The sun., 1908-02-11
REVOLUTION MAKER ON TRIAL
BARNATO FIRM BARGAINED TO
GET RID or PAUL KRUGER.
Carl velthein. Accused OT Trying 60
BlackmaEl 3, ID. Joel Out Of $50 900,
Tells How He. Came 60 kln JOsl's
BrOther-SOuSh African IntricAcaes.

BrOther-SOuth African IntricAcaes.
Special Cable Despatch 10 Tm Sun.
LONDON, Feb. 10. According to a state
ment made by Carl L. Won Vsltheim in the
Old Bailey to-day during his trial for at
tempting to blaokmail SOlly B. Joel, the
capitalist. out Of $50 900, his letter demand
ing the money was merely a reminder that
the BarnAtO firm, OF which 8. B. Joel was a
member, had covsnanted' to pay him for
engineering q revolIti in the Transvaa
and he wanted the So, 900.
Mr.. Joel testified at length regarding
other threatening letters he had received
signed -Kismet.' and vetheIm admitted
that he wrote them. They were the one
silly thing have done in my Eife,' he said,
but he pleaded that they were merely writ
ten to crafty a Miss Caldecott, who had
animosity for Mr.. Joel and wished TO
frghten him. Veltheim added that be had
subsequently explained this to Woolf JOEL
Solly Joels brother, and had received the
formers forgiveness.
Veltheim made some dramatic state
ments on the stand. He told how he was
introduced TO Barney Barnato in 1893 by
the Minister OF q South American State,
whom he refused to name Veltheim had
OCoh OOnCCTnou TWO oOuJu AIItSrtChu
revolutions. and the Minister, whom he
had helped, recommended him to Mr..
Barnato for his ability in handling revolu-
tionary movements.
The prisoner described his interview
with Barnato, who said he wanted Paul
KrCiger, President Of the Transvaal. re-
moved. He asked Veltheim what in his
opinion. a revolution would cost Welt
helm suggested $500 600. ard Barnato
said II wonld he cheap at IS 100000. Welt
helm asked between $50 900 and S2So, 900
as his own fee. Barnato enioined secrecy
and paid Veltheim at various interviews
retaining fees Of t7,S0O IL was arranged At
their final interview to continue the pre-
liminaries, but no report was to be made
until the arrival of WooR Joel in South
Africa. Barnato's suicide followed shortly.
and Veltheim decided to stay in South Africa
until Woof Joel arrived, he serving mean
while in the Rechuanaland mounted police.
After Woolf Joel's arrival Veltheim had
several interviews with him concerning the
plot. WoOlf Joel undertook to pay SOC, 900,
but raised difficulties about transferring this
sum, as the discovery of such transaction.
would endanger all BarnatO's property in
the Transvaal Then came the final inter-
view. at which Veltheim shot Woolf Joel.
The Court listened in deep silence while
the prisoner volubly and dramatically de-
scribed how Wooif Joel had insisted that
Veltheim must go 10 London TO receive the
promised 100000; how Joel's companion.
Strange. at a sign from JOEL triod 70 shoot
Veltheim; how Joel then drew his own re-
volver; how Veltheim then fred In self
defence, killing Woolf Joel. and how he
was tried and acquitted of the charge of
murder.
But for this shooting affair in Joels
Office" said Veltheim, there would have
been no Boer war. because Kruger would
have been forced out Of the country and
another BOer President put in his place
The court then adjourned.