TRIAL BY COURTMARTIAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 250, 10 July 1918, Page 6

TRIAL BY COURTMARTIAL

IRISH TRAITOR FROM GERMANY ECHO OF SUBMARINE LANDING (Eec. July !), 11.10 p.m.) London, July S. i n The trial by court-martial of Dowling, &I the man who was arrested on landing ™ from a U-boat, has opened. Ho is u charged that while a prisoner of war a{ at Limberglahn Camp ho voluntarily J? served ill the Irish Brigade which was formed and maintained l>y tho German Government; also with endeavouring to ■" persuade other prisoners to join; that finally he took a certain course with ™ enemy naval forces, and* landed in Ire- | land. . Sir A. Bodkin, K.C., prosecuting couneel, said that tho prisoner in 1907 trans- " fcrred from the G'onnaught Rangers to " the Reserve. Ho was called up at the ,J outbreak of war, and accompanied tho K original expeditionary force to France, and was taken prisoner. The Germans ~ planned to concentrate the Irish prisoners at Limberglahn, and two thousand j were there at the end of December, 1914. J Hiey were well treated. Prisoner and , l three others, Quinless, Iveogh, and Bailoy, " stood out prominently among the prison- . ers. Quinless, Keegh, and Dowling seemed to be acting together in concert ~ with Casement Counsel said that pvisoner explained that ho was washed ashore from a torpedoed vessel. Dowl- j. ing went to the bank and changed i£3l ii in silver into Irish rotes. There Is littie doubt he was allowed lo come over to participate in an armed rebellion in t Ireland.—Aus.-N.7-. Cablo Assn. t , A PALE-PACED YOUTH. £ (Rec. July 10, 0.50 a.m.) jx London, July 8. Dowling is a slight, pale-faced youth t] in civilian clothes. He. is attended by j, a guard with a loaded revolver. Iho t accused seemed very nervous. 'lihe first witness was Cronin, a returned prisoner from Germany, who described Dowling's activities to get men to join tho Irish Brigade. Ho wore a so-called Irish uniform, with shamrock badges, j On one occasion British prisoners set on t Dowling and called him a traitor.—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. ■ 0