English Translation

7a - 2 - Dr. Rudolf Wanitschke, district physician in Rokitnitz, mentioned in the letter, expressed himself by invitation to the case that the then district judge Dr. Pražák in Rokitnitz, how firm they are, the arrested, although they were already in the custody of the district court, had again handed over to the gendarmerie in order to extort confessions by mistreatment of them. After statements by Dr. Wanitschke, those concerned had been formally tortured at that time. They had been kicked with the heels on the barest toes, pressed wood between their fingers, beaten them on the soles of their feet and kicked with their feet into the ribs. Dr. Wanitschke himself found about 5-6 of the abused P d d t nails and other body parts. He is the opinion that Dr. Pražák had certain knowledge of the abuse. The beaten-up gendarme, František Havliček, was also examined by Dr. Wanischke and stated that he had not recognized anyone for the dark night. At the trial in Koniggrätz, at which Dr. Wanitschke was rejected as a witness, but the General claimed that he had recognized with certainty 4 of the arrested and, under Dienstid, designated 4 persons among the group of defendants who, according to Dr. Wanichke, had already been deliberately placed on the dock in the order. Dr. Vanitschke becomes Dr. Pražák also referred to as a fanatical Czech who had harmed the German in Rokitnitz, where he could. As witnesses who could be heard about the behavior of Dr. Pražak, Dr. Wanitschke named the sergeant Alfred Blaschke, field post number 13166 A and the judge Dr. Otto Hamesch, currently at the Oberlandesgericht in Leit- meritz, who under Dr. Pražák also worked at the district headquarters in Rokitnitz. -PP Ministerial Council and board of the prison group in the Judiciary. He was born on 30.5.1891 in Petschek, according to his own statements served as the train leader cadetspirant from 1915-1918 at the Landsturm-Regt. No. 23 and was captain of the judicial service i.d.Res. in the former Czech army. For further information, it is still known that he