El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-19

me LTDuE OF the present lLLack
. from Vrigny. west OF the city TO La
Z pompeue, around the semi-circle %
[ the east. is approximately "A miles.
Hungarian. These names were taken
I down and forthwith orders were
given that the men were TO be arr
I rested. By some means or other
/ haufler made no mention OF me, and
Z he was asked
What do you know Of the Munich
-He was one Of those who were
/ present at the workers committee"
/ said the man.
When the man was removed from
I the witness box, the president asked
me, Have you any confession Of your
guilt 10 make-"
Il have been guilty Of no crime" I
replied, hence I can confess nothing.
Z As YOU are aware. I have told how
/ came 20 be with keplenki one night.
I have no more to say
For some few moments those on
I the dias conversed in low tones, and
Nine. Warburg was called 10 take
part in the consultation. at the end
Of which the president ordered that
keplenki should be brought into
court TO receive sentence.
''JIockcrT,n shouts Victim.
The Hungarian was led in between
the armed guards, and made 70 stand
some distance away from the other
prisoners.
Turning 10 him. the general said.
The court has found you guilty Of
all counts against you. You VIII be
publicly logged, receiving u lashes
each day for week. then you viii be
snoL You are a traitor 10 Germany
and your own nation
1T is mockery,' shouted the Hun
garian DO you think j care what
you do TO me- Germany is doomed
nation
As quickly as possible the soldiers
pulled him from the court and the
president proceeded 10 pass sentence
on the other prisoners
was left until the last When 20
came 10 my turn the general said;
The court has found YOU guilty OF
associating with traitors and OF par
ucipatiOu in the plot. You VIII re-
ceive Is lashes and be kept in prison
tor seven years. during which time
YOU VIII have TO work for krupps
nile in prison. he continued. you
were given every opportunity Of max
ing fun and free confession. which
would have gone greatly in your IA
yor today. You refused TO confess 10
anything. and denied any guilty
knowledge. SO you must take the
consequences"
Justice in Germany.
was given no opportunity OF
speaking, had 7 wished 10 do so. AZ
ter that mOCkery Of a trial I was
marched out Of the court with the
other prisoners and back TO the cells.
The trial" had commenced at 10
o'clock. and the proceedings had been
completed within three hours In
which time four men had been sent
70 their doom. and nearly 80 others
had been sentenced 20 long terms
or Imprisonment without even the
chance Of offering a defence.
VITA three others I was pushed
into small cell, and the door was
locked upon US.
soon after daybreak T was awai-
ened by a warder. who shook me
roughly, ordering me not 20 lie dream
ing all day. Ny fellow prisoners were
not in the cell, and had. I learned
later, been taken away 10 perform
their tasks. AS I stood shivering by
the bedside, for IL WAS a bitterly cold
morning, the Warder said brutally:
Vow then. Munchener, get into
your things quickly you needn't Z
trouble about your underclothins.'
Gets His LashinE.
This intimation indicated that I
was about 10 receive the lashes which 4
the court had ordered.
salt Rubbed IN Wounds.
There was, OF course, much bruis- I
ing. which made my back very sore, /
and as the lashes continued 70 fall / /
was seized with feelings that was I
going 10 be violently sick
Ny hands were unfastened, and ] I
was able TO stagger along assisted by I
two warders TO q cell. I was laid I
face doWnwards on a plank. and my 4
back was spOnged with warm water ]
TO remove the blood Then. held down I
by two Warders. third rubbed hand ]
Luls OF salt into the naked wounds. 7 !
could have writhed in my agony, but I
the Waruers frightened their grip on D
me and held me firmly for about five I
which seemed like an cter-
nifty This barbarOus method was I
employed 10 stop further bleeding.
and 10 assist I'm rapid healing.
was still very weak and tired the I
next morning when once again I was \
led out TO the open space where on I
the previous day / had been floggCd. J.
Vow, however, I was 10 be one Of the I
crowd Of spectators Of Prussian bru-
talitE- The Prussians had evidently I
decided 10 make a great example Of I
Aeplenki, for all the prisoners ana a
cry large number of workers had 4
been assembled 10 witness the fog
ging.
Then the officer recounted the
crimes OF the Hungarian in a loud I
voice. and told that he had been sen
fenced TO so lashes each day and that /
the death penalty had been passed.
1Iadmnn at Bay.
The sound Of the Prussian's voice
seemed 70 arouse keplenkL Suddenly
ne gave sharp twist, jerked his
hands, and was free from the post.
the cord Wnlcn laQ nelQ him having
snapped under the strain.
Before the guards could seize the
prisoner he was kneeling upon the
body Of the Prusslan officer. his
hands round his throat. choking the /
very life out Of him. Then as the
guards made 10 pull him off. the Bull
gar pulled at the officer. and then I
smashed his head against the stone /
sets Of the yard breaking the off
GERS skull
Finally the man was overpoWered.
An officer, who had been the witness
IF the scene. finding the prisoner Sc
surely tied, walked boldly towards
him For a few moments he stood
staring OF the Hungarian screaming
n his celirium, and then, drawing his
revolver, he took deliberate aim and
shot him through the head
After something like an hour had
Elapsed I was marched along with
several others TO the shop where. as
.ar as knew, 7 was 10 spend seven
Years
Given Liberty.
one day 7 fell beside my lathe in
lead faint. When ] recovered con-
.ciousness found myself lying tn
'cd in the prison hospital poorly
IIrufenen inst tuition lima ras-a-A he j