BLUE PRINTS CASE

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 36, 12 February 1938, Page 9

BLUE PRINTS CASE

FURTHER EVIDENCE

CASE FOR PROSECUTION \ — 7 EXPERT TESTIMONY IN CAMERA

(TJnlted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) ; (Received February 12, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, February 11. On the resumption at Bow Street of the case in which Percy Glading, Albert Williams, George Whomack, and Walter Munday are charged under the Official Secrets Act in connection with obtaining blue prints likely to be useful to an enemy, counsel for the defendants requested that the proper names and addresses of the witnesses for the prosecution should be disclosed. The Magistrate said he regretted he was unable to help him. The next witness, a middle-aged man whose name was not disclosed, said that he picked out from photographs a man arid a woman whom he saw enter a house in Holland Road.. Later he saw them with Whomack, and finally he followed them to Victoria Station, where they boarded the b'oattrain. Their luggage was labelled Paris. ■ . Inspector- Thompson produced four blue prints, three dated 1927 and one 1928, which were found in the possession of Glading when he was arrested, and said- they showed details of a pressure bar apparatus. Detective Jones stated in evidence that he found at Glading's address cameras and a part of an anti-tank pistol rolled up in a piece of paper containing -a short description in Williams's handwriting: "This pistol is now in what is known as the armed position." He also found spools of developed film containing photographs of a whole book about explosives, and five photoplates on which were particulars of the fuse of an aircraft bomb. Detective Jones handed in as an exhibit a bundle of documents relating to aircraft, and also a ; sheet dealing with a surface-riding torpedo.

Inspector Bridges stated that a number of books bearing Munday's name were found at Williams's address.

Inspector Peel said he was present at a search of Whomack's house and found an attache case with a false bottom.

The, prosecution requested that the remaining evidence, mainly testimony by experts, be heard in camera, and the Magistrate agreed.

The prosecution disclosed that the real name of Stevens, a foreigner who was referred to by an earlier witness as having been introduced by Glading, was.Brandes.