Evening star., 1949-01-28
Actors in Broadcasts
To Testify Against
Axis Sally Next Week
By jones J. CuIIinone

By james J. CuIIinone
With the trial of "Axis Sally" ad-
journed until Monday, Government
prosecutors today were busy prepar-
ing to bulwark the 10 overt acts of
treason alleged in the indictment of
Miss Mildred E. Gillars, the Amer
lean woman who became the highest
paid announcer in the foreign divi-
sion of the German Overseas Radio
Co., during the war.
The dramatic skit "Vision of In
vasion," in which the stage-struck
Miss Gillars played the role of an
American mother who receives word
that her son has died across the
English Channel will be played
through earphones to the jurors
when the trial is resumed.
The preparation Of "Vision of In
vasion" is specifically listed as an
overt act of treason in the indict-
ment.
Chief Government Prosecutor John
M. Kelley, jr, said Ulrich Haupt,
young German actor who played the
part of Miss Gillars' "son" in the
radio skit, will take the stand to
testify against her. Heinrich Schnen
also a German actor, will testify
against Miss Gillars next week.
Five Recordings Played.
Five of the % recorded radio pro-
grams introduced as evidence in the
trial yesterday were played for
Judge Edward M. Curran and the
jury Of seven men and five women
before the weekend adjournment
was called.
One Of the recordings was of
Home, Sweet Home" program
broadcast by Avis Sally on July q,
1914. This broadcast is listed as
one of the overt acts OF treason in
the indictment, but Mr.. Kelley did
not attempt yesterday to produce
the two witnesses demanded by the
law. The law specifies that at least
two eyewitnesses to each act OF
treason must be produced before a
conviction can be obtained.
In the Home, Sweet Home" broad
cast, which was beamed to American
troops, the familiar voice Of Miss
Gillars was heard after songster
had pleaded with his girl to sur
render.
Sally Cites Tough Fight.
"Well," said Axis Sally, I'm
afraid she will never surrender til
you kids surrender. Well, how about
it? It's not a bad idea really. After
all, you're fighting tough fight,
but there's no getting the Germans
down. You've been trying for a
long, long time now and you re-
member what was told to you when
you went to Africa-that 1t would
be a walkaway for you boys. Well,
was 1t? Doesn't look that way, does
1t 2"
Later on in the broadcast, after
some boogie woogie music had been
played, Axis Sally said such tunes
might give the American soldiers
bad ideas.
They'll Just get all kind of
woozy and would like to throw
down those little old guns and tod
die off home" she said. We'll, 1t
would be the right thing for them
to do, after all, because they're GER
tainly not making any headway in
the sector right now"
Four other Axis Sally recordings
were played yesterday afternoon.
Three of them were medical. re-
ports in which the Nazi broadcaster
listed the names and injuries of
wounded Americans. The fourth
was designed as a chat with Amer
lean women and concluded with the
weh-known song, "Lili Marlene."
= Unhexrd by Spectators.
The bulk of the spectators in the
courtroom are unaware of what is
being said while the recordings are
being played. Only those with ear
phones can listen to the broadcast
Plug-in stations for earphone sets
have been established in the jury !
box and at other points around the
counsel table and press bench.
Although considerable static and
other interference can be heard
through the earphones, the voice
of Miss Gillars is audible and easily
identified with the spoken voice Of
the defendant, who appeared on the
witness stand for the first time yes
terday.
The jury had been excused when
Miss Gillars testified in an effort
to block introduction of the re-
cordings.
While the records were being
played Miss Gillars held one ear
phone against her head at intervals
At other times she left her headset
lying on the counsel table.
The jurors, however, listened at
tAntiyely.