Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26

SSA Y NV hAtaHsEss TOOK I'D LnNzF points
with Berlin. Wen. the other business
To hand" was to put certain British
army officers under q monthly retain,
ing fee Of Gi0O for which in the event
Of war he was % commit nm act oi
unspeakabls treason and treachery on
. certain harbor defense.
cauehtl
! had judged my iurymen right, for
they were very little Impressed BY this
letter. II was all too vague and even
the fluent language Of Grown Prose.
cutor does not impress hard.headed
Scotchnan. was feeling In high
spirits indeed. when / saw one OF the
attendants approach Sir a. M. Ander-
son and deliver q document that had
been handed Into court. lat once recog.
nfzed II and my heart dropped into my
shoes, The Solicitor General read the
document and smiled. knew they
had me.
In addressing the court the Solicitor
General produced two pieces Of thin
paper he same that had been brought
IN on the previous afternoon.
have got to show the court. .
ne said fmpressively. THE most dead.
" code ever prepared against the safe
guards OF Great Britain"
And It certainly was. ii contained
the name OF every vessel In the British
navy. every naval base. fertilization
and strategic point, In Great Britain.
There were over ten thousand names
and opposite each was written num-
Der For example. the dreadnaught
Queen Mary was number sf3.
Using riagnifying glass had WRIT
ten II tiny characters my code. There
were so many names ii was impossible
70 memorize them all. Two opposite
sheets OF the little memorandum book
were used, then the edges OF the pages
were pasted together. Whenever 1
learned the British warships were go
ING 70 put to sea, slipped the book
~ my pocket. went to position OF
vantage where I could make out the
siihouettes OF the warships, classified
hem In my mind. and then writing
put cable put down the code mum.
hers, say In this way:
2iA. So, 100. s10, Git Necessary
words we're filed In by the A. n. C.
:ode.l
This message was sent by way Of
Brussels or Paris to the intelligence
department. of the German Admiralty
n Berlin and told them what warships
we're putting to sea or arriving al
aossyth. ~
The Puzzle Of the Sentence.
The accidental finding of the code
Il course settled all further argument.
called no witness for the defense ex.
'ept two or three personal acquaint.
noes. to each Of whom put this CUES
ion:
What IL your knowledge of my
.ttitude az regards EnRland?"
They ail declared that even IL was
SPY In the pay of any foreign gov.
rnment, | certainly had never shown
ny personal feeling or animosity
cward Great Britain.
All of which figured might aid the
ause OF cieinency. The jury was not
~ more than half an hour. I was
ound guilty of endangering the safe
yards OF the British empire and un. |
er The new law that had been aimed
gainst German spies was liable 20 |
even years penal servitude. Even |
hen my spirits were not down. had
that Americans call % hunch."
Just before his Lordship, the Chief
ustice, summed up. an aristosratic.
Engilshman. who never had
cen in the court room bafore. an.
cared and was courteously, almos,
conducted to the bench. |
noticed that the Chief Justice bowed |
D him with junction. and they had |
bout two minutes Whispered CONVEX.
alton. His Lordship was nodding |
epeatedly. This worried me. / felt
was going 10 get II good.
But, In substance. his Lordship's |
erdict was; |
Taking all the circumstances into
the court pronounces A
entence Of is months' Imprisonment"
I smiled and said;
Exit Armgaard Karl Graves"
A Caller,
l was taken frst TO Carlton HIN iail
dlnburgh. and transferred after two
.eeks TO Bariinney prison near elias.
DIV. Considering the circumstances.
IA treated with surprising consider.
ton. The conditions that had char.
rterized my trial prevailed i'm the
riscn. soon perceived that the Bar
nney prison officials were trying ID
'und me in canny Scotch way--with
D result.
You're foolish to stay In here-
on must have something worth |
hile--Why don't you get outy@
That was the gfst of their talks with
q from the warders up, I kepe my
oath shut.
Now shall present information thar
as denied the house OF commons
pom the occasion OF an inquiry into
" case.
On the firth week of my imprssnn.
emit was taken TO the once OF she
,vernor Of the prison. As / entered |
saw q slight. soldierly looking Rnr.
III gentleman Of the cavalry tyne |
| cavalry officer has certain nanna~. | !,