The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-12
GER MANS MISLED BY
STAHL, JURY HEARS
Mysterious Lusitania Witness
Tcstifies Before Inves-
tigating Body.
AGENT KOENIG AT OFFICE

A Grand Jury witness, whose Identity
was kept a secret. laid the foundation
Yesterday for the Governments prosecu-
ton OF the alleged conspiracy on tho
par. OF German secret agents who OBJ
tanned the Lusitania affdavit from GUS
tav Stahl. now in the Tombs on a
charge OF perjury. His evidence was
described as providing indubitable PROOF
that Stahl's story about guns on board
the Lusitania was sworn TO by him
merely to get money from the German
authorities who we're looking for such
information.
The Government will now try 10 fnd
out Ivy the Grand Jury inquiry directed
against the German agents whether
these agents knew that the affdavits
given to them by Stahl and others ana
used at Washington to substantiatc the
German side Of the Lusitania sinking
we're false. as the Federal authorities
charge. The evidence tending to estab-
lish this contention IL in the hands OF
the local bureau OF the Department OF
Justice and the United States Distric;
Attorney and will be presented 20 the
Grand Jury early next week.
Meanwhile Stahl himself ren%ined In
the Tombs in default Of $4,000 bail.
Harold :. Deming Of 8 Nassau street
appeared yesterday as Stahrs attorney.
He said after an unsatisfactory inter-
view with his client In the Tombs that
he thought Stahl had talked too much.
Ia uill have annfhe- conference WHY
the AFFIDAVIT maker this morning In Mar
shall Thomas u. McCarthy's office IN tho
Federal Building.
While that conference is in progress
United States Attorney II. Snowden
Marshall. his assistant, Roger y. Wood,
In charge of the present criminal investi-
cation. and capt. William Ofiey. chief
of the local bureau of investigation OF
the Department OF Justice, will decide
what witnesses of those on hand will be
called on Monday.
Inquiry ms to secret Service.
None OF the Federal officials would
discuss the extent TO which the German
Sc ret service operations In this city
will be Investigated. although It is ad-
United that this will form a large par,
OF the inquiry. 1t was denied by Mr.
"''' '"bN' ''itS AitN Ndpl. EtNs
Ed, Naval Attache of the German En-
bassy at II Broadway, is involved as yet
in the present case.
Assistant District Attorney Wood said
that to disclose the nam. OF the on.
witness heard by the Grand Jury YES.
terday would be detrimental to the GOV.
ernments case. Capt. Offley said the
witness was called to establish certain
fundamental facts necessary to tho
prosecution OF the alleged CONSPIRACY
and that the Tan had To leave the cit,
yesterday morning. There was a rumo,
In the Federal Building that Collecto,
Malone. who left town yesterday for the
week end had been the witness. but
this was denied both at the Custom
House and by Mr.. Wood.
Another report about the "mys,erious'
witness. seemingly authentic. was thai
he had been a friend OF Stahl's; tina,
either Stahl had misplaced conidenc.
IN him or he knew enough about Stahr,
actions and talk before the affidavit wa.
made to testify convincingly tina hi,
statements were untrue II is know
that Capt. oN,ey's inspectors have haC
Stahl's two roomTates, Adolph Nit
teldcher and Daniel Jenny. under sur
v~eillance for n week and that bth hav,
been In constant communication will
Capt. OTley's Office.