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Show ASSASSINS' PLOT IS RELATED IN COURT Driver of Car From Which German Foreign Minister Slain Tell of Threats LEIP8IC, Oct. II (By A. P.) At the trial yesterday of the men accused ac-cused of the murder of Walter Rathe-nau, Rathe-nau, foreljcn minister, Ernest Werner ; Techow," who had been rharired with having driven the automobile from which Rathenau waj aaaassfriated. made a full confession in open court. Techow declared that he had acted under duress, declaring that ErwJn , Kern. Rathenau's aeaasflin. who coi-mltted coi-mltted aulcide when surrounded by the police In the turret of Ha a leek csstl. near Koesen, had threatened to shoot him if he withdrew from the murder plot. Techow broke dnwn iv ' completely when the presiding judre ' halted the proceedtnars and subverted , him to a dramatic cross-examination. A chemical analysis of some chocolate choco-late which several of the defendsnts ate a few days ago 'and txx ams 111 has established the presence of ar-. aenfc in It. |