JUDGMENT OF THE COURT.
P ess Association —Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BERLIN, Monday. The judgment of the Court in the Ciiso in which an English officer named Stewart was sentenced to throe years m ti fortress for espionage, stated that Stewart, excited witli the possibility of a war with Morocco, sought information in regard to Germany's preparedness in the North Sea. He engaged an agent, whom ho paid £15, and despatched him to Bremerhaven. He impressed the agent with the danger he incurred. Stewart also visited other places, and destroyed his agent's report after perusal. Ho failed to communicate to Britain what he learned, if anything, but tho attempt to betray military secrets was proved by other reports. It is believed that the agent informed the German authorities of Stewart's intentions. His acquaintanceship with the agent counted heavily against Stewart.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11266, 6 February 1912, Page 5
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