Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-26
A MILITARY SCANDAL
CHARGES OF DISCLOSING OF PLANS ~
FRENCH DsFeNCES.
An OHiccr Of tho Ordnance Corp,. = o
Army, Invoived-He Nay usys z.
Leave Paris in Conssguenes.

fBy A1flO-lm~ficdh clNf ~ no D'srafrf
PANS. June 25.--h Naval Dopa-,r...
clerk named Grenier Was arrested ye.,..
day charged with conveying do.ln,,.,
relative TO tho French deieGces tl O..
many and Italy. 10 declared tha, lsa....
Henry d. Borup. Of the Ordnance D,a..
ment of tho United States a-my w,.
tho military G7ache of.the American I,,,
ton here. bought plans Of tae o. ....
and communicated them 20 Germany d..
Italy.
Mr. T. Jefferson Coolidge ths Anr,.,
Minister, has written forr aI .tta- Fl
Captain Borup IN regard ~ t.o .rs.
made against him by Grcn'er.
Captain bOrup dcnies ill' Doe c.a....
Gated anything 80 oermanY 0r l's. l.
will not say whether be seat t.s4.c......
20 Washington.
The American Legation b b.l.. ...I
journalists eager 10 learn every p.lt
obta.nabic.
IL Is probable that CaD'Nn R.-rp
have q leave Paris. iie aIr.It ..t
Grenier gave = IN certain docIlarf.
response % Mr.. C0Olidg1 demand
explanation j. al emphatic pr9 ..t
tho charge that he c0mwguicat AID.
thing to Germany or lia'y.
Mr.. Coolidge has c0mmun.cltel n. ....-
Borup's protest % 81. Ribot Mr
Foreign Affairs.
GRENIfn LONG sCspFcrED.
Grenier WAS sOmo timo ago slsr.rt.f .f
espionage IN favor o. Germany l
II is alleged that documents ent,l
him were greatly delayed be.... .
riyed at their destination.
So strong aid the suspicious m Oil.
Gals become that Admiral GcrF4s I.-.
that Genler be- closely watched l.. .
tectivcs who wero detailed t0 siaI..
asoertaincd tDat be Frequently U.I.I
Captain BOrup's house. on t.e A.....
Marceau. where. the officers 0.ra-.. LID.
official documents On ile poo .. %
Grenler wero photographed ani r0.. D..
turned t. GTeuler. A l.H lava
ago, according 90 tho rr0r
tho detectives, a pace, o.la
ing confidential documents q '.f
eminent arrived 40 the o,iice O. t. N
ter of Marine Just as the Office
closed for tho dav. Greniar was .l t
slyly take tine packet AMI cor.0aI 10 n
meath MS coat. lie then went CD d
followed by tho detective. DOB t.' t...
ning no proceeded 90 lorup's
wnero number Of detective tlI ....
stationed with orders To- arrest Liu ...t .i
he was entering tho building.
The officers OF the general stan n
exuress any surprise at Captain il-f
connection with the affair. They 4r
that he has hoen under sl uo..
months past. but that the autl0uH .
Obtain no positive proof when r.l safe
rant their making chang against l.l.
Borup has been summed Dr. .is
and the officers Of the army SINCE
legged part in tho affair has become -.aa.
WHAT BoRrP sAY-
In an interview with a reQresen'ltrs l
the Associated Press to-day, Captain Booze
said: "All military attaches are liable f.r
celge visits from persons ot.ra-
furnish them with secret c.Fcrr o
documents. Grenier is pro1ablt
these men who have m8ie sm
proposals TO me Eu. have I ssinlel f
these proposaisY 4 point which ci..
understand Is how they can sge1t 70 ..'.
zen OF n country on friendly t.ra ...
France Of lending hlmsei. 10 such lsra ..
full transaction.
Captain B0rup concluded tto il- rv
BY positively denying that Do bah rf0.
either directly or Indirectly. conn Die
Gated with Germany or Italy.