The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-15
RUEGGS SCORE
COURT ACTION
IN HIN A
Protest Policeman AS
Expert at Trial
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alleged to be the Confessions" OF a
so-called Communist stating that
Ruegg was a representative OF the
Third International" The same
statement declares that Ruegg is
really Pole and not a Swiss. This
witness also states that Gertrude
Ruegg is probably not the wife CT
Paul Ruegg but was sent by the
Conlintern to watch him. The
statement of this witness" is I'M
signed, without date and without le-
gal stamp.
The accused protested against this
farce and emphasized the contradic-
tons in the statement. The court
refused the demand of the Rueggs
that the witness" be produced in
court. The prosecution next produced
a Photograph alleged to be of a
Communist Conference in South
k.mo-ica, at which Ruegg and his
wife are alleged to have been pre-
sent. Ruegg declared that no proof
OF his presence in South America
could be PRODUCED and demanded
expert testimony as to the enlarge
r1e1t Of the photograph. He re-
re2tad his demand for handwriting
e9erts to test the writing on the
document alleged to have been seized
in his home.
Press Ssft- Peddles Trial"
In contrast to the detailed press
accounts Of TIC carly part Of the
tc.al, the Ranking press by order
CT the Marking government is now
publishing only short accounts of the
trial without comment. Today, it
was made more evident than ever
before that the whole trial being con-
Quoted with the sole object of rail-
roadirg the accused to death SEN
fences.
Court Accepts Policeman as Expert"
SHANGHAI, August 14-All Of
Fridays session was devoted toward
Identification of the handwriting
On the documents alleged to have
been seized IN Rueggs home The
Shanghai Municipal Police officer
Mason was invited by the court in
the capacity of handwriting sex
pert" Both defendants protested
emphatically against the employ
ment of Mason, pointing out that the
Shanghai British police, Illegal scar
ches of the rooms of the defendants
without witness and protocols, and
acted as prosecutor against them
They further declared that Expert
Mason had never before appeared
in any court in the capacity of a
handwriting expert, and being subor-
dinate to the Chief Of Shanghai de-
tectives, GivinS, cannot act independ-
emily. The defendants demanded the
appointment of an independent ex-
pert, and argued that according to
Chinese law they have the right tc
protest against the policeman lex.
pert" The accused pointed out thai
last year even the Shanghai court
recognized the legality of their pro-
tests against the enjoyment of 9
police expert" Designating theil
arguments, the court ruled that the
police experts" be used.
Court Bars Foreign Attorney.
During the statements of the police
expert" the accused several re.
peated their protests against thii
expert stating that since foreign
lawyer was not permitted to defenc
them, a foreign expert" enjoying
extra-territorial rights should not b
permitted to appear. The court over.
ruled all protests, which made thu
accused repeat their declaration thai
the court was incompetent to tr,
them.
Several times the interrogations O
the accused turned the trial into 9
heated discussion. The Judge re-
peatedly tried to silence the accused
He prohibited their right to commu.
nicate with their lawyer during tn,
trial.
Examination was then concluded
The trial. is to be continued OF
Monday when the examination O
witnesses will begin.