New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-05
CHIEF WITNESS
IN KAISER'S PAY
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tor. land the higher their connections
are, the harder their fall usually is."
Mrs. Margaret Kane. the boarding
house keeper at 20 Leroy Street, ard
the two girl roomcrs. known under
various names, who were confessedly
on intimate terms with Stahl and his
friend Schubert, and either Of whom
may be the mysterious Josephine
who signed one of the four afiidaylts,
have also disappeared. Inquiries made
for them at their address last night
resulted in the information that they
had gone 10 the country and wouldn't
be back for some time A man who
refused 20 give his name and talked
from a first floor window said he was
the sole occupant of the house.
Hans HardcuberG. the alleged Ger
man secret service agent, who is said
20 have engineered the alleged plot,
has also secluded himself, and could
not be found by the Federal men, who
are said to be anxious to find and
quiz him about his possible knowledge
of methods used to obtain the Lusi-
tania afIidavits. A. Leitch, Walter
Grieve and Josephine Weir, who
signed the other afidavits, have also
discreetly dropped out Of sight.
DR.. Gerhard Sails.
Several members of the neutrality
squad. who went over every foot Of
the Lusitania before She sailed on her
last voyage. emphasized yesterday that
the big Cunardcr carried 10 guns or
any other armament. Collector OF the
Port Malone, who ordered the search,
is said to be incensed at the inslnua-
ton of inefficiency implied in the aiti-
davits collected by the German En-
bassy. His subordinates feel that 1t
is up TO them to disprove the charges
and 20 locate those who lnstlgated
them.
The report that Count Won Bern
storT, the German Ambassador, had
sent special cmissary TO Germany M
order to impress upon the Kaiser and
his advisers the real American atu-
tude toward German policies and
methods OF warfare was verified here
Yesterday. Superintendent Peterson Of
the Scandinavian-Amer Line 40
mitted Yesterday that DR.. Meyer Ger
hard. member Of the German Privy
Council and en- attachc of the German
Embassy in Washington, left Hoboken
for Norway on Thursday afternoon
aboard the steamship United States.
At the Ritz-Carlton. where DR.. Ger
hard had been living for several
months, it was said yesterday that be
fore leaving he had ordered his mail
forwarded 10 the German Red Cross in
this city. Before leaving. it was
learned Dr.. Gerhard had a lengthy
talk with Colonel Won Pappen. German
military attache. who was one of the
four friends who accompanied the
cmissary to the steamship pier.
In Mr.. Peterson's Office it was ad
mitted that DR.. Gerhard had shown Il
safe conduct pass signed by the British
Ambassador in Washington. DR.. Ger
hard. IT is understood, is also the
bearer Of important papers which at
tachcs Of the German Embassy fire.
queutly complained could not be IN
trusted 20 the mails, owing 10 the IN
certainty OF delivery. As he is going
as diplomatic representative, ac-
credited TO a neutral country, it is un-
likely that Dr.. Gerhard will be inter-
fered with by the Allies, so much the
more because he has a guarantee Of
safe conduct from the British Ambas
sador.