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THE MUNICH PLOT.
Accused on Trial.
London. Feb. 26.
The Munich correspondent of the Lon-
don "Daily Telegraph" says:— The trial
of Generals Ludendorff and Hitler, and
eight others on charges of treason is
connection with the revolt which oc-
curred last September, will begin on
Tuesday. Elaborate precautions have
been taken to prevent disorder, and the
trial will be held in the dining hall of the
infantry cadets' school. The defendants
will sleep in the cadets' rooms, avoid-
ing the risk of demonstrations. The court
has been isolated completely by a cordon
of gendarmerie brought from the coun-
try districts. A proclamation has been
posted in the streets warning the
population to obey the orders of the
police, who have been given instructions
to deal ruthlessly with recalcitrants. The
attendance in the court will be limited
to two hundred persons, of whom 60
will be Press representatives.
The names of the other defendants are
Ernst Poechner, who was Police Prefect
of Munich under Dr. Kahr and who
would have been Bavarian Minister-Pre-
sident if the plot had succeeded: Doctor
Wilhelm Frick, formerly of the Political
Department, of the Munich Police; Lieu-
tenant Praeckner, who led "storm"
troops into Munich: Captain Roehm, who
seized the military headquarters from
which Generals Ludendorff and Hitler
issued their decrees; Dr. Weber, veterin-
ary surgeon, who formed the Fighting
League; Colonel Kniebel, military chief
of the Fighting League; and Lieuten-
ants Warner and Proet who were al-
lotted special tasks in the plan for the
capture of Munich.
The Munich correspondent of the Lon-
don Daily: 'Express' describes the trial
as really a farce, entitled "The White-
washing of Ludendorff." It is anticipated
that General Ludendorff will be found
not guilty and told not to do it again,
while the others may be sentenced under
the second division.
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