Evening star., 1915-11-23

NEW YORK, November 23-Capt. K.
Boy-Ed. German naval attache, was the
directing head under whom was spent
s150,000 in chartering and supplying
neutral steamers with coal and provi-
sions for German men-of-war in the
Atlantic and Pacific in August, 1914, the
government formally charged-and as
serted that it was prepared to prove
the charge-in the opening today of
the trial, on charges of conspiracy. of
DIR. Karl Buenz. managing director of
the Ifsnbpss-American ltna fhfAe
of hfs subordfnates.
Roger B. Wood, assistant United
States district attorney in charge of
the prosecution, in so declaring. as
serted that the entire sum was spent
Boyd, and that from 100000 to
100000 of the amount was spent in
San Francisco in chartering vessels
and obtaining supplies for the Ger
man warship Leipzig, and. perhaps, the
Dresden.
Millions Spent, Is Charge.
This. the government charges. was
part of a conspiracy that extended
from New York and Philadelphia to
New Orleans and San Francisco, in
which German money was spent by the
millions and in which the defendants
were the leading characters. In the
performance Of this alleged conspiracy.
Mr.. Wood said. the defendants rode
roughshCd over the laws and trea ties
of the United States as contemptnously
III those laws and treaties had been
mere scraps of paper. e. =,
William Rand, counsel for the de-
Tense, admitted that the defendant had
chartered and supplied twelve ships
WHICH sailed away from American
ports for the relief of German menrof-
war In SO doing, Mr. Rand asserted,
the defendants acted upon orders re-
ceived by cable from Germany
On or about August i, 1914" Mr..
Rand said. Karl Buenz received direc-
tons by cable from the home Office in
Hamburg to send ships laden with coal,
provisions and supplies to various parts
OF the Atlantic ocean, there to await
for reasonable time the possible ap-
pcarance OF German ships Of war or
merchantmen. to which, upon orders of
their commanders. the coal. provisions
and supplies were to be delivered in
such quantities as might be required.
Issued Necessary Orders.
Kari Buenz undertook to comply
with these instructions. and with that
end in view issued the necessary or
ders TO George Kotter and .Adolph
Hachmeister = co-defendants who
obeyed them.
The Hamhsrg- American line, owned
or chartered upon time charters num-
ber of steamships. bought coal, pro-
visions and supplies which were loaded
upon these steamships and caused or
attempted to cause these steamships to
sail from the ports of Newport News.
New York. Philadelphia. Pensacola and
New Orleans with this object.
The sums so expended were from
time to time supplied by the home Of
fee of the company in Hamburg by
means of credit through banks and
bankers in New York city in favor OF
the HamburgAmerican line
The twelve vessels enumerated by
MIR. Rand were the Thor. Berwind
Lorenzo. Hena, Nepos. Mowinckle
Cnita. Sommerstad. Fran, Graecia
Macedonia and Navarro.
II became known today at the open
ing of the court session of the trial
that an important witness for the gov.
ernment had left the Jurisdiction of the
United States 3 week ago and now i.
in Bermuda
Name Not Disclosed.
The name of this witness and what COG
re was in the governments machinery il
the case were not disclosed by Roger h
Wood. the assistant district attorney ir
charge of the prosecution. Mr. Wood
said. however. that the man knew hs
would be wanted TO testify. No reason
for the witness trip to Bermuda could b.
learned.
The jury box was filed within an houl
after todays session opened. and tn,
jurors were accepted by both sides ant
then sworn
Immediately after this William RAM
of counsel for the defense notified Assist
ant Attorney Wood that the defense woult
withdraw that part of the previous admis
sion pertaining to the alleged connection
Of Capt h BoyEd, German naval at
tache. with the acts charged by the gov
erTln1ent.
This part of the admission made b
the defendants stated that Capt. Boy-E,
| had been consulted regarding the send
ing OF steamships with supplies to Ger
man sea raiders and that the work ha
been carried on largely under the nava
attaches direction. No reason 10
Withdrawing the admission was giver