Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-22
MURDER OF MADERO
GAVE TEUTONS IDEA
Details of Official Execution of
Liebknecht and Luxembourg
Are Disclosed.
TAKEN OUT OF BACK DOOR
Beaten Over the Head by Guard
With Butt of His
Rifle.
TAKEN OUT OF BACK DOOR
ny ROBERT wELLEs nITcuE.

~ fOBEltF WELLES R1TCHIE.
LONDON. June Pillow did Lieb-
knecht and Rosa Luxembourg. the two
original nrebrands OF the German
spar,acist party. die. and who was
responsible for their unofficial execu-
lions In Berlin early in the year?
THESE questions. never adequately an
swercd seem now to have received an
Official response from German govern
mcnt sources
etances Of striking similarity between
tho murders OF Liebknech, and Lux
eemhurE and the unofficial staying Of
francisco Iadero and Pine Suarez. OF
era; Hrsi Huerta OF oIoody memory, the
taking off VIII have interest for
American readers.
Though all facts concerning the
by the imperial go sovernment ara 'sS she
present organization in Germany sim
Schetdenann and his group that Il
large percentage Of tho German radi-
terry forever shromd the facts of the
nose Huspsfted Of nav.ag had " q hand
appoin,ed by. tho "Garde Schutzen 81 it.
vision" TO which the suspected officers
and men belonged REPORTS OF ills
court martial have just come through
from &c rmany.
bcicHo InclF Views.
on the evening q the murders. soon
Luxembourg were taken 10 the Eden
n0' ehar Ene5g ib hsy spent some hours
was apparently mixed company and a
good deal Of conversation some OF II
discussed and defended their views
orders we're received mat they were
and Liebxnecht Was taken 10 the bank
uoor OF me MOTEL. where a military car
As they were leaving. one of the
company cried: See tha, these swine
90 not reach the prison alive" This
person, however, was a civilian. and.
tary court. and his case was not fur
ther inquired into. The evidence was
sened the blame 10 be attached 10
private Runse.
Uses Rifle a. Club.
This !mprcss!onablc member Of the
guard, al soon as L.ehknecht got into
The car, aimed TWO blows at him with
The butt OF his rifle. One blow missed,
the. other cut his head open.
Gapiain Lieu ,snant Won PLUCK
got into the car The reporters ,esii-
IS that this officer made very ia
Norable impression on the court. He
was we'll sroomed, alert. had a clear
and sparkling eye, and gave his evil
dence IN an open and attractive fash
ion: lie said that he had taken quite
thought that Tor Socialist he had
interesting views and good way OF
putting them. And SO when he got
into the car beside the dubbed man
lac drew his revolver and told him
that he would shoot him IL he tried
TO escape.
Thus, chatting abou, Socialism, they
continued their Journey. L!ebknecht
streaming with blood. but in the opin-
ion OF the captain-iieutenant not suf-
hc;enly wounded 70 make IL advis-
able 10 have medical advice. Pres
Garten. the car stopped. Evidence was
accepted as proving that the break
down was genuine.
'TsscnnfnE" When Shot"
Captain Lieutenant Won Phugk-
Hartung neither sent for another car
nor remained in the car until the dam
age was repaired. but turned his man
out Into the dark, and warned him
that he would be shot II he tried 10
t.sca pc.
Presently he was shot and killed.
and evidence Was accepted as salts
factory. from an examination of the
body. thai he mus. have been. running
away. The aniable captain-lieutenant
was acquitted. with great applause at
the verdict.
Rosa LuxemburE's Murder.
About an hour later Rosa Luxem-
burg was taken to the front door. OF
the hotel, where car was waiting
for her also. But there, for some red
son that was not inquired into. Pri-
waite kunSe was also waiting LOT ner.
AS soon as she got into the car he
swung his rife and dubbed her twice
| on the head.
This man did not please the court.
Tn fact, every one was 80 much i'm
pressed by his criminal type-the pic
turesque reporters describe him in The
tention to the stigma that disiigured
him--that no inquiry was thought nee
essay as to Why having dubbed llot,,d
| allowed hV oF
the Garde- Schutzen Division to be
waiting for Rosa Luxembourg at the
i other. 1t was doubtful If his blows
had actually proved fatal. and 1t was
suggested that he was mentally de-
fective.. And so he was given two
years imprisonment.
4 Shoots Woman In Cold Blood.
Lieutenant Eogel, the officer In
charge of this party. then got into the
car, accompanied by two other officers
1t was Unnecessary to warn Rosa Lux
moor woman was as good as dead
= However, she was shot through the
head. according to the other officers.
II the lieutenant. by one of the other
officers. He then had the car driven
90 a canal, into which the body was
Lieutenant Vogel did not make
favorable impression on the court, ap-
parently, according TO the reporters.
because he wore n monocle and had
not the fine. open manner of the ac-
Quilted captain lieutenant. But it was
accepted in evidence from him that he
Il threw the body into the river to save
the honor of the arde-Schutzen Divi-
SION"
And Just as Private Runge escaped
n verdict Of murder because 1t was not
certain that his blows had killed her.
so Lieutenant Vogel escaped the YER
dict of murder because it was consid-
cred probable that she had died from
the blows before he shot her
But he gave his evidence in a shame
faced fashion, and so he was given a
sentence of two years and four months
Imprisonment. Already. however, his
escape has been contrved. a man in
officers uniform drove up in n motor
car to the prison, presented a forged
warrant and released the prisoner.
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