Show d r ri i 1 X t i PLEA FOR POR PORI I i i I I IS DENIED PRISONER Convicted Irish Traitor Will Die on Scaffold at 9 o'Clock Barber toBe to toBe toBe Be High Executioner FEE FIVE POUNDS Americas America's Petition for Clemency Is Cabled to England but No Heed Is Paid to the Request LONDON Aug 2 Lord 2 Lord Robert Cecil today authorized the Associated Press to state that Roger Casement will be executed d tomorrow There will be no reprieve reprieve re re- re- re Lord Robert declared Honored Honored with knighthood knighthood-a. a title since taken from him by King Georges George's order order for for his many years of ot service for Great Britain as consul and consul general Roger Casement assum assumed d leadership at a 1 ert of f fi fits II country's crisis in the recent Irish rebellion the plans for which were laid while Casement was in Berlin where he was reported to have negotiated neg negotiated an understanding with the German German German Ger Ger- man imperial authorities Navy Nipped Plans British navr naval l supremacy brought an abortive close to Casements Casement's plans The Tho German tramp steamship on which there was transported an armed expedition from Germany nearly to the west est coast of Ireland in ln April of ot this year ear was blown up by its own crew when the latter Jatter foresaw that it was inevitable that the blockading English warships would capture it ft The crew were made prisoners The Tho tramp had been convoyed from Kiel by a German submarine from which Casement and a companion landed on Irish soil son where they were taken into custody before their plans matured In III May Casement was given a preliminary pre hearing and was committed for tor trial on the charge of high trea son Late in June Juno the trial was begun begun be be- gun Casement pleading not guilty and uttering a denial that he had worked In Germanys Germany's Interests and that he ha had accepted German Gennan gold old as a bribe was The courts court's verdict was guilty and ant the sentence of death by hanging was after appeal by his counsel confirmed by th the court of criminal appeal tate late in ln July U. 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S Sends Appeal The London press London press generally generall approved the fate legally fixed for tor Casement but butin butin butin in America persistent efforts were made to save eave the noted prisoner from death In Washington a resolution was adopted in the requesting the president to transmit to the British government expressions of hope that it would exercise clemency in the cases of all the Irish political prisoners In England the Manchester Guardian Guardian Guardian Guar Guar- dian and a number of other papers pleaded for mercy and petitions asking for a a. reprieve were circulated In iri Lon Lon- don Adherents of John Redmond forwarded forwarded forwarded for for- warded to Premier Asquith a petition signed by six elx bishops twenty-six twenty members members members mem mem- bers of parliament and one fifty other persons including a n number of ot educators tors I Popo Benedict interceded In Casements Casement's Casements Casement's Case Case- ments ment's behalf endeavoring to obtain grace for him from the British government government govern govern- ment influential Irish Nationalists having urged upon the pontiff that the prisoner was not a traitor but was In Inspired inspired inspired in- in by Irish patriotism Believed Him Craz Crazy Y Roger Casement prior to the war established a reputation through his Investigation of ot the Congo and South American rubber atrocities committed on natives b by Del Belgian lan and British rubber rubber rub rub- ber her hunters Tho The then Sir Roger headed a n. commission of inquiry which I brought about reforms In 1913 1013 he became actively identified with the tho or- or of the Irish National vol- vol I He lIe was in tho the United States StateR when the war began and addressed an an open letter to the Irish press advising i Irishmen to remain neutral In Octo Octo- I ber her 1914 he ho went to Norway and n I Ith th thence nce to Berlin BorUn whence came the news that startled the world world Case world Case 1 meat ment was waa plotting what his country I looked upon as high treason His Nis His His' I friends recalling his hI's years of ot service In Africa and South America claimed I f for him that the tho tropical sun had nil uil- balanced him mentally S born on September 1 1 1861 LONDON Aug 2 Gavin ln Gavin Duffy Roger Roser Ro er Casements Casement's soil solicitor or said eald this Continued on page 8 I k ii Y CASEMENT MUST DIE DIEt I t 4 i Continued from page 1 11 afternoon that he had reason to be believe believe believe be- be lieve there would be no reprieve inthe Inthe in inthe I the case of the former knight who Isto is isto to to tobe be executed by hanging at Pentonville Pentonville Penton- Penton ville prison tomorrow morning I WASHINGTON Aug 2 At At President President Pres- Pres dent Wilsons Wilson's direction the state department de department department de- de today cabled to Ambassador Page for presentation to the British foreign office the resolution passed last week by the tho senate requesting the president to urge that Great Greet Britain extend clemency to Irish political of of- of fenders The resolution designed chiefly chiefly chiefly chief chief- ly ly to aid Roger Casement sentenced to hang tomorrow was held up by legislative legislative legis legis- laUve formalities and reached the fife White House yesterday Acting Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- of oP State Polk said Ambassador Page would not be Instructed to make verbal representations In handing the resolution to the foreign office LONDON Aug 2 According 2 to the morning newspapers all Is ready for fort forthe t the fife e execution of Sir Roger Casement who is to be hanged In the Pentonville prison at 9 o'clock Thursday morning The e executioner appointed is a man named Ellis who is a barber of Roch Roch- d dale le He will receive a fee lee of 5 5 Only the officials of the prison will be present pres pres- dent ent at the execution |