CASEMENT FOUND GUILTY.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 153, 1 July 1916, Page 5

CASEMENT FOUND GUILTY.

PRISONER'S STATEfViEtSTS, 'LONDON. June 30. The jury was out iKty minutes. When the verdict was announced. Casement smiled half sadly % holding the dock rails. He read his statement at first brokenly, then firmly. It way written three weeks ago in prison. He declared: lam being tried by peers of a dead past. So antiquated is tae law tnat must tie used to slay an Irishman that they brought the Act of 0 351 to convict, mo. The prisoner at this point reeled and looked as It lie would collapse. while he called for water. He then mooeeded : Individual assassination is reserved only for one type oj: men—frfsiimen. This court, this jury, public opinion in this country, cannot but be prejudiced against me. I accept no verdict save at the hands oi my countrymen. . Ho then produced another paper, explaining that he wrote it last night. He read: T went the way 1 knew must lead me to the dock. I am proud in stand lie re to-dus. r . Casement thanked tbo Chief Justice and shook hands with Mr. Gavan Duff v. The three judges donned black tups. The prisoner nervously smiled -f he was sentence--*. Lord Reading p 1 on;--'-need the sp«• tencfi. Sir Horace Avor- adding "Amen." Casement smiled to a friend in Court as he left tbe doc 1 -