OFFICIAL SECRETS CASE

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 February 1938, Page 7

OFFICIAL SECRETS CASE

WITNESSES NOT NAMED

EVIDENCE AGAINST GLADING

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(Recd. February 12, noon.) LONDON, February 11

At the resumption of the Glading case, defendants’ counsel requested that the proper names and addresses of the prosecution’s witnesses should be disclosed.

The Magistrate regretted being unable to help him. The next witness, a middle-aged man, whose name was not disclosed, said that he picked out from the photographs, the man and woman whom he saw enter the house in Holland Road. Later, he saw them with Whomack, and finally he followed them to Victoria Station, where they boarded the boat train. Their luggage was labelled Paris.

Inspector Thomson produced four blue-prints, three dated 1927 and one dated 1928, found in possession of Glading, when he was arrested, and said that they showed details of press-ure-bar apparatus. Detective Jones said that he found at Glading’s address cameras, part of an anti-tank mine, and a pistol rolled up in a piece of paper, containing a short description in Williams’ handwriting, “This pistol is now in what is known as an armed position.” He also found spools of developed film, containing a w’hole book about explosives. He also found five photoplates, on which were particulars of the fuse of an aircraft bomb. Detective Jones handed in as exhibit a bundle of documents relating to aircraft, also a sheet dealing with a sur-face-riding torpedo.

Inspector Bridges gave evidence that a number of books, bearing Munday’s name were found at Williams’ address.

Inspector Peel said that he was present during the search of Whomack’s house. He found au attache case, with a false bottom.

The prosecution requested that the remaining evidence, mainly the testimony of expei'ts, should be heard in camera.

The Magistrate agreed. The prosecution disclosed that the real name of Stevens was Brandes.