ECHO OF A FAMOUS TRIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12401, 14 October 1903, Page 2 (Supplement)

ECHO OF A FAMOUS TRIAL.

RELEASE OF DR. KRAUSE.

Dr. Krause, formerly Public Prosecutor under the Boer Government, was released from Pentonville Prison on August 29, after serving nearly 20 months of the sentence of two years' imprisonment passed upon him' on January 18, 1902, for endeavouring to incite Cornelius Broeksma to murder Mr. J. D. Forster. Amongst the friends of Dr. Krause who waited outside the prison for him were a former Boer magistrate at Johannesburg and a widow lady dressed in deep mourning. At nine o'clock the general body of prisoners who had served their time were let out., but Dr. Krause was not amongst them. Half an hour later a smart brougham, drawn. b* a couple of horses, drove up to the entrance gate. Inside the vehicle was Mrs. Dixon, sister of Dr. Krause, and the wife of Dr. Dixon, of Johannesburg. The carriage entered the prison and a quarter of an hour later left with Dr. Krause and his sister.

Dr. Kratise was not sentenced to hard labour, but to occupy his time lie voluntarily spent a good part of each day at first iu making mail bags. About two months after his sentence he was taken ill with asthma' and was compelled to give lip work and go into the prison infirmary. After making good progress towards recovery he was not sent back to the prison, but continued in. the infirmary as an attendant tipon first offenders there. He has remained in that position during the whole subsequent period of his confinement, and latterly has been much better in health.

A friend of Dr. Krause, who asserts that he has an intimate acquaintance with his plans for the future, informed a Press Association representative that it is the doctor's intention in the future to refrain from politics altogether. His desire is to getback to South Africa to practise his profession of advocate, and he does not anticipate that any obstacle will be. placed in his way by the Government, bur should lie not be allowed to return he intends to devote himself to travel and study. The same informant, who had been a frequent visitor to Dr. Krause in gaol, stated that he had made himself extremely popular with everybody with whom he came into contact, and that it was not unlikely that he would shortly write his prison experiences.