LEIPZIG TRIAL

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1933, Page 6

LEIPZIG TRIAL

> - FURTHER;- EYIDEXGE. • (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) BERLIN, September 26. Bent double across the witness stand and-ghastly pale, .Vaiiderlubbe answered questions about three incendiary attempts <on .Berlin buildings, , the day of - the Reichstag fire. He admitted throwing Burning firelighters into the windows- of the Welfare Office and city half, but Hie fires were extinguished. Eater in the evening he climbed the scaffolding at the Imperial Palace and lflUßUic'eessfullv tried to fire the building.

Asked- why, - lie replied—"lt was my oftn idea.” Dimi-troff addressed questions to Vanderlubbe which the president disallowed including, “why are you behaving so ■strangely. Is it 'because you were Weighed down with consch’usness of the terrible.crime you committed against the proletariat.” The President abruptly -silenced Dinutroif and withdrew permission to put questions, op the grounds that he was conducting -a Communist agitation.

The examining judge and police officers, in order to expedite the proceedings, testify to-morrow regarding the correctness of Vande’iiubbe’.s all®.?' ed confessions, the court accepting this evidence In lieu of Vandorlubbe s vague replies., = * • • .