Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-29
TR|EsT'S LIFE IS SPARED
BY BRITISH AUTHORITIES
Charged With Espionage, He L
Turned Over to Father and
Sent Home.
CONTRAST WITH CAvELL CASE
Clemency for boy Who Faced Death
Secured Largely Through Efforts
Of Colonel Roosevelt, Who forci-
bly, Interccded I'm His Behalf.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.


NEW YORK. November 2S.--kcnneth
w, Trics,. Princeton graduate. ar
, rested by the British authorities on Il
Charge of espionage, arrived here to-
day. He WAS accompanied by his
father, Wolfgahg q. Triest, who went
tn England to get his son. They ar
lived OH the American liner New York.
40 was greeted 1t the pier by his
imother with touching affection.
F! iFFOHTS INsTIruTEu
BI THEODOtE HOUSEWIFE
Ills arrival reveals the rema rkablc
Efforts that We're made to obtaia his
release. These efforts were instituted
ny colonel Roosevelt, and received the
ac''Ve assistance OF the British am
bassador. Sir Cecil Spring Rice
me story is contained in 4 statement
isS"ed u" former State Senator j. May
; new wainwright and letter written
~ Colonel Roosevelt. At the pier the
father said:
Wo are under the greatest obliga-
tons to the British government. and
there arc certain phases of this nm
fortunate case we are not at liberty
to discuss. My son ran away from
home and enlisted in the English navy.
He went To England by way of Canada
He was placed aboard q British war
snip. While there he was induced to
write i letter 10 Germany by a fellow
sailor, said 10 have been "a German.
In this letter he ASKED for information
~ 10 the best way 10 reach Germany.
The letter was Intercepted. and his
arrest followed.
Il left New York on November G,
ncr hnI
secure my boys release. In London
was met by Captain Hall. OF the Naval
Intelligence Bureau. He told me that
my son would he delivered to me on
Friday, November 10. lie would not
say where Kenneth was confined We
We're reunited on the day promised"
Both father and son refused 10
divuiHe the name OF the place OF In
generation.
Senator Wainwrights statement
said:
Now that Kenneth Triegt IL sately.
back In this country, the American
public should be informed OF the con
tras; between the way this case was
treated by the British government and
the action Of the German military au-
thoritics in the Cavcll case
Young Triest. who enlisted In the
ifltlsH navy, was charged with eapou
use. an oncnsc punishable with death.
lie might not have been able success-
fully 10 maintain before The naval
court martial the defense OF insanity
Appreciating this. !, as hs fathers
counsel and friend, felt justified in
bringing To his aid whatever influence
could be secured
Several people OF prominence gave
W. generous aid. We have. bcpu
ticulariy indebted TO Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, the British ambassador. aud Cap
tain Guy Gaunt. the British naval at
tache, for their sympathy. considera :
ton and assistance. That, however.
which really brought about the result
III fact. saved this boys lifc--was the
intercessiou OF Mr. Roosevelt. APP
pcalcd 10 him. lie responded with
chara ctcristic interest, force and di-
rectncss. He, wrote in his own hand
to the British amhai,ador Il statement
OF the case IA - saw il. expressing
his judgment OF the course which might
well be followed by the British gov
eminent IN the matter.
This letter WAS sent by the ambns-
sador To Arthur j. Baliour, First Lord
OF the Admiralty. and Sir Edward Grey,
the Foreign Secretary, together with,
as believe, "A strong letter from the
amba ssRdor himself, indorsing Mr..
RoOseVelt's views.
Mr.. Roosevelt has consented To per-
nit me to publish the following letter
which lac sent me after We were in