THE ESPIONAGE CHARGES.
LEIPZIG COURT CROWDED.
Received December 22, 9.50 a.m. BERLIN, December 21. 1 he Court at Leipszig was crowded at the hearing of the espionage charges. Trench refused to give the name of a person at the Admiralty whom he called "Reggie." He admitted that he toured the Elbe district, and observed t!?e batteries of Friedrichsort and Neu&tein. Brandon visited Heligoland on behalf of a naval guide book, privately printed for English officers. The prosecution suggested that the two accused made observations to facilitate the landing of troops. WHAT IS A SECRET? (Received Last Night, 9.30 o'clock.) BERLIN, December 22. At the hearing of the espionage charges, the prosecution up to the present has not proved that entries related to .secret matters. The Court is dealing exclusively with what constitutes secrecy. The defence is emphasizing the fact thatjwhat is visible to all men, without x offence, cannot legally be secret. The Supreme Court ruled agaiust this contention, citing the case of a Frenchman in 1893. Such things became secret when it was the intention to describe them to a Foreign Government.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10152, 23 December 1910, Page 5
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183THE ESPIONAGE CHARGES. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10152, 23 December 1910, Page 5
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