Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-07 | Page 5 | Canal Spy Case Jurors Called

CANAL SPY CASE JURORS CALLED CRISTOBAL Canal Zone Dec 7 j A special panel 0 of jurors j 1 was drawn today for the trial of Hans Heinrich of f the German Lloyd LIoyd Steamship line on a charge of photographing photographing pho- pho fortifications in the vital Panama Canal Zone The year old defendant was the first of four youthful Germans to o go on trial In Cristobal's first espionage case Interest in the case was so great that Canal Zone police were taking stringent measures to prevent overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding over over- crowding of the small courtroom which seats Took Photos arrested October 16 with a year old German girl Ingebord Gutmann Gisbert Gisbert Gisbert Gis- Gis bert Wilhelm Gross 26 and Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Robert 29 was said by District Attorney J. J J. J McGuigan to o have admitted photographing gun emplacements within Fort Ran Ran- dolph McGuigan stated that the men defendants had served in the German German German Ger Ger- man army and end navy and were well versed in military tactics We have testimony he said showing that these defendants knew it was prohibited to take photographs photographs pho- pho of anything within Fort Randolph but nevertheless they did actually take photographs Including including ing ng certain gun emplacements The four were charged with unlawfully unlawfully un- un lawfully awfully obtaining information affecting affecting af- af the national defense and andare andare andare are liable if convicted to fines of 1000 each one year imprisonment or both It was believed likely they would be deported if found guilty Hysteria Claimed Defense Counsel C. C P. P Fairman said the case was a a. tempest in a teapot inspired by hysteria and sensationalism surrounding the re recent recent recent re- re cent New York spy trial is in jail in default o of bail and Gross is being held in default of bail Miss Gutmann Gutmann Gut Gut- mann and are at et liberty under bail each which was raised by popular subscription inthe inthe in inthe the German colony Federal Judge Bunk Gardner is presiding at trial