The Washington times., 1915-12-15
BOMB PLOT CHAIN
1 EXTENDS OVER u. s.
Won Papen Named in Plan to
Wreck Munitions Factories
in the West.
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the Hercules Powder Company. The
letters containing these plans were three
Smith, witness for the Government
against Baron Won Brincken, Crowley,
sand Mrs. Cornell.
The. name Of Franz Won Papen was
brought into the Investigation. Federal
officials said telegrams in the Govern
ments possession showed that the sub
1ect Of the price to be paid for the de-
fsTTStlon pITSdlS OF an explosive . plant v6I at
Papen.
Tells of Negotiations.
A letter in which reference was made
to these negotiations was included In
the indictments. 1t was dated August
81. and read:
ping, to hand today, and note what
YOU have to say. I have taken i up
with them and B. (Which Federal Of
ficials said stood for Franz Bopp. Ger
man consul general here) is awaiting
decision OF p. (said to stand for Won
Papen) in New York. so cannot advise
you yet and will do 30 as soon ss ! get
word from you: you % might size up the
The last half Of the letter referred to
ARRANGEMENTS for aiding Smith in OBJ
tanning from German authorities in Ger
One OF OF the letters % set out in the in.
dictments and signed &c" was dated
here, August IL, 1915, and contained
increase to employees Of the Aetna
works. The letter was without punct-
uation and read:
IL. j. 8. Enclosed find clipping, this
stun goes to the d.. 1 am sure they
will give FIVE hundred for each and
newspaper clippings and dispatches TO
show what do you think-Ishpeminga and
outside Gary. Ind, let, me hear from
YOU, nothing else new.
In all about 300 letters and kilograms
passing between the alleged conspira-
tors are said to have been obtained by
Federal officials.
The indictments charged conspiracy to
interfere with and destroy commerce
with the allies and use of the mails to
incite arson, murder and assassination.
Specific charges were made that the
three alleged plotters conspired by send
ing letter from here August 8, to
Louis Smith. at the Normandie Hotel:
Detroit, Mich, in an attempt to tnclte
arson. murder, and assassination by
burning certain buildings at Aetna, Ind,
owned by the Aetna Chemical Company,
and works and buildings at Ishpeming,
Mich, owned by the Aetna Explosive
Company Of New York.
The indictments alleged that the let
ter was of a character to incite Smith
to destroy employees in the buildings.
The conspiracy was alleged to have
had it's inception here May /, 1915. and
numerous dates and incidents and the
contents OF letters were set forth.
Paid $500 Monthly.
Smith was alleged to have been en-
ployed by the defendants at $500
month to further the conspiracy on
May g. The following day. Crowley was
alleged to have paid Smith $3.50 to go
to Tacoma, Wash, to obtain informa-
ton concerning the sailings Of vessels
Russia, and other ports of the allies.
The vessels under scrutiny included the
steamers Hazel Dollar, and Talthybius.
deT.. June @a 1. while Will twO be was SS at O Tacoma
and August / Won Brincken, at the Pal |
ace Hotel here, paid Smith $S45SO, ac- |
cording to the allegations 4 ticket to
New York was bought for him by Crow |
ley June IL, 1t was alleged.
August II the defendants were al I,
legged to have put in the mail a letter
of nature to incite Smith to burn |
buildings OF the Hercules Powder Com |
pany, at Pineole, Cal.
There were negotiations concerning |
the destruction of the Pineole plant, ac- |
cordinE to Federal officials. who said |
that letters and telegroms in the posses |
sion of the Government showed that |
Smith fixed a price for the Job and |
thatthe matter was put up" to Franz !
Won Papen. recalled military attache OF
the German embassy. at Washington.
Johannes Henricks van Koolbergen,
now In Canada. IT was learned. was the |
corroboratinR witness upon whom the /
government OepenO6O 10 n
degree to support the indictments
Van KoolberRen. according to reports,
was alleged to have represented to
agents of the defendants that a Ger
man official here employed him to act
in violation of the neutrality laws. and
that Won Brincken. whom he knew dur
ing the Boer war. hired him to make
clockwork bombs in thermos bottles at
500 bomb with bonus for each ship
DESTROYED.
Van Koolbergen also alleged that he
was employed to dynamite a railroad |
trestle in Canada over which supply |
trains nassed and that he was paid $3.50 |
by Won Brincken and $500 by represen-
tative of the German government at |
the German consulate for expenses |
when he produced clippings from Cana |
liam newspapers to show the trestle had |
been DESTROYED.
He also Is said to have received 81. $50 |
in payment for services, OF which $3.50 /
went to Won Brlncken. The newspaper |
stories which he produced. II was said. |
were ordered printed by officials of the |
Canadian government. who were direct |
Ing van Koolbergen's activities in an |
effort to trap the German agents in the |
United States. Every detail of the |
agents meetings with German officials.
with ,corrobOrating evidence, was, al |
legged in this manner to have been given |
to United States officials
Van Koolbergen. II was stated unof- |
ncially at Washington. had been 10
Gated. Officials here said he probably |
would be brought here under a detainer |
warrant as a witness. One bomb was |
delivered at the German consulate here. |
according TO van KoolberEen. in the |
presence Of Won Brincken and an off, |
cial who examined 1t and ordered more. !
Later this order was countermanded, |
with a suggestion that the agent wait \
until excitement over bomb plots In !
the East subsidized.