The Grahamstown court in which three Fascist Grey Shirt leaders, Moltke, Inch and Olivier, are on trial charged with inciting to violence by distributing anti-Jewish literature was thrown into a hum of excitement today when one of the defendants, Inch, asked permission to withdraw his defense.
Spectators, court attendants and attorneys for both sides were taken completely by surprise when Inch approached the bench and declared that he would like to withdraw from the case.
In explanation of his unusual request, which is interpreted as a clear admission of guilt, Inch admitted that the entire Grey Shirt movement was based on “hot air.”
Presiding Justice Graham flatly refused to consider the withdrawal saying that it was impossible. To this Inch replied that he was leaving the matter entirely in the hands of the court and then walked out of the courtroom without looking at his co-defendants.
Complete collapse of the defense was further indicated when Moltke, referring to the letter allegedly written by a well known Jew in which Jewish domination of the entire world is predicted, admitted that he must have been taken in by the document which he claims was planted on him.
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