The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-25
A MINISTER'S DILEMMA.
Took Notes About a German Fort.
But Was Arrested as a Spy.
PhiIadelphia BulletinO

Philadelphia Bulletin)
The Rev George Horter, a mild in
offensive, law-abiding citizen of Cam
den, n. J., while standing upon the for
tificatiOns at Cologne, Germany, this
summer, broadening his views of life.
improving his mind and incidentally
taking notes for possible lectures in the
future. was arrested as spy, searched
and detained for six hours in the bar
racks
Mr.. Horter. with joy in his breast
and his kodak in his pocket, left his
party one morning to see sights not
mentioned in the guide book. In the
course Of his wanderings he observed
high earthen wall which INSTRUCTED
his view. DESTROYS of learning what
might be on the other side, Mr.. Horter,
with an agility which did him credit,
scrambled UP the steep side and gazed
about him with considerable interest.
He found himself looking down upon
the interior of a fort. A German fort
seeming to Mr.. HOrter worthy of men
ton, he produced his note book. and
standing upon the wall, his figure
Sharply outlined against the sky pro-
ceeded to write his impressions of Ger
man forts and German soldiers Be
+.
ter took few neat snap shots of the
fort.
He described the fort with great at
tention TO detail, which took him some
time Before he had completed his
notes he observed that something of
Importance was transpiring in the bar
racks There seemed to be excitement
and much running to and fro. Mr.
Horter made a note of this and gIOWed
with pleasant anticipation, believing
that he was about 10 witness some
event that would go down in history
Perhaps the news Of the declaration
of war with America or England or
| France had just reached the barracks:
perhapS-but here Mr.. HOrter'S dreams
were interrupted by a company of sol
d1ers who seemed to be coming in his
! direction at a remarkably swift pace
AS they drew nearer Mr.. HOrter was
startled to observe that they seemed
to be looking at HMM fact that they
| were charging him. AT this point Mr.
Horter drew his truSty kodak and pro-
ceeded to defend himself He got in
two well-aimed shots at the captain
before the enemy surrounded him
lie was called upon to surrender and
| lay down his arms. Mr.. Horter laid
| down his kodak, but said they could
never break his proud spirit; so they
| took him off to the barracks.
TO use words not Mr.. HOrter'S his
| German was slightly on the bum. but
ne Sdlnered SuInclefu from the CONVEX
sation of the officers of the barracks
70 learn that he was a dangerous char
acter and undoubtedly the shrewd spv
| of jealous nation. Attention was
called to Mr.. Horter's wicked ewes
His notes were read, and the internal
workings of his kodak investigated For
i've hours he was interviewed in Ger
| man by various military persons, who
glowered darkly upon him when he de-
MED any intention of learning army Sc
crets. After a tine Mr. Horter grew
hungry, and his arrest became of sec
guarded him ate lunches of fragrant
German sauSages, but did not offer to
share them.
man, under heavy escort, was taken 90
| a place where a large sign over the
door read, Criminal Bureau
Here Mr.. Horter baked; he fell hack
on the traces, and refused to bulge
unless they would promise to notify
the American consul and his party at
| the hotel. a request which they had
hitherto refused to grant
They agreed to this, and Mr. Horter
went peaceably into the criminal bu-
| reau, where he was searched. and dam
| aging evidence in the shape of map
! OF the city and a Cooks meal ticket
was found upon his person.
In the course of time a representa-
rive of the United States consulate ar
rived, and after considerable parleying
Mr.. Horter was reluctantly allowed to
depart.
He says that his interest in German
forts has perceptibly decreased