SUICIDE ATTEMPT
HAMBURG, October 20. Leading-seaman Schwoner, aged 19, one of the accused men in the U-boat trial, last night attempted to commit suicide in a bid to escape facing the verdict of the court. The vigilance of the gaolers prevented the attempt from being successful. Lenz, who earlier in the trial gave evidence that he snatched a machine gun from Schwener, described him as “ irresolute.”
The accused, showing the strain of the trial, were all handcuffed when they entered the dock to hear the defence counsel begin his summing up in English. German women packed the public galleries, and appeared to be lionising the dark wavy-haired U-boat commander, Rok.
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Evening Star, Issue 25620, 22 October 1945, Page 5
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110SUICIDE ATTEMPT Evening Star, Issue 25620, 22 October 1945, Page 5
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