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Topical Budget 247-1: Trial of Casement (1916)
 

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"TRIAL OF CASEMENT Crowds waiting outside Bow Street police station in the vain hope of obtaining a glimpse of the prisoner". Police controlling the crowd outside the police station; man carrying sandwich boards walks past; people passing look towards the half open door of the police station. People crwod closer as something seems to be happening but it is only policemen coming and going.

[Note: Sir Roger Casement was sentenced on June 29th].

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