"While we were doing the killing," continued Gautschi, "I had chance to think but afterwards 1] started to feel funny but it was too late then.
"Until we struck a reef, T thought our plan was succeeding."
In answer to a further question, Gautschi denied that any of the Chinese were locked in until he and companions were leaving the ship.
Asked what they had done after landing, Gautschi said: "Muller and I fust roamed about, the hills and craved for cigarettes."
"We were crazy but is the use no is too late.
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Muller, seemed very weary and! stared blankly at those about him, while Gautschi was flushed but nevertheless collected and smiling.
Neither of them looked like perate criminals. All the accused were bachelors Only Gautschi was out of a job though the others were dissatisfied with their work. They declared that the police were treating them kindly.
No Norwegian Gautschi verified that one of the captured men was named George Schroeder and not Schuller or Schuyler as previously stated. He said that was an engineer employed by Messrs, Kunst Albers, Shangha Another of the accused, Gautschi said was Heinrich Westermann, who had operated a restaurant until the fend of 1932, "He had also been a batcher and his home address was in Avenue clu Roi Albert, Shang.
Westerman is described as a giant fin stature. He had dyed his bland dark.
Gautschi is reported here to be an escaped prisoner from Shanghai, where he is said to have served two years in gaol.
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