The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-05
STABLE REPEATS
LUSITANIA CHARGE
Saws Six commissioners
From Washington Asked
Him Questions.
HE REMAINS IN HIDING

Gustav Stable. the German reservis',
who signed an affidavit declaring that
the Lusi.ania was armed on her fatal
voyage walked into the office Of the
Stuats-Zeitun1 yesterday afternoon and
announced he had been questioned BY
six commissioners from Washington"
who submitted him to a 'cross-exami-
ton on the subject matter OF his afh-
dav!t. Stable told the German news
papermen that despite the grilling. he
was not "blured." but stuck by his
original assertions.
Apparently no one In the newspaper
office learned stables new whereabouts
he has not appeared at his room at
90 Leroy street in two days-but he told
those TO whom he talked that his new
address was known to the German au-
thorities In this city and Washington
and that he could be found when wanted.
Stable is said to have given as the rea-
son for his sudden disappearance from
his recent home following the publica-
ton of his affidavit that he did not want
to he bounded by reporters.
Stable boosted to his coinpatriots on
Tie btllistli tNSl'hl'A W ffs '>'N
feat in wi,hstarding the questions Of
the Washington commissioners" II
could not he learned last night who the
commissioner were or whether they
me here from Washington or were
merely local inspectors OF the Depart
ment OF Justice. Stable IL said not to
have specified either where the cross
examination was conducted. He took
great pride, however. in telling about the
incident as we'll as about his ability to
hid from reporters.
Local agents OF the Department OF Jus
tice have Joined forces with Collector Dud-
ley Field Malone's neutrality squad in
searching for Stable. Investigators en-
tered the case yesterday morning, pre-
sumably on orders from Washington.
but according TO their chief. Capt. WILL
lam Ofley, superintendent OF the local
office. their findings were not worth a
written report to him last night.
The activity OF the secret service men
in the ne~!ghborhood of 20 Leroy street.
where Stable lived until a few days ago.
so frightened the other persons in the
house at that address that their ret
icence yesterday afternoon was quite I'M
penetrable. Stable himself has not ap-
peared at his erstwhile room since
Thursday morning, and yesterday being
the last day OF his board week Mrs.
Margaret Kane. the housekeeper. did not
expect him at all.
Meanwhile disclaimers of Stable In
creased in number. German Govern
ment officials in this city and agents of
the German steamship companies here
shook their heads In real or pretended
ignorance OF the man. and even those
VINO previously said they knew him AT
the Leroy street address changed their
minds and forgot what little they had
admitted knowing.
A representative OF the North German
Lloyd Line and julius p. Meyer OF the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Line denied that
Stable had ever been employed by their
companies. II was said too at the Sea-
mems Institute that Leitch. the steward
on the Lusitania who Stable said had
taken him aboard when he saw The al
legged guns, had not shipped from that
place.
Capt. Boy-Ed OF the German Embassy
stan. whose office Ia in the same build
ing as the German Consulate-General IL
broadway, was extremely ~reticent about
Stable.