Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-20
RUSSIAN VERSION
OF TRIAL IS GIVEN
Soviet News Agency Relates
Procedure Leading to
Convictions.

ln view of the widespread inter-
est in the Moscow Metro-Vickers
trial, the Associated Press asked
Tass, ofiicial Soviet news agency
serving all the newspapers in Rus
da. to transmit its own account of
the proceedings and q statement Of
the Soviet point of view. This is
IN addition to the complete account
cabled to the Associated Press by
its own Moscow correspondent
MOSCOW, April 20 (By Tass, oficial
Soviet news agency The Supreme
Court Of the U. S. S. R.. sitting in spe-
cial session from April IL to April Ia
under the Craftsmanship Of Vassili Ul-
rich. examined in open hearing the
case of defendants Busev Gregory, lie
bert, Zorin, Krasheninnikoff, Kotly-
arevsky. Kutuzova, Cushny. Lebeden
Lobonod, Macdonald Monkhouse
Nordwell, Olyenik, Sokolof1. Sukoruch-
kin and Thornton.
The court established the following
In the course Of several years. syste-
matte breakdowns of separate units
took place in big electric stations of
the U. s. S. r. at Moscow, Zlatoust,
Cheliabinsk, Ivanovo, Baku and other
places. These breakdowns stopped the
units for more or less lengthy periods
and lowered their power.
On the basis Of data submitted to
Il, an expert committee concluded that
IN all the breakdowns investigated,
there was either criminal negligence or
meal personnel OF these stations.
I'm fho horie NJ material oddncad IN,
the Judicial investigation, the court
established that the cause Of the break
downs was wrecking activity by coun-
ter revolutionary groups, consisting OF
state employees at the electric stations
(mostly higher technical personneD
acting in completely with some en-
pdoyes Of the private English firm, the
Metropolitan-Vickers Co.
The courts verdict enumerates
Wrec6ng acts in four electric stations
and gives detailed qualifications Of the
crimes Of those who directly executed
the wrecking acts and Of the English
citizens.
The court established that among the
employees Of Metro Vickers, the leading
part In the crimes belonged to Thorn
ton. under whose direction wrecking
activity at various electric stations was
carried out by engineers of the firm
Macdonald. Nordwell. Cushny and
Olyenik. Through these persons, as
we'll rs directly, Thornton came into
contact with counter revolutionary
groups and came to terms with them
to effect breakdowns, and to conceal de-
fects IN equipment supplied by Metro
Vickers; he gave brides to State en-
ployeS for criminal actions committed
by them; engaged in military espionage
,f ha . nf
ing through Macdonald, Cushny and
Olyenik, secret information of military
importance: and gave brides to State
employees (Gusev. Sokolon and others
for information received. The criminal
action against Thornton was In refer
ence to Article So, of the criminal code
clauses 8, Z, 8 and II.
Monkhouse, q representative Of the
Moscow Office Of Metro Vickers, was in
formed about Thornton's activities and
participated by bribing State employees
to conceal defects in equipment sup
piled by Metro Vickers and also to con-
to breakdowns. The criminal action
against Monkhouse was In reference to
Article So, clauses 7.-9 and II Of the
criminal code.
The executors of the wrecking in
structions Of Thornton were Macdonald,
Nordweu, Cushny and Olyenik. who
organized breakdowns, concealed defects
tn equipment and collected military in
formation OF secret nature. The YER
dict incriminates Anna Kutuzova in
concealing and assisting the criminal
actions OF some employees OF Metro
Vickers
On the basis Of facts established by
the court and of a resolution Of the
Central Executive Committee Of the
u. s. 8. R., on March IA (Which de-
cIares that since State employees con-
victed of wrecking are traitors to the
fatherland, they should bear more severe
responsibility than employees Of private
enterprises) the court sentenced Gusev,
Sukoruchkin and Lobonof to 10 years
imprisonment. deprivation Of rights for
i've years and conflscation OF all their
property.
The court based its choice Of this
punishment, rather than execution, on
the fact that the criminal wrecking was
Of local character and did not do seri-
Gus harm to the industrial strength Of
the U. S. S. r.
Sokoloff, Zorin and Kotlyarevsky were
Siyen eight years imprisonment on the
same basis. Krasheninnikof was or
dered imprisoned for five years. Con-
sidering that Lebedeff was only . tool
in the hands Of Lobonoff, the court
rave him two years imprisonment.
OF the employees Of the Moscow ofhce
Of Metro-V ickers, Thornton received
three years. In the case Of Macdonald,
because he was considered to be acting
under the direct instigation Of his I'M
mediate chief. Thornton. and because
Of his sincere confession in court, the
Judges committed the punishment re-
CURED by law and sentenced him to
two years imprisonment. Monkhouse,
Nordwell and Cushny were ordered ex-
he'd for i've years and must leave IN
three days. The court. taking into con-
sideration Olyenik's dependence on
Thornton Is an employe Of private
Arm, gave him three years 1mprison-
ment; Kutuzova, a year and q half.
The time Of the preliminary detention
Of the defendants will count Is part OF
their sentences
The Judges, considering that Ziebert
BY his work after 1881 proved that he
sincerely broke with the wreckers, freed
him from arrest. Gregory. In view OF
insufficient evidence, was considered not
guilty. The sentences are final and
not open to appeal.
MRS IIIDD Is SANE