South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-16
DEMAND PRISON
- TERM FOR COOK
Is Charged With Shooting
Minister OF interior in
Munich Last January.

MUNICH. Bavaria. Dec. 15.-Ths
trial OF Aiois Lindner. = ships cook
and butcher. on charge OF shooting
Minister OF the Interior Auer last
January In the diet was concluded
Sunday morning with the states at
Iorney's plea for a conviction and
his demand for a sentence Of 10
tiary. The indictment against Lind
ner for the alleged killing OF Deputy
Oesel on the same day was quashed
in view or the possibility that the
deputy might have been killed by
bullet fred from the gallery during
The confusion.
Herr Auer's testimony regarding
the Lindner shooting was taken In
the hospital where ne was lying, the
court, witnesses and all other per
sons connected with the case going
20 the sick bed.
Describes Assassin.
III Ills AtotEA DAAUl VI NUT EA6IltAf
the Bavarian premier. who was as
sassinated on Feb. q, Herr Auer
criticized him in unfriendly terms.
but he stated that when troops
were placed at his disposal vino Of
fered 10 eject Eisner from the diet,
he declined. saying that he would
not use force. He described EiSner
as childish politically" as have
other witnesses and admitted that
his relations with Eisner were never
pleasant because the latter was jeal-
Gus.
Matters had become so troubled.
said Herr Auer, and Eisner 50 IN
popular that the ministerial coun-
cil had determined that the best
m owe 10 prevent a new and more
serious revolution was for all the
ministers, regardless OF party TO re-
sign and permit a new election, al
lowing the new diet TO select its own
premier and other ministers.
Oppose ProposaI.
This proposal, he said, was bitter
~ opposed b. Eisner because Eisner
knew that il meant his fall Herr
Auer said, however, that he finally
succeeded by hard work in convinc-
ing Eisner that II was the only way
TO avoid another revolution, although
EIsncr appeared TO think that
new revolution would be preferable
20 losing his post.
Following the conference with
Eisner. Herr Auer said the other
ministers met and approved the plan
last meeting before the diet opened.
First word that Eisner had been
shot he said, came from a man
named Scheidt
The ministers Immediately for
mulated a speech OF conscience On
icisner's death. Herr Auer said. but
Minister Jafe interrupted their en-
,-v into the diet by making the re-
vluark that Eisner had been shot by
arrangement. lie insinuated that
. tucr was guilty but hedged when
ae vas directly accused of mahing
that charge.
Tells OF Shooting
The ministers then proceeded 10
tho diet and Auer had finished read
ng the speech OF coincidence and
ed and came directly Co the minis
eriaI bench. Herr Amer said ne then
re't FOR his own revolver but dis
covered lie had left it IN his over.
coat
Iinduer reached the bench.
Nelled 'Scourdrer at me and fired
immediatcly- Herr Auer said.
He added that ne thought Lindner
red a second shot as he slipped
rom his chair and fell behind the
able where DE remained. although
conscious fearing thar Iindner
might return 'to finish ms dirty
.oo."
Herr Auer said that De crawIed
.rt from beneath the desk when
4liet was restored and found a. sol
al-r OF the medical corps who bound
mis- wound. although erumhling
roughly and SAYING
Auer I really ought 90 do some
ming else 10 YOU but now it is 70
matter" Herr Auer said ne had no
srect evidence that he would have
been shot regardless Of the Eisner
murder but was convinced that in
amy case an attack would have been
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