English Translation

75 curious people to Karlsplatz and the side streets. The influx increased in the evening hours to such an extent that the passers-by sometimes only gradually progressed. The official announcement of the arrest of the assassins on the radio, as far as there have been reports so far, caused surprise and satisfaction to the Czechs, but the explicit mention that the assassinations were about members of the Czech people did not give rise to a particularly uplifting mood. In Budweis in various places it is observed that Czechs broke out in tears of joy after the delivery of this news. It was regretted (Klattau) that the perpetrators could not be caught alive. In Brno, Czechs in inns declared that, if they were still alive, no consideration should be given to the assassins and to their helpers, for the Czech people had suffered through them since 27 May. In Czech circles in Brno (up to this time it was not yet known whether the perpetrators were captured alive or shot during the action) it was stated that a public example had to be made. The assassins were to be executed publicly on the Old Town Square in Prague. The fact that the perp was hiding in a church has generally attracted attention. It is widely reported that the Czechs are supposed to be a Catholic church. There is no lack of voices in this connection (OLB Brünn), which are strongly opposed to the Church. Even in Pibrans, a city with a highly clerical population, one is outraged by the fact that the church had apparently supported the assassination. In an inn in Pibrans, a Czech remarks: "Black murderers who wanted to plunge us into disaster." More details are eagerly awaited about the outcome of the destruction of the assassins. Individual reports collected so far show that the greatest hopes are attached to this event. A Czech woman