THE ESPIONAGE TRIAL
GOERTZ FOUND GUILTY FOUR YEARS’ SERVITUDE , LONDON, March 9. Goertz was found guilty and sentenced to four years’ penal servitude. Dr Herman Goertz,' a German, was arrested on November 19 on a charge of espionage. He was alleged to have 1 had possession of documents contrary to the Official Secrets Act. Before the war he studied surgery at Edinburgh. He returned to Germany on the outbreak of hostilities and served with the German Air Force. After the war he frequently visited England, occasionally accompanied by a young and beautiful goldenhaired. woman, believed to be hi* daughter or niece, who acted as his secretary. Ho spent varying periods in the Went of England and in places near London. Early last year ho went back to Germany. In the late autumn Goertz announced that he intended to return to England for a few weeks. He was arrested as he disembarked at Harwich.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22827, 11 March 1936, Page 9
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