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Show Ml CAPTAIN TELLS OF HB BOLD ROBBERY Trial of Wilhclm Yoight, Who Looted Treasury of Coepc-Jiiek," Coepc-Jiiek," Begun in Berlin. BERLIN, Dec. 1, The trial of Wilhclm Wil-hclm Voigt, rendered famous in Germany Ger-many as "Captain Von Coepenick," owing to his bold robbery of the treasury treas-ury of Coepenick and the arrest of the Burgomaster of that, town October 16 with the assistance of a number of soldiers sol-diers who had been imposed upon by Voigt. began today before a large crowd. Application for tickets to lho court had boon received from all over Germany and even from foreign countries. coun-tries. Much amusemont was caused when nine grenadiers, in strict military order, marched into tho room as witnesses against lho prisoner. Voigt answered the judgo'8 queries unreservedly, narrating nar-rating the history of his life without dramatic oinbellishment and told a straightforward story of tho Coepenick afl'air in an unassuming mnnnor. An interesting fact brought out was that Voigt years ago mado uso of an expression which led to his capture, having remarked to n fellow-prisoner while in tho penitentiary, where ho was under sentence: "With a fow soldiers one could do a fine job." This prisoner, aftor hearing of tho Coepenick affair, informed the police of Voigt 's remarks, which fastened suspicion upon the latter. Voigt wns sentenced to four years' imprisonment and costs. Tho indictment included four counts, namely, aggravated forgery, publicly depriving another of liberty, fraud and wearing a military uniform without authority. |