The excitement over the trial of the anti-Semitic bomb conspirators, of which Joseph Marffy, the ex-secretary of the Awakening Magyars, is the main figure, continues in the Hungarian capital. An atmosphere of great anxiety is prevalent in the court and in the city. Special precautions have been taken to guard the courtroom. All witnesses, officials and the lawyers must prove their identity before they are permitted to enter the courtroom. Very few visitors and no women are admitted. In view of the charged atmosphere an order was issued to arrest any visitor who interrupts the proceedings.
Marffy and his accomplices, who are charged with throwing bombs a year ago at the court buildings in Budapest, the office of the newspaper, “Az Est”, the Czechoslovakian and French embassies and the orthodox synagogue in Neupest, are expected to receive heavy sentences.
To prevent this, the Awakening Magyars have sent out over two hundred letters to officials and politicians, threatening the judges, police officials and members of the government with death if Marffy and his accomplices are sentenced.
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