South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-20
KOEnIG'S NOTE
BOOK IS RICH
Federal Authorities Get Many
Valuable Tips en- Plot
From Little Volume.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Paul Koe-
nig's note book is a gold mine for
the federal authorities. Department
Of justice officials were busy Sunday
starting work on various clues OBJ
tanned from the innocent looking lit
tie volume The chief spy" seemed
to have a passion for writing down
details.
Data in the note book opened un-
known trails reaching as far west as
Denver and san Francisco. Secret
service men were set working on a
particularly important development
in Chicago
Much secrecy was observed con
corning the contents Of the note
book. But it is known that in addi-
ton TO diagrams the code names
OF men in Koenjg's employ were set
down. Also there were notations that
surprised even the government detec-
tives.
Some of these notes Will be used
I'm obtaining confessions from men
now under surveillance. Others Will
he used as evidence at trials Of the
men now arrested.
Koenig DumfOunded.
Koenig was dumfounded when he
was arrested He had often boosted
the federal authorities could never
get anything" on him. This same
confidence in regard TO him. was
shared by his fellow 'cOnspiratOrs
throughout the country. Koenig was
looked up to as the big fellow" He
was the one man considered suffi-
GENTLY shrewd to evade detention.
Men doing work" for Koenig trust
ed him to help them If ever they got
into serious trouble.
Because this man doomed so large
in the "spy plot" the government
agents say they nov believe there
will be less secret German activity
in this country. one United States
official went so far as 20 say he
thought perhaps rs per cent of the
| underground movement had been
uncovered.
Seek Metzler.
Koenig and his friends tried dill
| ligently Sunday to find out where
/ Fred Metzler now is. Metzler was
Eoenig's secretary. He has been ar
rested. but has not been arraigned
Government secret service men have
/ him sequestered in a safe place. lie
/ has already yielded much valuable
information and probably will tel
as much more.
George Fuchs, who is held as 3
material witness. is also under
cover" Fuchs is the man with whom
! Koenig quarreled over a SIS pay
ment Then Fuchs, pressed by de-
! tectives, told OF Koenig's plan &c
blow up the Welland canal He told
OF Richard z. Leyendecker's connec-
ton with this plot of Frederick
! Schleindl giving information from
/ the National City bank TO Koenig.
Leyendecker and Koenig are beth
on bail. one for $4,000. the Other
/ for 100000. On the other hand
Frederick Schleindl, the bank clerk
stil languishes in the Tombs. The
hail demanded for him is $4,000
So far no one has come to his res
cue.
/ Still Watch KOenig.
Even though Koenig is under such
heavy bail. secret service agents still
keep track of his movements. 1t Is
not the governments intention thai
he shall be beyond its grasp at any
time.
A. Bruce Bielaski. chief of the bu-
reau Of investigation Of the depart
ment Of justice, went to Washington
today. Capt william J. Flynn OF
the secret service, made a mysterious
trip out of the city. Capt Guy
Gaunt of the British secret service
was also missing all day from hi;
hotel. Capt. William ]. Tunney OF
/ the bomb squad and Detective Lieut.
/ George Barnitz, too. were absent
from police headuarters. In fac
there was an air Of mystery and i'm
pending development at all the
places from which the detective work
/ IL being directed.