New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-12
Stahl Affidavit In.
ouiry Drawing Close
to Capt. BOy-Ed.
GrRMAN SYSTEM
OF SPIES SEEN
detectives Get Proof Gun
Witness Never Was on
Board LuSitania.

hl for near X 81, - .,
Commissioner HoIghton LOT June -
r.,.sv Stahl, tie twenty -elght-year-
-.-,-,.,e+ u,bor-, the GOV
ed 6erhS"
s-rnent charges Ni,h perjury as re-
:. - his sworn statement that he
"" .rrs sboar6 the Lusitania
HT l0ui e''', -, >,on. VII =,
bstore she sa'Ie1 Al o''' ~
s,r fatal trip is weakening under the
...,;, n the exposure of alleged Ger
s'''i, -. -.bi-b ;s centrine around
rAh iHt4'eN> - L,.o
lin. GoyernmeAi agents. "'' ''N'e
..,,ss his every movement since Count
p..o-4 tho German Ambassa-
VOL D.' .',,.- .ms.,.;. % +ho S+a+s
iof, submitted A-S "''o'''' ~ Wv
nypzrtment on june :, say that S'ahl
N .,,fsss within few days. and
."i - mill no ;r,nlicated
nai pr0iHi"''''
and further arrests maui, 1-,;+od
s..,.s nstrict Attorney. intimated yes
t,rjsy that positive evidence had been
rsthtred by Federal agents which Will
IDENTIFY Stahl as a member OF 81
rrtie German conspiracy.
aSiabVs statements about the LuSl-
,,ia are ridiculous.' Mr.. Wood SAID.
aTbe purpose Of the present inquiry IS
70 ascertain who has been instrumental
!, getting him 20 make the afndaVlt'
The Grand jury now IN session is CON
udsring evidence eoAected Dy our
Getnts, and upon the result OF TINS
inquiry further action by thls oepaF"
nsni will depend.
A. Bruce blelaskl, chief OF the IN
Tssigation Bureau OF the department
o. Justice, in Washington, mas DeeH
in the city for several days personally
superlntending me Work OF ms opera
iiyes he could not 0e reached yes
isrisy, but Joseph 4. BAKER OF the
.otal bureau, made TINS statement:
Everything goes 20 show that Stahl
never went aboard the Lusltanla as 'he
companion Of Steward Leach. X ap-
psrs from information at hand that
he did not even know how TO get TO
BE Lusitania's berth
-, S.r,.;oo S,s,er, Rsve.Ied
i'' y, w = -, -. - 80,
lhe IhVesllss'loil oL the reueiaI
Nonues, II is sara, mas uhcoNeIeu
'asl herman secret service oIsaIiL"
nave oeeh extensive ana are ulIeo.Su
ngM NeE lIlA. me none oI .He
uueiSi Oinolals I'D Cna se % tuS
-hiS aIuoa'i1 INV estlgatloI "UuIG oom.
nsst nlemoeIS OF lhe herman EhlDassy
VIZ lne sSeie' zee oPei ',OIs'
.i .aaeIs'oou nay taPIel ~ hait %! 80
is again retired to as the man behind
ne mysterious activities. FedeTal
AyshIs are sale 10 nave Proof thaV tne
Pl.hs iot the Lusl'anls aIhGaVIts orlgl-
@ssu IN the once OF 2, aptaln boy ia.
sNhl was per- onalIy known 10 tne
S.,nlsn S1.nns naval aS.ache' a. haylng oeen EN-,
b.vs1ps sp, u Ms once a. G4elh. I@Poaiil
gsv'tS.a y. S.o has never aenleu ms, Du5Ine p,!
~ ~ s.eeisI se@Hual' Wieii oaPtaln p0!
~ Nss ulIec'lF accused Dy H'eEler oI
.s'hg lhsPlIeo ms attempts 70 ,, Gellauu
-s go'einmeHl ~ means OF llIeeltI-
-ss'! oo,a!h'4g n Ini'ed M states pass
I.s' SapIaln ho[-hd maze one state
.sls sIter the other. But ne refuses
~ interviewed now, and ms clerks
.se s'flo' oroers not 10 allow news
ysrImeh 70 gain admlttance TO MS
fpN oiuce
., saI H hoenlt' VINO mas oeen IN charge
h. ~ fnpeO,al ponce lorce malh'aiheG
.As manu- american Lihe' IS sara
-. ATe ehleIeo me German secret ser
~ IN thls country shortly after the
..s'taA ,'..' l OF ihe war. Federal opera
80 nave reen tracing down various
- Nhioh are sald 10 nave ldenuned
'Hs Win '"e alleged Lusltanla plot
More Arrests Pending
rs n;s,.... 49,. 49,, ..;5
,.N,. = Dis tIIct attorney Marsnall sara
"A. Ins;,.' r'."' IA Jui u.eeIoPIieu.S ia
looksd' &c S,.a't'a 1lluaNlt case m'ghV DC
aWs bsyo -'o.u@{ II ;r.
vitnssse, 81 v.iI'i .isI',Ti VI il.PoiV "a
ssnd f,or, a. 80 ''..9t ~ w.
b abls - - se.'''IlS .S Hs .APsO' "
suited f,o,, .o,.r,-'n ',S. ,,e annual 10
Aeeordine pa ,y,..or;eod az ~o,or+
S,ahl ronfessed - FaSoroI sgo,,s u,bo
examined him In tbo Tennis ycsterdav
hat he had not sccomnanied NeaI /
Lsae,, the snnno 4 Tusitanis steward.
aboard ,bs ,s,. " An-I Lu 'Sr,' Sn ~ ~ III NJ
sworn he do lie is also said TO have
admitted that paul Koen;o was known
10 him under the nsr,o ~ Stemnler.
Federal aqerts oJ,o;ttoS ,esterdev
nat Pau Koeniq had surrendered Stahl
% them after he had been assured by
.hen that Stahps hiding lace in Al
pany had been discovered II was also
s.earned that Fred. Hardehberg. a close
mend Of Koenig and Of Adolph iitten-
eaeher, who. as Stahps roommate at
Leroy Street. had been known as
vvuo Schubert. has been found by the
'sderal agents. and thai his arrest was
S%aly a matter of instruction from
Washington.
Sahls bravado of Thursday. when
e said after his arrest on the per-
,S'S charge that he would gladly stay
aandred years in Jail il ne could
an heip the fatherland has a limo s I