The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-13

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 David Mclean said that Hess's ankle was not broken but that 1t was bruised. He had Q slight chafe on his neck from his parachute harness, Mclean added.
 Hess displayed many gold teeth when he smiled, Mclean said. He and his mother pointed to Hess's gold wrist watch. On the other wrist, they said, he wore Q gold compass. His clothing and flying equipment was of the finest quality, they en- phasized.
 His boots were lovely" Mrs. Mo- Lean said, "they were made of fine leather and were just like gloves"
 She and the others said that Hess was perfectly composed, that he was tired but spoke normally.
 He said to Mrs. Mclean:
 T am lucky to be here alive. I would like to keep my parachute for I think 1t has saved my hfe."
 Authorities found small box of pills in Hess's pockets. He said he was not well. Doctors found him suffering from heart and bladder ailments, 1t was understood.
 Hess was taken a to Boy Scout hut after he left the Mclean home, and then to a military hospital. Now he was being questioned by foreign ofiice experts.
 Ivone Kirkpatrick, former first secretary of the British embassy at Berlin, the man who acted as in. terpreter for the late Neville Cham. berlin at the ill-fated Munich con. ference, was in charge.
 Kirkpatrick, intimately acquaint- ed with Hess and other high Nazi leaders, had been sent here as soon as 1t was known that the Nazi avia- tor who parachuted from his plane over e west Scotland farm late Sat- urday afternoon, was the man he claimed to be.
 He had left Augsburg, 30 miles northwest of Munich, where in 1923 he had stood side by side with Htt- Ter in the "beer cellar" Putsch, ct 6:30 p. m Saturday and had reach- ed the west coast of Scotland five hours later after Q flight of 750 miles.
 David Mclean, farm laborer, told a first hand story of the landing of Hess. He had parachuted from his ammunitionless fighting plane as It's gasoline supply gave out.
 Mclean indicated definitely that Hess was alone.
 T was in the house." he said Everyone else was in bed. I heard @ plane roaring overhead. Then, as I ran out, there was crash and saw the plane burst into flames.
 T was Q bit frightened when ] saw e parachute dropping slowly down through the gathering dark ness. Peering up, I could see @ mar swinging In his parachute harness I concluded at once 1t was a Ger man aviator baling out 50 l return. cd to the house for help.
 Tad Fork As Weapon
 "They were all asleep. I looked around hastily for some weapon. l could find nothiry else except my hay fork. Fearing I might lose the airman I hurried round by myself to the back oi the house and into the field.
 T saw Q man lying on the ground his back, rolling to get himself out of his parachute. I stood over him with my hay fork and said:
 "'Who are you? What are you doing here?'
 "IIe smiled and, as I assisted him to his feet, he thanked me. I could see he had an injured foot but otherwise he was all right. helped him into the house. By this time my old mother and my sister had got out of bed and started to make tea, My mother offered him some:
 "T never drink tea as late as this," he said. I only have Q glass of water
 "fIe smiled when we told him we were very fond of 1t in this coun- try. He chatted freely. He was q thorough gentleman. could tell that by his bearing.
 we sent out at once to military headquarters. The aviator told me he was from Munich. He brought out c photograph from his pocket and handed 1t to my mother.
 "'T'hat's my baby son., he told her. I saw him in Germany this morning. don't know when III see him again
 "He spoke very proudly of the boy.
 "Hc told us he had left Germany about four hours previously and had landed because night was ap- preaching.
 (It was indicated, however, that Hess landed about i1:30 ?. m. Brit. ish summer time which is 0:3o Greenwich Standard Time, and that he had left Germany about five hours before).
 T could see by the way he talked that he was Q man of culture, Des' pite his foreign accent his English was very clear. He understood every word we said to him.
 (Iess was born ct Alexandria Egypt, one of Q number of high Nazl leaders born outside Ger. nany)
 "Iie was 6 striking looking man over six feet, wearing Q very nagni' ficent flying suit. His watch ant identity bracelet were gold.
 He didn't discuss his journey but indeed he seemed to treat whai seemed to us a most hazardous flight as Q pleasure trip. He seemed quite confident he would be wei treated. He repeatedly said how lucky he had been in landing with out mishap. He was most gentle manly in his attitude to my ole mother and sister.
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