The Washington times., 1933-04-15
SPYING CHARGE
FALSE, BR|T0N
TELLSCOURT
Prisoners Terrorized by Third
Degree Methods, Asserts
VickerS Director

today.
Monkhoue's assertion, delivered
in q clear, ringing voice the
m m ent after the proceedings
were resumed, struck the court
like a thunderbolt.
The Briton, who was director
of the Moscow branch Of the Met
ropolitan-Vickers electrical fl m,
looked Vastly Ulrich, presiding
justice, squarely in the eye as he
hurled forth his charge.
BrOadcastS Statement
Just a moment before. Monk
house had asked the courts per-
mission to make statement on
the evidence already presented at
the trial, on the outcome Of which
the lives of the Britons and II
accused Russians may be at stake.
Ulrich demanded:
els the statement in cOnnec-
ton with the examination last
night Of L. A. SukhOruchvin?"
This witness last night accused
another of the Britons, w. H.
Thornton, Of formulating plans to
cripple the Kremlin, Soviet white
House." in anticipation Of war be-
tween Russia and Britain.
Monkhouse replied in the al
firmative an6 approached the
microphone. He then asked to
be allowed to speak English, but
Ulrich responded that he spoke
Russian quite well, The Briton,
replied:
eyes, but 1 wish to speak
English for ths sake Of &C
curaCy."
Finally Ulrich agreed, and the
handsome six-foot Englishman,
gazing squarely at Ulrich and
speaking in calm. penetrating
voice, declared:
"After listening to the evi.
dence as given by SukhOruchvin
and the other Soviet citizens
yesterday and the day before"
The court interrupted:
"Just . moment, just a mo-
ment. Do you wish to make q
statement or give an explana-
tiOn in connection with last
nights testimony"
II wish to make a deClara-
tiOn."
"In connection with Suk-
hOruchvin?"
Eyes. After the showing which
SukhOruchvin made last night,
it is clear to me and everyone
that this case is q frame-up
against the MetrOpOlitan-Vick'
ers engineers, based on evidence
Of terrOrized prisoners"
Ulrich sought vainly to inter
rupt the speaker. but there was
no stopping Monkhouse until he
had achieved his purpose, which
was to inform the entire U. S,
S. R. and the world that, in his
opinion, he and his colleagues
were not guilty, as the evidence
of the past three days might be
taken to indicate.
Sternly the judge declared:
"YOu said you were going
to speak in connection with the
examination of SukhOrughvin
last night, and now you are
speaking in behalf Of the other
prisoners, even the Russian
prisoners"
Replying in a deadly clam but
polite voice, MonkhouSe said:
Gas I understand the law,
have 2 right to make declara-
tiOn here, and / wish to con"
tinue with the evidence.
"I know from my own expert
ence when 4 was arrested and
subjected to 1S hours Of cross
examination"
Once mora the judge broke in,
with this remark:
"YOu can say what you want
70 say when your turn comes.
You will have opportunity to
male your concluding speech.
According to our plan, we are
going to examine two men only
today, and your turn may be
tonight or tomorrow morning.
"But / cannot allow you to
make any declaration on behalf
of either British or Soviet citi-
ZenS, and I therefore call KreS-
henninnikOv."
| ENGINEER HEARD NEXT
v. D. Krashenninnikov was one
of the' engineers in the Moscow
electrical station. When he came
up to testify, Monkhouse said
"thank you" to Ulrich and re-
turned to hi seat.
The new witness testified that
he carried out wrecking activi'
ties at the inStigation Of Monk
house and Thornton and accepted
a bribe of 500 roubles. This
brought hot denials from both
Englishmen, who took a personal
hand in the proceedings and
started to croSS-examine the wit
ness themselves.
They soon confused him, and
no amount Of effort expended
by the prosecutors could coun
teract the favorable impression
they thus created for themselves
Monkhouse. a note of triumph
in his voice, declared he was
convinced the witness was not
guilty Of the charges against
him.