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MICHAEL MOORE, examined by Mr. BODKIN I am No. 3457, Royal
Army Medical Corps, serving on H. M.S. " Cambria " at Dover. My home
is in Kilkenny. On 9th August, 1904, I joined the South Lancashire
Regiment, and then I was transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps. I
went with that arm to France in August, 1914. There I was taken
prisoner, and sent to Sennelager Camp. I stayed at Sennelager from 1st
September till 22nd December, when I went to Limburg Cainp. There
were others with me, all Irishmen, and they came from different regiments.
They numbered about 2000, and they came from Sennelager. At Limburg,
when I got there, I found other regiments there from other camps. I remem-
ber Sir Roger Ca sement coming to Limburg Camp. I had been there for about
a week before I first saw him. I saw him passing through the lines, and
at the end of the lines I saw him speaking to some men. I could hear what
he said. The first occasion on which I heard him address any men was on
or about 3rd or 4th January, 1915. He told them he came there for the
purpose of forming an Irish Brigade, and wanted the men to join it. That
is all I heard him say on that occasion. About the end of February,
very nearly two months later, I heard him again address other men in the
Russian Camp at Limburg. When any Irishmen joined the Irish Brigade
they were sent up to the Russian Camp. I saw, roughly, about fifty there ;
they were dressed in khaki, except one or two who were in Irish Brigade
uniform. I know the names of those one or two. Keogh was one, and
Dowling was another. Quinless was also there. Keogh and Dowling were
the only two in that new uniform. The others who had joined the camp
were in khaki, and some in civilians' clothes. Those who had joined the
Irish Brigade stayed in the Russian Camp ; the Russian lines are in the
same camp. The other Irish prisoners who were in the Russian part of
the camp had been marched up under an escort. That was only on one
occasion; I was only taken up on one occasion. On that occasion I was
marched up by a German escort. We were marched up a section each
time; that would be about forty-five or fifty men. When I got there on
the occasion on which I was one of the section I saw Keogh and Dowling
there and Sir Roger Casement. Sir Roger Casement asked those men to
join the Irish Brigade, I being among the men, and he said any man that
would join the Irish. Brigade he would give him uniform, better food, and
better housing. He also said in case of the Germans losing the war he
would send those men to America, give them a free passage, and 1 or 20
pocket money, and guarantee employment in America. The Irish Brigade
was to be sent from Limburg to a camp outside Berlin ; he said they were
to be the guests of the German Government. He also said the first German
victory on the water he would land the brigade in Ireland.
Did he say what kind of victory ? Naval victory. The Irish Brigade
were to be landed in Ireland. I expect they were to be landed in Ireland
from German vessels. I did not hear him say how the Irish Brigade were
going to get to Ireland, but he said he would land them in Ireland. There
is nothing more I can tell that I heard Sir Roger Casement say that day.
I came back to the camp. I never heard him on any other occasion only
on two occasions. As to how what he was saying on this day that I
listened to him was received by the men, some hissed and booed him.
Nobody agreed to join on that occasion. After that we were marched back
down to our own camp. Our rations were cut down about February or
shortly after February, about a week or fourteen days after this speech I
heard. I saw a book entitled " Crimesi Against Ireland" in the camp.
That book was printed in English. There were three or four copies between
every room. They were distributed by the Germans. (Shown exhibit
No. 4.) I have seen a paper similar to that in camp. I have seen more than
one. They were distributed to the men by the Germans. They were
distributed amongst the men some time about the month of February. I
could not exactly say whether it was before or after this speech, of Sir Roger
Casement which I have been telling about, but it was about that time.
Papers were also distributed, The Continental Times and The Gaelic
American. I left Limburg in October of last year as an exchanged
prisoner. After a little while I rejoined the Royal Army Medical Corps at
Aldershot. The uniform in which those two men were was a light green
uniform with dark green facings; it was a German pattern tunic. They
wore German side-arms, a brown belt, and a German bayonet.
Cross-examined by Mr. SULLIVAN Apparently Sir Roger Casement
discussed what was to happen to the Irish Brigade if Germany lost the
war, did not he? Yes.
In that event the Irish Brigade would go to America? Yes.
If Germany lost the war. I suggest to you that he said that he
would land them in Ireland if Germany won the war? If there was a sea
battle, and if Germany came out victorious in the first sea battle, he
would land the Irish Brigade in Ireland.
Did he speak of the Irish Volunteer movement? Not to my know-
ledge.
Or did he speak of the Home Rule movement in Ireland or getting
Home Rule for Ireland? I have never heard him.
Was there no reference to Home Rule in the event of Germany winning
the war? Was there no reference to Home Rule? There was one, that
Germany would give Ireland Home Rule.
If she won the war? If she won the war.
But do you tell me that there was no reference to Home Rule to be
won by the Irish Brigade? No.
Are you sure of that? I have never heard him say it.
JOHN NEILL, examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL I live at Borris,
Balnagree, County Carlow. I am No. 4231, 2nd Battalion, 18th Royal
Irish. I was wounded and taken prisoner at La Bassee. I was taken to
Hanover, where there were other Irish prisoners.
What happened just before you left Hanover? There was a German
general came there and he inquired for all Irishmen
Mr. SULLIVAN This is something which took place at Hanover with
which the prisoner is in no way connected.
The WITNESS He inquired for all Irishmen.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE Wait a moment; it is not necessary to have
that.
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supported the German Government. Helped them in what? In seducing
British soldiers to join the German Army or fight for the Germans. That
means they were all engaged in one common object for one common
purpose. I submit we have a right to prove what the Germans were
trying to do when we are proving that the prisoner helped to do it. May
I read one passage from Archbold, where the cases are summed up at
page 400 : "In cases of conspiracy, and of high treason encompassing
" the King's death, &c., or in which the case for the Crown is that the
1 ' crime was the result of a conspiracy, anything said or written by one of
" the accomplices, not as a confession simply, but for the purpose of
" furthering the common design, is admissible evidence against the
" others "; and there are other passages of the same kind.
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of conspiracy here at all. I quite agree that in a case like Mulcahy
you may possibly have charges against a man of being engaged in con-
spiracy by way of treason with a number of individuals. Having charged
that, you may first prove the conspiracy and then prove any acts of
Mulcahy where the act of each conspirator is held to be the act of
every member of the body, but where it starts with no conspiracy, to
assume that a conspiracy has been not only charged, but proved, is the
first step in what is now sought to be done, namely, the admission of
this evidence. But there is no charge against Sir Roger Casement of
conspiring with any person or persons in Germany. There is no allegation
that he confederated with any member of the German Army in doing
this; the charge before you, my lord, is a charge simply of doing an
act which is the personal act of the man himself, and in the absence
of some connection, even in that case, the acts of his agents for the
furtherance of his purposes, if you prove them to be his agents, are
to be admissible, but the statements! and acts of persons whom, as far
as the evidence goes, he has never seen in his life cannot be introduced,
I submit.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE' May it not be a step in proving he was
adhering to the King's enemies in Germany?
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Es posible que tenga cargos contra un hombre por estar involucrado en piratería a modo de traición con una serie de individuos. Habiendo cargado eso, primero puede probar la conspiración y luego probar cualquier acto de Mulcahy donde se considera que el acto de cada conspirador es el acto de cada miembro del cuerpo, pero donde comienza sin conspiración, para
Supongamos que una conspiración no solo ha sido acusada, sino probada, es la primer paso en lo que ahora se busca hacer, a saber, la admisión de esta evidencia Pero no hay cargos contra Sir Roger Casement d conspirando con cualquier persona o personas en Alemania. No hay alegato que él confederó con cualquier miembro del ejército alemán al hacer esta; la acusación ante usted, mi señor, es una acusación simplemente de hacer un acto que es el acto personal del hombre mismo, y en ausencia de alguna conexión, incluso en ese caso, los actos de sus agentes para el promoción de sus propósitos, si demuestra que son sus agentes, son ser admisible, pero las declaraciones! y actos de personas que, hasta ahora Según la evidencia, nunca ha visto en su vida no se puede presentar
Envío.
El SEÑOR JUSTICIA PRINCIPAL 'Que no sea un paso para probar que él era adhiriéndose a los enemigos del rey en Alemania?
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as I understand from the notice furnished, is, first of all, a speech, or
observations, made by a German general at a place where Sir Roger
Casement is never alleged to have been; it is in some strange camp.
Assume the charge is that he adhered to the King's enemies, the statement
of one of the King's enemies is not the evidence of that charge, I most
respectfully submit.
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