The Washington times., 1915-02-26
STEGLER DECLARES
!; BOY.ED SENT LODY
Asserts Naval Attache to Am.
bassador Here Dispatched
Spy on His Mission.
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man. I was informed, that knew tho de-
tails of Lodys mission. When asked
Captain Boy-Ed about 1t, he smiled and
said nothing"
The officials who are investigating
the case limited today that they believed
enough evidence has been obtained to
warrant other indictments.
Captain Boy-Ed. the naval attache of
the German Embassy in Washington,
and who maintains an Office on the
eighth floor at Il Broadway, brands as
false the statements of Richard Stegler
20 the effect that the captain was the
head of a German secret service organ
ization in this country. one of the pur-
poses Of which was to get German re-
scrvists into England as spies by sup
plying them with false passports Of the
United States state Department.
Stegler Is prisoner charged with OBJ
taining q United states passport by
fraud.
4 third man named by Stegler in his
confession as one of the parties to the
conspiracy has been arrested.
Held In $4,000 Bail.
The man arrested is Richard Madden.
Of 81 Madison avenue. Hoboken, the
dance hall man, in whose name the
passport to be used by Stegler was
issued. Madden is an American citizen.
BY giving to Stegler certain informa-
lion, including his birth certificate. 1t is
alleged, he made it comparatively easy
for Stegler to get a passport under the
name of Richard Madden.
Stegler and Gustave Cook, a waiter in
IA tIoboken hotel. who Is charged with
having induced Madden to consent to
Let Stegler impersonate him. are held in
slo.rW bail each, and a similar amount
sioner Houghton in the case of Madden.
Charles II. Griftiths. Of Rector street,
is counsel for stegler.
Mr. Griftiths said that when Stegler
rejected the proposal that he go to
England as a German spy and an
nounced his intention of remaining in
the United States. another man, sup
posedly German reservist. was pro-
cured to go to England in his place.
This man, according to Stegler. sailed
his pocket, on the Cunarder Franconia.
and is due in Liverpool within the next
day or two.
Stegler not only said that Captain
cost Lody his life, but declared that in
his dealings the matter progressed to
tho point where the money that was
to be paid his wife. for her support,
Captain Boy Ed, Stegler told Mr.. Grif-
nths: agreed to pay to Mrs. Stegler
$50 a month while he was in England.
and Furthermore agreed that In tho
event the British discovered his mis-
sion and he met the fate Of Lody. Mrs.
Stcgler. was to receive $3.50 q month
from the German government as long
as she lived. Stegler said he told his
wife Of the agreement, to pay to her
the amount named. and she asked him
what guarantee he could give that the
money would be paid as promised.
Confesses To Wife.
Stegler said that when he asked for
a guarantee he was unable to get it,
in writing. and that when asked how
then was his wife to get it he was in
formed it might be managed through
the medium of some German shipping
man or German steamship officer.
When Stcgler reported back to his
wife. he said. she got from him the real
story behind his proposed trip to Eng
land. That was the beginning of the
cpd of the conspiracy SO far as he was
concerned, Stegler said that in his first
negotiations with Captain Boy-Ed he
met the naval officer at his office at II
Broadway, but that after a few meet
ings and at Captain Boy-Ed's request
he always met him at t he German
Club
Captain Boy-Ed declared that the
confession to all intents was made up
OF tissue of falsehoods.
II wish," said Captain Boy-Ed, Ito
make clear the following points.
Mr.. Stegler came to me several
weeks ago. like many other German
Americans. because he had no position
and was badly in need of money. lie
never told me that he was a reservisr
nor was he ever in my employ. l made
an effort for quite a while to secure en-
ployment for him. but did not succeed
in doing So
Il have no knowledge as to the man
ner in which Mr. Stegler obtained a
passport. I may add that I never asked
Mr.. Stegler to deliver his passport to
me. as I had no interest whatever In
obtaining it.
Version of the Trip.
Mr. Stegler's statement that there is
in existence German secret service
association or bureau or other like Or
SANITATION in this country Is false.
There is no such organization and
never was one.
"As far as Mr.. Stegler's intended trip
to Germany is concerned. have the fol-
lowing to say: While I was trying to
Ceived letter from friend in Ger
many stating that he wished to employ
in his business man who was good
hnquist and that If | should come across
such man ! should send him to Ger
many. AS Mr.. Stegler. had informed me
that he could speak a number Of lam
guages. | thought that he might fill the
position
"As Stegler was Absolutely without
means ] advanced to him some money
on account of his travelling expenses.
From information ! received later, I
came to the conclusion that he was not
a suitable person for this position. and
so informed him. When l asked him to
return the money l had advanced, he
tod me that he was NOT IN position
return at least one-half of the amount
as soon as possible. The impression that
Stegler wishes to create. that the real
intention of his trip was to act as a spy
for the German government Is false