The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-26

Serious Charges Against an American Office
Which the Latter Denies.

Serious Charges Against an American Officer,
Which the Latter Denies. =
PARIS, June 25.-The clerk In the NAVY
Department who was arrested yesterday
charged with conveying document relative
to the French defenses to Germany and
Italy Is named Grenier. He declares that
Capt. Henry ID. Borup. of the ordnance
department of tho United States Army.
who Is the military attache of the Ameri-
can legation hero, bought plans of tho de-
lenses and communicated them to Germany
and Italy.
Mr.. r. Jefferson Coolidge, the American
minister, hos written u formal letter TO
Captain Borup In regard to the charge
made against him by Grenier. Captain
Borup denies that he communicated any
thing to Germany or Italy. He will not
say whether he sent the to
Washington. He admits that Grenier gave
him certain documents His response to
Mr.. Coolidgo's demand for an ex~ Dlanation
Is an emphatic protest against the charge
that he communicated anything to Ger
many or Italy. Mr.. Coolidge has COM
m%unicated Captain BOrup's protest to NJ.
Rihot, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Grenier was some time ago suspected of
espionage in favor of Germany and Italy.
1t Is alleged that Entrusted TO
Hill WCiC Sitdtly uOidJCu DclOiO tHCt III
rived at their destination. So strong did
the suspicious of tho officers become that
mir Gcrvais ordered that Greuier be
closely watched. The detectives who were
detailed to shadow him ascortained that
he frequently visited Captain BOrup's
house on tho Avenue Morceau. where. the
officers declare, the official docu-
ments in the possession of Grenier were
photographed and then returned 20 Grenier.
A few days ago, according to the report of
II thu daIaartvra q nQnkaf 0nrfQInInn oan-
fidential documents of the government ar
rived at the OH GO of the Minister of Marine,
inst as the Office was being closed for the
day: Grcnier was seen to slyly take the
packet and conceal il beneath his coat He
then went to his home. follow ed by the
detectives. In the evening he proceeded
To Borup's house, where q number
of detectives had been stationed
as he was entering the building. Tho Off
GERS of the general staff did not express
any surprise at Captain BOrup's connection
with the affair. They declare hat he has
been under suspicion for months past, but
that the authorities could obtain no POSI-
tive proof which would warrant them maxi
ing charges against him. Borup has been
shnnDed by his friends and the officers of
the army since his alleged part In the affair
has become known.
In an interview with o representative of
the Associated Press. to-day, Captain
Borup said: All military attaches are
liable TO receive visits from persons offer
ing To furnish them with secret govern
ment documents. Grenier IL possibly one
of these men who have made similar pro-
posais 10 me-. But have listened to these
prOposaisf A point whiOh ] canno under
stand II how they can suspect q citizen of
u country on friendly terms with France of
lending himself TO such a shameful trans
action" Captain Borup concluded the in
tervlew by positively denying that he had
ever either directly OF indirectly communi-
Gated with Germany or Italy.