The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-08
ARMY'S INFLUENCE
At ZABERN TRIAL
Military Authorities Charged
With Trying to Clear
the Officers.
RIOTS MADE TO ORDER
Testimony Shows Machine Guns
Were Placed in Street in
Preparation.
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e1pAssBrsg. Jan. ;.--District Commits
soner Mueller OF Za5ern charged to-day
~ the court-marltal which is trying Col
~on Reuter- Of the Ninety ninth Infantry.
that the military authorities were en-
i.avorng TO obscure the proceedings Mt
me trial in on effort TO clear the accused
Officers.
Herr Musfier protested against the
records 81 tho preliminary hearings and
asserted ina, statements were ascribed TO
I'm which he had never made. Col. Won
Reuters counsel Sharply repudiated this
charge, declaring 1t was an absolute false.
hood.
Herr SIossmaun. another civilian official
Of Zaburn together with Horr Mueller con-
Armed the statements at previous hearing,
regarding the efforts made by the civilian
authorities 20 have the patrols withdrawn
from zaoern. Col Won Reuter-. they said,
refused and Informed the officials that hs
sas determined TO order his troops TO
shoot II the citizens persisted In ridiculing
his soldiers. Both also testified that the
Colonel added that II would be good
thin. II blood should flow in the streets
Of the Aisat!an town.
"Quis Laughing or Nc shot,
gerr Mueller said that when he re-
minded Col. Won Reuter- that the citizens
had done no harm and had merely
watched the soldiers go by, the officer
replied:
Il am determined TO put an erd 20 this
~ any cost | will not permit the people
% laugh IN this manner. They will
ave 70 aui, laughing or VIC will shoot"
Discussing the troubles Of November
Is, when thirty arrests were made by
, he Prussan soldiers as n result OF a
disturbance In the street, Herr Mueller
sad he was convinced that the trouble
vas deliberately engineered by the mill
;ary authorities. a large quantity Of
'cal ne said had been removed from
lie barracks in the morning Of the al
eyed riot TO make room for the prison.
sra Two barrieters. O public prosecutor,
al three French. and . Paris newspaper
man we're arrested BY the troops on tina,
occasion.
Riots Were Naae 60 Order.
In his testimony regarding the events
Il November rs Herr Mueller said that
he officers mus, have premeditated the
gho'esale arrests OF citizens for machine
gurs were brought out In the streets and
made ready for use long before the dis.
orders started. Lieut. Baron Won Forst-
asr was quoted as having said: There
gill be blue beans tbulietsl soon.
After Herr Mueller had left the stand
IL court invited Col. Won Reuter- TO reply
70 me testimony which had Just beer
heard The Colonel unhesitatingly con
Armed the statements regarding the
bringing out OF tho machine guns and til.
removal Of the coal from the cellars e
make room for prisoners. He explained
that II the civilian authorities failed II
rheir duty II would be his duty TO enforc'
order and e was necessary that he be pre-
pared for cventual.tics He had ordered
he oflcers To- shoot " necessary. he said.
Col. Won Reuter- denied. however. tina
Ne desired bloodshed and said that bo.l
no and his officers were greatly relieved
when calm was restored.
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p,us.,., ,,,r .sst,a.d ,hs, he had boeI
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