The Washington times., 1915-06-05
AFFIDAVIT MAKER
STAHL DISAPPEARS
Federal Agents Search for Man
Who Said Lusitania Was
Armed.
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NEW YORK. June 5-Gustave Stahl.
the German who has done work for the
imperial consulate in this city and for
Captain Boy-Ed. an attache Of the Ger
man embassy. has decided to move from
20 Leroy street. the address he gave
when he swore to an affidavit that the
Lusitania left this port on her last VoY-
age armed with guns Of IL or IA cent?
meters.
Stahrs bag and satchel had been pack
ed by his roommate, "Otto.' who himself
vanished from the premises.
Two secret service men are said 70
have ransacked StahIs big trunk ana
his hand luggage.
When the detectives left Stahfs room
1t was with the comment; we've got
what we want. So We can't talk
Madison Square. where 1t was under
stood that they were to have talk win
Dudley Field Malone. collector OF the
port, who reports that the Lusltania
earlier investigation. and who is now
conducting the secret service lnVestisa
ton concerning Stahl. who reports that
the Lusitapia he'd n.IIx guns sh,s, =, the New
York bureau. last night said that special
Agent Baker had been assigned to the
case by him yesterday morning, ana
that Baker had reported no material
results
Deny Search of Room.
The assertion Of Mr.. Oniey thet inc
belongings of Stahl had not been search
ed was supported by Mrs. Margaret
Kane, who is proprietress of the lodging
house. Mrs. Kane said:
Nobody except roomers or tneir
friends have been upstairs in my
house today. Certainly no room has
been searched. If any one said that
Mr.. Stahl's trunk was gone through
they must have been fooling. because
Mr.. Stahl didn't have a trunk or bag
his back and that is all.
.'Mr. Stahl never came back after he
left the house yesterday morning. It's
nonsense to say he was under the bed
vesterday afternoon, He Is gone. and
never expect to see him again
Gus, or whatever the name Of Mr.:
stahIs roommate is, Is still here. and
ribiy wrong to mix them up In this
thing. because they don't know any
thing about II"
The young women Mrs. Kane re-
ferred to first told reporters Thursday
Morrison After that they were OBJ
jects Of interest because one OF the
affidavits in question was signed by
Josephine Weir.
years old-told a reporter their names
were Johanna Morrison and Margaret
Joanas. They said they remembered
A. Lietch, who, according to the stahl
AFFIDAVIT was a steward on the Lusi-
tania and a friend Of Stahl. The aff-
davit states Stahl was helping Lietch
with his trunk when he saw the four
guns.
"We're Not Spies"
Both said they had not heard Of
Josephine Weir, but admitted they
knew Stahl and his roopmate well.
their room is on the same ioor-the
They said they are lace makers and
knew nothing of imperial German
secrets.
I'VE have been followed" they said
Thursday night, "ever since the news of
Mr.. Stahrs affidavit was made public.
I'VE aren't German spies" they added
earnestly, and it's a shame the way
we have been bounded"
Stahrs roommate. who looks more Ike
conversation by telling the young wom-
en- in German not to say any more to
newspaper men,
Hans Hardenberg, a German secret
service agent, who came to this coun-
try from England two months ago Is
said to have had something to do with
the employment of Stahl in lis recent
capacity as inspector of the Lusitania
Hardenberg himself was transferred
here. it is said, because there was inn
portant work to be done, and re had
proved his worth in England.
1t was known that agents of the De-
partment of Justice looked for Harden
berg yesterday, but II was said they
obtained no traces OF him