The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-15
Won PAPEN NAMED
IN DYNAMITE PLOT
AS CHIEF ADvISE Err
Price of Explosion at Pinole,
CAL, Put UP to Attache,
It Is Alleged.

San Francisco Dec. 1.-THE name
of Franz Won Papen, recalled military
attache of the German Embassy at
Washington, was drawn into the gov
ernment's investigation of pro-Ger-
mans alleged bomb plots it became
known today Federal officials said
kilograms in the governments pos
session showed that the question OF
the price to be paid for the destruc-
ton of an explosive plant at PlnoIe'
Cal, was put hp to- Won Papen.
Plans for the destruction OF mun1-
ton plants at Aetna, Ind, and Isphem-
ing. Mich, were revealed when there
were made public the details OF IN
dictments returned yesterday against
three alleged conspirators4 IN German
plots. Garry, Ind, and Pinole also
were suggested to an alleged agent OF
the conspiracy as fertile .nelo' Two
fires and. explosions occurred later at
the plant of the Hercules Powder Co.
in Pinole.
The letters containing these plans
were three, alleged to have been WITT
ten to Louis J. Smith, who is wit
ness for tho government against
Baron George Wilhelm Won Br1ncken;-
Charles C. Crowley, a detective en-
pIoyed by the German Committeeman
here, and Mrs Margaret Cornell,
Crow1ey's employee. the three persons
indicted All appeared yesterday Tor
arraignrnent on the two counts OF each
Indictment and were released on
bail bond of 100000 EACH
The indictments charged conspiracy
TO interfere with and destroy COM
n1erce with, the Allies and use of the
mails to incite arson, murder, and as
sassinatiion.
Charge Misuse of Mails.
Specific charges were made that the
three alleged plotters conspired by
sending letter from here Aug. to
smith at the FNormandie Hotel, De-
troit, Mich, in an attempt 20 lnclte
him to arson, murder, and assasslna-
ton by burning certain buildings at
AetAa, Ind, owned by the Aetna
CHEMICAL Co, and works and buildings
at Ishpeming, Mich, owned by the
Aetna Explosive co. of New York-
The indictments allege that the let
ter was OF a character to incite Smith
to destroy employees in the buildings.
The conspiracy was alleged to have
numerous dates and incidents and the
contents of letters were set forth:
Smith was alleged to have been en-
gagged by the defendants at $500 a
month to further the conspiracy, on
May g. The following, day Crowley
go to Tacoma, Wash, to obtain infor-
nation concerning the sailings of YES
sells from Northern ports for Vladi-
vostok, Russia, and other ports Of the
Allies. The vessels under scrutiny in
cluded the Hazel Dollar and the Tai
thyblus.
Two $50 money orders were sent to
Smith on June 4, when he was at Ia
coma, and Aug. 1 Won Bri6cken, at
the Palace hotel here, paid Smith
$3.50, according to the allegations. A
ticket to New York vas bought for
him by Crowley. June IL, it was all
legged. Aug. II the defendants, as all
legged put in the mail a letter of ma
ture to incite smith to burn buildings
of the Hercules Powder company at
Pinole.
There were negotiations concerning
the destruction of the Pinole plant, ac-
cording to the federal. officials, who
said that letters and kilograms in the
possession of the government showed
that Smith fixed price for the .'job,'
and that the matter was -puf up to
Won Papen.
Letter ON Negotiations.
A letter in which reference was
made to these negotiations was in
Guided in the indictments. It was dat
ed Aug. 81, and read:
Dear s.: Your last letter, with i
clipping, to hand today, and note
what you have to say. have Il
taken lit up with them and B.
(Which federal officials said stood
for Franz Boop, German consul
general here), is awaiting decision \
of P, (said to stand for Won Papen),
in New York. So cannot advise you
yet, and viii do SO as soon. as
get word from you; you might
size UP the situation in the mean
time.
The last half of the letter referred
to arrangements for aiding Smith in
T1f
Germany his fathers military records.
One of the letters set out in the in
1ictments, and signed &C - was dated
here Aug. II, 1915, and contained
clipping telling of a SO per cent. wage
Increase to employees of the Aetna
Works. The letter was without pune
5uation and read:
l.. J. s.: Enclosed find clipping,
this stuff goes to the -, I am
sure they here will give five hum
dFed each and newspaper clippings
and dispatches to show what do
you think Ishpeming and outside
Gary, Indiana, let me hear from =
you, nothing else new.
In all about 800 letters and tele-
grams passing between the alleged
eonspirators are said to have been
obtained by Federal officials.
Mrs. Cornell was alleged to have
been the go-between for Won Brincken
and Crowley.
Possession of evidence which Fed
sraI officials declared to be tsthe
most vital to the case of any yet dis
covered became known today
through the detailed report of testi-
mony alleged to have been given by
now in Canada.
Van Koolbergen was the corroborat-
ing witness upon whom the Govern
ment largely depended to support the