Evening star., 1949-02-18

reel men with a gay laugh In
the hospital. where she Is re-
covering. Her brother Arthur,
6, who also was hurled from
the bridge, and the father, who
leaped after them, were killed.
Gail suffered fractured skull
and internal injuries.
-AP Wirephoto.
said to you was that she was not
with the Red Cross"
Disputes Part of Question.
Shouting louder than Mr.. Laugh
lin. Mr.. Drangsholt responded:
II said she told me she was not
with the Red Cross. but the other
part of your question is untrue"
Mr.. Laughlin and the witness
were shouting at each other when
Judge Edward M. Curran raped
for order and asked Mr.. Laughlin
! if he wanted to put any more
questions to the witness.
When Mr.. Laughlin said he had
no further questions, Mr.. Drangs-
holt left the witness stand.
| Mr.. Laughlin then called Franz
j. Schaefer, a former associate OF
Miss Gillars in the German Over
seas Broadcasting Service who
was flown to Washington at Gov
ernment expense last week to tes-
tify in her defense.
German Recalls Gestapo Guard.
In support Of the defense con-
tention that Miss Gillars was in
fear OF her life and broadcast
Nazi propaganda under coercion,
Schaefer testified that the radio
studio in which he worked with
the defendant was heavily guard
ed with armed IS troopers and
undercover Gestapo agents.
Mr.. Laughlin asked how many
Gestapo agents were in the studio
and Schaefer testified:
II could not tell. They wore
civilian clothes. / knew there was
at least one. but I could never es-
tablish his identity until I finally
found out"
Schaefer was asked If he is q
German citizen.
''I don't knog il such a thing
as German citizen exists" he
answered. II have no government
; and I have no passport. live
near Berlin in the British zone, l
mile from the Russian zone"
During the closing hours OF
the trial yesterday, Mr.. Laughlin
told Judge Curran that his client
is being deprived Of her rights
under the Sixth Amendment. OF
the Constitution by the courts re-
fusal to order the Government to
bring three additional defense
witnesses from Germany to Wash
ingtsn.
Denial OF the defendants con-
stitutional right to have compul-
sorry process for obtaining wit
nesses In her favor" Mr.. Laugh
lin said, means that any convic-
ton which might possibly be OBJ
tanned would not be worth
plugged nickel. 1t would be null
and void"
Judge Curran told Mr.. Laughlin
he appreciated the position in
which you find yourself" but add
ed that he could not see how the
District Court could exercise jur-
isdiction over persons not citizens
Of this country, who are residing
in a foreign country"
Another German. Emil w. K
Beckman. 80, also was flown here
from Germany at Government ex'
pense to testify for the defense
After the two arrived. Mr.. Laugh.
/ lin asked the Justice Department
to locate three more defense wit
nesses in Germany and bring
them here at Government ex-
pense. The department refused
and Mr.. Laughlin filed motion
asking the court to order the
Government to produce the wit
nesses.
Cites Prosecution Action.
Mr.. Laughlin told the court the
Government has produced five
Germans to bolster the prosecu-
tons case and that Miss Gillars
is entitled to have witnesses who
would offset the prosecution tes-
timony.
Because of Government 'rec
tape" Mr.. Laughlin said. it wouit
be impossible for the defense tt
get witnesses out OF Germany
without assistance Of the Justice
Department before next Christ
mas" The Government has shown
Mr.. Laughlin said, that it car
produce German witnesses within
a matter of days, when it desires
Mr.. Laughlin emphasized tina
the crime with which Miss Gillar
is charged occurred in Germany
She was brought to this countr.
against her will and withou
funds, he said, and now mus
stand trial without being able II
produce the witnesses necessar.
for her defense.
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