Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26


city prison. and was taken the next
day before magistrate and formally
committed 10 q sherifrs court. On
July IL my case came ep before the
siierifr's court. Waving preliminary
examination, | was committed for trial
20 the edinburgh high court II Is
significant that the extreme length
of cornmittal without trial under
british law ID los calendar days, which
lOs days up to the last minute | Ger.
tainiy waited They were trying to
hnd out my antecedents, but they did
noe succeed.
4 letter from the Lord Provost I'm.
formed me that all material for my
defense should be In his hands day
before the trial. had no defense.
neither denied nor admitted anything.
! replied to HIS Lordsfaip that as | was
unaware OF any offense there was no
need OF any defense. MY attitude was
profound puzzlewhich was as 1
wanted.
acctland's Most Sensational Court
Procedure"
II you care to look over the back
nles OF the English and Scottish news.
papers o. the time, You win read that
my trial was "the most sensational
court procedure ever held in q Scottish
court OF Justice
Now l shall reveal every circum.
stance OF Il. For the first time | shall
explain how, why and by whom was
secretly released. Until revealed my.
SER In the United States. even the
German foreign ONCE thought me In
Againat me the crown had sum.
hohed % Witnessed They included
colonels. captains, military
and naval experts, post once officials
cannot recall all. The press from ali
parts Of Europe--for all Europe was
vitality concerned In this trlaI--was
represented.
rresiding was the Lord Justice of
scotland, himself no mean expert m
military matters. The Solicitor Gen.
srai OF Scotland, Il. M. Anderson. who
prosecuted for the crown, was sup
ported by q. Morton, Advocate Depu.
" The government had indeed an
imposing array OF bewigged black
sowned, legal notabies marshaled
against me.
4 Word to an Admiral.
Tn the nrst day waived examina-
ion on all witnesses except the naval
md military experts. I directed INV
ire against Rear Admiral Il. b. STRAIT.
on Adair. who superintendent the ord.
lance factories OF the Reardmore Gun
works In Glasgow.
Tho admiral was called I'm on testt-
nony concerning the new I4-inch gun,
The point they were trying 20 estab. |
Ism was that II was impossible for |
man TO have my knowledge OF these
'uras unless he had obtained Il first |
Iand from the works In Glasgow. az |
curse, that brought the testimony |
nto fechnicalities. l managed to IN. |
olive the admiral In heated alsarca.
ION ON the trajectory and penetrating l
over OF the sc-much disputed I4.inch |
un.
maintained that my knowledge al /
uns Was such that did not need Ia |
py Of Beardmore 10 obtain the things
knew.
The second day Of the trial brought
he Chemical company letter into the /
estimony--the letter that had been
efused me and had In turn gone back
the Chemical company. Very grave
Sir a "A. Anderson. Grown Prosecu-
pr. read the contents OF this letter
loud. As ! recall the exact wording
was.
We are pleased to learn your sue.
essfui negotiations OF the business nj
and. BE pleased to send us an early
ample As regards the other matter
/ hand do not know how useful N
iii be to us. In any case my arm In
OF willing TO pay you more than 100
! this case"
Il was unsigned.
What the Le.ssr Really Meant.
Wniie reading. the prosecutor he,a
ae ave ten.pound notes In hts hama.
pom finishing be began a vigorous IN.
ictment which In substance he de-
tanned In this way: |
"On the face OF II. the letter soes
OF seem suspicious But liz Won gen.
emen win recall the times Of Prince
haries' Instructions. periods when.
yer intrsgues were going on. YOU win |
that In communications az
lis sort government was alwayg re.
srred to "a . 'flrm.' II this was an
onest.business letter why was il an.
osed In the envelope stationery ar q 4
smnany that knew nothing about itY
Thy was this letter unsignedy why
as cash ineiosed with its what was
ID tirm willing to pay 100 pounds forY
entlemen. the reasons for all these
iings are obvious"
But the letter puzzled nct only tina
,urt. the Jury. the newspapers. hnf
i England, Tor the tirst time shalif
DIV explain it; Fl
II was from the German goyern-
ent. by the business nj hand.
lev meant new explosive and slow.
lrning powder that was to DO usesa |
the new type Of 14-anch turret runs
ssng made In Glasgow. Some ar that
tplosiye was la my possession vha