The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-18
Alleged Nazi rial
 Has Been Concluded
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srecord the Rev. Molzahn'S testimony the had never discussed royalties or American citizenship with his su- perior.
 Does this alter your testimony any" Dodd asked the churchman.
 No, sir" Dr. Pgatteicher replied.
 When the pastor was on the witt ness stand he referred to his super for as Ian old man who frequently contradicts himself" and declared he would not appear as character witness for him. Later he changed his viewpoint and said he was Sorry, but not ashamed" of his ref erenceS to Dr. Pfatteicher.
 Dr. Pfatteicher testified that after Pearl Harbor he wrote a letter to the German conference, part of his jurisdiction, asking that he be allowed to attend all future meet ings and Ito be appraised of the purpose of the meetings in ad- vance,"
 Before the elderly clergyman took the stand, Evan P. Hassinger, Mid dlebury, Pa, clerk of the Snyder county common pleas court, said 1 that court records showed the Rev Molzahn did not sign his declaration of intention to become an American citizen in 1924.
 Case Is Closed
 The government rested its case shortly before l p. m., and indicated its summation would begin after an hours recess.
 The case was rested after numer- ous exhibits were introduced in evidence, regarding the background of the Rev. Aleksis Pelypenko, Ro- man Catholic priest and the gov- ernment's star witness.
 Father Pelypenko, according to the records, was in this country on a four months vacation last summer, at the time the defense charged he was working in collaboration with the FBI to trap the Rev. Mol zahn into admitting taking part in the spy conspiracy.
 The government continued presen- tation of series of rebuttal wit nesses whose testimony was brief and 1t was probable Chief Federal Prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd would begin the summation late this aft ernoon.
 The defense summation, which which probably will be given by Attorney James w. Carpenter, prob ably vii begin tomorrow, and the charge of Federal Judge J. Joseph Smith to the jury vii come or Thursday. The jury then will begin deliberating after listening to four weeks testimony in the expressing spy case.
 Rev. Molzahn, wno sits quietly at his counsels table reading small prayer book, was charged by the government with using the parish house of Old Zion Church, Philadel- phia, as a return address for Ger hard Wilhelm Kunze, Fuehrer o1 the German American Bund, anc with aiding him in securing fakeo passports with which to leave the country with vital Amercian mili- tary secrets for the Axis.
 Attorney Carpenter rested the defense case shortly after p. m yesterday, after presenting three other defendants in the case who have pleaded guilty = Kunze, Dr Wolfgang Ebell Fl Paso, Tex, and Dr. Otto Willumeit, Chicago, mid west Bund leader.
 Dr. Ebell admitted he knew Kunzt since 1887, although the govern. ment charged Rev. Molzahn ar. ranged meeting between Kunzt and Dr. Ebell in 1941. Dr. Ebell ad. mitted he was congratulated by thu Nazi government for furnishing in. formation on Texas to the Germans
 He denied he was the under ground railway" who "sneaked" per sons across the border into Mexico Dr. Ebeu admitted, however, he wa considered by the Bund as Ire liable man."
 He identified batch of Nag propaganda material seized at hi home by FBI agents.
 Dr. Willumeit was on the stanC only 8 minute Or so, giving a fev additional details of the Hotel Bis rack, Chicago, meeting of some o the alleged conspirators in 1941.
 Then the government began 1t rebuttal.
 Henry Pfau, former Bund mem Der at Philadelphia, testified it wa "gossips" among Bund members il 1887 that Rev. Molzahn was a SC cret silent" member of the Bund That was the whispering cam paign," he said.
 Mrs. Alice E. Cook, Philadelphia testified that in November, 1889, a . church supper in Rev. Molzahn'