The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-20
INDICTMENT HITS
HITLER'S PURSER
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choose a criminal lawyer or in
ternational lawyer?"
He was told that any lawyer
would be acceptable.
Robert Ley, 55-year-old Nazi la
Dor front leader who tried to COM
NIT suicide after his capture by
the Americans last May, wanted
20 know when he should request
counsel, and whether it was neces-
sary for him to reply to the indict-
ment.
Silver-haired Joachim Won Rib
bentrop, one of the best-educated
Of the defendants who as Foreign
Minister engineered Hitler's for
eign policy, said in English: II
would like to think this over be-
fore saying anything"
Also speaking in English, HAL
mar Horace Greeley Schacht,
former Nazi Economics Minister
and Reichspank president, declar.
ed "my son-in-law is a jurist, but
not a lawyer. 1 would like to talk
to him.
Two Nazi Foreign Ministers,
Franz Won Papen and Constantin
Won Neurath, both said they had
mo comment" to make on the in
dictments.
Karl Doenitz, Grand Admiral
and commander in chief of the
German Navy, who succeeded Hit
Ter in the last days of Nazi rule,
apparently was prepared for re-
ceiving the indictment.
Dressed in double-breasted
blue suit of Naval design but with
out any insignia, Doenitz turned
over to Tribunal officials slip of
paper with the names of two
lawyers he wanted to defend him.
Fritz Sauckel, who was a Gener-
al both in the Storm Troopers and
the Elite Guard, wanted to COM
municate with his family. He was
told the wish would be granted.
A complaint came from Hans
Frank, who was Governor-Gereral
in Polish territories where the Al
lies say some Of the worst fortunes
and mass murders were commit
ted.
He said he needed lights in his
cell because cit gets dark SO ear
ly."
Col. Burton C. Andrus, in charge
of the prisoners, replied CURLY
that "you all have to do your
work in daylight" All electrical
connections have been removed
from the cells in order to prevent
possible suicide attempts.
Albert Speer, Nazi Armaments
and Munitions Minister wanted to
know if there was any possibility
of counsel coming here. I have
the address of two good Ones"
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Nazi chief
of the Security Police, expressed a
desire to examine the indictment
before making any comment.
Others named in the indictment
were Reich Marshal Hermann
Goering; Rudolf Hess, the No. 8
Nazi until he flew to England i;
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel;
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder;
German industrialist Gustav
Krupp Won Bohlen Und Halvach;
Nazi theology chieftain Alfred Ros-
enberg; Wilhelm Frick, "protec-
tor of Bohemia-Moravia; Arthur
Seyss-Inquart, former Nazi Chan.
cellor Of Austria; Nazi editor-prop
agandist Hans Fritzche; Baldul
Won Schirach, head Of the Hitler
youth movement.
Maj. Anthoney Neave, a British
/ lawyer who was captured at Dun
kerque and later excaped, handed
the defendants the indictments an6
explained to them their rights
With him were 1t. Col. Richare
Owen of New Haven, Conn.,, and
two attorneys from U. S. Army
i Meanwhile the chief N. S. pros
ecution, Justice Robert Jackson
declared that reference in the in.
dictment to the Baltic states and
other territories as within the Rus