The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-25
POLICE SAY THE PAIR
BEGGED FOR RELEASE
Federal Agents Aid New
York Detectives i'm Dra-
matte Capture.

arrests believe that they have stopped
a conspiracy which had for its purpose
nothing less than tho blowing up OF
important dcfences in New York harbor
and az other places along the Atlantic
seaboard or else the destruction hy
mines of British ships in the harhor
chief Flynn of the secret service and
Deputy police Commissioner Scull re-
gard the arrests as ot very great im-
portancc.
one of the prisoners is Ro5cr; Fay.
VINO says he j. a Lieutenant in the Ger
man army and that he came - tH,
country Immediately after the htttI. -,
the Marnc. when the invading forces
OF his couutrymcu were turned back
from Paris. He was not wounded n
that battle. a circumstance which is re-
galded ~ significant in view Of the
operations which Fay was apparently
carrying ou Serc. lie Is "a years old
Has SOldieriy Appearance.
His companion * Walter Scholz. ~
Years I'D He gives his occupation -
that of - m,vhalIc, but from hls APP
pcarduce the police are Inclined - IN HN
that he is Il man uf military tram. <
In some way q rune. E.ii'..i circulation
higher rank in the &c. man army thtn
Fay. that he ~. in fact a m"uDcy os
the kdis"r's StIW and was detached from
duty At home brvdu-, { tn" IMPORTANCE
of the work 10 ," undertaken here. The
Two men have been living with Mrs.
Walter Harhrrspn II - FIfth street.
Woohawkco The! moved ihc,c a week
ago from Fourth street.
capt Thomas !. Tunnry. who has
charge -! bomb Investigations At Police
headquarters. picked up the trail of tho
two men some months ago. While i'll
vcst'Gatiug the placing OF explosives
aboard ships about to leave this port, AN
investigation tnat enlisted the best
minds in tn" Department, ruuncy and
his right hand man, Detective Barnett
heard from several sources that two
Gcrmaus w"r" seeking to buy plcrlc
ar,d, a component of high explosives
that hae been exceedingly scare, since
Tie European war began. They finally
traced the two men To- the house in Nee
ntwkcn and then began long ana
careful watch OF the pair.
After mitch questioning the ncn al
m.ttci that they had stored som" OF
the explosives in Eichtcrs storage WA
mousse. at 2t5 Clinton avenue, West lia-
bpkru. Investigation ther" disclosed iive
steel mines each in "A wooden ease. EarN
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