ALLEGED ESPIONAGE
trial Of McCartney and ) HANSEN
. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Asßooiation) •' (Received ,17th Jan., 12.5 p.m.) ' ~ IX>NDON, 16th Jan. ' ■■• The Attorney-General prosecuted at the Old Bailey' trial of. McCartney and Hansen on charges of espionage. He said that' McCartney, was l ah Englishman in Russia's pay in 'March and'. November 1927. Russia Was responsible for instigating thftvconspiracy. Hansen was a German'student and "McCartney's superior. ' If what Hansen told Monkland was true Hansen was Russia's super-spy. Monkland, cross-examined, admitted that'he knew. McCartnoy for ..three years, and also that he was aware McCartney had been in prison..;
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 January 1928, Page 5
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98ALLEGED ESPIONAGE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 January 1928, Page 5
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