Evening star., 1944-05-18
In the ceremonies at Trinity tn,
following were ordained.
Sedition
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hopelessly prejudiced by what went
on in court yesterday, describing
the scene as similar to "a Bowery
barroom brawl." He added:
I'm not laying the finger of blame
on any one. But as member of
the bar I sincerely regret what hap
pened."
Mr.. Ennis then moved that the
jury be withdrawn and a mistrial
declared.
Justice Eicher, taking down cita-
tion of a court decision which the
attorney offered, said: THE court
reserves its ruling on this motion
to withdraw jury and declare q
mistrial.
Near the end of yesterdays uproar-
ious session, Justice Eicher, granting
in part a motion by Attorney Laugh
lin, directed an informal mental ex-
animation Of Mr.. Laughlin's client,
Edward James Smytile, by three psy-
chiatrists. Justice Eicher said the
court would be guided by the report
Of these physicians in deciding
whether q formal determination of
Smythe's sanity will be required.
Two Psychiatrists Chosen.
Representing the court at the pre-
liminary examination will be DR..
Poseph S. Gilbert, chief psychia-
trist, and DR.. Alcibiadis Peretti, staff
physician Of the pyschopathic ward
at Gallinger Hospital. A third doc
tor will be selected by Mr.. Laughln.
The defense attorney had pre-
sented formal motion asking that
Smytbe's mental condition be
probed. Mr.. Laughlin explained
that the court had held that Smythe
was not capable of exercising intelli-
gently waiver of his right to be
represented by counsel, that Justice
Eicher denied Smythe's request to
act as his own attorney, and that
Smytfe wanted to know his mental
condition for his own guidance.
Justice Eicher said the preliminary
test would be made "if Mr.. Smythe
is willing" The outspoken defend
ant made no objection.
Charges "HitleI Plot"
In the closing phase of his state
ment yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Rogge
said the evidence would show the
defendants used the same technique
which the Nazis had used success
fully in Germany, sucn as boring
into the government by concealing it's
real purposes, setting class against
class, tanning racial .latreds and re-
| ligious prejudices and sowing hatred
of democracies.
Mr.. Rogge referred repeatedly to
"the conSpirator Hitler" as the chief
figure in an alleged plot to Nazify
the world, for which the defendants
assertedly were working in the
United States. The prosecutor
promised to unfold to the jury a
story OF mass propaganda here, de-
signed to undermine the faith of
Americans in their government by
melting hatred of the republic and
distrust Of its Leaders. One of the
favorlte devices, he sdiG, was to at
tack everyone who disagreed with
Fascist methods, especially Govern
ment officials. Communists or Jews,
or both, and to link them with in
ternational bankers.
Justice Eicher refused to allow de-
fense attorneys to make their OBJ
jections while the opening state
ment was being delivered, and their
defiance Of this ban, their efforts to
speak against the pounding of the
courts gavel, kept the room In al
most constant turmoil for a time
The closing part of Mr.. Rogge's
speech was uttered in compartive
quiet.
When the prosecutor finished the
court allowed opposing counsel to
make all the objections they wanted.
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