Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-03-05 | Page 2 | Viereck Freed under Bond

I I s. s I i VIERECK FREED I UNDER BOND j WASHINGTON March 5 p- p j George Sylvester VIereck onetime 1 propagandist for German interests t was Vas technically Y free tree of custody Friday after atter serving a year under undera a conviction for violating the foreign foreign for tor- eign agents registration act The supreme court reversed conviction I 1 Monday I Justice F F. Dickinson Letts Letts' effectuated effectuated effectuated ef ef- ef- ef the high courts court's mandate i In one part of ot th the district court building while Viereck appeared with a large group of codefendants for tor preliminary hearing on another criminal charge in another section I of ot the building There Justice Jesse C. C Atkins fixed his bond at 2500 on an indictment in indictment indictment in- in charging Viereck 32 other persons and one corporation the New York Enquirer with se seditious so- so conspiracy LeU Letts meanwhile fixed Viereck's Viereck a abond I bond in the foreign agent agents case at 1000 1000 overruled a defense motion to dismiss the indictment but left the way open for a further hearing Viereck's attorneys attorney said sale bond in both cases would be filed with the I court ourt clerk thus leaving Viereck free to return to his Ws New York home pending further steps in thet the two case cas easels i. i Att Attorney n ey General Biddle BiddIe announced an an- t pounced Thur Thursday c da night he would ask that Viereck k b be e ec ek retried retried In the foreign agents agent case