The “Arbeiter Presse”, the organ of the Hakenkreutzler and the Eisen Besen today repeated the ritual murder tale, despite the order of the police prohibiting further mention of this tale. The paper urged the state attorney to take action in the matter, alleging that “at numerous times attempts at ritual murder have been made in Vienna.”
The state attorney ordered confiscation of the “Arbeiter Presse”.
It was established by the police of Meidlung, where the boy, Grusch, was found dead, that there is no ground whatsoever for assuming that this was a ritual murder. The “Arbeiter Presse” printed many details of the murder, which give rise to the supposition that the Hakenkreutzler are well informed as to the murder.
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