Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-29
Buenz and Others Connect
ed With Shipping Plots
in u. S.
GOVERNMENT CASE
ALMOST FINISHED
British Skipper Testifies to Being Of
fered $4,000 Bribs to Sail His Ship
to Destination Desired by German
supercarso-PIans Go Awry-one
Ship Idle For Many Days Await.
ing Ships Which Fail to Arrive

expects late today TO complete It's case
against Karl Buenz and other officials
of the Hamburg American line who
conspiracy to defraud the government
The defense will take no more than
a day to present their evidence. coun-,
sci declared.
When the trial was resumed today
Ralph j. NJ. Bullowa, a New York law
yer, was recalled to the stand. He
was counsel for the captains OF the
steamers Sommerstad and Fran.
which were loaded at Philadelphia,
cleared for Brazilian ports and awaited
chance that never came to dash to
sea and place their supplies aboard
German warships.
Tells Of Negotiations.
Mr.. Bullowa testified as to negotia-
tions with defendants for the sailings
of the vessels, and identified a mem
orandum signed by Buenz, in which
the Hamburg line agreed to
pay the full value OF the steamers in
case they came to harm This agree
ment was dated Sept. %. 1914. 1t
superseded somewhat similar agree
ment made by Hachmeister and Bull
Iowa in Philadelphia, the day previous.
Thorwald Olsen, skipper Of the
Hwina, which sailed Aug. 6. 1914, from
Philadelphia for La Guayras, with a
German supercargo. Herr Deckwolf,
aboard, testified that Hackmeister
chartered her and the supercargo d.
rected her movements.
Failed to Meet Ships.
when we 4neared La Guayras,
Captain Olsen said, ..the supercargn
stein me he did .npt want to 81 .theSe.
sailed by his orders. 200 miles out OF
my course, and cruised back and forth
in the Caribbean from nine to eleven
days. We saw no German ships and
then put into La Guayras.
Did you discharge your cargo?
No; we sailed for ST. Thomas, Dan
ish West Indies, but the French cruis-
er Conde captured us and took us into
Martinique, The cargo, worth $4,000,
was confiscated, and the Heina held up
until last March, when she sailed back
to New York"
John J. Turney, Of Philadelphia, re-
called for cross examination, testified
that Hachmeister apparently did not
realize at first that he had to manifest
provisions as well as coal. But when
I did tell him that" Mr.. Turney said,
'.he ordered the provisions manifest
ed
Skipper Offered $4,000.
This testimony was in line with the
contention Of the defense that failure
to manifest provisions was a trifling
offense because It was unintentional.
Eric Olson, master of the steamer
Unita, Philadelphia to Cadiz, testified
the German supercargo on his steamer
asked him to go down to the West
Indies and coal German cruiser.
IT told him no." the skipper snort
ed.
He then offered me $4,000 If
would do 1t. told him I was going to
Cadiz. / told him was British citi-
zen and would not coal a German ves-
sci for million dollars. We kept on
to Cadiz and got there without any
monkey business"
After examining several witnesses
who testified to minor matters the
government rested its case.
Demand as to Boy-Ed.
The government was called on to-
day to state whether It considered
Captain Boy Ed, German naval at
tache. in the light Of conspirator
with the Hamburg American line in