The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-26
GERMAN CULPRITS
PLACED ON TRIAL
HEYNEN WAS FIRST PRISONER
TO BE TRIED
Heynen Testified For Two Hours in
Own Behalf Sixteen British Wit.
nesses Appear Against German
Who Was in Chage Of Prison Camp
Tortured His Prisoners With the
Water Curev-One Dead.


Nine children were called to tes-
tify to the 'sgentleness" Of Heynen,
who was the first Of the NeYman var
culprits to be placed on trial at Leip-
zig Tuesday.
Heynen testified for about two
hours in his own defense. He said
that when he was put id charge of
the prison camp at Muenstereins his
only instructions were to make the
prisoners work. He was told to use
his own methods. Heynen could not
speak English and none of the Eng
lish prisoners could speak German
and the camp was without an in
terpretor
Heynen admitted blackening the
eyes Of prisoners. but denied threat
ening prisoners with a revolver when
they pleaded illness and refused to 20
to work in the coal mines. He said
he had never had a revolver IN his
hands in his life, although he had
been wounded fighting at the battle
front.
There were some lively scenes in
court when rs English witnesses, who
were present to testify against Hey
men, saw the accused man enter court.
It was the first time the ex-soldiers
had seen their tormenter since 1915.
aHere comes Heinz" called one
Englishman and all the others craned
their necks.
A correspondent asked the English
man Why thew called the defendant
s'IIeinz" when his name IS "Heynen. I"
"Recause Heinz sounds more Ger
man than Heynen," explained one Of
the former prisoners.
Some of the witnesses wore the uni
form Of the British army. An Inter
national News Service correspondent
asked J. Parry, one Of the chief wit
nesses against Heynen, to give some
\ details Of Heynen's i'll treatment
THE worst I can think about Ia the
case Of my friend Cross replied
Parry. "Cross reported sick with a
bad leg, which had been hurt in the
coal mines. He asked TO see the leg
and when Cross rolled up his breechps
Heinz kicked the sore place. Heinz
exclaimed; You don't need D doctor,
you need a bath. Then Cross was
put into shower and for more than
an hour hot and cold water was
poured upon him alternately.
Gross screamed like a crazy man.
He came out insane and had to be
sent away the next day. He died right
afterwards. / will never forget those
screams; can still hear them"
Heynen's favorite method of pun
ishment, according to witnesses, were
rifle butts and rubber hose. One VIII
ness, an Enplishman, named Jones,
testified that when captive named
Cross was put under the @water
cure" his screams were so loud that
crowd Of civilians gathered about
the barbed wire fence of the prison
camp to make inquiries. This same
witness said that German coal miners
sometimes took pity on sick PRISON.
ers and did their work for them SO
that the prisoners could snatch rest.
''Super" memories were displayed
BY both Heynen and the witnesses
arrayed against his. All recalled incl
dents and dates without an instant's
hesitation, although the occurrences
took place about six years ago.
Predictions were made that Hey
men would be found guilty and SEN
fenced To nc least two years. Even
German court officials said it would
be necessary to placate British pub
lie opinion after the publication Of
the testimony brought out.