The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-30
GOVERNMENT RESTS
CONSPIRACY CASE
Prosecution Does Not Charge Boy Ed
With Being Co-conspirator AgaGis,
United States
O2ATORICAL FIREWORKS
WE'RE ORDER OF DAY
Skipper Olsen, n Loyal Briton of Nor
wcgian Birth, Tells of Amusing Slip
Made by Conspirators. Who Had
Thought He Was English"

New York. Nov, zs.sThe govern
mant xsSAeA tts IN ~ asa MT the HAM
burg American line and four ST the
line & officials, charged with cons,irac y
to defraud the United States. shortly
after O'Clock this afternoon without
being compelled by Judge Howe. as
demanded by william Rand, chief of
counsel for the defense. during the
forenoon. to say whether or not the
government accusations included the
charge that Captain Roy-Ed, naval at
tache for the Kaiser here, was also
conspirator aginst the United States.
Again ii was mention of the
steamship Marina Quezada which
brought Mr.. Rand up with a Jump
and demand that the court compel
Assistant United States Attorney Wood
ito come out Of the woods and settle
once and for all in so many words
whether or not the government in
cluded Captain Boy-Ed among the al
legged conspirators against the United
States.
ANY mention of the Marina Quezada
that has been made throughout the
trial has brought Mr.. Rand to his
feet with objections, but today he
bounced into the legal arena with es-
pecial vigor OF the feet of more
than a dozen supply ships which the
cleared from American ports TO coal
and provision German warships Ut
sea last winter, the Marina Quezada
Is the only boat with which the tes-
timony has hooked up the name of
Captain Ed and the North Ger
Lloyd Line i'll addition to the
Hamhure American
Touched on Fireworks.
On the stand when MIR. Rand asked
fD, all y, ~.
ing of Captain Boyle in the case
was witness who had scarcely I'm
ished answering that he was Chris
tan Bentsen. navigator of the Marina
Quezada. when MIR. Rand and Mr..
Wood touched off the oratorical fire.
works.
your honor" cried Mr.. Rand. as
I've repeatedly objected before. there
Is not the slightest evidence in this
case that we (the Hamburg American
Line, Managing Director Karl Bueuz
and the other three defendants) owned
or chartered the Marina Quezada.
There Is evidence brought forth to
show that we paid a bill of 81 200 for
supplies for the ship, and that there
were communications concerning her
sent in care of Captain Boy IDS office
at IL Broadway.
Now l respectfully submit, your
Lonor. that it's time for the govern
ment to come out of the woods and
answer our question Does the gov
eminent accuse Captain BoyEd of
being one of the conspirators? II
that is so, it's about time to show IL,
There have been a lot of things away
up in the air here, and | think that
now is the time somebody put his
feet back on the gro1irL
THE government has shown, in
terrupted Mr.. Wood, that these de-
PENDANTS furnished supplies to the
Marina Quezada and paid for them
Now" cried Mr.. Rand, will your
honor please rule that Mr.. Wood an
swer my questiondoes the govern
ment accuse Captain Boy-F,d of be-
ing a conspirator In this case9"
Demanded Definite Position.
The government has taken no po-
sition in the matter" Mfr. Wood broke
in.
Well. ask for one now" shouted
Mr. Rand. .Unless Captain Boy-Ed
is so accused. what place has any
communication from n man named Volz
ia North German Lloyd employee) to
Captain Suhren, of the Marina Quezada.
in care OF Captain Boy Eds office in
this case We demand you take posi-
tion regarding Captain Boy-Ed."
We don't have to-" snapped Mr..
Wood I'VE introduced communica-
tion to Captain Suhren. Of the Marina
Quexeda because we do maintain that
Captain Suhren was a eo-conspirator.
The government has made no attempt
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