CASEMENT-HANGED

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2842, 5 August 1916, Page 9

CASEMENT-HANGED

INCIDENTS AT THE EXECUTION

Australian-New Zealand. Cable Association. • London, August 3. .. Shortly before his execution, Casement received .the ministration of;, a-.priest. ~-< . A-group of Irishmen.-.in'the.street fell on their knees when.-.tliej.beU' tolled, and j remained for some.vminitteswpraying. -r The tolling was greeted with soma cheers, mingled with;hoots_. Sympathisers attempted'.a demonstration,'- but the police moved them on. Casement, on the-soaffold, declared, "-L die for my country."Mr. -Gavan Duffy,.-'at' th'e'Tnquest, protested that the authorities. committed a monstrous act- of indecency -in-refusing to hand the lx>dy to tho fmtiyes. Mr. Duffy, questioned . theX'pn.son. doctor re-' garding the allegations ? th¥t Casement was insane, and the doctor replied, "He was sane to the end."- : • ' OFFICIAL STATEMENT ;y WILLING AGENT OF : GERMANY Australian-ICew Zealand- Gable Association^ - (Rec. August 4, 5.5 G.mJ London,'.' August 3." ' The Press Bureau-has' issued a statement that the Governmeht'before decicU ing not to interfere.!. with .Casement's . sentence carefuily' and ' repeatedly considered all the circumstances;-and cided that he was'convicted-of treachery of the worst kind to the Empire, and as the willing agent of. Germany. Tlie Irish rebellion, which resulted in much loss of. life among 6oldi.ers;a.nd. civilian's, Casement invoked and. organised with German assistance. a Although for years .a British Casement entered into.' an explicit agree-: went with Germany that liis Irish Brir gade should be. employed in Egypt against the ■ British. Those prisoners resisting Casement's" Solicitations of dis.r loyalty were subjected .to- .exceptionally., cruel treatment by: the Germans, and some since exchanged "as invalids have died' in Britain, regarding. Casement S3 their murderer. ... ' The suggestion , that Casement lelt Germany for 1 the purpose of stopping tha Irish rising was not raised at the trial, Mid 'was' conclusively disproved not only by the facts disclosed at the trial, but also by further evidence since available..' Another suggestion that Casement was .insane was equally without foundation.. Counsel did not raise the plea. Case? ment's demeanour since - his arrest, throughout the trial, and since, gave no ground' for any such defence, indeed, it was sufficient to disprove it. .' UNDOUBTEDLY GIfILTY. New York, August 3.-: The '.'Evening I'ost" says"Casement was undoubtedly guilty, and the execu? tion .was. lawful." ' - IRISH SOLDIERS SHOT REFUSED TO, JOIN CASEMENT ("The Times.");- . London, August 3..::-. In' the House of Lords,' Lord Newton; in answer to a question, said the Ameri.4 can Embassy, on August 2, notified the Government that the Germans - shot Patrick Moran, of the 2nd- Connaught Regiment, and William Devlinj-of _'i-he Royal Jlunster Fusiliers,, who..were..prisoners at Limburg. The .Germans assfrted that . Moran attacked the guard oil'. May 28,and the guard killed him in self-'defenoe. ' The Embassy states that : the-reason for Devlin's death had not been ascertainedWhen Mr. Gerard visited the' "camp to • inquire about particulars of Moran, the authorities concealed ..the. death of Devlin:-.. .' • Lord Newton added: "It is significant ■ that_.both these, men refused' to join Casement." "Tlie Foreign Office lias protested to the German Government for concealing the particulars, particularly if the shooting is connected with the men's refusal to join Casement."