SPYING FOR RUSSIA.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 130, 4 June 1935, Page 5

SPYING FOR RUSSIA.

FATHER CHIEF WITNESS. IN SON'S COURT-MARTIAL. TALLIN (Esthoiiia), April 24. At a- general court-martial held here a father was called as the principal witness in the trial of his son, who was sentenced to servo six years' hard labour for spying for the Soviet Government. Joliann Terva, an Esthonian farmer, wlio is commander of a battalion of home guards i" his county, testified that his son Edward, 20 years old, from whom he had become separated in the attack of the white army against Leningrad iii 1920, appeared at his home two years igo, relating that he had escaped 'from Russia. Overjoyed, the father found him a job, mt he became dissatisfied and tried to lersuade his father to return with him 0 Russia. Later lie disappeared and his ather did not hear from him for ighteen months, when the military uthorities called him to Tallin and lformcd him his son was a spy and had jnfepsed that the Soviet authorities had romieed him a reward if lie could induce is father to come to Russia. Edward also confessed that the Soviet oyerriment had sent him to Esthonia tp Main information concerning the orgaisation of the Esthonian home guards om his father. He was arrested while to cross the frontier to Rue--1 illegally and a number of military >cuments. were. found- iit hh&possession,.