The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19

Koen.g was guided aud advised by
still greater master mind above him,
either IN thia country or In Germany.
there were cited the plans which
koenig laid to get information from
the National City Bank and TO get a
lever into the Police Department
] All the uses to which Koen.g put his
Information and tho persons TO whom
1 he distributed il have not besr set
forth by the authorities 1t was ed-
united however, that Koenig has been
employed in q confidential capacity
by Count Won Bernst6rff the German
! a m ha sss dor, but II also was asserted
that in all this WORK he had acted
clearly and had done only things
which were above reproach 1t was
also asserted that Koenig had been
employed In confidential matters for
the Austro- Hungarian consulate in
this city. reported directly to Or
Alexander Nuher Won Pereked on
those commissions.
/ The grasp which Eoenig got upon
certain fountain sources ri inforna~
ition in the Maternal city Bank has led
acted there under the advice Of
skilled fnancier, who knew exaet!y the
spot in such 4 banking institution that
could afford the greatest possible view
! Of : multitude os things within a short
compass
Haa Confessed IT Part.
schleindl mas confessed fn part 70
tho police ard in fact h. was arrested
When he had In his pocket certain let
ters belonging r. tire National City
Hart re had in h4s pocket eahls-
tr frHr
Beige Pour Etraneers in relation TO
a shipment OF 3.n0o o0e rifles that we're
being handled through the Hudson
Trust Company
+ T. seen1s that schleirtl held a posi-
/ ton n the foreign department Of the
thank where Re came IN contact With
all matters dealing with the purchase
lies He was atle 10 procure en6 aid
| procure for Koenig n return Cor a
/ payment Of s25 a week---and this was
the airhest salary that Foenis paid 20
any 81 his workers-a}i the cable mes
sases sent hy the vsYiou< allied sov-
,ernmerts 70 the National CITY Bank
j Fer instance re nieked ID cable
n aesa &c from tho RUestan govern n emit
directing the National CITY Tark TO
place a. tire disposal Of Colonel Cole
4 tewsk the Russian nas-sI attaehe ard
| n enab Der Of TIE Russian purchasing
com mission n.aa~ millions OF dollars.
That message he turned over 70
/ Eoenig, who copied Il and returned
it tn tsehleindt
I This gathering IF information IN
/ the hank had another important
/ phase. All the manufacturers OF mu-
n!.ions Of war are paid upon receipt
/ by the bank OF bile OF lading show
! ing their stiprn ent by railroad or their
2 ~rsx, 70 5ap TIL n
i bin. give Al fterliZed list of the artf-
cles ard the countries TO which they
we're destined ana the ships that we're
10 carry them All this Information
was copied. II Is said. by Schletndl
and turned over to Koentg.
, An Important Leak.
The discovery Of this leak from the
National city Bank has given hope
to the authorities that they may solve
ore OF the most puzzling things that
f-er have had 70 face n Attempting
10 solve the question as TO how the
men who placed FIRE bombs ard ex-
rlosive bombs or ships bound for Eu-
rope could have SO accurately on some
of the most vsluab BILE ships. For In
stance, when the steamship Mime
haha sailed from this port OF July
j she carried in hoH No. Thousands
OF rnagnetos that would have been Of
4 tine greatest use I'D the ll4leS In
eauIpping automobiles a. the front.
/ X SCENE that prior 10 that the Ger
I man agents had devised a scheme Of
~recking many of the magnetos tn
I the auto trucks shipped from this
country or had .r MANY instances
I stolen the magnesos, leaving the veh!~
eies practically useless
3 When. therefore. the allies ordered
!. a big shipment OF naagnstos, the Ger
mans Knew Immediately Of the flnng
of the order Al any rate. one Of me
/ most powerful bombs that was ex-
pioded in any OF the snemy's ships
I was exploded In the hold Of the Min
1 nehaha, wrecking tbs vessel. and she
7 was compelled to put In at Halifax.
{ where she was examined by Detective
\ George Ba-nit5, OF Captain Turney' s
i hnn2h squad
4 An inquiry at Rochester, from
which the shipment was made. re-
yeaIesi no source O. information. as
/ the shipping clerk aid not know whore
/: the magnetos we're going. The only
I person outside OF the officers was the
man who wrete the letter TO the Ma
ttonal city Bank, enclosing TIE hins
I Of ia6ing. showing that the n4agnetos
were TO go to New York
z It Is said that this method OF OBJ
tanning Information about the ship
+ nents has been sailed upon by Koenig
in many other instances. What he
4 djd with the information has not been