New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-25
HAMBURG LINE
SPENT S1,50o,00o
TO AID RAIDERS
Only$20,000 Worth of Sup
plies Reached Warships,
Buenz Defence Admits.
BOY-ED FIGURES
IN EVIDENCE AGAIN
North German Lloyd May Be
Connected with Alleged Con
spiracy, Prosecutor Says.

Argosies OF the Hamburg-American
Line, sent out from American ports in
war time at enormous cost 10 feed sail
ormen on German warship5 and keep
fires going under the boilers of the
Teutonic raiders, were described yes
terday in the Federal Court at the trial
of DR.. Karl Buenz, charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the United States.
The amazing expenditure of almost
million and half dollars for this pur-
pose by the steamship company and its
failure TO deliver more than about
100000 worth of coal and other sup
plies to German cruisers were con-
ceded by the defence. William Rand,
ir.. counsel for DR.. Buenz, the steam
ship company and others under indict-
ment. explained that the concessions
were made with reference TO facts only
and had no legal bearing on the guilt
or innocence of the defendants with
this qualification Judge Harland Is.
Howe permitted them to be introduced
Roger B. Wood, prosecuting attorney
gave the concessions little heed. lie
said he could prove his case without
them. Throughout the day ne intro-
duced an abundance of manifests,
clearance papers. private letters and
telegrams in his effort TO show that
deception and falsification were resort
cd 10 in the attempts OF the defendants
to do the bidding Of the imperial Ger
man government.
Controversy About an Oath.
The proffered concessions served as
the basis for a half dozen heated CON
troversies between Mr. Wood and Nh
Rand.
During one Of these Judge Howe took
a hand. His Intervention came when
Norman R. Hamilton, collector OF Gus
toms of Newport News and Norfolk,
was testifying concerning the oath he
had administered to the master of the
steamship Thor with regard to his
clearance papers and manifest.
Mr.. Rand argued that the admins
tration of such an oath was not re-
quirement Of a collector, and demanded
/ that the reference TO il be stricken
out or copy of the oath be presented.
Mr.. Wood said he wished 70 show
that deception and false dealing were
resorted TO under oath.
This caused heated remarks between
counsel, which the court ordered
stricken from the record.
Captain Boy-Ed, naval attache OF the
German Embassy, who is alleged to have
distributed and directed the use of
large sums of oney from the German
government for taking care of the raid
ers. was drawn into the testimony
again Yesterday. In this connection it
may be shown, according TO the District
I Attorney, that the North German Lloyd
| Line was a party TO the alleged con-
/ spiracy. Boy-Ed's connection with the
/ fund was brought out by Mr.. Wood
when Elliott NJ. Parker, of Newport
News, was on the stand.
| Messages Sent to BOy-Ed's Office.
/ Parker said he had been in the habit
of sending kilograms for Captain sub
rem, of the steamship Gladstone, which
was renamed the Maria Quesada, and
was one of the chartered fleet Of the
! Hamburg Line He identified
/ telegram which Mr. Good showed him
1 AS one that he had sent for Philip Volz,
an employe in the North German
| Lloyd's Office in Baltimore. Parker said
he did not know who Volz was, but met
him and was requested by him TO send
the message. II was addressed to Ii.
Suhren, care of Nordmann, Room sol,
II Broadway (the Office OF Captain
] Boy-Ed), and read:
Telegram received. Hope see you
Wednesday. Must be in Baltimore
Thursday. All cargo or board. Work
ing or stores. Have letter for you.
PHILIP VOLZ'
MIR. Rand objected TO the introduc-
tion OF the telegram, declaring that
the North German Lloyd Line and its
agents here were in no way connected
/ with the defendants. Mt. Wood was
insistent. and it was accepted by the
court The prosecutor explained that
he expected to show connection OF
the North German Lloyd Line in this
affair.
Mr.. Rand declared that neither Volz
nor the Lloyd were indicted or on trial.
Mr.. Wood then gave an inkling Of his
purpose by saying that he might show
il. stating that the indictment of Buenz
and the others also included "conspira-
tors TO the grand jury unknown"
A letter connecting Boyd and the
Hamburg American Line with the
financing of the charter and equip
ment of the Maria Quesada was intro
I duced by the prosecutor. IL was un-
l signed. but in a corner Of the sheet in
tiny writing were the letters III. s.,
I the initials of Captain Suhren OF the
II Quesada.
The letter, written on the stationery
Of j. Reyner. the biggest beef and ship
chandlery house in Newport News, and
addressed to Adolf Hachmeister, pur-
! chasing agent Of the Hamburg -Ameri-
can Line. IS Broadway. said:
81 to-day wired you asking that you
wire Reyner that you will honor draft
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