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INFORMATION TO GERMANY SEVEN YEARS’ HARD LABOUR JUDGE’S STRONG COMMENTS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 26, 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 25 John Adams pleaded guilty to eighteen counts of forwarding information to Germany. Mr Justice Oliver, at the Old Bailey, in passing sentence of seven years’ hard labour, said: “Last week I was trying people for murder. Ido not know if a man like you is not worse than these murderers, bceause you took part for pay in murdering your countrymen—if you could.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20919, 26 September 1939, Page 8
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87ENGLISH TRAITOR Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20919, 26 September 1939, Page 8
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