The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-27
NAME
BROUGHT INTO
SHIPPL0TCASE
Marina Quezada's Officers
Expected to BE as Rich
as TeutOn Ruler.
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
LINE FIGURES AGAIN

Nh - after witness comes and goes
A, the trial of the Governments case
seainst tho Hamburg-Anerican Line for
conspiracy 70 defraud. %whereupon for
comparatively long stretches of time no
action is noticeable in the neighborhood
Of william Rand, chief of counsel for
the defendants, excep the lettering of
his back tilted chair and the physical
action constantly devoted by Mr.. Rand
TO his chewing gum.
But let Assistant United States Attor-
nsy Roger Il. Wood or H.. Snowden
Marshdll-on tho rare occasions on
which the United States Attorney takes
hand in the trtal-so much as mention
,se good ship Marina Quezada and the
fireworks begin to fiy.
Twelve ships beside the Marina Que
zada are being brought up constantly
ny witnesses, during which testimony
NJ. Rand Is always ready. even anxious
% lot Judge Harland Il. Howe and the
fury know that the Hlinburg-American
Line and the other four defendants
Managing Director Kari Buenz. Pur-
t4EtSllE .tkttiN 4htoii 'bBSA
.n,endeut George Koetter and super
cargo Joseph Poeppinhaus-freely con-
cede that the line chartered and loaded
;he boats to coal and provision German
wsrships at sea, but had not been guilty
OF fraud in clearing the twelve from
American ports. But there are no con-
cess.ons of any kind from Mr.. Rand
when the name of a thirteenth ship. the
Marina Quezada. il spoken In court.
Any postal or Geographic correspond
ence which so FAR has been introduced by
the Government hat tends to associate
ne name OF Capt. Karl Boy-Ed. naval
at,achr in this country OF the Kaiser's
government, has TO do with ore ship
only o. the fleet. the Marina Quezada.
Furthermore. any correspondence or tes-
,,mony which 50 far has connected the
name II the North German Lloyd Line
with the Governments case mas had to
do solely with the sailing of the Marina
.IeZida.
Marina QurInda n torn Centre.
we 1.-THE Hlanburg-American Line1
I'D not charter or clear the Marina
guezada. and % ship therefore has
uu;hing TO do with this case" Mr.. Rand
shouts frequently.
As against this contention Mr.. Wood
TO- the Government has been producing
witnesses and documents to prove that
he Hamburg American Line through
me ~ IN" defendants, Hachmeister.
coaled the ship and stocked it with pro-
vision, ard stores far In excess OF the
requirements Of IN. Marina Quezada,
and that the Hamburg american Line
uaid the bills. Also In a letter signed
with the initials OF capt. Hans Suhren
o. IN" Marina puczada ami directed to
HlpG1ristcr here in care of the Ham
burg american offices the skipper on
ihe "a. ~ sailing asked l~iachneister to
attend 10 the payment of - bill ~ $1,000
sin due on TIL Marina ~.uczadi stores,
adding that Hachmeister when taking
W the matter of honoring a draft for the
bill should communicate with II Broad
Way, room sol lCapt. Boy-Ed's oficel.
- stated in my wire in relation 10 this
draft
The wire in question. signed with the
skipper full name. was read into the
testimony yesterday. II summarized
briefly What the letter had said abou,
the Marina Quezada leaving port still
owing $1,000 to a ship chandler OF New
port News named Reyner. The telegram
read Yesterday Mas dated Newport News,
Va, December ID. 1914, and was as
follows:
To Nr. Hdchmsister. HdmbUr0-Imer-
icun Lime. Mem York cur:
Sailing to-day and drafting on you
favor Reyner $1,000. Wire Reyner
you VIII accept. Communicate vita
Il Broadway. o sol.
Hans SrHREN.
Capt Boy-Ed's name figured promi-
ne7'ly during a legal clash at arms
early IN the forenoon session.
George W. Atkinson. a coal dealer Of
Norfolk, Va, who, according To the testi-
mony of Collector of the Port Hamilton
Of Norfolk had taken "a special oath
that he Was the shipper Of the Goa which
he Collector had supposed when clearing
ne ship WAS the only cargo aboard the
Marina puezada, was on the stand. Mr.,
Wood began the examination by ask
.ns about the clearing or the Marina
QueZtda.