Evening star., 1949-01-26

country and the evils of Russian
communism.
Although virtually all seats in the
small courtroom have been set aside
for members of the bar and the
large corps Of reporters covering
the trial, long queue of men and
women formed in the corridor out
side soon after the courthouse doors
were opened to wait patiently fol
a seat. Yesterday many waited all
day without getting inside the court
room.
Monitor Engineer Testifies.
Frank X. Green, 1927 Twenty
eighth street Sc, radio engineer
who was in charge of the Silver
Hill CMd) listening post of the
Federal Communications Commits
sion during the war, was on the
stand when the trial recessed yes
terday.
He told how the Silver Hill staff
kept tuned to Radio Berlin for "a
hours each day throughout the war
and made wax recordings of every
thing they heard. He described for
the jury the mechanics of the elab-
crate amplifcation setup installed
in the courtroom to replay the
Axis Sally" programs. Earphones
will be plugged into an outlet be-
fore each jurors chair and at 40
other points through the courtroom
when the recordings are played.
Houben, when asked to describe
the recording of the dramatic skit.
Vision of INVASION broadcast
three months before American
troops landed on the shores of
France. replied:
AS I remember it, there was a
sinking ship in the channel and
soldiers dying and then an Amer
lean mother screaming about the
death of her son. Miss Gillars
played the part of the mother.
Sought to Prevent Invasion.
"T'he purpose of that broadcast
was to prevent the invasion by tell.
ing the American people and Amer
ican soldiers that invasion would be
a risky task with respect to the
lives of the soldiers. There was q
tendency to illustrate the risk"
The radio skit was written, Hou.
ben said, by Prof. Otto Koischwitz,
Miss Gillars' immediate superior.
James J. Laughlin, Miss Gillars'
attorney, had described the pro-
fessor in his opening statement as
man who Travelled constantly with
the defendant and who exerted q
Svengali-like influence over her.
Prof. Koischwitz was a dynamic,
hypnotic personality" thundered
Mr.. Laughlin in his opening state
ment. He was a vigorous, deter
mined man, with fixed ideas, and
this defendant was under his in
fluence. You'll hear more about him
later In this trial"
Mr.. Laughlin pictured his client
as patriotic woman who was
sincerely opposed to President
Roosevelt and to war and who fell
under evil influences in Berlin.
Called Monti a Traitor.
Never did this defendant have
any connection with Hitler, Goeb-
bells, Goering or any others of that
unholy lot" said MIR. Laughlin in q
throbbing voice.
She made it plain she would do
nothing that was hurtful to this
'the United States Government.
She was proud she was a citizen of
the United States, and she rejected
material for her scripts which she
believed harmful.
Why when 1t. Monti, a de-
serter from the American Army
walked into studio where she was
she walked out.
She said, that man is a traitor,
I'll have no part of him."
And after that the Gestapo
tracked her down and she was in
fear of her life"
cit. Martin ]. Monti, an
Army flyer who deserted and
few combat plane into Ger
many, pleaded guilty to a charge
of treason in New York last
week.