The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-25
Factory For Internal
Machines Discovered
In Weehawken, N. J.
ACCOMPLICES OF
HOLT is BELIEF
Mysterious Fire In
Powder Plant Report
ed After Arrests

LEAD POLICE :. -. -. =.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2s.-Robert
Fay. self-styled German army
lieutenant. who, with two other
alleged eonspirators 10 held In
Weshawken, N. j., admitted
frankly this afternoon that he
came TO America to stop the
shipment Of war ammunitIons to
the ALLIES.
NEW YORK, Oct, 25.--with the
arraignment OF two men in Wee.
hawken. n. j.. today on the charge
OF conspiracy. secret service oper.
atives and local police expect TO
present convincing evidence that
they have broken up a plot responsi
BILE for bomb explosions aboard nu.
merous transatlantic liners and at
tempts to wreck munition factories.
The two men are Robert Fay and
Walter Scholz, arrested in q patch
OF woods where they were testing
explosives near brentwood. N. j..
yesterday.
Fay In declared to be a lieutenant
In the German army. He Is said to
have fought in the battle Of the
MArne and came to this country
soon after that historic conflict.
Schols 10 said to have come to this
country . year ago and to have TAX
en- out nrst citizenship papers. but
is declared to be German reserv-
let.
Quantities Of explosives, q motor
boat. and an automobile. the prop
erty Of Fay and 6cholx, are in the
hands OF the authorities today. The
secret service men and police have
~ yet made no statement indicating
they believed the two may be the
accomplices which Frank Holt" the
asssilant Of J. p. Morgan. limited he
had In his bomb-planting operations.
but It is expected both Fay and
Schols will be questioned closely
along this line.
Even while the police were still
questioning Fay and Scholz mt mid
night word was received Of a IRE.
believed TO be OF incendiary origin.
which destroyed two power plants
OF the Dupont Powder Co. at Hope
well. Va. The hre was still burn
ing at that time.
The most concrete evidence the
authorities secured against tile men
was their equipment. Among their
effects were:
A chart of New York harbor,
showing location OF all steamship
piers.
Two hundred bomb cylinders.
Twenty-Five pounds Of tri.nitrate
of Toloul. IT. ". tt
Twenty-Five sticks OF dynamite.
Four hundred percussion caps.
Five ingenious mines each cap.
able of blowing liner to pieces.
with time clock attachments.
Two automatic revolvcrs and sew.
eral knives.
The motorboat and automobile
are regarded by the police as sig.
nihcant. In the former. the police
believe the men ranged ~ and
down the river pokins In between
liners and probably getting data on
the big munitions-carryins liners for
use later
Since spring II large liners have
been found to have bombs or other
explosives concealed In their holds
after putting to sea. Of these, the
Tonraine was barely able to reach
port. afire.
In the same length Of time, there
have been 10 mysterious explosions
In powder and munitions plants
scattered throughout the east. Six
OF these hive been In the Dubont
works az Crancy's Point, and Has
kell, N. ].
The arrests ended trail. which
has been followed by tho "combus-
tIble police" for two months.
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A third arrest was made today
when Paul Dache, -. was taken
into custody today ct his roomins
house IN Jersey City. DNche. the
police declared. made damaging ad-
missions, connecting him mp with
the operations Of Fay and Scholt1.
He was also lodged In jail without
bond and will be given hearing
tomorrow,
Dache. according to the police.
has been In this country since 1912.
He In q graduate OF Cologne uni
versity.
Detective Baritz. In the magis-
trate's court. said Fay nd Scboltz
we're charged with conspiracy.
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