The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-30

/ revenge for having been
thrown out of the army, and
Franz Holzweber, another
Nazi accused of taking a lead
ing part in the assassination.
After the prosecution had pre-
scented its case against the two men.
court was adjourned for forty-five
minutes to permit the defense to
prepare its case. If convicted, the
two men probably will be the first
of many Nazis to be hanged, with
the prospect of violent reprisals by
their associates.
Planetta Calm, Composed
The defense asked for an adj
journment of three hours, saying it
had not been notified until shortly
before the trial that it was coming
up, and had not yet read the docu-
ments in preparation of its case.
Planetta entered the court be-
tween two policemen. He is short,
stocky and blue-eyed, man of 50
with wife but no children. His
hair was neatly brushed but he had
a five-days growth of heavy black
beard. He appeared calm and COM
| posed. He wore heavy brown
prison tunic too large for him.
Planetta sat facing a window and
staring straight ahead as the prose-
cutor described events of the night
of the murder.
Described as Ringleader
Holzweber, wearing spectacles and
having the appearance of student,
was dressed in blue lounge suit.
He also had a heavy growth of
beard. He is an electrician, aged 20,
with a wife and one child, aged 212.
He sat with composure as the
prosecutor accused him of being the
most important ringleader, who dis
armed the guard at the chancellory
and prepared the way for its cap
ture by the Nazi rebels.
The prosecutor said Planetta's
only defense during the investiga-
ton was that he did not enter the
chancellery with the intention Of
killing, but had been under orders
not to shoot except in case of abso-
lutte necessity.
The prosecutor described the two
shots which struck Dollfuss.
Wounds Are Described
He said one was a flesh wound
and the other close to the spinal
column, causing the chancellor to
bleed to death. He declared Dollfuss
lay without medical attention for
two hours as his life-blood ebbed
away.
Planetta confessed, the prosecutor
said, after one of his acconplices,
Johann Stein, had told police that
Planetta boosted Of How I killed
Dollfuss."
Kurt Schuschnigg, professional
criminal lawyer of AZ, took up the
job Of chancellor in succession to
the martyred Engelbert Dollfuss.
Prince Ernst Won Starhemberg,
heimwehr leader, continued as vice.
chancellor.
Major Emil Fey, his chief aid,
took the important post of minister
of interior, which includes control
Of the state police.
State of Alarm Proclaimed
A state of alarm was proclaimed
during the late night cabinet meet
ing at which the cabinet was
reorganized and around the chan
celery were posted strong guards in
grim evidence of the unhappy
augury under which the new gov
eminent started its task.
A heimWehr spokesman said that
the state of alarm was caused by
the demand Of $1,000 men of the
Schutzcorp organization that Star
hemberg be named chancellor. They
announced they would not leave
Vienna unless he headed the gov
eminent. Starhemberg himself left
the cabinet meeting and pleaded
with them to go home. Some left
early today.
The helmwehr, chief or the SEMI
military forces supporting the gov
eminent, was known to be dissatiS-
fed because Starhemberg was NJ
named chancellor and it seem.
certain that disSension would rise.
over the weekend there was al
most no fighting. The government.
for the present, had defeated the
Nazis. But the victory was indie
cisive and served more to show the
Nazis' strength than the govern
ment's.
A careful compilation OF casual
ties in the Nazi revolt. made up
from private and official estimates,