The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-25
PLOT ORDER SENT
In CARE OF BOY-ED'
Hamburg Agents Telegram
Telling Ship to Aid Raider
So Directed.
PLAN BEGAN BEFORE WAR
North German Lloyd Brought
In---Ordcrs Sent to n. Y.
Scare Of BOy-Ed."

The name Of Capt. Karl Boy-Ed. naval
attache for the Kaiser's Government In
this country, again was brought promi-
nently forward In the United states Dis
trict Court Yesterday at the trial OF the
Federal charges against the Hamburg
American Line OF conspiracy to defraud
the United States.
There was an added thrill In the court
room when the testimony FOR the first
time linked up an American agent OF the
North German Lloyd Line as having had
part In at least one Of the sailings
which caused the Government to indict
, Hamburg American men "and others un-
known"
According 10 the testimony the pre-
vious day at the trial of Managing Di-
rector Karl Bucnz Of the Hamburg
American Line. George Koetter. Adolf
Hachmeister and Joseph Poeppinhaus of
the Hamburg American firm on charges
| OF Conspir'ng falsely TO clear steamers
from American ports to coal ana pro-
Vision Geruen warships at sea. Capt.
| Boy-Ed directed the distribution of a
fund of at least 100000 FOR purposes
which the Federal counsel described AZ
riding roughshpd over the laws OF the
( United States"
Yesterday the Government introduced
a telegram signed with the name OF the
Baltimore agent Of the North German
Lloyd Line and directed IN care of Capt.
Boy-Eds office. room sol AZ / Broad
way, - the captain OF u vessel which
! cleared from Norfolk under clrcun-
stances which the Collector ~ ;he Port
! OF Norfolk testified yesterday were so
| illegai he would have Instituted proceed
ings against the master had he known OF
the falsely sworn papers In time.
Demand Made for Money.
, Then there was Il letter OF later date
| submitted In evidence. signed only with
the initials OF tho master OF the vessel
! In question and directed. again here. to
I HaChmeister. one of the Hamburg Amer
I lean Line defendants. Telegram and let
| ter indicated that an agent OF the North
German Lloyd as well AS the Hamburg
American firms officers. was interested
! in the hasty loading Of the vessel which
cleared from Norfolk. the letter being "a
reques, that iiachmeister pay n bill OF
~. 900 at Newport News which the mas
: ter, In his hast. To- get 10 sea and lack of
ready cash. 50 1t was testified. was leav-
ing unpaid on tn. eve Of sailing.
Special oaihs had been required So
! Collector of the FOR, Norman X. Hamll-
ton OF Norfolk sWore YESTERDAY before
clearance papers had been issued for ,he
vessel. the Marina oucZada. To- leave
port. But testimony was brought forth
yesterday to show that although mani
fest which mentioned coal and nothing
else as the cargo was sworn to. the
Marina lluezada steamed away not only
with thousands OF tons of coal. hut
thousands OF dollars worth OF supplies
ana stores as we'll
On The previous day Edward i. Ber-
wind, president of the Herwnd- White
Coal Company. had testified that he had
gone on an indemnity bond for one of
the vessels which figures In the conspr-
acy charges. but had had no interest in
tn. matter further than to oblige a
client. the Hamburg American Line.
loyhen the line asked him to act as surety
on the bond.
Yesterday Bruce Mcintyre of the Ber-
wind-W mite Goa! firms Neaport News
offices testified that he had sworn tn
the manifest which the Guvernme nj
charges was fals" hut had done So quite
Innocent of tie fact that the Marina
lucZada was sailing with stores and
provisions as well as coal. He had been
80 Informed he said, 6y the shipping
firm of Iiasler Bros, the Haslers being
British subjects living here.
Conspiracy Antcdnted War.
ON "A par with the interest shown in
court over testimony that linked the
names OF Capt. Boy-Ed and the North
; L., .Fsats a.st
the HAMBURG American was testimony
which went TO show that the far spread
ing conspiracy charged against the Ham
burg American Line people "and others
unknown 10 use American ports as
sources OF supply for German warsh!ps
had been begun here in New York the
latter part OF July, 1914, or before war
had been declared at all
The test lmony also showed how devi-
ous were the steps taken to charter
the ships which the Government says
were cleared by means of perjured
pnpers. Four distinct steps, each lead
ing further and further away from tho
offices OF the Hamburg American Line
were testified to yesterday.
Documents and witnesses. for In
stance, have been brought forth since
the trial began on Tuesday in an effort
To prove that first the Hamburg Ameri,
charter which might be cleared on secret
missions to coal the German fighting
craft on the high seas,
Next II has been testified and con
ceded bv the defence that the Hamburg
American Line sought the assistance o
John II. Cans, u shipping man now
. dead. to charter the vessels for the line
Thirdly. Cans went for his ships to Fred
,rick T. TIasler, president of the Inter
American steamship Company, who |.
an Englshmau IN the shipping business
here. to obtain the vessels. And finally
40 Mr.. Hasler testified yesterday. mas
much as n vessel named the Thor wa.
the only ship his own Arm had To dis
nose OF he managed To have some Nor
, wegian vessels turnel over to hmm
. | which he turned over To Mr. Cans, wht
chartered them for the Hamburg Ameri
can Line.
aI,iOO,OOO spent on Supplies.
There was a craning Of necks earl,
In the morning session when Mr.. Rand
chief of counsel for the defence sub
mitted "a list OF twelve vessels chartered
and QUILTED by the defence and show
ing the amounts spent for coal. provl
sions supplies and charter expenses fo
> each vessel. The total reached $l,Al9,
39449. Mr.. Rand said he submitted tn,
list of ships and expenses as "A furthe
9 proof that the defence freely admitte,
I the chartering of vessels that sailed I,
I supply German warships at sea.
Mr., Rand. Ia fact, rises every fev
Y ,,,in,ites each duy 10 assert again mn