamped in
ike. Trish imnutactored goods,
men who or-
of ther d they fave left the evidence
that thy made wi clear, unmistakable
words t don wn in history, but
catty ss net be published now They
asked arms from rica which it
was impossible to send be se of the
shamelessly pro-British attitude of the
Wilson Administration ani
ing hand in bam
Serv and giving it all poss
ble help against the Trisheaswell as against
the Germans, So Germany isked
send arms, and they were sent. Certainly
“the hand of Germany” has been disclosed
and the Trish people all over the world,
thos
z
a
yw, as man
do now, thas Germans did not we Teale
to do an;
The evid ence presented i in Bow Street
also shows | that
ten machin
Je supply of ex-
¢ German ship. This
wee ais have clad ‘te qt devolution
and ke
plosives
ake a very Bt
the feld until rte Soeplita came, The
evidence show: after having
been Tnerepied ty the ‘Beth aaship
ani red to follow to
fon the Ge German crew an helt vena
robably
erman submari rine ete. “Prevent the supply
of arms. and are ition falling | into the
bands of “the Eng!
McCARTHY. THe INFORMER,
According a oe ¢ festimony, (Casement
and Bis tw came from Ger-
many i mari ne, ieee ime one of the
submarine's, ‘clase boats, which was
overturned tryin; through the surf
at Curr: vabane Stand, and that they had to
wade ashi The police knew nothing
about them untif theyl were told by the
wretch McCarr thy, According to his sto-
as walking along the seashore at
o’ rnin; the
collapsible boat drifting inshore, pulled
was concealed, ‘A ‘fatgmaid named Mary
Gorm:
stems willing wit-
ness, and a Nate boy of twelve, whose
don ar ms commandecred by jhe
lice to the prisoners to Tral
also gave “testimony, evidently not ee
ing. kee seriousness of fl
The of the cue sto ony concerns
only thes scenes in court, the demeanor of
ners, most oO} which f is sen-
ish, and the confession of
Tuesday it was cabled that
Sir Roger's sister. had
secured the services of Mr. Michel F.
loyle, a ee rominent lawyer of Philadel-
phis, to advise her brother, and that the
British Governmen it had consented to it.
Mir.
over stn now but would Tater i the tril
was deta:
sentation of the case by Smith,
other witness in fet Usted States , yrho
is neither Trish, nor Am
ut w! ose constmmate Tar. itis
“revelations” will make a sensation, but
will be mostly manufactured.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
LONDON, May 17.—Sir Roger Case
ment and Daniel Bailey were commit
ted for formal trial on charges of
treaso: ir John Dickingon, presid-
ing magia trate, at the conclusion of
the preliminary hearing this
Both Sir Roger and his soldier confed-
erate wil trial for their
lives in the High Court ‘ot Justice.
os
JOHN MAC BRIDE BRANCH.
The John MacBride Branch of the
Friends of Irish Freedom was estab-
itshed on Thursday evening, May 11, at
the Irish-American Athletic Club,
East Stat feth Street, New York.
‘Treasurer was directed to
forward waation eo to the national
5
OMomcers of the Branch will be elected
at the next meeting,
9
The |.
FOR FREEDOM OF IRELAND.
Irish-Amoricans of Butte Guaran-| se
Twenty Thousand Dollars x
a
tee
‘to Aid Kindred at Home—
Judge Lynch Says Moral and
Financial Sppport of Every
Irishman Needed.
UTTE, font, May (1—Hibernia
Hal was ‘ached last night with Friends,
of Irish Freedom and several hundreds
rere unable to gain
mi
in the political and official
tite of Butte w
ch, who presided, said
e fighting
British army.
He stated that the wid ows and orphans
the brave men who are giving their
fite Pood for
Ireland must pot allow.
ed t ffer want or privation. He de-
flared “taat with the “ocetion of the
Tory press, America H sym:
pathy with the Irish ia, their struggles
ts free.
day our blood relations are fight-
ing ‘ta Treland a ind the moral and finan-
cll, support of every Irishman was
ded.
"This revolution, out support ot “it,
is a solemn oe iosnerate affair. said
Judge Lynch.» This {s a man’s work,
there must Pe n0 peer footing and it
is no pink tea affair.
He then asked those who would eub-
serie to the pledge to stand
eon my honor ‘ad
every "uonorabe means,
consistent mitt my’ antics Amer.
fcan citizen, to make I refaad,e tree an
independent Republic.”
Everybody in the hall stood up and
cheered.
e Rev. Father English, St. Mary's
cour said that during the last week
noble sons of Ireland were waging
war ‘againet England, but that this we
orable opportunity had been
sought.
“When our brothers in Ireland took
the swords, rifle and machine gun and
began this war they, knew that there
ree, arene outside ‘of Ireland will-
the They knew that
Ir inten a Amei rica were waa De to
help if the opportunity was
s“These men are sealing thee vist
with {ete best blood. While can
not ere we must make every Bae
rifiee ‘in the parts we can pla:
are in the security of a free
republic, To-day every Irishman who
is awaiting developments, or who is not
t us.” :
GERRMANY 18 AN ALLY.
“Today we recognize G
ally,” Father. English continu
claim h
or Bulgaria do
fruits of victory w
It’s patriotism for
say we will take every
lawful means to see that this country i
does not enter, into an unlawful wa
with Germ:
Resolutions | “declaring sympathy and
support with the soldiers of Irish free-
dom, branding John Redmond as a trai-
that un-American in-
ry were proposed by
d adopted without
amounting to $2,500
were and those present pledg-
ta themselves raise $20,000 for the
revolutfonary
{tor the meeting @ branch of the
Friends of Irish Freedom was organ
a.
fre james of the officers elected
is as follows: President, Tim J. Mc-
Carthy; First Vice-President, Larry
ugean ; ‘ond Vice-President, Dr, T.
‘Shanley; Third Viee President,
John Gribben; Fourth Vice-President,
T. J. Walker; Corresponding Secretary,
James Cummini ssistant Correspond-
Ing Secretary, Soh *C. Doherty: Finan.
cfal Secretary, Thomas Tutty; Treas-
rer, Javier J. McCarthy.
PRAYERS FOR IRISH MARTYRS,
In Nearly All the Catholic
Churches the Victims of Eng-
lish Brutality Were Eulogized
‘by the Pastors.
Prayers for'the Irish martyrs were
‘up on Sunday, M
all “the Catholic churches
New York and throughout the entire
country. ingland’: ee etn
has united the Irieh r
In a “Charen, New
York,
Father Pows pare
Washington, “ad ald the only differ-
ence between the two patriot:
e
tion of the Itt
never could crush the Irish spirit ar
freedom.
Monetgn or McQuirk, in . Paul's
Church,- sald that the British Govern.
ment would murder an et y
her Hens, of the Irish Inmi-
‘8 Mission, referred to the victims
y as martyrs
who died for the sacred cause of Irish
Ne | Secre
d Pearse with | mam
| tunity to nee some of
the| lives on the
at
will no doubt be
sane of Trishmen and Irishwomen of | war
aint
Hberty.
A Solemn High Masa for the souls of
the Irish martyrs was celebrate don
Tuesday, May 9, in St. Paul's Church,
and Seven!
The
every ‘The
Ireland's noblest 801
men together to accomplish the down-
fall of England.
THOMAS J. CLARKE BRANCH.
Brockton Irish-Americans Organ-
ize to Work for Irish Frootom,
BROCKTON, en May
crowded mee! In Hibernia Sat Test
evening a branch of the Friends of Irish
101 ing
to order by Mr. Dermot
Sheehan. Addresses were delivered by
Messrs M. J. Hallinan, and M. J. Casey.
Jol Sheehan, President of Divi-
sion L A. O. HL josen temporary
chairman and ‘Dermod Sheehan tem-
porary secretary.
A nominating committes composed of
Thomas B, Feeley, John 0’ omas
Plunkett, Samuel Williams and Richard
J. Nagle proposed the following officers
and all were elected: President, Dr.
3
was called
a. ‘Sweeney; Vice-President,
Philip’ McCaul; Treasurer, Patrick M.
Arnold; Recording Secretary, ‘mo!
Sheehan; Fina Secrets tary, Miss
Josephine AeSweene
‘he following Executive Board was
Jame: ea: nett chael J. Hallinan, John
O'Shea. Jol hn J. Sheehan, Ja amee Curran,
Fhomas I Higgins, Miss Sarah Dolan,
ughlin, Richard Nagle,
ichaet J. ‘Caulteld, John O'Mahon
Joseph Ward, Mra. Lillian Smith, ‘tise
Julia Sullivan, William Creagh, John
E. Bagge, Thomas M , John
Dowd, Maurice Reagan, Michael O'Shea,
Thomas B. ° Feeley, Doherty,
Michael J, Casey of Whitman, Brian J.
g| McSweeney and Dennis J. Brophy. of
a
‘aston. .
The name of the pranch was well
chosen. It was named after Thomas J.
Clarke, one of the first martyrs to Irtsh
freedom in the struggle in which the
at
Irish race Pre resent fneaged.
Thomas J. Clarke was, as apa
triot as ever died for Treland
SLAUGHTER OF PATRIOTS
AROUSES LIMERICKMEN,
Sympathy with the movement to es
tablish an Irish Republic and abhor-
rence and condemnation of the brutal
urder of Irish patriots _found om
phatie expression at the meeting of ti
Lim - eecistion
of New York, on Sunda;
7
Resolutions were adored ‘heartily en-
f brutality unparaltcled
istory of civilized ni
The resolutions were ented to
the mecting by a committee consisting
of P. J. Byrnes, James Cuneen, Timothy
Egan P. J. Quilligan and M. D. Fitz
of the latest martyrs to Irish
Liberty were” Limerick men—Edward
Daly, nephew of J who was
Mayor of Limerick, end gulfered a long
f imprisonment for connec:
tion with the fi ght for Mish ‘rondo;
Cornelius Colbert and J.
3 West presided at the | Limerick-
iment 8 meting, and P. J, Walsh acted as
retary.
ne
»KERRYMEN’S GAMES.
The annual field day of the Kerry-|
men’s Association will be held in Cel-
tie Park on Si
mittee Is arranging a fine set of games
for the occasion.
BOSTON BRANCH ARRANGES
CONCERT FOR IRISH CAUSE
sre. May 15.—In order that they
may render financial assistance to the
fause of Irish freedom members of
the John Devo Branch, “Friends ot
tertainment, consisting ot an Irish con.
ert, both vocal and inst trumental, mov.
tn ing pictures of the Ros:
Funeral in Dublin, and i Tia sist,
entitled “Paying the Pipe! en-
tertalament will take pace Saturday
relly ‘Tree
Inder
direction of Chatles F. Forrester” The
Mr. Forrester is a sufficient
guarantee that it will be high class.
bi ing pictures of the O'Dono-
van Rossa funeral will give an oppor-
those gallant Dub-
who recently sacrificed nee
altar of Irish Iberts.. Te
will be w rare opportunity and one that
availed of by thou-
lin boys
Boe
tch was written by a membe!
nd ke
Jot ‘(he branch and deale with Englond’s
sh | method of trying to raise recruits for
her arm:
.n efficient committee under the di-
rection of the President of the Branch,
ane, are leaving no stone un-
y in Ireland.
Sarsfeld Hall, Hibernian Building, next
Sunday evening, May 21. Final ar-
rangemente will be made at this meet-
e | im ng.
PH. PEARSE GAEL GAELIC SOCIETY
_A meeting for the pu the purpose of form-
Society was held at Mac-
iryades Street, New
“Orleans, ou Sunday: evening, May 7,
After the regular election of officers it
was unanimously and enthusiastically
decided that the society be named th
P. H. Pearse Gaelic Society, in honor
of P. H. Pearse, Gaelic scholar an‘
ote martyr in the Trish Revolution of
aS
ecretary was instructed to send
of the meeting to the
they rever
Jand’s latest martyrs at
her permanent Brittsh executioners and
nat no matter how many are butcher-
ed to satisfy the English ust Stor, blood
em and mon of the Irish race will
ready to
preach “at ‘ite up the flag of Irish Free-
dom which England seeks to hold in the
dust under the iron heel of savagery
and brutality,
LEITRIMMEN CALL MEETING
TO DENOUNCE BUTCHERIES
On the evening of Decoration Day
u
5 Third’ A’
protest against the British orgy of mur-
der and repression in Ireland,
In common other Irish socie-
ties, the Leitrimmen have been aroused
to indignation by England’s latest
crimes againet Ireland end humanity,
The society has resolved itself into a
committee of the whole to make ar-
Fangements for the meeting. James’ F.
O'Kelly wil pres
John P.. Hayes, the patriotic Prest-
dent of the Leltrimmen's Association,
js directing the arrangements for the
demonstration. One of the martyred
signers of Ireland's Declaration of In-
dependence, Seashen MacDermott, was
a native of Leitrim
FREEDOM BRANCH STARTED
ON WASHINGTON’ HEIGHTS.
The fixst meeting of the Padraic H.
Pearse Branch, Friends .of Irish Free:
dom, was held on Monday, May 8,
which it was decided t 0 hold a pub
mneetin ing .on Sunday, May 21, “at,
o'clock P. M,, at Healy's, Broadway ‘hd
“| One Hundred and Forty-fifth Street, en-
trance.on Broadway.
@ the cane of ins Freedom
vited to. tend. martyred Seader
Of the recent revolt, lived, white in this
country, at 517 West One Hundred and
Forty: fourth Street. eis an
propriate one for ‘Washington Heights.
district branch of above organization, :
or
NEW YORK A.0,H. ARRANGES
MASS FOR THE IRISH DEAD
New York County Board of the An-
lent | Order of,-Hibernians in America
le arrangements for a memorial
Mis Stor the happy repose of the souls
of the latest martyrs e cause of
Irish Hberty. » aime Mass wal be
‘brated af 10 A. M. on Mem
‘Those interests a
(Tuesday, May" 20), at
oe ne* Hundrec
nintl eet and Madison Avenue,
EVERYTHING TUNED UP
| FOR PIPERS’ CLUB BALL.
‘The big event of the week will be the
second enna! att of the Irish Ptpers’
b, at, D and Cirele Halls,
308 West Fitty-ninth Street, on Satur
day evening, May 20.
or those not. yet acquainted’ with
the Pipers it may be stated that frat
class music will be provided for bot!
Irish and American dancing; step ond
igure dancers unexcelled in thelr lines
will be there to display Ireland’s famous
dances; singers of Irish
Gaelic and English, will be there in
abundance; the Irish War Pipes nd
Irish Ufllean Pipes -will be heard,
good nave oee: the Tish | National os
lence, and
Gaels, ready toc converte on truly Trish
topics in Gaelte or English, will be
numerous.
J OSEPH PLUNKETT COUNCIL.
in compliance with with the Constitution
adopted by the “Irish Race Convention,
hheta ‘in the Hotet Astor on March 4 ai
1916, a meeting was held in Mur-
phy’s Hall, plghth Avenue and Forty-
ninth Street, Manhattan, on Monday
evening, May /15, when “The Joseph
Plunkett Council” of the Friends of
Irish Freedom was organized.
The following were chosen as tem-
i officers: nm iggins, 423
West Fifty-sixth Street, Chairnian;
Island City, Treasurer.
Resolutions were Pasced condemning
the aes inurder of Irish prisoners of
he cor wardly English Govern-
a
YONKERS STARTS BRANCH,
YONKERS, N. ¥, May 15—Yester
day a branch of the Friends of Trish
Freedom was started in this city at an
enthustastic meeting in
Hall a eloquent speech was deliver-
ed by Rev. Ormond ughes, pastor
St. Denis’s Church, who condemned
the brutal murders of the Irish patriots
who surrendered to the ae Govern-
ment after the revolt in Dub!
ree cokes were also made we William
F. Cauley and Colonel Edward J. Mit-
chell. Jobn jordan presided. _
@ best way to show your approval
of the Doliey of Tae Garcio Antara
to urge your friends to subscribe for
it or advertise in its columns.
IRISH EVENTS AT MONSTER
LIBERTY DAY CELEBRATION
Gaelic Football and ining
Games on Programme of Big
Carnival at Sheepshead Bay
Speedway —Irish Volunteers
Will Be Given Conspicuous
Place in the Parade.
mmoth carnival known as Amer.
ican Liberty Day, has been arranged
for Sheepshead’ Bay Speedway, on Sun-
day, June 4, by the United German.
Am rican and Austro-Hungarian | Sot
cieties of New York and New Jersey,
Fully a quarter of a milion people are
expected to patronize the event.
which wa be a fea.
ture of the reat pro gram @ detach.
ment from the First Regine of Irish
Volunteers has been assigned a
nent place. During the ‘inemnoon some
of the best hurling and Gaelic football
teams in the metropolitan district will
give exhibitions, hus making known to
largest crow ver assembled in an
athe arena in East the fine
points of the ancient” Pastimes of the
Ga
el.
The advance programme, printéd on
another page, gives only a faint idea of |
the magnitude of the carni
Sheepshead Speedway
reached from the Brooklyn ‘Bride ee
the Brenton Beach elevated trains for
a five cent fare. Admission to the
closure will only cost 25 cen}
CUMANN NA mBA mBAN ACTIVE.
At a special ‘weetng ‘of “Cumann Na
mBan, Inc., as reported that the
copeert recently, “he Id in St. Columba’s
School Hall was, from brery point of
view, "s splendid success,
inal arrangements were made
the Mass Meeting to be held at-Tuxedo ~
ent * peakers
e to the appeal made by
Cumann na-mBan for is to carry
on the fight for Irish ereedom the fol-
lowing letter was' received from Miss B.
Murphy, Sea View Hospital, “West New
Brighton, Staten Isl md:
“The nciosed amount, $25 (Twenty. ,
s been contributed and
is offered a ‘sympathy to the cause
eb, nurses at above insti-
tutton”
THE IRISH PIPERS’ CLUB.
BLOWS BLAST FOR FREEDOM.
recent meeting of” ‘Cumann’
na ae (The Irish
resolutions
hoe, Presid fey, Secre-
tary; Patrick F, Meagher, James Kiely, |
Peter J. Casey, Frank 0’Moore, Commit-
tee.
ee
THE TRISH 'H VOLUN TERS. -
HEADQUARTERS
FIRST - REC eT TRISH VOLUN.
ast sh Street,
Regimental "orders ~
“ “New York, May 11,, 1916.
regiment will assemble at the
Thirty-third Street and Sixth
Station ison and Manhattal
Tubes, on Sunday, May 21,: 1916, at
:30 A. M., and thence proceed to the
Erie Station and pexonie Avenue, arriv-
ing there at 10:30
3
>
y the Cl
Reverend Wi iitam J. McLaughlin, at i
o'clock.
Full Dress Uniform avait gloves
and side arms will be
B r ot
BT. J. Nouar,
~. Co ommanding.
opi Teuton and Adjutant.
BRONX HIBERNIANS FOR”
IRELAND'S FREEDOM,
County Board of Hibernians
, Bronx
lopted at the last
ef
Nationality for the reestab:
ishment of Ireland a nation.
—_—— -
MAC MANUS IN ‘THE QUTLeOK.”
The f*tie current week
(lay 17), contains an able article on
fhe Trish situation “from the pen of
Seumas MacManus, The title of the
open the eyes of
true state of affairs an Trelai
cee OUT.
eral mass meetings
held. Mnroughout” ‘the United States to
out of this issue, but will be printed
eek.