New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-02

that Lieutenant Burgess arrested the
woman after both men had insisted
she had hit Mateiket with a cane and
tried TO strike him with soda sy-
phon. While the excitement was on
the Hoffman, woman disappeared.
From the Greroblc the scene shifted
20 the West Forty seventh street police
station. There Sander insisted upon
pressing The charge Mrs. Stegler was
unable TO get bondsman and stayed IN
custody until arraigncd before Magls-
trate Barlow.
She told a story o. being lured TO the
hotel. and the two Germans told OF the
alleged assault. and the events leading
up 60 il. The magistrate promptly dis-
charged her. expressing regret that she
had not corroboratcd the story OF the
two men that she was nude when sig
nal from Nateiket called Sander from
the adjoining room.
Had you done so" said he, 81 would
have taken great pleasure IN SehdlnS
these men 90 the workhouse for long
terms"
spy" Husband Indicted.
Thence Mrs. Steglcr went to the Fed
cral Building, where her husband had
previously been indicted, with Richard
Madden a.d Gustav Cook, Tor consplr-
ing against the government. There She
was closely guarded by 4. Bertram
SamuelS. Nh Griiith'S law partner. VINO
Was determined that she should not
again violate his orders to avoid taxi
ing about her husbands affairs.
All three pleaded not guilty TO the
charge. ard thc government asked that
hail he fixed a $4,000. This was OBJ
iected TO as excessive. whereupon Har-
old Content. Assistant United States
Attorney. declared that the case was
important. e,
Tho operations Of these men. SAID
he. tended 20 make American pass
ports Nalucicss TO Americans abroad.
Il is essential % protect our citizens
who may hove 20 travel IN Europe that
the passports be protected
This view was taken by the court,
and I'm default Of the necessary sure
tics the three we're taken to the pen to
await removal to the Tombs, There
Mrs. Stcglcr saw her husband for a
few minutes and wccpingly fold him
Of her experiences Of the nIght before.
Don't cry. little girl he told her.
"but be careful. II IS all right, but
those dogs would do anything he
careful. Everything will be all right.
Still guarded by the faithful Sam
uels, she went TO Mr.. Gritfith's offices
where for three hours she was IN con
ference, going over the story OF me
preceding twcnty-four hours.
Mrs. Steglsr's signed statement
given out in the ofilces Of Mr. Griffith
last evening. takes up seven legal
foolscsp pages. In IT she told OF meet
ing Miss Hoffman, last November III a
doctors office. and becoming so friend
IL with her that she lent money TO her.
Admits Being Divorced.
When this statement was given out,
Mr.. Griffiths was asked how his client
reconciled her denial Of being m;rried
10 one Harry Dottenheim in Atlanta, ss
told Of by her father.
That's not new" said the lawyer.
81 said early IN the case she was a
divorced woman. She denied 1t because,
suppose, she did not know what else
TO do. Tremble & Moon. OF Chatth-
nooga, got her divorce for her
Here q reporter showed Nr. Grlfiiths
p COPY of the application she made for
a license to marry Stegler. In this she
declared she had never been married.
That is not important he said. at
may he a mistake
Sander and Mrs. Stcglcr said Miss
Hoffman came from Sayvllic. a report
from that place last night said she was
former inmate OF the Bedford Re
formatory.
Late in the afternoon 1t was ar
ranged to release GUSTAV Cook IN $4,000
surety. The same amount viii. 1t IS
understood. be accepted for Steglcr
and Madden. All three have until
March 10 to change their pleas.
The case against Carl Rurocdc. Hans
Adam Won Wedcll. Arthur Wilhelm
Heinrich Sachsse, Walter Mueller, Au-
gust Meyer and Herman Wegcncr,
charged with uniawfu!ly attempting to
procure passage to Norway by false
and fraudulent passports when called
Yesterday before Judge Ncterer in the
Federal Court, WAS set down for trial
on March 3. Puroedc is free on $4,000
bail. This is the case uncovered early
in the year TO ship rcserists TO Ger