ESPIONACE.
A JUDCIAL OUTRAGE,
CAPTAIN STEWART'S SENTENCE
By Telegraph..—rress Association.—Copyrighl London, Monday.
The Times states that no Englishman can accept Captain Stewart's sentence of 3J years' imprisonment in a German fortress for espionage as justified. The Standard declares that the verdict is another judicial outrage. No doubt the Belgian witness was an agent provocateur.
Mr Arkwright (barrister) writes to the papers that Captain Stewart was a man of the highest integrity, beloved by his contemporaries at Eton and honoured by his professional colleagues. The British Government must demand a new trial. The Globe describes the sentence as outrageous and vindictive. The newspapers generally are astonished at the weight judges gave to the unsupported testimony of an escaped convict.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 437, 7 February 1912, Page 5
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118ESPIONACE. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 437, 7 February 1912, Page 5
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