REICH FIRE TRIAL

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1933, Page 6

REICH FIRE TRIAL

FOREIGN LAWYERS EXPELLED

“SLANDEROUS” PROTEST LODGED

(United Press A reociation—By Electrio

Telegraph—Copyright.)

BERLIN, October 14

Proceedings at the Reichstag fire trial opened sensa-ionally to-day. President Buenger ordered the expulsion of four foreign lawyers who were watching the case on. behalf of the Bulgarians, because the lawyers wrote a letter protesting against Dimitroff’s expulsion from the court, saying: “Diniitroffs experiences in the hands of the police and. the examining officers have been such that he could hardly have any - other feeling than scorn and contempt for German officials and German justice President Buenger characterised this as a monstrous slander. The foreign lawyers after police examination were expelled from Germany. They are Leo Gallagher, an American; Willard, n Frenchman; ,a'nd Fetched and Gregorofl. Bulgarians. The German Government has now cancelled its expulsion of Mr Leo Gallagher, the American lawyer. He was specifically invited to the trial by Torgler’s counsel. SET BACK FOR PROSECUTION.

LEIPZIG, October 14. Wendt, a night porter, further shook the prosecution’s case, supporting To'.g lev’s alibi. Wendt then related a surprising story, of -an mmamed Deputy who left the Reichstag at 10 p.m. when the fire was.at its height. Showing his Deputy’s card, he returned a quarter of an hour later to get something he had forgotten. He (Wendt) refused him (admission, and referred him to a policeman. Wendt added that the Deputy, whose name no one in the con‘r-t inquired about, had not ente ed earlier 'by his door.

, SOVIET .RETALIATION

LONDON, October 14

The Soviet has ordered all German engineers 'to leave Russia immediately" They will be replaced by Frenchmen.