Arizona republican., 1915-12-19
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 NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.--With the arraignment here today of Paul Koe- nig, said to be the head of the Ger man secret service in this country, md Richard Emil Eyeudecker. a New York art goods dealer on I charge of conspiIing to blow up the Weland Canal. federal officials as serted they had in their hands the clues to country wide conspiracy to blow up muuition plants. which has already resulted in the loss of many lives and destruction of mil lions of dollars worth of property.
 For several years Koenig has been the head of a detective force cm- Iloyed here by the Hambure-Amer- Icau Steamship Company. The com pauy which is subsidized by the Ger man government was quick to come to his aid and through local sur ,tv concern supplied $5oo0O ball for sim and $3O.00O bail for Leycndeckcr.
 The arrest of KOcnig and Leyeu- decker was coincident with the ar rest by county attorneys of Frederick Scneudl a clerk in the National City bank Scheindl detectives claimed. confessed that he was em- ployed by I[oeris to supply him with information regarding the shipment of munitions to the allies. This iu- formation was obtained through tel egramS and letters received by the National City Bank. which has had u prominent part in the purchasing in this country of supplies for the al- ! lies. Scheiudl said inc received S25 l from Koenis. police added Scheindl l told the police that he is a German reseryist and that he acted solcIs i from patriotic motives.
 l ScheindI was arraigued before 1 1 police magistrate on an affidavit ! charging him with suspicion in the larceny of documents and messages valued at Slo0.000 from the National | City bank. He was held in SZ5.ooJ i bail for d hearing Monday.
 ! Important evidence regarding Roe | uig'- activities Is understood To have with Koeng and Leyendecker. Metz 1 Ter. who was arrested in connection l with Noenig and Leyendecker Mtz- Ter was employed by the Hamburg f American line and acted as Steuue- l raphcr tu Koeuig. lie was to have been arraigued with his chief an5 l Icycudecker but at the last moment it was announced bu Assistant T. < | District Attorney Wood who iS in charge of the ease that Metzler would not appear.
 Later high federal officer ad- nitted that AIetzler had offered t' turn states evidence and had already supplied the government with much valuable information.
 As soon as it was known tha' Netzler would not be arraigncd. ivy, attorneys acting for the HamHure American line went to the fedora authorities and asked permission |. see him This request was refused The attorneys then offered any amount of bail to secure NetzIcr liberty This offer also was refused Mctzler. who had been examined a' police Headquarters during the night was taken away early today and u' information would be vouchsated as to where he was being held.
 Another man was held by the fed eraI authorities as a material wit ness against Kocnie and Georg, Fuchs. about whose identity the ut most secrecy was observed. Fucu- was taken into custody but was no' formally arrested and no charge was made against him. IT was reported at the federal building today that he was in reality a secret service agent and that it was largely through his efforts that the alleged plot was uncovered.
 A new development occurred in IT., 1 ease today when Otto r. Mottola /. police headduarters detective. Wa. suspended after a hearing by Com missoiEer Woods Mottola was sum moncd before the commissioner after the police said they found his nam, in a notebook taken from Kocnig According to statements attributed to Koenig and MetzIer, Mottola Wa. employed by the former at three dol lars day to make investigations.
 The arrests yesterday and today are said to be merely the forcrunner-