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 CHA]iG2t THK ?HAHGE AGAINST CASEMENT. HISTORIC CRIMINAL TRIAL BEGINS, One of the grese&t criminal in Brjtih history—the trial of Sir Roger Case- ment on a charge ofhigh treason- -opened at Bow-street Pohoe Ourt on Mond ay. It excited enormos interest, as was p:" tly reflected in (he va. number ot applications for 131aces in court,but. "inf the court had seating acconmiodafon for only sixty people, a very small peroutage of the a-pplioants weif) a.ble to be prernt. Those seeking adiittaace wtre teamed up in a queue, so it i\-8 a ca-se u; "fir8t come, firtt- served." The case was take by Sir .John Dickinson. The Attorney-Gneral, Sir Frederick Smith, led for the urosecution. assisted by Mr. Bodkin and Mr Travers Humphreys. Mr. Artemus Jom. and Profeasor J. H. Morgan, instructed by Mr. G. G. Duffy, solicitor, were for tie prisoner. Superintendent Qunn was in charge of the case on behalf of th police. It is expected tjiatlie case tor the prosecu- tion will occupy far or five days. The length of the magiterial proceeding will depend on the nunber of witnesses to be called, but the High Court trial oannot, take place before June 20 when the next law sit- tings begin. The prisoner was secretly conveyed to Bow-street from thE Tower of London, and there was no opportmity of seeing him un- less admittance to tie court was gained. Casement receivo three friends at the Tower on Saturday, and discussed the case with them for nearl) an hour. To the surprise o everybody am UnkempHQDking man named Niel Julian 34iley appeared in the dock with Casement. The Attorney Genesa-l said he appeared on behalf of the Crom to prefer against Casement and Bailey a charge of high treason. Casement hid a, career of public usefulness. Casement was succeaively in H.M. Consu- lar service in the Nipr Coast Protectorate, at Lorenzo Marque., Portuguese West Africa; on special sefice in Capetown dur- ing the Boer War, aid received a B.S.A. medal and was made ) C.M.G. in 1905. sub- sequently being knigited. In 1911 lie re- ceived the Coronation Medal. He conducted inquiries into the rutber industry in South America., On receipt of the knighthood he wrote a feeling letter of thanks to Sir Edward Grey. Witli reference toBailev. Sir Frederick- said it appeared he was born in Dublin. He joined the Royil Irish Rifles in 190-1- and served in India. On the outbreak of war he was a goodi porter at Padding- ton. Called up as & rcsei-vist, he sailed with the original Expeditionary Force in France, and was taken prisoner ort September 4th, 1914. About December, 19W. a considerable number of Irish prisoi)irs were collected at Limberg for a special pirpose. At that time Casement was in Gernany. He repeatedly addressed these men, iescribing himself as an organiser of the Irsh Brigade. He (Sir Roger) invited all Irish prisonert to join, as everything was to Ve gained for Ireland by Germany winning the war. He stated that those who joined vould be sent to Ber- lin, become the gæ8ts of the. German Government, and in tie event of Cermany winniig a sea battle he (Casement) would and a brigade m Ire- land to defend th< country agcinst, the enemy (England). In the event of Germany losing the war each man w t)uld -bo Ki -ven £ 10 to £ 30 bonus. A Mr. Mcnteith and Sir Rogjer were taken to Wilhelmsha-veu anc put on a submarine, but a slight Occident taused them to put in art Heligoland. They eft on April 19th and came round the Shetlmds. and near Tralee the submarine lowered a collapsible boat, and put them off. They tkx,,k i-evolvw, ammunition, etc., which were buried not far from where they landed. After the Voat- being- overturned and wading ashore /lonteith took him <o Tralee and afterwards by motor-car to Dublin Castle. He overheard on board the submarine that. a snail Wilson litnerr was being piloted into Ti-a.ee with 20.00G rifles, a Million rounds of ammunition, and ten machine-guns and bombs on board. He remained at the Cistle till arrested. Counsel went on to say on April 21st the sloop Bluebell challenged a. suspicious ship flying the Norwegia.n ensign, and giving her name as the And of Bergen. She was ordered to follow the Bluebell. When near Daunt Rook she stopped, hoisted Two German naval ensigns, and launched two boats. J lie occupants were taken prisorers. and -lie sank amidst a cloud of white smoke imme- diately afterwards. Casement was ar- rested while in hiding at McKenna's Fort. To the poHce he ga.e the name of Richard Morton, of Denham. Bucks. Describing himself as an author. On the way to Ardfert Barracks he dropped a pap-ei- from his coat which was fo,i.li to be a code. Divers veie sent down and discovered Russian T-if es of the 1905 pattern. Inspector Parker. Scotland Yard, aid when prisoners were charged. Garment pointing to Bailey remarked. "Well, that man if innocent- Sir Roger Casement and lJallit"l .1 uLian Bailey again appeared at Bow-street to-day on a charge of higa treason. The court was again thronged. «nd further evidence was called for the Crown. Casernont stepped into the dock a little in advanoe of his companion, and before seat- ing himself, bowed resoect-tully to the magis- trate. He was attired, as on the first dav. in a dark suit. Bailey wore a light khaki ooloured overcoat. Mr. Bodkin at once called another witness for the Crown. Casement, on seeing the man enter the witness box. began to Nibble a lead pencil nervously, but almost immediately started taking notes of the evidence. No trace of the mental anxietv Casement was evidently suffering appeared on the stolid face of his conmanion in the dock, who did not seem r-o-n- cerned Sketch by Mr. „Dick Cerman of the Irish coast, shewing wfwe Casement tended. •John McCarthy, farmer, of Garaham. deposed that, in the early hourEi of ? tJ Fr??? morning ?? founJ a boat being ??(? up by Hn' tdc%. 14i? p'LtH?d it in i? n Found a dagger inside. were footprint* ,p three persons on iie sands, an d hI" found a tea box. RebulTl-, ng to his farm he met his little daughter. who w-efcs playing with three revolver? and a Wivn«t« ,-?en; ro/ii the '•arracks at Ard-fert the j>olice. letter on the boat a' d oar*, three bags, a -(othu at Foot of Next Column.)

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