Evening star., 1950-02-20
Most Severe Penalty
Is Asked for Voge|er
As Spy Trial Ends
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Hungary, to undermine its work
of reconstruction. I wish to use
the right for the last word to state
that I made my confession freely,
without any pressure or insults.
I would like also to state that I
was we'll treated during the in
vestigation and also in the court
and hope that my confession
proved that 1 regretted what I
did"
Good Treatment" Mentioned.
In the same vein, Mr.. Sanders,
official of the I. T. & T. subsidiary.
Standard Electric Co., told the
court:
There were three circum-
stances which led me to the deeds
I was charged for. These are my
education, my military profession
and the work l was employed with.
But may I point out that I never
had any personal grudge against
the people OF this country. l fully
realize the grave character of the
deed I have done and tried to
give the fullest information as to
my deeds last Friday. l hope l
gave true picture of my deeds
and l ask the court to take this
into consideration"
Mr.. Sanders also said he had
good treatment during the in
vestigation." Both he and Mr..
Vogeler were held incommunicado
since last November.
Imre Bard, jovial, middle-aged
attorney, representing Mr.. Voge-
ler, told the court a foreigner
cannot commit treason. He said
Mr.. Vogeler's role in the sabotage
listed in the indictment had not
been proved. He said the court
should take into consideration
that the defendant spent only
eight to ten weeks in this country
and that he regretted his deeds.
Il hope that the wisdom of the
court will find the sentence which
he deserves, said the lawyer.
Mr.. Sanders attorney, DR.. San
dor Balint, spoke in a similar way
for his client.
Others Ask Leniency.
The other defendants and their
lawyers also had their last
words" and asked for lenient sen
tences because they had repented.
Imre Geiger, the top-ranking of
the Hungarian defendants, told
the court he had been obliged to
carry out orders of his American
superiors.
Alapi told the court that Mr..
Vogeler sis spy who lost and
was unmasked."
Alapi made the charge after
nine witnesses had paraded to the
stand to testify that Mr.. Vogeler
and his co-defendants were guilty
of sabotage and spying for the
United States Intelligence Service.
Alapi declared that every charge
against the seven defendants was
proved in the course of this trial.
and demanded the most severe
punishment which corresponds
with their deeds"
Besides Sanders and Geiger. Nh.
Vegeler's co-defendants are Zoltan
Rado, a section chief in the Hun
garian Ministry of Heavy Trade:
Edna Doery. hotel barmaid and
telephone operator; the Rev. Ist-
van Justh. a Roman Catholic
priest. and Klemen Dokokoa, chief
accountant for the Standard COM
pany.
Witnesses Eager to Answer.
= Judge Vilmos Olthy told the
witnesses who are under arrest
that they did not have to answer
questions which they thought
would incriminate them. The
witnesses face charges similar to
those brought against Mr.. Vog-
eler and his co-defendants.
In all cases, however, the wit
nesses eagerly answered all ques-
tions and told of their own "sabo-
tage and espionage activities
The first to testify was Miss
Agnes zador, Mr.. Vogeler's for
mer secretary. who worked for
him since 1916. She told the
court that soon after going to
work for Mr.. Vogeler "I realized
that the business activities of my
superior only covered his spying
activities. 1t was clear to me
that the data collected were for
warded through the American
Legation.
| DR.. Jozsef Decsenyi, another
employe of Standard, said Mr..
Vogeler "sent a regular monthly
spying report to New York"
Can I. T. g. T. official in New
York expressed the opinion last
week that any such reports were
normal, routine information
files sent the home office.)
Odon Gergely, a former en-
gineer at Standard, said he went
to work for Mr.. Vogeler as an
agent in 1949. He said that previ-
ously, as a Government employe
he sl1nnlied Mr. Vnpeler with tor