The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
TRIAL OF NAzI
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only one of five alleged conspirators who has pleaded innocent, included:
 Father Aleksi Pelypenko, & Ukrainian Catholic priest who left Argentina on vacation to come here to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He gained the con- fidence of some of the alleged con- spirators and they were so nice to him they gave him notes Of recom- mendation to one another and otld him their secrets These the priest reported to the FBI He spoke only Russian, and an FBI interpreter put his words into English.
 Dr. Robert Kempner former Der lin judge and government official who was tossed out of office because the Nazis didn't Ike his political beliefs. He once wrote a probation report on Adolf Hitler back in the early days of the fuehrer's career. Dr. Kempner is an expert on police techniques under dictatorships.
 Dr. Otto Platter, New York, who fell into the bad graces" of the Nazis and lost his job in Germany. In 1897, on a steamer in mid-Atlan- tic, Dr. Platter said Rev. Molzahn, whom he had never heard of before. contacted him. T was frightened, Dr. Platter said. T couldn't sleep at night" He couldn't figure out how Rev. Molzahn knew him.
 And now. Dr. Willumcit, Chi cago restaurant owner. who is testi- flying for the government about the inside of the spy ring.
 Fell Into Disrepute
 Dr. Platter said he fell into dis repute with the Nazis when he was in Germany, and later came to ] America Rev. Molzahn, he said, 1 sought to patch up his differences with the party.
 We have to fall in line" Dr. Platter quoted him as saying during several conversations on the voyage. | Tt is not right that you are in bad terms with the party. If you want to come in good graces of the party, first you have to come to good terms with the leader of the party and l could be of help"
 Dr. Platter said he was given a card with Rev. Molzahn's name and address on it. The address was Old Zion Lutheran church, Philadelphia. On the back of the card, the witness said, was the address of Gestapo agent at Altona, Germany.
 Rev Molzahn, Dr. Platter testified, told him he couldn't assist him at that time because "I am going to Berlin to have conversations with the higher-ups in the party"
 The witness said he never saw or heard of Rev. Molzahn until he was addressed by the minister on ship board the third day out from New York.
 The minister told him during the course of their conversations, Dr. Platter said, that the Altona Ges- tapo agent was "a very busy man"
 But" the Rev. Molzahn was quoted as saying, you present this card and you will be in his office in 10 minutes"
 Dr. Platter gesticulated frequently during his testimony His hair was close cropped, and he wore polka dot bow tie.
 He said that while he was Tn Ger many he lost his job as result of his troubles with the Nazis, and Rev. MolZahn told him he could get his job back if he contacted the des- tapo.
 You could get back your posi- tion." the minister was quoted as saying.
 Other witnesses who gave brief testimony included FBI agent Er- nest O'Neil, who took Gerhard Wil- helm Kunze, chief of the German American bund, from Texas to county jail after the Bund leader was brought up from Mexico.
 Earlier, father Pelypenko testified under cross examination he told fl Baltimore German pastor he was sent to America by the German gov ernment to work among the Ukrain- ians here.