(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Jacob Diamant, who is being held in prison pending investigation of his sanity after he invaded St. Paul’s Church in Warsaw on Christmas Day wrecking the altar as he declared “Revenge for the anti-Jewish pogroms in Roumania,” addressed an appeal to Pope Pius XI for his freedom.
The prisoner petitioned the Pope to intervene with the Polish authorities with a view to effecting his release so that he may be in a position to continue “preaching the idea of God.” In his letter the prisoner also states that the recent earthquakes in various parts of the world are the punishment of God for mankind’s sins.
The prison authorities report that Diamant’s mental condition changes, at times being quite calm.
The act of accusation against Diamant has not yet been completed, it was stated.
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