SECOND EDITION. BELAKUN'S TERRORISTS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15987, 2 December 1919, Page 11

SECOND EDITION. BELAKUN'S TERRORISTS.

H CHATES of MURDER and TORTURE. SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE AT TRLAL. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Received December 2, 10 a.m. LONDON, November 28. The Daily Express’ Budapest correspondent states that the trial of Belatun’s terrorists has commenced. It will last several weeks, as there are so many charges of murder and torture Two terrorists turned King’s evidence, and detailed how three comrades named L'-cny, Schon, and Groo were sent on trecial missions of killing and torture. One witness gave evidence that he dug his own grave, and was shot by Eseruy’s riders, but the firing party did not trouble to throw in tire earth. Later lie recovered consciousness, and crawled away. Belakun once ordered Eserny !<■ kill Poganv, a commissary of war. Eserny refused. Asked why, Belakun replied, airily; “Oh, he is not radical enough.”