The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17
KUNZE KNEW OF
 JAPANESE MOVE

5 (Continued from Page D Dodd shouted: You're 8 good { eqaz, aren't you. That's all" As Dodd finished his questioning, 2 redirect examination was begun by !. khe defense.
 ! The Bund leader was asked whe- ther he had ever collected photo graphs, signal books, code books and other articles of military informa- Hon. as charged in the indictment.
 "No. sir" replied Kunze, who has 5 pleaded guilty to the indictment. < Earlier, Kunze testified he be- heved the Rev. Aleksi Pelypenko, < the governments star witness who worked hand in hand with the all legged conspirators and made reports to the FBI on the side, had author ity from the Argentine government |. to stamp and sign" official docu- ments which would allow the Bund leader to travel through the Argen- tine, across the ocean into Spain and thence to Germany.
 T believed he had an agreement with the Argentine government re- garding the Ukrainians there, per hitting entrance into the country" he said.
 Kunze denied, however, that he was seeking a "faked passport" through Father Pelypenko.
 It was the governments conten- hon that the Rev. Molzahn assisted KunEe in securing faked passports to permit him to leave this country and reach Germany or Japan with American military secrets.
 Denies Defense Motion
 Before Kunze went on the stand, Judge J. Joseph Smith denied a defense motion to oust FBI agents from the governments counsel table. Chief Defense Attorney James w. Carpenter claimed the agents were laughing and distracting the jury, authough Judge Smith said he had not observed any such actions.
 Dr. Carl F. Haussman, Philadel- phia, was a brief witness preceding Kunze. He said he met a priest Aug. 4, 1941 whom he believed was Father Pelypenko.
 Kunze, who has pleaded guilty to the spy charges, is defense witness in the trial of the Rev. Kurt E. B, Molzahn, Philadelphia Lutheran minister who was accused by the government of working with Kunze and three others in a conspiracy to transmit vital American military information to the Axis.
 Rev. Molzahn, ruddy-faced and steel-eyed,is the only one of the group who has pleaded innocent. The fourth week of his trial began today, and there were expectations the case would be concluded this week and the jury locked up to de- eide on a verdict.
 Kunze. making an obvious effort to be cool, calm and soft-spoken un- der cross-examination by chief gov ernment prosecutor. Thomas J. Dodd frequently forgot himself to lift his voice in denial of some of Dodd's statements.
 Dodd took over crossexamining the Bund leader after the witness said Rev. MolZahn had nothing to do with the alleged conspiracy. Dodd fired questions at him with great rapidity, so fast the court steno- grapher had difficulty in transcrib- ing them.
 A government guard stood one two or three yards away as Kunze shouted: "No, no,' to Dodd's &C., cusation that you've lied ali your Nfe."
 Took No Chances
 The government was taking no chances on possible break for freedom by the tall, willowy Bund leader.
 Once Dodd said Kunze was "un- der orders" to appear as witness and absolve Rev. Molzahn, who he described as the heavyweight" and moving figure" of the alleged spy conspiracy.
 That last statement makes me laugh" snickered Kunze.
 Zne key figure in the govern ment's prosecution of Rev. Molzahn, Father Aleksis Pelypenko, the Uk- xainian Roman Catholic priest en- ploycd by the Federal Bureau of In vestigation as counter espionage agent, will be back on the stand later in the week as rebuttal wit ness.
 Father Pelypenko gained the con- fidence of members of the alleged spy ring, learned its important se- crets. and the alleged members were 70 nice to him they gave him notes of recommendation to each other.
 On the quiet. the priest reported everything to the FBI.
 It was the defense allegation that Father Pelpenko was an agent of entrapment" for Rev. Molzahn.
 Kunze said that whatever connec- ton Rev. Molzahn had with him was At the. suggestion of Father pelypenko.
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