New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-01

70 him. But they believe that, with the
facts before him. ~ they propose 10
submit them. he will see many things IN
= clearer light than the reports of the
Secret Service uen may have placed
them. Not only do they expect that
these reports will show Boyd guilt
less Of any breach Of hospitality, but
that the Allies, through their secret
agents. are guilty of as serious
breaches as the Germans are &C
cused Of
II is not generally known, but the
system of espionage has now reached
the point where Germany's represent
atives in this country no longer trust
the telegraph and telephone when they
have anything of importance 10 com
municate. Whatever is Of prime I'M
portance ia communicated by trusted
messenger or word of mouth. This
explains why Count Won Bernstorf
made his flying trip 20 New York last
week when the Stegler case became
public To get at the bottom Of the
case from the German standpoint IL
was necessary that he get the stories
of several persons in New York
These could not all go 20 Washing
ton. the telephone was out OF the ques-
ton and code telegraph messages are
slow AZ the best. So the ambassador
made the trip 70 New York.
Stegler to Give Bail.
Stegler expects to be released from
the Tombs on bail furnished by n
surety company to-day. A at present
arranged he Will remain in the Tombs
until the indictment charging him,
Richard Madden and Gustav Cook with
conspiracy against the United States
is handed UP in the District Court.
To this he will plead guilty, and II
is understood that Assistant United
States Attorney Roger b. Wood. in
charge of the case against him and his
associates, will not object 70 his being
released on a $4,000 bond given by a
surety company.
Madden will fight the charge against
him. William A. Kavanagh, his coun-
sci. expects 10 have bail acceptable u
the government ready. lie will fight
any proposition looking toward holdiIe
Madden in more than Stegler. admit
teddy the chief Of the co spiratOrs, will
be held. A similar demand Will be
made in behalf Of Cook.
Stegler spent a quiet DAY in the
Tombs. For the first the since his in
generation he had no visitors, the
prison rules barring his wife and has
lawyer, Charles II. Grfiiths. Tombs
attendants with whom he talked yester-
day said he was incensed over the in
situation Of prominent Germans that
he was working in the interests Of
Germanys foes, when he asked for and
obtained the fraudulent passport.
Bov-Ed Neutral" on Stegler.
After flying trip to Washington
Captain Boy-Ed returned 10 New YORK
yesterday morning, and made the fol
lowing statement:
81 am not in hiding nor have been
transferred TO any other post. | am
still an attache of the Imperial German
Embassy and expect to remain there
In regard to the Stegler case, want 10
say most emphatically that / am
through issuing denials Of his weird
and fantastic charges. Hereafter shall
remain absolutely neutral about the
case, which is now in the hands OF the
legal authorities"
Captain Boyd denied that he went
to Washington in regard 10 ms alleged
association with the alleged passport
frauds which were exposed with the ar
rest of Stegler and his alleged con-
tederateS.
~ simply went there to confer with
members of the German Embassy about
some private and personal matters,
which cannot be Of any possible in
terest to the public and certainly had
no connection with the Stegler case,
he said,
When told Of the statement issued
yesterday by the German Embassy in
Washington on wired instructions from
Ambassador Won Bernstorff, who Is now
in New York, Captain Boyd refused
to make any comment, saying that he
could not make statements about the
acts OF his superiors.
"The case is closed as far as | am
concerned " he said