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Foreign News
September 8, 1907
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
What is this article about?
In Germany, butcher Hans Kruger was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for insulting the Kaiser in 1904, betrayed by a former friend. He claimed drunkenness at trial, gaining public sympathy despite conviction.
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For Insulting the Kaiser in 1904, Hans Kruger, a butcher, has just been sentenced to two months' imprisonment. He would have escaped punishment altogether for his "Majestatsbeleidigung" had not a former friend, who had since conceived an enmity for him, and betrayed him to the police.
At Kruger's trial, which caused some sensation, he said that he must have been drunk when he uttered the disrespectful words about the kaiser. He was nevertheless sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and his hard case has won him much sympathy.
At Kruger's trial, which caused some sensation, he said that he must have been drunk when he uttered the disrespectful words about the kaiser. He was nevertheless sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and his hard case has won him much sympathy.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Kaiser Insult
Hans Kruger Trial
German Imprisonment
Majestatsbeleidigung
What entities or persons were involved?
Hans Kruger
The Kaiser
Where did it happen?
Germany
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Germany
Event Date
1904
Key Persons
Hans Kruger
The Kaiser
Outcome
sentenced to two months' imprisonment
Event Details
Hans Kruger, a butcher, insulted the Kaiser in 1904 and was recently sentenced to two months for 'Majestatsbeleidigung' after betrayal by a former friend. At trial, he claimed drunkenness, causing sensation and sympathy.