The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-17
PROSECUTOR ADMITS
FAILURE TO PROVE
ENGINEER GUILTY
Insists Five, However, Have
Been Spies, Saboteurs
and Bribers'
ASKS CLEMEMCY FOR TWO
Asserts Pair Partially Redeem.
Cd Selves By Turning
States Evidence
ASKS CLEMENcY FOR TWO

Mo8coW, April 11.-(R1-Ff08ecutOr
Audrey vishinsky Monday recon.
mended. dismissal Of the charges
against Albert w. Gregory but in
, sisted on the conviction Of five other
British engineers Of the Metropoli-
tan-vickers Electrical company Is
"sptes, saboteurs and bribers."
The prosecutor also asked mercy
for two Of the II Russian defend
ants-one Of the two was Madame
Anna Kutu1ova-on the ground that
they had partially redeemed them
selves by betraying the other de-
PENDANTS.
He demanded the highest pen
atty for vassiN 0usev. whom he
identified as the "main saboteur,"
but left to the courts discretion the
punishment to be assessed against
the other prisoners, including the
BritonS.
1.-THE penalty for these offenses Is
shooting and the crimes deserve It."
vishinsky declared in his address
summing up the case for the court,
but our justice is Soviet justice. We
do not cling too formally to the law.
Neither do we seek blood or VEN
geance. Our power Is strong and can
not be shaken by these people, but II
you consider 1t necessary to pro-
f,ounce death your hands will remain
firm"
Must Re Punished
The prosecutor In effect, however,
recommended secondary punisbnaent
for five OF the Englishmen BY de-
claring: 1.-THE organizers q this con-
spiracy must be punished most Sc
verely."
He enumerated these organiseri q
Gusev, L. A. Sukoruchkin. N. q.
Zoric, A. T. Lobanov, NJ. o. Krashe-
ninnikov and v. A. sokolov.
He placed the five Britons-L. G.
Thornton. william L. Macdonald,
Allan Monkhouse, Charles Nordwlll
and John Cushny-in the second
group" apparently for the purpose
Of setting forth the order in which
the prosecution lists the compare
tive guilt Of the prisoners.
II cannot maintain the charges
against Gregory" vishinsky added.
In q five-hour conclusion to his
summation. which was begun Sunday
night, the prosecutor heatedly be-
rated five Of the Britous, openly &C.
cusing Thornton and Nordwall Of be.
ing agents of the British secret serv.
ice.
Described by the prosecutor a. an
experienced spy who had confessed
collection Of information but refused
to explain his activities. Cushny
jumped from his seat In the prison.
ers' dock and flung back at vishinsky
in Russian:
II did not confess"
Judge Vassili Ulrich, using an elec-
trio bell instead Of the orthodox
gavel. quoted the disturbance.
Nine defense attorneys speak Mon
day night. Tuesday the defendants
will have chance to make final
statements before the court retires
for the verdict.
May Recall Everything
Referring to Macdonald and
Thornton, the prosecutor added:
Maybe after the verdict they will
recall everything and write their me-
moirs." Macdonald was the only
British prisoner to plead guilty.
Thornton testified he signed Z con-
fesston because he was fatigued by
questioning and hoped for . chance
to repudiate 1t.
Addressing Thornton. whom he
charged with directing MacDonald's
and 0usev's activities. vishihSky con-
tinued:
"Your conspiracy has been revealed
here but you also must Be account
Continued on rage Severn