| Show CASEMENT HANGED FOR PART IN PLOT LEADER OF IRISH REBELS PAYS THE PENALTY FOR TREASON AGAINST HIS COUNTRY dream of freeing ireland from english rule ends end in disgrace and death for man who had earned knighthood london sir roger casement was hanged in the courtyard ot of the pen ton bonville tonville ville prison for high treason at 9 thursday morning august 3 he was pronounced dead by the prison soli physician at in the lih last moments casement was visited by a roman catholic priest the prisoner recently embraces embra cef the catholic faith the two remained closeted together until a few minutes before 8 9 casements execution was absolutely private roger casement tor for such he has been since he was shorn of his bis knighthood title by king george in june has been an outstanding of the world war period his dream was to tree free ireland of En glands rule and it was while engaged in an enterprise toward that end that he brought on his own downfall casements plans in behalf of irish freedom were hatched partly in the united states and partly in germany but it was waa in the latter country that the scheme came to a head he was arrested on oa the southwestern coast of ireland on april 22 last after he and two companions had bad been landed from the german submarine U 19 which had taken from germany tol to ireland reland the submarine had been accompanied by a german steamer disguised as the norwegian freighter aude which was conveying rifles and ammunition tor for use by the sinn fein rebels with which casement had bebenin been in communication before leaving germany these munitions it developed had bad been furnished by the german government although casement afterward while on trial denied that germany had bad had anything to do with the fostering of the plot after his arrest casement attempted to gain his bis freedom through the ruse of pretending to be an english writer but the scheme tailed failed and he was taken to london and lodged in the tower on the charge of high treason casement was born on september 1 1864 of irish parents |
