Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-03-05
spy BALkED
AT LODY'S FATE.
lie Lays Plot TO the German
Naval kftaCSe.
ACCUSED Denies CHARGE
stegIer Says He Found He Was Sim
ply to "StaIl" For Real Agent, VINO
Is Reported on Way to England.

The federal authorities in New
York city are investigating a state
ment made b. counsel for Richard T,
Stegler, German naval reservist, ar
rested in tat city on wednesday
night, to the effect that Captain Boy
Ed, naval attache to the German en-
Dassy in, Washington, had furnished
an American passport to Carl Hans
LoGy, the German spy who was put
to death in the Tower OF London IN
November.
In his general denial of Stegler's
statements involving him, Captain
Boy-Ed referred to this allegation al
trash"
Further details of the alleged plot,
as given in a statement by Charles II.
Grifiths, Stegler's counsel, made II
appear that Stegler, according to his
own account, balked when he found
he was only to be "stalp for the
real spy.
"Stegler said that he found out that
his presence in England was to be
made known to the English authorll'
ties so that he would be arrested"
said Mr.. Grifiths. "The scheme was
that while the attention of the Eng
lish authorities was concentrated upon
Stegler's activities, the other man
was to do the real work. Stegler did
not care to take the chance of being
shot.
"Stegler's original instructions wer6
that he was to find out the number OF
British ships in st. Georges channel
all the information of the naval situa'
ton that he could, then to take a
boat to Rotterdam, proceed to the
German border, meet some German
officers, to whom he was to make
himself known by a secret number,
deliver his information and then re
turn to America. Stegler said he had
received explicit instructions in the
case from Captain Boyd. Upon
discovering that second man was
to follow in his footsteps and having
heard that Carl Lody had met his fate
in the operation of this two-man spy
system, he declined to go.
"Stegler farther said that the sec
ond man in the case, who had gone
on the Franconia, and previous to his
departure had asked him for his pass
port. Stegler also was told that Lodys
wife, an American woman, now living
in Omaha, Neb., had received $4,000
from the German government as com
pensation for the death of her hus'
band"
Mr.. Griffiths added that Stegler had
told him the name of the alleged spy
who had gone over on the Franconia'
The vessel is due to arrive in Liver
pool in day or two.
Mrs. Stegler, an American girl, who
Influenced her husband to refuse to
do spy work, said that she had re-
ceived letters threatening her with
death If she made any further reve'
laticns. The letters referred to her as
a trouble maker She took the letters
to Charles H. Griffiths, her husbands
counsel, and said she would continue
her endeavors to have her husband
tell all details Of the alleged plot
whereby he was to enter England by
fraudulent passports from this coun.
try and betray war secrets of Great
Britain into the hands cf Germany.
Stegler was quoted by Mr.. Grifths
as having said that his negotiations
with Captain Boy-El had progressed
to the point where they had discussed
the money that was to be paid to
Mrs. Stegler while her husband was
in England.
According to the lawyer, Captain
Boyd, in a talk with Stegler at the
German club in New York had agreed
to pay Mrs. Stegler $3.50 month
while Stcgier was in England and
had furthermore agreed, should the
British discover his mission and he
meet the same cate IS Lody, to pay
Mrs Stegler $3.50 a month so long as
she should live.
Captain Boy-Ed denied all of the
statements alleged to have been made
by Stegler. The naval attache said he
had tried to obtain employment for
Stegler and had advanced him money
on account of travelling expenses be.
cause he thought he could place him
with friend in Germany who want
ed to employ good linguist.
Later, Captain Boy-Ed continued, he
had decided that Stegler was not a
suitable person for the position he
had in mind and asked Stegler to re.
turn the money advanced. This Steg.
ler had not done, Captain Boy-Ed said.
Carl Hans Lody was the former
naval lieutenant, who lived for a time
In Omaha and married an American
wife. He went to England, was accus.
ed of being a spy and was executed
in the Tower of London, Nov. 6.