ALLEGED SPIES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 16, 29 October 1938, Page 7

ALLEGED SPIES.

TRIAL OF GERMANS IN AMERICA. WOMAN’S STORY OF HER PART. (United Press Association-Copyright.) NEW YORK, October ' 27. A flurry was caused in the courtroom at the German spy trial when the Federal Attorney announced that he was unable to find important evidence which the British authorities had lent the United States for the prosecution, namely, a letter intercepted at Mrs Jordan’s so-called “spy post office.” Mrs Jordan is now serving a term of imprisonment in England. The evidence had to be returned to Britain. The Federal Attorney began an immediate investigation into the disappearance. The missing document was later found in a cupboard and the trial settled into its normal pace.

Mrs Busch, a friend of Dr. Iguay Griebl (a Nazi agent who fled to Germany), testified that two high German officials suggested that she should rent a villa in Washington to serve as a social centre at which Nazism could be explained to men of standing, such as Congressmen, military men and journalists. These officials were Lieut.-Com-mander von Bonin and Lieut.-Comman-der Menzel, from the Reich War Ministry, both of whom are under indictment here. They, declared that money was no object. Mrs Busch said she accompanied Dr. Griebl to Berlin, where von Bonin and Menzel, at a luncheon party which they gave her, complimented her on her chic appearance, and emphasised that she would have no difficulty in attracting the best society in Washington. They expressed great admiration for Mr Roosevelt,. saying he was a “great navy man.,” A machine-gun was mounted in the court-room to-day, experts explaining the similarity of the design ot certain parts on the most modern type to the details in Lonkowski’s stolon plans. It was also disclosed that Lonkowski had plans of modern American bombers months before the manufacturing company could turn out the first machine for the American military authorities.