COL. PHILLIMORE: Death sentence was passed by the Commission on 21 November and he was executed on 30 November. That is to say he was executed before you had this conversation. Did you know that?
WAGNER: No. I just discovered that now.
COL. PHILLIMORE: At any rate, the witness Heisig knew it before he gave his evidence, did he not?
WAGNER: Obviously not. Otherwise, he would most likely have told me about it. Previously, he had for 10 days...
COL. PHILLIMORE: Will you just listen to a question and answer from his cross-examination. It is Page 2676 of the transcript (Volume V, Page 227). This is a question by Dr. Kranzbühler:
“In your hearing on 27 November were you not told that the death sentence against Eck and Hoffmann had already been set?”
Answer: “I do not know whether it was on 27 November. I know only that here I was told of the fact that the death sentence had been carried out. The date I cannot remember. I was in several hearings.”
Now if that is right...
THE PRESIDENT: What date was that evidence given?
COL. PHILLIMORE: That was given on 14 January, My Lord; Page 2676 of the transcript (Volume V, Page 227).