The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
GUSTAV STABLE SEEN
NEAR FORMER HOME
Steward Leach Says No Guns
Were on the Lusitania
When TOrpedOed.

Inspectors of the local investigation
half a dozen OF them-acting directly
, under orders from Washington. are
laying close lines TO find Gustav Stable
one o! the Lusitanis affidavit signers.
who has thus far succeeded In keeping
. from sight OF his pursuers. Their work
is veiled in secrecy, but II was learned
yesterday that substantial evidence is in
their possession already which may war
rant summary steps II Stable turns up In
their path.
Capt William Of'ey. head OF the local
bureau OF inspection, was at his Office
all day yesterday, keeping in touch with
the Government agents on stables trail.
Adolph Mittelacher. stables room
mate, told a reporter for THE Sun that
Stable was in the ncighborhood of 30
Leroy street Yesterday morning Ac-
cording to Mittelacher. he tried TO talk
to the affidavit maker. but stable merely
greeted him and said, I'm too busy
Ia talk to you now. Call me W this
afternoon" Mitteiac cher said ne called
up. but could not get stable.
Daniel Jenny. another roomer in the
house. said that Stable was in the
neighborhood to see Marg ret Zop. who
up to this time has been known TO the
reporters as Margaret Morrison and
lives at 90 Leroy street
Capt ofiley denied. that he knew any
thing about the other affidavit signers.
Anton frevc and Josephine Wier Capt.
Ofiiey said that Whatever information
he had gained about them would have to
be given out at Washington.
j +, Leach. the Lusitania steward re-
icrrcd To ~ "Leitch" in the aili iavitt
made by Stahl, affirming that Leach had
taken him ON board the Lusitania the
day before the liner sailed. and that
while with Leach Ne had seen four large
guns mounted on the liner. is quoted ny
Frank Winch of san Francisco. who re-
turned from Liverpool n few days ago.
as saying: Not gun, not even gun
carriage was on the Lusitania"
Leach H. now in England recovering
from injuries received when the Lusi-
tania was torpedoed. Winch brfriendcd
him after the disaster and asked him II
he had any reason to believe tha; the
Lusitania carried any guns. Leach, ac-
cording to Winch replied
NO, MIR Winch. there were no guns,
not even a gun carriage on the Lust
tania, Why, it is ridiculous to mako
such charge, for II there had been any
y
IN the courso of my work | had to pass
places where the guns would have been
every day, and ! can tell YOU that there
was none on the Lusitania She was az
5solutely unarmed ship"
- r. Won Gersdorff. who has heen
mentioned in the controversy over guns
aboard the Lusitania has come forward
with denial that he actually had seen
them on the tunarder. He says he does
10; undcrstinl why Charles T.. w.
Smith, a 7 t"cl hnsncier of san Fran
cisco, Count won BerustorN and others
who arc supposed to have been seeking
MIN had failed 10 fnd him. because ne
still is livInS At 1924 IIalsey street.
Brooklyn.
II became acquainted with Mr.. Smith
about two months ago through business
relations" said Nj Gcrsdorfr. II met
him At the Waldorf one afternoon
fcw days after the i.usltania was sunk
We were discussing the affair and
told him there had Seen guns on board,
hut I did not tell him ! had seen them
myself | told him had heard 50 from
men who had been WORDING on the Lust
tanic. whom ! met in a saloon in Hobo
ken. If I had seen the guns | would
have Informed the German Ambassador
Immediately