The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-23
PIER WORKER HELD
As KOENIG'S AGENT
ON CANADIAN TRIP
Edmund Justice Said to Have
Gathered Mass Of News
Over Border.
MANY
DIE AFTER HOLIDAYS

Another phase of the work performed
b. raul koenig. supposed head IN Amer
ia OF tho German secret service. was
81. forth by tho Federal authorities yes
.~day after they arrested Edmund Jus
roe. q Waterman for the Atlas Line. a
subsidiary Of the Hamburg American
llne. near his home. Az Fo~rty-frst
direct. South Brooklyn.
The charge against Justice-and
Ncenig Is named In the complaint, which
vas written by Roger b.. Wood. as-
.s,ant United states Attorney, and
worn 10 by William VI. Onley. chief
.ral Investigator for the Department of
lslic,--is that acting under Koenig's
f.recton he went to Quebec In Septean-
ler, 1914, and there gained information
or III. Germans.
Will" TN. complaint docs not say SO.
ne authorities hint that koenig SUBJ
ri,ted this Information to German rep.
reentatives In Washington and that Il
vas transmitted to the German General
STAFF. il is also limited that Information
uAch Justice, who also met In Quebec
Frederick Metzler. kocnig's private Sec
re;ary. was used by Germans In this
COUNTRY In planning acts OF violence In
Canada, and that underlying oil this was
= plan for torpcdoing troop ships that
sailed from Canada for England.
The complaint says specifically that
he purpose ~ koenlg and Justice was
70 ascertain the number OF troops which
acre being transported by the Dominion
{ Canada to ports in France and Great
britain: the names OF the steamships on
which said troops were being trans
go-tei. the Kind and quantity Of sup
lies which were being shipped from the
Dominion TO France and Great Britain
ard other Information which would or
night be of value 10 the German Gov
eminent and which would. assist the
military operations OF the German Gov
eminent
Gives Trip In Detail.
Tie complaint charges that the under
,ssing WAS one OF hazard and came
within tie purNlew of the statute for
uddine tie undertaking OF any military
.cn;urs with this country AS "A basis OF
c~peraiion. II says further that Justice
ani Meiaier left this city on September
u, lsli. and went TO Quebec; that
Aoen!s lcft here on SEPTEMBER IS and
yet he,2ler in Portland, Me, and tina,
q went 10 Burlington. VI, where on
september % he conferred with JUS
.Ne.
The authorities also say that Metzier
nd Jjst.rc gained a varied assortment
4 !Hf5imIiion in Quebec: that they In
'.ried g." Qualifications there, went TO
10 trailing camps. observed the num-
~ e men, the condition of the men
'nl estimated the time when they would
sss-t - the front.
II 10 regarded As likely that ind!c.-
ns1's Ia the koenig case will be re
-rred today n that the Grand Jury
av,st'ct;nr will end at this poin, for
~ holidays. The Federal authorities
az hopes that Jlistic" when arrested
ft-Il ,on;ess. The d"f.udun. was pu.
~ me grtll for three hours, being ql.s-
.ctFd by Capt. ofNcy and nv Capt. Tun-
e. and George B,rultz. the latter two
o.ac mtrhers Of the polio. bomb squad.
s'angrteld ~ Levy learned ~ the ar
s7t hey sent Abel /. Smith Of their
me - set as attorney for Justice.
though ,nc baI was set AT S30,0 900 by
ne lHted States Commissioner a bond
Immediately was given by the National
SaTe'I Company.