Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-26
ACCUSED GERMAN
AGENTS ARE NOW
|NFEDERAL HANDS
Weehawken Magistrate Turns
Them Over to Secret Ser
vice Chief Flynn.
Special to the Evening Star.

WEEHA VIXEN, Oct. 2G.-rhe Fed
eral government today took complete
charge of the investigation of the al
legged conspiracy to blow up transat-
lantic vessels carrying war munitions
to Germany's enemies.
Robert Fay. alleged Prussian army
lieutenant, who confessed important
details of the plot, and Walter
Scholz, his brother-in-law, were
turned over to Federal authorities by
Magistrate Rander. They will be
arraigned before a United States COM
missioner in New York this after
noon.
The governments interest will be
served if the court turn these men
over to us Immediately, William J.
Flynn, chief Of the Federal secret SER
vice, told the magistrate. This is q
matter of grave Importance
Paul Daeehe, the third man under
arrest, was not turned over to the
Federal authorities. Daeche's attor-
neys refused to waive his rights, and
he will be given a hearing before a
Federal district court in New Jersey.
Daeche, arraigned later in Jersey
City before United States Commits
sioner Carpenter, asked for delay in
the preliminary examination and his
ease was put over until November
3 Bail was fixed at $4,000, in default
of which he was locked up.
In addition to the charge of con-
spiracy. covering the cases OF the
other prisoners and Breitung. Daeche
also was charged with having and
concealing a high explosive for the
purpose of blowing up a ship in the
jurisdiction of the United States.
United States Marshal kavanaugh.
who preferred the charges, did not go
into details concerning the additional
charge.
The court proceedings lasted but a
few minutes. Flynn served Fay and
Scholz with warrants, charging viola
ton Of the Federal statutes regarding
attempts to destroy ships at sea. The
two men then entered a taXicab with
| Flynn and Captain Tunney. of the
New York bomb squad, and were
driven to New York.
New York detectives declared today
that they were informed that Fay
had once threatened to destroy one of
the largest chemical plants In the
United States, his object being to in
terfere with the manufacture of war
munitions. Their informant, they
said, was "a man named Paul Seib,
who is to be one of the government
witnesses in the conspiracy plot in
YeStigation.
Seib has been one of the chief aids
to the government in running down
the various plots that have sprung
up since the outbreak of the war
Fay's plan OF operations, according
to authorities, who admitted their in
formation came from Seib. was tC
III arI- .I,a ,fNu fo nf or ias
in order to get at the base of the
munitions factories supplies. Fay, il
is said, had his eye on the biggest
one in the country" when arrested
Officials today said they We're in the
dark as to the factory's identity.
When Fay and Scholz reached New
York. shortly after noon, they were
taken to the office of Chief Flynn al
the battery, where, it is understood
they were again questioned. Arrange
ments were made to keep them there
till their arraignment at p. m. be
fore U. S. Commissioner Houghton.
The complaint charges that the
three, in conjunction with DIR. Her
bert Kienzle, held in $4,000 bail yes
terday. and Max Breitung, still a
/ liberty, conspired to commit an offens'
against the United States.
Just how far-reaching this alleged
plot may be. police and government
officials will not state today. They
made it plain, however, that the in
! vestigation was just getting unde
way, and that many more arrest!
may be expected.
| Fay confessed that while on tn
battlefield he talked with his superio
officers about a device to blow III
ships, that later his idea of coming
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