NAZIS’ MOCK TRIAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21756, 4 July 1945, Page 3

NAZIS’ MOCK TRIAL

FELLOW CAPTIVE BRITISH CAMP DEATH MURDER TRIAL EVIDENCE (11.30 a.m.) LONDON. July 3. When the trial was resumed to-day of eight German prisoners of war. who are accused of murdering a fellow prisoner in a Scottish camp last December, the president of the military fMttitt.'assured 'the witnesses that although the press was reporting the trial it would not publish the names of the witnesses and that they could frankly and fuily tell their story without fear of their names being broadcast to Germany. The witnesses corroborated the prosecution’s allegations of Rosterg's treatment at the mock trial and the incidents following. The first witness, said that Heinz Brueling, one of the accused, boasted of having taken part in Rosterg’s murder. Brueling had said that Roster? betrayed an attempt by the Nazis to escape from the prison camp and “had done something in During the mock trial. Rosterg had a rope tied tightly around his neck, said witness. One end of the rope was held by another accused, Koenig, who told Rosterg that he had “committed treason and had the lives of manv Germans on his conscience. , Rosterg replied: “I have only acted rightly.” After the mock trial. Koenig handed over Rosterg “for the mob to deal with.” The hearing was adjourned.