The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

SCnIefn0I, OF COurSc. naO aCceSS 10 Ill
tte papers-bills of lading and 30 on
that passed through the foreign depart
ment and the opportunity to make copies
Of various apers or note the figures and
names in them. All these transactions
ere handled quite openly as regular busi-
ness Of the bank There Ia nothing
secret about them. any more than there
In scout other foreign business"
Gold shipments originating In the
foreign department might readily have
come to Schleindls knowledge. said the
cashier. The bank has no especial rea-
son to believe either in s%chleindl's inno-
cence or guilt and is not likely to In
terest Itself In the case.
Schleindl confessed to Capt. Tunney
that he was a German reservist and that
when the war started he reported to the
German consulate with other Germans.
He registered. he said. and he was told
that X he was needed he would be sent
for. May. according TO his story,
he was directed to meet a man In the
Hotel Manhattan and there was intro
duced 10 Koenis. Then a deal wal made
by which Schleindl agreed to furnish the
papers
Daaks to Have 1nqaipy.
IT was said in Wall Street yesterday
that as a result OF the exposures con-
corning Schleindl a rigorous investiga-
ton will be mad OF the clerks In many
of the foreign departments In the bank
ing institutions.
The second phase Of German activity
hat developed yesterday was the sus-
pension Of Detective Mottoia. He was
accused Of making false statements to
his superior officers. Inquiry concern
Ing him was started when the police
investigated a notebook. containing
loose leaves. found in Koenig's possess
sion. A memorandum gave Motto,a's
telephone number at home and at Police
Headquarters and bore the notation
Can get at First Branch at S:45 A.
NJ"
The police questioned Koenlg on
Friday night concerning the entry, and
he admitted that he had employed Mot
tola, an Italian. to do a certain amount
OF investigating for the Hamburg
American Line at 50 a day. He said ne
had detailed Mottola at times to make
Inquiries concerning various persons
sailing or various ships OF the Nor
wegian Line.
He admitted that he had sent Mottola
10 inquire about passengers sailing on
the Bergensfjord when that steamship
left this port carrying DR.. Bernhard
Dernburg n Marcus Braun last sum-
| mer.
The matter was laid before Commits
s!oner Woods. who was ANA zed. He
ordered Deputy Commissioner Lord TO
make An investigation. Mottola was
questioned by Mr.. Lord and by In
spec,or Cray. After an inquiry he was
placed on the suspended list and a
further investigation will he made.
! Il am greatly shocked" was the Com
1 missioncr's statement when questioned
about Mcttola.
In addition to these two significant
! events of the morning was che discovery
| of much Information concerning KoeniE
' and his methods of work. For months
! Koenie has carried on his campaign in
this city. has visited Buffalo. Phila-
4, delphia and other cities in the East In
! connection with various plans. In all
| that time ne has bcasted that tbs
| American authorities never could catch
him.
Koenig. an he appeared yesterday be-
| fore United states Commissioner Houeh-
| ton, when he was held In : 5000 bail,
! Impressed the spectators as being a
superbiy built man. He has powerful
shoulders, big, dark eyes and peculiarly
arching. black eyebrows. His eyes are
keen. and the build of his head shows
that he II a man Of strength.
He showed by his de,neanor ae he
posed for the photographers that he was
ready to make q fight. The i~nvestiGa-
tors admitted yesterday that they never
would have trapped him had 1t not beer
Ar the confession of Fuchs, his distan,
relative.