The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

the attempt to blow up the Weiia,
Canal and the series OF explosions
munition factories and the fires In sue
ships In this country. It was learne
however. that within q short time Il
Grand Jury will take up a new line
INVESTIGATION that ID expected to bri,
together under n head many of Il
acts Of violences that have been sttri
oted to Germans In this country.
The complaint On which warran
were issued yesterday afternoon
United States Commissioner Hourhts
wa prepared by Roger b. Wood, Assjs
n United states Attorney. after confe
ence with Raymond b. Sarfaty. A,
sistant United States Attorney, who Z,
months has been working with Mr.. q
Hey. The complaint made by Mr.. O
fey names koenig under thirteen diKeI
ent aliases. Those names are weee,
kamp. Wegener. Kelly. Winter, Perkin
Stemler mentioned in the Stahi case
R~ectorberg. Boehm. Kennedy, Jane
Smith. Murphy and w. T. Munday.
l~eyendecker In accused Of having use
the names OF G. u. Decker and I
Decker.
wordinE Of the Complaint.
The complaint reads verbatim a
follows.
At the city Of New York, county Of
New York. within the Southern dis
trict Of New York, on September ~,
1915, the defendant uniawfully, Will
fully ana feioniousiy did begin and
set on foot and prepare the lea for
a military enterprise to be carried on
from the United States against the
property. territory o. dOminions of a
foreign prince. with whom the United
states was n 10 at pexce, that Is to
say. that h said defendant on Sep
temoer ~, 1915. ut the city OF New
York, within the Southern district Of
New York. did begin. set on foot and
prepare tho Means for a military en-
terprise to be carried on from the
United States against the Dominion
OF Canada. a colony or dependency Of
the King Of Great Britain and ire
land. and II was the purpose and In
tent OF the said defendant then and
there to destroy. mutilats and dam
age the Welland Canal. n waterway
traversing a portion of the said Do
minion Of Canada for a distance Of
tWenty-seven miles. from Fort Col
eerne to Port Daihousie. in ssid Do
minion Of Canada. the said welland
Canal being used for the t%ransporta-
zion of foreign n domestic COM
merce. and It was the purpose and In
tent Of said defendant then and there
TO destroy, mutilate and damage said
Welland Canal by force Of arms, the
object OF the said enterprise or UNDER
taking Of hazard. so begun and set on
foot. being to destroy. mutiiate and
damage said canal and the
OF he Dominion Of Canada, with which
The United States was and is at peace,
and for tho ntlrs.0Sa ~ rarryi,~ ~ snta
enterprise the said defendant left the
city OF New York. In the county Of
New York. within the Southern dis
trict OF New York. on the twenty
seventh day Of September. 1915. and
proceeded by the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road to Buffalo. and from thence to
Niagara Falls. In the State Of New
York.
That the sources Of ~deponent's in
formation are confidential reports
made To him. statements made
BY various witnesses. and tnds-
pendent investigation which he has
made In his official capacity that the
reason that the sources OF dep0nent.s
information are not more fully set
forth is that to reveal such sources OF
Information would be contrary 10
public policy n injurious to the In
terests of the United States.
Against the peace and dignity Of the
United States In violation OF section -
OF the United States Criminal Code;
wherefore the deponent prays that a
warrant may issue for the apprehen-
sion Of said defendants in order tina
Hhey may he arrested and dealt with
In accordance with law.
How koenlg was Betrayed.
While the three defendants have been
inder surveillance for a year the evil
fence which led to their arrest yes.
erday vas given by George Fuchs, who
worked for koenig. This man had a
confidential position under Koenig, car
led messages for him and did various
obs. He quarrelled with Koents, II Is
aid. over a question Of SIS which, he
aid, koenis owed him. The difference
the two men became known to
apt. Tunney. whose men had been
failing" a number Of Koenlg's en-
in the city.
The detectives got In touch with
'uchs and over a few glasses Of beer
,ot his story. They took him to Cant. |
unney and George Barnits, who turned
i'm over to Supt, Onley and Baker.
'nese men worke with the man for |
everal days and got a complete state |
nent. The Grand Jury was hastily |
n several witnesses have
READY been presented. but the case will |
presented In full In the coming week. |
From the information obtained from |
and from various sources II seems
nat the three defendants worked out the |
Ian for he destruction of the canal in |
eptember. They regarded the blocking !
I the canal Al n important ~straRetic |
love to prevent the tremendous amount
I going Owe the waterway
,r the Allies.
Having outlined their plan. the three
Zen went to Niagara Falls, accom-
anied by Mrs. koenig. II III said that
,ey made a careful study Of the water.
'ay and that they learned the number
T guards stationed along this canal,
leir movements and their methods and
fudisd the looks and selected the place
,r the placing OF tho explosives. II IL
aid also that they NAVE obtained al
from a man who escorted the
along the canal and an.
many questions concerning II.
len also were detailed to trail the SOL
Iers stationed along the locks.
There were hints last night that the
had been obtained and ar
made for setting II. Tho
hole conspiracy. however, was foiied
trough the alertness Of men who had
zen watching the defendants.
With h issuance Of the warrants
afternoon Supt. Offley Of the
division OF the Federal .inyesti-
,tors n Capt. Tunney conferred with
hief Blelaski, St%raightway a knot Of
'ecial investigators and all Of Capt.