Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-14
GERMAN BARON,
PLOT SUSPECT,
UNDER ARREST
Attache V o n Brincken,
With Two Associates, In
dicted in San Francisco
SECRET CIPHER SOLVED
New Evidence That Won Rim
telen Backed Peace Coun-
ell Obtained
NEW YORK. Dec. Il

NEW YORK, Dec. IA.
Three new angles of the activities of
German plotters came to the fore today
and further developments are expected.
Baron George Wilhelm Won Brlncken,
attache of the local German Consulate;
G. c. Crowley and Mrs. Margaret Cor
nell. Crowleys secretary. who were in
dCted by the Federal Grand Jury charged
, with sending letters through the mails
tending to .ncite arson. murder or as
sassination, surrendered today TO the
Federal authorities, pending the making
Of bonds for their release.
In San Francisco Baron George Will
helm Won Brincken. an attaChe OF the
German consulate there: {. c. Crowley.
n detective employed by the consulate.
and Mrs. Abbie Cornell who was in
Crowley's employ were indicted
There were two counts. The first count
charges conspiracy to interfere with and
destroy commerce between the several
States of the Union and the United States
and foreign countries.
The second charges use of the mails to
incite arson, assassination and murder
Bail was fixed at $1,000 on each count.
Counsel for the defendants all of whom
had been arrested previously, promised TO
appear in court today
Baron Won Brincken and Crowley were
previously charged in warrants with con-
spirLcy to interfere with and destroy
commerce They have been at liberty ON
$1,000 bail.
The overt acts set forth in the indict-
ments were not disclosed last night
II was charged at the time Of Crowley's
arrest on November % that he was a
directing agent in German plots to de-
stroy by fire and dynamite ships bearing
munitions to Great Britain. France and
Russia.
An explosion OF barge Of dynamite
in Seattle harbor last May was charged
to him by Government agents.
Crowley's operations, the Government
charges, extended throughout the United
states. That he consulted frequently with
superiors in New York and vicinity is also
alleged.
Federal agents in this city have in
their possession today much additional
and valuable evidence relative to the
activities of the organization known az
Labor's National Peace Council of
which Congressman Frank Buchanan, OF
Illinois, was for a time the president,
and OF which eX-ConEressman H. Robert
Fowler also of Illinois, Is the general
counsel.
United States District Attorney H.
Snowden Marshall has officially stated
he has evidence to prove the council
was financed by money furnished by
Franz Won Rinteln, the German agent
now in the Tower OF London, through
David Lamar, the promoter, who is
known in the financial district as the
wolf of Wall street"
The new evidence, obtained yesterday
consists of all the books and papers of
the Peace Council" which were voluu-
tarily turned over to District Attorney
Marshall by Louis Z. Straube. secretary
of the organization. 1t was admitted the
books and other documents would he sub |
mitted to the Grand Jury either the lat
ter part of the present week or early next !
week.
II is not denied by Federal authorities |
that Straube has become witness for the |
and there Is everyreason to |
believe at least i've persons who We're |
identified with the council will probably |
be indicted within the next 10 days or two |
weeks. At least two OF these men are |
prominent