Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-02

MIR. PICKERING he's seen as
many as 40 or so cars tagging
along behind a truck. waiting
for it to get 10 filing station.
MILIT AIRY SECRETS:
There's nothing meek or mild
about Hans Peter krug, the
luftwaffe lieutenant who escaped
from the prison camp at Bow
manviIle, Ont.
He looks about the way you'd
expect a German f1ier 10 look.
and acts about the same. He
speaks softly but has curt way
Of talking. and it's my guess
that he'd be a tough master II
he had his heel on our necks,
instead of the other way around.
His most frequent answer was.
81 can't tell you that" or IL
won't tell you; It's n military
secret" when he was being
questioned at the treason trial
OF Max Stephan.
Both John Babcock. the gov
eminent attorney. and Verne
ANDERSON. the defense attorney.
got this answer until they were
a little sick OF ii.
For example, ANDERSON asked
him:
"You wore coveralls, or over
alls, when you came to Detroit"
Eyes"
what were you wearing
underneath:
That's n military secret"
well, what under that: Did
YOU wear underwear ."
"Of course"
Then there's a line Of de-
marcation somewhere between
underwear and ordinary clothes:
Part Of IL Is a military secret
but the underwear isn't:"
"Yes. Because people don't 60
around the streets In their
underwear"
The audience Uttered. and
Judge futile scowled, and
warned them.
~ So
Krug spoke pretty good Eng
lish and didn't have TO use a
German English dictionary
which he kept at his feet beside
the witness stand. He had a
little trouble with his this, such
as saying. Il don't sink So" in
stead of think So" and occa-
sionally he had TO have an
interpreter straighten out a
question for him.
But generally he understood.
He got across the Detroit River
in rowboat, and Anderson
asked whether he had stolen it.
II took IL but I didn't steal H."
Krug snapped irritably. Under
international law, an escaping
prisoner IL allowed to take any
sing II 1t helps him escape"
There was only one word that
really seemed TO bother him.
Anderson was questioning him
about some fake credentials that
he had. Did you have access to
a typewriter ?" ANDERSON asked.
The word access" evidently was
new 10 him, because Krug
bounced up an inch or two, as
though he'd been stuck with A
pin, and repeated questioningly;
Axis ,"
The interpreter Strengthened
him out.
Oh, yes, there were even a
couple of autograph fans In
court, two girls who tried to get
Krug's autograph, but failed. Or
guess they did. At least, they
hadn't gotten IL up TO the time
he finished testifying and was
marched away to 20 back 10
Canada. Last I saw Of the girls.
they were running lickety-split
down the corridor after him.
DOG Maybe you have notlCcd
the advertisements that Charlie
Barnet has been running. regard
ing his black Scottie dog
Judy"
Judy has been the mascot Of
Barnet's band for about four
years. but got lost the other
night Just after the band had
had us opening at Eastwood
Gardens.
Bill Miller. Barnet's pianist,
tells me that Barnet already has
spent a lot more than the cost
Of the dog in advertising, and is
offering a $50 reward for Judy.
He'd make it higher, Bill said.
but Is afraid somebody might
think Judy Is an expensive dog
and decide 10 keep her. For the
record. Judy cost exactly $35.
She's sort OF stolen the hearts OF
Barnet and the boys, and they
want her back A black Scottie.