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Rudolf and Humprecht Czerninová of Chudenic Memory and History 2014/04 41 that Count Czernín should not be shot in Pardubice, but that his disappearance should be legal and legal.55 As Feustel said in his next claim- di, his subordinate Mayer came up with the fact that he had a co-worker at Czerni's large estate in Hlu-šičky, who could participate in the event. By mutual agreement, Dvořák was to receive a gun from Mayer, which was then found with him. Dvoøák later, according to the in-struction even before the martial court, was to confirm that the gun belonged to Count Czernin and that it was to be handed over to the defender Novák of Osek. The butler and driver of Count Hum-precht Czernin Jaroslav Holý in his statement from 1973 recalled: ...[9. June 1942] was carried out for a patrol by German soldiers in the chateau for the purpose of finding weapons. [...] I saw a certain embarrassment from the side of German soldiers and their commander whether or not to carry out a tour, and practically went from hall to hall without looking for anything specific. It is really very unlikely that the exit of even two Schutzpo trucks (as Dvořák talked about) would take place blindly, without a clear goal. Chamberlain Holý further testified: About the hem of 9.00©10.00 in the morning I saw that two German soldiers bringing the castle of the forest administrator Dvoøák from the gate to the hall. At this time I was in the ground floor hall and I heard as today that one of the German soldiers reported to the officer that they had a forest Dvořák in the woods near Osek and that he had an unannounced gun. At the request of the commanding officer, where Dvořák got this gun, Dvoøák immediately stated that the gun was not his, that it was Count Humphrecht Czerní's property and that he had given it to him for safekeeping. This interview between the Germans and Dvořák was conducted in German language, and because I too possess the German language enough, I understood this.56 The valet then denied Dvoøák's claim that Czerni - as owner of the seized weapon - was not until after interrogation using violence. The gun found at Dvořák did not only know Czernin's valet, not- neither did the Countess nor her chambermaid.57 Moreover, Ida Czerninova was not at all eloquent in the matter of the found pistol - the Khan, as would most likely be in the event of the truthfulness of Dvoøák's testimony. She learned about the judgment only at the beginning of July 1942, when her husband was already convicted.58 In her testimony, the Chamber also questioned the Count's confidential relationship with Dvořák: ...[we] the other co-consistants at the chateau, however, we did not have a special relationship with the Dvo ©rák, for his superior and condescending behaviour towards us and, as I remember, also with Hum© Precht Czernín and his wife Ida was not in any way in a confidential relationship, it was only a service relationship, and I know this precisely because I came into intimate relations with Ida Czernínová, who confided in me with some family and private things.59 The further development of the events is already known from Dvořák's statement of the martial court in Prague, the pardon of both men, from whom Dvoøák is sent for less than half a year to Terezín, Czernin for life in prison Brandenburg prison. The reason for Terezín's imprisonment was described by Feustel as follows: ...he had to disappear from the sight of the surrounding area, namely for as long as the matter of Czernín is forgotten, came temporarily again to the police prison in Terezin.60 The conditions agreed for Dvořák overall described as very peaceful- not. He said in his defense: I did not have any advantages, as Feustel stated in his statements, at the time of my stay in Terezín. I received the package only once, and only once I was allowed to write a letter, also to parents. I was bullied or to be brutally treated by a woman in Terizín, I may not say so, but I also received a number of facets and stabs. I did not engage in any political activity, meant resistance in the organization of prisoners, because I didn't know anything about it. [...] During my stay at the Te\ Resin, I was neither questioned nor visited by a Gestapo.61 According to instructions from the Terezín prison - which Dvořák was to report to the Gestapa service at the place of residence. Feustel's former secretary in 1974 testified that Feustell did not accept much of each of the discharges- 55 © ABS, f. 325, signed 325-113-1, Evaluation, 26 April 1973, p. 2.56 © Ibid. 57 © Temej. 58 © Dvořák's claim that Czernin testified in front of the martial court that the secured pistol is his wife is therefore extremely illogical. 59 © ABS, f. 325, signed 325-113-1, Evaluation, 26 April 1973, p. 2.60 © In another of the statements he stated: Dvoøák then went for a longer period for security reasons to the police prison in Terezín, where he was held for several weeks as a Vorzugshäftling (prison with benefits). 61 © Ibid. Confident of the Gestapo František Dvořák (1912) on the photo of October 1945 Photo: ABS PD_04_2014.indb 41 15.12.14 9:27