New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-26
Bernstorff's Aid At
tacks Passport Pris-
Oner'S Charge.
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
FACES SCANDAL
American Under Arrest
Indictments Expected
for Monday.

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Carl Hans Lody. the former resident
Of Omaha. executed $ spy IN the
Tower Of London last November, was
sent 10 his death by Captain X, Boy
I'd. the naval attache G. the German
Embassy. according to a statement
made yesterday by Richard P. Stegler,
the German reservist, arrested in this
city on Wednesday.
In this statement. made to his coun-
sci. Charles II. Grifiths. the former
Assistant United States Attorney, whom
United States Commissioner Clarence
s Houghton assigned 10 defend the
young German. Stegler involved an
other man, whom he declared to be a
member of the German diplomatic
corps. now living in this city.
This man, DR.. Fuehr. was formerly
attached TO the German Embassy in
Toxic, and came here after the out
break Of hostilities, according to Steg-
Ter. He says tha, after getting this
information he put the matter up to
the naval attach6, who only shrugged
bis shoulders.
81 suppose Stegler says he re-
marked TO the captain, that this is one
Of the things you know nothing about
want to know nothing about but he
didn't make any reply. He Just looked
al me-"
Boy-Ed Makes Denial.
Boy-Ed, 10 whom. this and other
statements of Stegler were submitted
at the German Club by a reporter for
The Tribune last evening, promptly
consigned the prisoner to the Ananias
Club. He denied emphatically and
specifically that he knew anything Of
Lody except what he read in the
papers. that he had offered Stegler
$3.50 d month TO work as a spy in Lon
don and a like amount to his wife for
lif in the event Of his meeting death.
He did. however, admit giving Stegler
letter to Dr. Fuehr.
Fuehr, he said, was engaged in "jour-
uaHstic work" in New York. He was
not very positive in his assertion that
The doctor is in the Kaiser's diplomat
&c service. But he was positive that he
did not. as Stegler charged yesterday
send a spy TO London on the Franconia
armed with an American passport This
he said, was impossible.
Earlier in the day Richard Madden
OF Hoboken, whose name and birth GER
tifeate Stegler used in obtaining the
passport he surrendered prior TO his
arrest, was picked up by Secret Service
Operator Thomas McGee. After ar
rairnment before Commissioner Hough
ton he was sent to the Tombs to Join
Steglcr and Gustav Cook. the third
man IN the case. lie insisted that he
was victim Of frame up"
Grand Jury Acts Quickly.
Theoretically these men will he given
q hearing on March 3. As a matter ot
fact they will be indicted on Monday
and committed for trial. the evidence
having been presented TO the fedora
grand jury yesterday. II took but a
short time TO complete the case against
the men, though no bill was formally
voted.
That at least one member of the dip
lomatic corps will not be indicted with
these men is due not to lack Of evi
deuce. but to the immunity which
cloaks a diplomat from arrest
How many or how seriously this ev,
idence involves members Of Count vor
Bcrnstorf's staff is withheld by United
States Attorney Marshall and Roger
B. Wood, chief Of the criminal bureau
but 10 is known that there is great
deal OF evidence in possession of the
officials here and in Washington that
will not be made public until the pris.
oners are placed on trial
This evidence satisfied some Of the
officials that Boy-Ed was not acting on
his own account in his relations with
Stegler, but that he was following
orders Of some one higher up. Evi.
dence in other cases fits in with this
theory. but no one would say how fan
u went.
as Won Bernstorf inyolved?' q re
porter asked Mr.. Wood.
That is an unfair question, one
cannot answer" replied the lawyer.
Official Washington Silent.
In Washington, however, Statement
was issued from the White House tina
there was not a shadow Of suspicion
directed against the ambassador. Be
yond this point official Washington wa!
discreetly silent, though u is known
that all the evidence in the Steglei
matter will be put up 20 Count vor
Bernstorf, who will be given an op
portunity 20 decide without any inter
ference from this government As e
whether or not the usefulness OF hi'
naval aid IN this country is not at az
end.
One feature peculiar to the present
situation is that should the state De
partment wish 20 give Boyd his pass
ports that official would be in the po
sition Of the man who was all dresseC
up and had no place 10 50. lie cannot
70 home, he would risk capture If h,
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