The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
Continued from Fret Page.

tHc AUdb Llne. u buDSluldTy OF the
Hamburg-Amerlcan Line. was assigned
to collect information, he did not have
to work out the sources. 1t Is said that
he did not find Schleindl. the clerk In
the National City Bank. There were
higher men In the service OF Germany
who spotted Schleindl and seized upon
him as the means OF getting information.
They sent word to Koenig to get In
touch with Schleindi. and koenis simply
followed instructions.
Accordingly. the seizure OF Koenig has
simply been mother step on tho part
OF the Federal authorities In getting
nearer to the men who employed Koenig
and have been supervising his activities
n the activities of a number of other
men In the United States. The Govern
ment hopes within n few months to put
| together the evidence which II has and
get the men.
Commenting on the activities Of
Koenig in connection with the plot to
destroy the Welland Canal, investigators
| pointed out yesterday that Franz Rim
,elen came to this COUNTRY with "A great
amount CT authority n money lie
had one single mission. That was TO
| stop the export OF the war supplies to
! the Allies. He had authority that
placed him above all German repre-
~ N''S NcNh ~
more money at his
II Is charged hat Rintelen mapped
out the campaign. Purchase of men TO
do his work. spending OF money to In
f,uence the public, hiring of age ats to do
ats of violence-all these were within
his power. II Is asserted that koenig
and Rintelen had numerous conferences
and that they discussed many different
phases Of the propaganda. The fact
that Rintelen left this country In August,
II is pointed out had nothing whatever
to do with calling a halt to the work
that had been agreed upon. There were
other ways OF getting the money In the
abs.snce OF Rintelen.
book Gives CIues.
As to the many men with whom
koenig dealt, there IL plenty OF evidence.
| not only In the notebook which he had
In his apartment. but also in the letters
| which he dictated to his wife. formerly
his stenographer One significant thing
learned yesterday was that Robert Fay.
! indicted with five others In a plot TO
blow up munition ships. has admitted
that he knew a man named L<yen-
decker. but whether that man u the
| Richard Emil Leyendecker arrested as
an aid to koeuig was not made PLAIN.
Metzier, koenig's former stenos-
| rapher. is by far the most important
man now in the hands of the Govern
ment. He has displayed a Willingness TO
tell everything ne knows, but Metzier
did not know everything that koentg did.
II. had a certain mount of Information.
but Koenie took care to hide from him
much important work that was being
planned.
Metzler has been living In luxury In
an uptown hotel. but always in company
with a Federal agent. h is daily get
ting more facts from him. II il said
that II IL not likely that there will be
any prosecution against Me;zler.
George Fuchs. who gave the first evil
dence leading to the arrest of koenig
is now in the House Of Detention as u
witness. He has supplied many facts.
but he says he knows very little OF
Koenig's activities. Mrs. Fuchs, who
was a witness before the Grand Jury
Yesterday. Is angry at Koenlg. 1t !s said,
because koenig sent Fuchs ON "A mis-
sion that might have resulted in his
death. Fuchs was before the Grand
Jury III Friday.
The confessions OF both men and
the notebook are said to show hat
koenig had an agent In every big ste1m-
ship company IN the city and that he
received daily reports from these men.
~" "
Mucn regret was expressed yesterday
that at the time Of the arrest of koenig
the safe In his office was not forced
open, 1t Is known that every effort was
made to solve the combination on the
safe and that men worked Sc, eral hours
on Il. The safe was not open. and now
hat koenig is out much of the contents
may have been removed.
That koenig did IA great amount OF
work for Capt. Won Papen is asserted
by persons in a position to know Of the
evidence developed. II is said that
Koenig went to Buffalo to investigate a
plant manufacturing chlorine bombs
there, 1t Is limited that koenig was
connected with men who are suspected
o, having something to do with fires on
board munition carrying ships.
Investigators pointed out here yester-
day that Capt. Won Papen's name was
mentioned In connection with the al
legged plots on the Pacific Coast to blow
W ships and to destroy railroad bridges.
Frederick Schleindl, who was arrested
on Saturday on "A charge OF stealing let
tiers from the National City Bank and
turning them owe to Paul Koenig, was
taken before Magistrate solar in the
Tombs court yesterday, His hail was
reduced from S25 900 to SIS, 900.
The value of the papers which
Schlelndl Is accused OF stealing was put
at 800 In the affidavit made against
him by Detective George Barnitz, Among
the papers said to have been stolen was a
cable message from the Banque Beige,
alleged to have G taken on August
IS. II said.
Communicate Hudson Trust Com
pany regarding 1000, 900 rifles &65
apiece. 10000 this year. balance 1916"
TIL secofd was a letter to L. !. Chap
man of the Hudson Trust Company ad-
vising him Of the cable message and
quoting II In full. The third was a
memorandum slip on the Hudson Trust
Company paper. reading; chapman,
president, individually says responsible
manufacturers will make contract pro-
viding guaranteed within seven days.
Delivery 10000 this year. January, Feb
ruary and March 5000 per day, rherc-
after 1900 per day. Price s6j per ar
ticle."
Schlcindl has made a statement TO
| the polcA. admitting those thinxs con.