The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-07

ecth received like term, while
AdGlph Hackmeister, who was
shown to be involved less deeply
initRe conspiracy to deceive, was
sentenced to serve year.
Plot on Minnesota
With the passing OF these SEN
fences, the center of interest in
the war plot" investigation
shifted Immediately to the Pa
cihc, Coast, reports having been
received that an attempt had been made
to sink the Great Northern steamship
Minnesota, the largest American steam
or, while she was at sea, en- route from
Seattle to London via the Horn.
Dispatches from San Francisco state
that the Minnesota has reported in by
wirefss that she is returning to that
port, crippled, being only able to make
four knots an hour. In her brig, close.
ly gparded, she is bringing three mem.
bers OF her crew, who are reported to
have dropped a bomb in the steam.
ships engine room, with the intention
of destroying her engines. No partic.
ulars are available, but the representa-.
tives Of the Great Northern In San
Francisco admit that they have re.
ceiVed message telling Of the explo.
sion ard the efforts to wreck the ship.
omcials Are Reticent
From the head Office of the Great
Northern, in Minneapolis, comes word
that THE head officials are keeping in
close touch with the steamer, but refuse
to give out any particulars Of the ac-
cident to her. They admit, however, the
receipt of news concerning the bomb
exploded by three members of the crew
when the vessel was a short distance
out. It is likewise admitted that the
machinery is partially disabled. The
Baron In. the Plot. ~ '',.',' a." ~
On the heels of the Minnesota do.
vclopments, evideneing the lengths to
which the "war plOtters" are prepared
to go in Gripping American commerce.
and destroying American shipping,
came word that charges had been laid
against Baron George wilhelm Won
Brincken, German captain of cavalry
and attached to the German consulate
at San Francisco, who is accused of
direct completely with some of the
plots.
Washington was directly interested
In these charges, inasmuch as the baron
appealed to the German embassy for
immunity from arrest, claiming to oc.
cupy q diplomatic status. This claim,
when presented at the German EN-.
basSy, was disavOwed and the federal
authorities at San Francisco were mott
fed that no hindrance existed to the
arrest Of the baron. A warrant was
accordingly sworn out and a hunt be-
gun for Won Brincken, who went into
hiding.
Surrendered to Marshal
Last night, however, he appeared at
the office of the United States marshal
and submitted to arrest. The warrant
sworn out against him charges HIM
with attempting to destroy American
commerce
He was released under heavy bail, his
bond being set at ten thousand dollars.
1t is stated here that another offense
charged against Won Brincken is that
of being party to- the conspiracy
under which fraudulent papers were OBJ
tanned through perjury for certain sup,
ply ships sent out to the German fleet
of Admiral Won Spec, when they were
in the Pacific.
Robert Capelle, agent Of the North
German Lloyd line is sought as wit
ness in the case, which has to do with
plot against ships leaving American
ports, it is understood. Capelle is re-
ported in hiding on board an interned
German vessel of Sausalito.