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FOR SHOOTING AT PRESIDENT. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) BERLIN, July 22. The, trial of the two fanatics Who on April 9 fired a shot at the Reichsbmk president, Dr Luther, because the Reichsbank had refused to lisfen to their confused theories, ended to-dr.y with the conviction of both defendants. Kertscher, who fired the shot, was sentenced to nine and a half months’ imprisonment, and the lawyer, Dr >Ro.',;n, who was considered to b e the moving spirit behind the cmzy act, was given
ten months’ imprisonment. j The accused maintained to the end
that they had not fired the shot with .intent ,to kill, or even to wound,. Dr Luther, hut merely in order to drawattention to their theories.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1932, Page 2
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