SPIES IN BRITAIN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19550, 4 February 1938, Page 5

SPIES IN BRITAIN

DRAMATIC STORY

FOUR MEN IN COURT

SECRET PLANS COPIED

WORK FOR FOREIGN POWER

FOILED BY PRETTY GIRL

(Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Feb. 4, noon)

LONDON, Feb. 3.

A dramatic story was unfblded at Bow Street Court, where Percy Glading, 45, Albert Williams, 39, George Whomack and Walter Munday were all charged under the Official Secrets Act.

The prosecution stated that Glading was prepared to act the traitor for personal gain, and persuaded the other three to break their duty of allegiance to the Crown and bring from Wbolwich Arsenal secret documents in order to photograph them.

Whomack was an assistant foreman in the gun section of the department of naval ordinance, Munday was an assistant chemist, and Williams an examiner in the armaments office, ali at Woolwich, where Glading was once employed. “Miss X” The prosecution suggested tha' Glading made contact with a foreign Power, but his plans were foiled bj> a certain “Miss X,” who, under instructions of the intelligence department of the War Office, joined the Friends of the Soviet in 1931 ant became a typist to the “anti-wa; movement.” She made contact with Glading in 1934. Glading, in February, 1937, intro duced a man called Peters, describe; as an Austrian, and also a fbreigne named Stevens. He and his wife both spoke French. Glading asked “Miss X” to give up her job and learn photography, anc agreed to pay her £5 a week, afte which a large plan was brought tr the flat and she photographed it, tak ing the identification numbers for the War Office. Watchers followed Mrs. Stevens, who was taking away the plan. The' saw her meet Whomack, who otherwise was not concerned with the case. The plans related to the newes' type of 14in. naval gun, the import ance of which was known to anothe. Power. The authorities later shadowed Glading and saw him hand the papei. to Munday. Search of Flat A search of Glading’s fiat disclose photographic plates of memorand of ahvra.t designs, and also ver secret negatives implicating William Prints of an anti-tank pistol we:, also discovered. Glading and' Williams were arrestc ’ at Charing Cross, where William . Handed over parcels which wer found to contain blueprint. “Miss X,” a tall, slim, pretty blond ' gave evidence bearing out the pre secution’s case, and the accused wer remanded till Monday. Bail was r. fused. The police said, that although Gla ing had no passport, he could easi ;/ reach a certain country.