RATHENAU'S MURDER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 16 October 1922, Page 5

RATHENAU'S MURDER

CONFESSION RY ACCUSED (Bv Electric TeWranh Onpyrieht.) (Australian k N.Z. Cable Aesocintion.) I LONDON. Oct. 13. TV Dnilv Ohroniole'ri Berlin corresnondent states Hi at an analysis shows thnt. the chocolates sent to the Leipsip prisoner contained arsenic. Tt is assumed the nrisoner was a member of a snci'pf snri«tv which organised Bathenan's murder. "FVncfc Tee-how broke down undelr clr-nninfic crois-eTnmination by the who warnpd him he was Tin hie to the death nenaUy and ashed Mm fo>- flip enlep cjf his mother to telT Hip Irnth. Techow confessed that l he took nnrt in the murder because he save his word of honour to Kern. Tf 'he had refused Kern would have shot liim. Techow burst, into tears He repented that Kern said, "If you refuse to help I will shoot you down." Techow continued that "everybody belonging to the Society has to obey orders." A PATHETIC EPISODE BERLIN, Oct. 13. A pathetic episode occurred during the closing scenes at the trial of Dr Rathenau'fl murderers. Defending counsel read a letter which the aged mother of , Bathenau wrote to the mother of Ernest Techow, against whom the public is demanding the death sentence. Frau Bathenau wrote: "In indescribable pain I stretch out my hand to you, the most miserable of all women. Tell your son I . pardon him in the name and spirit of his victim. May God pardon him if lie makes full confession to his earthly judges and awaits the Divine Judge with contrition. If your boy had known my son, the noblest creature who walked the earth, sooner than turn a deadly weapon against him he would have turned it against himself. May these words bring peace to your soul." Tears were in the eyes of the judges as the letter was roud. After- > wards Techow, when asked if he had ,-iiiytiling to say, replied: "I told the Court the truth. I greatly reproach myself for my . action and await the Court's just punishment.''' It is 'expected the appeal to the Courts' feeling will be successful. Three out of the nine judges have already declared that they will not vote for the death penalty, and eeven out of nine /must agree to the capital sentence under German law. THE SENTENCES BERLIN, Oct, 14. The Rathenau murder trial has ended. Techow senior was sentenced to 15 years. Gunther to eight years, Sneidrig "and von Salmon to live years, lechow junior to four years, Til lessen three vears, Sehuett Diestel to two months. The others were acquitted. If once used, you will always insist on Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract, because it is the pure, etherial extract of the eucalypt. Sander and Sons Eu- ! calvpti Extract wards off influeir/a, sore throats, coughs and colds, and protects [ from infectious diseases. Insist on the genuine Sander'* Extract, and benefit.*