The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-31
FOURTH INSTAILMENT

pulled MIN out OF the court HOUSE.
One of the men, whose name 1 as
certained was Carl Kauffer, an Aus
TRAN by birth, intimated that he was
ready to give evidence, and was adj
mitted to the witness box. He told
how he had been approached by KEEP
alenh and had been induced to attend
1.-the meetings and swore to certain
statements made by the Hungarian
He had intended, 50 he claimed, as a
true subject of a, nation allied to Ger
many, to disclose the whole plot to the
authorities on the day following the
meeting of the Workers Committee at
which he was arrested with others.
SPEAK FOR MYSELF.
I Then, in reply to the President, the
hman mentioned name after name of
other workers, who, he alleged, were
implicated, in the plot and who were
known to him as associates of the
Hungarian. These names were taken
down, and forthwith orders were given
that the men were to be arrested. By
some means or other Kaufcer made no
mention of me, and he was asked.
what do you know Of the Mum
chener?"
HE was one of those who were
present at the Workers Committee
said the man.
/ 1 felt my temper rising, but by an
effort constrained myself The officer
who had opened the case here inter-
posed by asking. "At the meeting
when you were all arrested?"
II cannot say hesitated the Aus
TRAN. Il have seen him at many
meetings, and always with the Hun
garian.
The man was removed from the wit
ness box, and then the President ask
ed me, Have you any confession of
your guilt to maker"
''I have been guilty of no crime,'' I
replied, thence 1 can confess moth
ing. AS you are aware, I have told
how 1 came to be with Keplenki one
night. 1 have no more to say"
For some few moments those on the
dias eonversed in low tones, and
Madame Warburg was called to take
part in the consultation, at the end of
which the President ordered that KEEP
lenk should be brought into Court to
receive sentence.
The Hungarian was led in between
the armed guards, and made to stand
some distance away from the other
prisoners.
Turning to him, the General said
THE Court has found you guilty of
ball counts against you. You will be
publicly flogged, receiving twelve
lashes each day for a week, then you
tyou will be shot. You are traitor to
Germany and your own nation
"It is mockery," shouted the Hunga-
rian. 'FDo you think I care what you
do to me? Germany is a doomed ma
;tion.'
\ AS quickly as possible the soldiers
pulled him from the Court, and the
President proceeded to pass sentence
on the other prisoners. Three were
ordered to be shot, as examples to
others not to take part in treacherous
propaganda, and sentences varying
from three to ten years imprison-
men4, with floggings, were passed upon
the others.
Kauffer, the Austrian, who had CIV
en- evidence against his fellow-pris-
,oner, was sentenced to three years
without f1ogging, the General saying
that he did not believe that the man
would have informed the authorities
had he not been found out. But since
he had given useful information while
in prison he took that into account.
CONDEMNED!
I was left until the last. When II
came to my turn the General said---
THE Court has found you guilty of as
sociating with traitors and of partici-
patton in the plot. You were guilty
of a serious crime for which you will
receive sentence presently.
From the Herr Commandant Of the
prison I learn that you brutaHy as
!sauHed one of the warders, and this
must take into account in sentenc-
ing you. You will receive Is lashes
land he kept in prison for seven years
during which time you will have tc
work for KruPps. While in prison
he continued, you were given every
opportunity of making a full 81 l free
confession, which would have done
greatly in your favor to-day. You re.
fused to confess to anything, and de-
MED any guilty knowledge, SO yor
must take the consequences"
was given no opportunity of speak
ing, had 1 wished to do so. After tha'
lTnockery of a trial was marched gu
of the Court with the other prisoners
and back to the cells. The trial. hat
commenced at ten O'Clock, and thu
proceedings had been completed with
in three hours, in which time fou
men had been sent to their doom, anC
nearly forty others had been sentenc
ed to long terms of Imprisonment
without even the chance of offering
defence.
With three others I was pushed int
small cell. and the door was locke'
upon US.
Soon after daybreak 1 was awakenet
fby warder, who shook me roughly
ordering me not to lie dreaming al
day. My fellow-prisoners were not il
the cell, and had, learned later bee
taken away to perform their tasks
AS stood shivering by the bedside
for 1t was bitterly cold morning, tn
wander said brutality
Now then, Munchener, get int
your things quickly; you needn't trou
bile about your undertaking"
This intimation indicated that wa
eabout to receive the lashes which tn
Court had ordered.
Without any breakfast, I was lie
from the cell out into an open spac
where there was a large numbre {
ed with rifles and fixed bayonets wei
drawn up, and in the centre wer
whipping posts
There was a whole crowd of prison
ers to be whipped, and we were line
up and ordered to take off our coat
Our hands were then tied together
front, and the cord was so affixed I
the posts that each prisoners hand
were held above his head. Each ma
had his back towards the assemble
crowd of workers and officials.
In the centre was an officer, WI
read out the names of the prisoner