Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 20 December 1935Vol. VI, No. 5

Ludwig Schmidt Charged At

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Murder Of Four

Natives

Ludwig Schmidt Charged At Rabaul

From Our Own Correspondent RABAUL, December 16.

LUDWIG SCHMIDT appeared in the Supreme Court in November on four charges of wilful murder of natives, be tween August and September, 1934. Three natives are named and one is unknown Schmidt pleaded not guilty and the case was adjourned to a date to be fixed.

Joshua King, charged with attempting to do bodily harm by firing on natives, pleaded not guilty. The Crown alleged that King was one of a party with Schmidt, Schultze and Groos, in July, 1934, on a tributary of the Sepik River, and shot at a crowd of natives who were peaceful and were not attacking. After a week’s hear ing King was found guilty and was re manded for sentence.

Helmuth Schultze, charged with abduct ing a native female for the purpose of carnal knowledge, was also found guilty and was remanded for sentence.

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