Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1914-11-20

room ana there he began going through
my Directs ands bundling them up.
spent the night In the Glasgow
city prison. and was taken the next
day before magistrate and formally
committed to q sheriff's court. On
July IL my case came up before the
sheri6's court. Waving preliminary
examination, I was committed for trial
to the Edinburgh high court. II Il
signiacant that the extreme length
of q committal without trial under
British law Is 1o5 calendar days. which
los days up to the hast minute ! Ger
tainly waited. They were trying to
find out my antecedents, but they did
not succeed.
A letter from the Lord Provost in
formed me that all material for my
defense should be in his hands q day
before the trial. I,had no defense. ]
neither denied nor admitted anything.
l replied to his Lordship that as ] was
unaware OF any offense there was no
need Of any defense. Ny attitude was
profound puzzle-which was - !
wanted. 1
seotland's "Moet Sensational Court
PROCEDURE"
II you care to look over the back
HES Of the English and Scottish news
papers q the time. you viii read that
my trial was "the most sensational
court procedure ever held in Scottish
court OF Justice"
NOV shall reveal every circum-
stance of it. For the first time shall
explain how, why and by whom was
secretly released. Until I revealed my
self in the United States, even the
German foreign office thought me in
Jail.
Against me the crown had sum-
mened 45 witnesses. They included
admlrais, colonels. captains, military
and naval experts. post once officials
y cannot recall all. The press from all
parts OF Europe-for all Europe was
vitality concerned in this trial-was
represented.
Fresiding was the Lord Justice of
scotland, himself no mean expert In
military matters. The Solicitor Gem
erai OF Scotland. A. M. Anderson, who
prosecuted for the crown, was sup
ported by g. Morton. Advocate Depu-
". Fhe government had indeed an
imposing array Of bewigged, black
eowned. legal notables marahaled
against me.
A Word to an Admiral.
On the first day waived examine
ton on al witnesses except the naval
and military experts. I directed nv
IRE against Rear Admiral T. B. STRAIT
ton Adair,; who superintendent the ord
nance factories 81 the Beardmore Gun
works In Glasgow.
The admiral was called in on, testi.
mony concerning the new 14-inch gun.
The point they were trying to estab.
lish was that it was impossible for
man to have my knowledge Of these
guns unless he had obtained it first
hand from the works in Glasgow. OF
course, that brought the testimony
into technicalties. l managed to in
velYe the admiral in heated alterca-
don On the Trajectory and. penetrating
power ot the so-much disputed 14-inch
Igun.
maintained that my knowledge Of
guns was such that did not need TO
spy ~ Beardmore to obtain the things
RI knew. a.
The second day Of the trial brought
the Chemical company letter into the
testimony-the letter that had been
rafnsed me and had in turn gone back
to the Chemical company. Very grave.
~ Sir A. N. Anderson, Grown Prosecu.
tor, read the contents Of this letter
aloud. As I recall the exact wording
it was:
I'VE are pleased. to learn your sue.
cessful negotiations Of the business At
hand. Be pleased to send US an early
sample. AS regards the other matter
In hand / do not know how useful II
will be to us. In any case my firm ID
not willing to pay you more than 100
in this case"
1t was unsigned.
What the Letter Really Meant.
While reading, the prosecutor held
the Ave ten-pound notes in his hand
Upon finishing he began vigorous in.
dictment which in substance he de
claimed in this way:
"On the face Of 1t. the letter does
not seem suspicious. But II you gen.
tlemen viii, recall the times Of Prince
Charles insurrections, periods when.
ever intrigues were going on. you Win
remember that in communications OF
this sort government was always re-.
,ferreA TO a.. . 'flrm.' II this was an
nest-business letter why was II en-.
closed IN the envelope stationery Of q
company that knew nothing about Il!
Why was this letter unsigned? Why
was cash inclosed with it, What was
his arm willing to pay 100 pounds for?
Gentlemen, the reasons for all these
things are obvious."
But the letter pushed not only the
court. the jury, the newspapers. but
all England. For the first time I shah
now explain IT,: