European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday. December 19.19b7 news update death Row criticism Orlando Fla. Ai a fed eral Juil Fil who Denoun cd killer tvs Lutidy a a diabolical Geni us had equally scathing criticism of appeals that keep death Row in mini s in limbo for 10 years or Mure. They either should Choli id 47 30 30 76 39 23 28 24 3? 27 is 17 40 30 Kansas any to Vijai Unher we lot Angom u to Mandy Hajn lamp Ruibai 44-55. Kows 42-4b Soliel Sai Ruddy 4 j4. Unn a Sun run b z1 of Ulichik Ich Sundby a comfy m Trieb flu in ram or  l Garmony wrap m partly Cic Udy with lac3 Boertm Morrn Brj for Uko Meo Fri 4am 4om 54 it c 48 54 l of a Dut a 1 cd Cid Udy lawyer for Roberts doubts fair trial possible at fort Dix by Chuck Vinci i Washington Bureau the civilian lawyer for army pvt. 2 Wade Roberts who descried to the soviet Union and returned to the West says he double Roberts can gel a fair Hal at Forl Dix . Ronald Kuby a new York City Law yer said he had not been Able to reach Roberts at the Philadelphia naval race Brig thursday with the news thai he would face a general court martial. I Haven t talked to him since last week Kuby said. He s generally been in a Good Frame of mind except that he s a Little bewildered about Why he s being punished so severely for simply coming  he maintains Roberts is being harshly punished because he fled to a communist country. It s very Clear to me that he s being treated differently because of  he said. When a Soldier goes awol or deserts it s a routine practice to give him an administrative discharge except in time of War of  Kuby said maj. Gen. Rocco Nigris commander of fort Dix rejected the recommendation of his own investigating of Fifer that the 22-year-old former com Bat Wireman be tried at a special court martial which would mean a maximum of six months imprisonment. Nigris decided to refer the Case to general court martial rejecting out of hand his own investigating officer s opinion Kuby said in a phone inter View thursday. Under the general court martial Roberts faces up to three years in prison he said. Kuby also charged that Nigris disregarded an appeals provision that gives inc defense five Days to file objections to the investigating officer s report. We were told we can file objections now after inc commander has made the decision to refer inc Case to general court martial Kuby said. It s Alice in wonderland Here first you get the verdict then you get the trial. The Way this whole thing has been carried Oul casts Serif to double on whether Wade Roberts will be Able to get a fair trial a fort  Roberts deserted to the soviet Union in March claiming he was harassed and persecuted by his superiors in Giessen Germany. He returned after tiring of the Job he was Given on a soviet reptile farm. He also said he wanted his pregnant Ger Man Girlfriend Petra Neumann who defected with him to receive medical care in the West. Army no s death sentence first in Usa eur since 1984 by Janet Howells tier Nev staff writer the death sentence handed Down against an army sergeant for the murder of his estranged wife and her two ions was the first in Usa eur since 1984, officials said Friday. A jury of six officers thursday found sgt. James to Murphy 23, guilty of pre meditated murder robbery bigamy and making false official statements. The last Soldier in Europe before Mur Phylo be issued a death sentence pfc. Todd a. Dock was found guilty of Mur Dering and robbing a Butzbach Ger Many taxi Driver in november 1984. The last military execution was in 1961. Murphy s sentence must be approved by the division commander and then automatically reviewed by the army court of military review. If the sentence is not reduced by either the commander or the court the ease is automatically appealed to the court of military appeals and could be petitioned to the supreme court Murphy was convicted of the murder of Petra Murphy 25, and her two sons who were found dead in their Hanau apartment by German police aug. 23. The Soldier transferred to the United states the week before the bodies were found. Murphy formerly with the 56th re pair parts Supply co 8th maim in Hanau was found guilty of bigamy be cause he married after separating from Clra. The two were never divorced Al though they separated in september 1986. The robbery conviction stemmed from the theft of Petra Murphy s identification card and two sets of keys from her apartment said maj. John Barbie an army spokesman. Soon after his apprehension in the United Stales Murphy falsely stated that Clra Murphy had murdered her sons Tim a. Herkstroeter 6, and James to Murphy jr., 2, Elarbee said. Hicri Stroeter was bom before Petra Murphy met James Murphy Barbie said. Thirty witnesses testified for the prosecution during the three Day trial. James Murphy chose not to testify and the de sense called no witnesses. The Clinton n.c., native will be held at the . Confinement facility in Mann Heim until he can be transferred to fort Leavenworth Kan. Lawyers associated with the ease were unable to identify a motive for the slay Ings Barbie said. Should the death sentence be upheld the uniform code of military Justice re quires the sentence be approved by the president before it is carried out. Sen. Kennedy to visit service members in Gulf Washington is sen. Edward m. Kennedy a mass will spend his Christmas Holiday visiting . Service members in the persian Gulf according to military officials. A Pentagon spokesman confirmed that Kennedy would be in the Region Over the holidays in conjunction with his duties As a member of the Senate armed services committee. But because of Security considerations he could not give Dales or times and could not say whether Kennedy would go aboard Navy ships there. Kennedy would be Welcome to go aboard ships if he wanted to the spokesman said. Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson was denied Access to Navy ships Over Itie thanksgiving Holiday during a trip to the Region but the spokesman said Kennedy represents a much different situation. Kennedy is a . Senator an elected official he said. Jesse Jackson is  he Wilt observe . Forces and meet with  on assignment throughout the Region the spokesman said. A staffer in Kennedy s Capitol Hill office said the senator would travel first to Israel 10 give a speech dec. 31 at Tel Aviv University on .-Lsrjtli relations. Police quell fort Ord Brawl fort Ord Calif. A As Many As 150 soldiers were involved in a Brawl Early Friday and army officials had to Call in police and sheriffs deputies under a Mutual Aid pact according to the Monterey county sheriffs department. The fight broke out shortly after Midnight at the rally Point an enlisted men s club Al this sprawling army base said sheriffs sol. J in Cranin. Crum said two police milkers were injured. Augsburg no collapses Dies at Bowling Center Augsburg Germany a 38-year-old army no collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack thursday evening at the Sheridan Bowfin Center a Community spokeswoman said Friday. The Soldier was aligned to 1st in Isih Field arty in Augsburg. His identity is being Wilh Beld until his family is notified Heide Lammer Wise said. Paramedics using cardiopulmonary resuscitation were unable to revive the Soldier she said. He died at 9 . Envoy who was under fire to leave Post in Switzerland Bern so Guerland a Faith Ryan Whittlesey the . Ambassador to Switzer land announced Fri Day she will leave her Post Neil july 15 to take up a non govern Mem Job. . A staunch political ally of president Rea Gan was appointed 10 Switzerland in 1981 and Wilt have served two terms totalling nearly five years. Whitiak Scy s management was questioned last year in a Justice department report thai said an embassy fund for entertaining foreign officials May have been used improperly for private purchases