Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02
FURNISHED SUPPLIES
TO GERMAN CRUISERS
Federal Grand Jury Returns Indict-
ments Against IIamburg-Ameri-
can Line and Five Men.
WILL BE ARRA1GNED TO-DAY
Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud
Government Through False State
ments, False Clearance OF Vessels
and False NInnifcsts OF Cargo.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The Ham
burG-American Limo and five men, one
OF. whom. =. formerly lrclti high Offices
under the German government, were
indicted by Federal grand jury here
to-day on charges Of having conspired
to dcfraud tho United States through
false statements, false clcarances of
vessels from American ports and false
manifcsts of cargocs, with the intent
OF having the ships deliver supplies to
vessels belonging to n foreign govern
ment
Two indictments were returned, each
naming as defendants tho Hamburg
The latter are Carl Buenz, director in
charge of tho New York office of the
Hamburg American Line. and former
German consul general ut New York
George Cotter. superintendent here OF
the llamburg-Am Line; Felix
licHncr super cargo Of tho American
steamship Lorenzo which was sur
prised and captured by a British cruiser
while coalinG the German cruiser
Karlsruhe: j. Pappinghaus. otherwise
known rs Walter Poppcnhousc. super
cargo Of the American steamer Bcr-
wind. which cleared for Buenos Aires.
but arrived ut Rio JpEciro two wccll3
overdue. and Adolph liachmcisicr.
The indictments state also that tho
alleged conspiracy included other per-
sons unknown To tho grand jury. Tho
iiVc individual defendants will bo ar
raigncd Tomorrow
BECANE GERMAN COSSUI
At CHICAGO IN ISNc
Bucnz became German consul ut Chi
caEo in 1892. after having been consul
ut Port -\u Prince, Haiti. lie later was
appointed German consul general at
New York. md held the post for about
ten years. Then he became German
minister to Mexico, and later served
at Constantinoplc as German rcprcscn-
tative on the board or administration
Of the Turkish national debt.
The Federal grand jury has been In
VestigatintS since Friday last n com
Dlaint made by Sir Courtcnay Waiter
Bennett. British consul general here
ana evidence submitted by tho office
or the United States district attorney
Ihc cohSul-gcncral alleged violations
OF the customs law i'm connection with
the chartcring OF the American steam
ships Rcrwnd ana Lorenzo md tho
Norwegian steamships Fran and Som
rncrStad.
SURPRISED AND CAPTURED
IN WEST INDIAN WATERS
kotter Is superintendent OF the Ham
burg American Line here, and Scnncr
was supercargo OF the Lorenzo. n yes-
sci owned by the New York ana Porto
Rico steamship Company, which was
surprised and captured In West Indian
waters by q British cruiser while coal
ing the German cruiser Karlsruhe.
Tho conspiracy. 1T Is charged I'm tho
indictments. was formed on August
last. and includes the defendants s. named
and other persons unknown to the
grand jury. In furthcrancc OF the CON
spiracy, 1t is alleged i'm the indictments
superintendent Kottcr. on August {.
1911. consulted with John II. Cana, OF
the Cans Steamship Line: officials OF
tho Berwind- White Coal Mining Com
pany and Vessels, <ulcnkampff & Co.
exporters. regarding tho clearance OF
the Berwnd. 1t Is further charged I'm
the indictments that on tho same day
Karl BuenZ and George Cottor con-
suited with Gustavo Kulcnknmpfr. a.
member OF tho last-named firm. about
clearance OF tho steamship Lorenzo
with n cargo of coal for Buenos Aires.
1t was the firm cr Vessels, Kulcn-
kampn & Co. which cleared the
Lorenzo and Rorwind from this port.
Tho Lorenzo had aboard s977 tons of
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