The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
HELD ON PILIBUSTER CHARGE
LOUIS KOHLJAN. BaNkER. IS
ARRESTED IN NEW ORLEANS.

0oseFnmeat AGeOea AlsS Isssklng foe
AanMrlE's Nlinlster Corea-SklDpsr ~
ehe Steamship Nenus Put lRder
Doads -PIan 60 capture lisurslrlsis.
NMw ORLEANS. April ~ Louis Kohl
man. millionaire banker and promoter.
was arrested by United StALsS Marshal
Lolssl ehis afternoon accused 81 violation
a the neutrality Laws in that he had
naasd out a warlika expedition against
q Government at peace With the Unitsdi
States. The specific charge against Kohl
man 10 that he financed an expedition
Tor the Madriz faction Of the NinaraguAn
Government TO lay siege against the ports
haid by the Estrada Government.
Kohlman's arrest was the COLONIZATION
of a session in the once Of United States
Commissions. where Capt Hyland ~
The steamship Venus the vess-sl inf'snded
% transport the expedition tn Nicaragua.
had q hearing. The ~ntars NicaraG'Ian
colony. including the two Consuls-0eDeral
and Minister Corea OF the Madriz faction.
were IN the court room when Marshal
Loisel entered and placed KohLman.
smbp1nAed a. a witness in the HylAnd
case. under arrest. Before the marshal
could get 20 Minister Corsa that diplomat
had disappeared and tonight Federal
ofscerr ara securing the city In sear'h
OF him.
The charges against koklman say that
he fitted out the steamship Venus. owned
by hts company. the New ORLEANS Foun-
dry and Corporation. In go 20 Nicaragua
and bombard the ports Of Bluehelds and
Greytown: hat he had his private yacht
ready this aftsrnoon tn take eighty men
out 90 the 0uh Of Mexico. whsra the men
wore 70 board the Venus after she had
cleared this port
KohlmAn viii make no statrrn~nt
This 10 not thu first tina h~ hAa bs~n In
volved In Central American imbrogliO~.
u was no who fAftsd out the ship that took
she ds6aultlng banker Adler 10 Hon.
duras several years ago,
The charge against HOFFMAN Was made
BY Richard SussInan. Consul 0ensrnl of
the Eseruda faction He had statements
from several members OF the exposition
On which the charges we're b@a~d
Venus wac begun several weeks ago.
AZ that time 10 vas reported the Venus
had beun chArtered by the Estrada fac
ton and Gen. Gordon was hailed before
the Federal Grand .I,iry TO answer TO the
charge Of nlibusterine. He was not bold.
by way OF PanaTna and Costa Rira.
Two weeks ago the Estrada agents dis
covered that the Madriz Government had
chartsrvd the steamship venus Minister
Corea transferrsd his activities here
from Warrington and. 10 IN alleged. with
Kohlmap directod tho prepaFatinp ~ ,hs
filibus,sT
Studenta OF Central American Affairs
here say they So in the arrest of KohlfnAn
WashingtoE's hand. The captain OF the
Venus. John Hyland. N under arrest ia
q. 900 bond. lLrd Il IN declared that Minister
Corea wM ha arrested Il he u caught.
Secretary NAGel sont a long telegram
here tonight demanding the exact status
of the NcarAKuan situation
The Venus carries guns and aInmuni-
tion and several cannon. There u
no NtcaEagua1 port AT which she can
land without a battle. for the Estrada
forces hold Biueheids and all the other
ports on the Atlantic except san Juan
or 0reytowu. The Venus. Il - asserted
Intends 10 bre'Ik the blockade. which she
can easily DO a. she N a much larger
vessel and nsore heavily armed than the
tugs and lAunohe- which constitute the
eo-callsd Estrada navy.
IL - charged that the Venus has in her
cargo goods that were not ON her manifest
and that her palP.rs are irregular She
Heated the Nor gegian standard until
this naval expedition was plannssi. when
sbe suddenly hoisiet the British flag