New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-25
CHARGES KOENTG
WAS In QUEBEC
Canadian Says Alleged
Welland Canal Plotter In
spected Waterfront.
ALSO, AT VALCARTER,
VISITED WAR CAMP
Felony Charge Against Schleindl
Changed to Misdemeanor-
He Is Held in 81 400.

A new feature in the governments
case against Paul Koenig and other al
legged conspirators, charged with set
ting on foot in this country a military
enterprise to destroy the Welland
Canal, in Canada, became known yes
terday in advices received from Quebec.
IL is contended that Koenig was actu-
ally in Quebec on business connected
with the Metzler-Justice conspiracy 70
keep check upon the steamships, mu-
nitions and troops that left for ports
in Great Britain and France.
Koenig has not been accused Of hav-
ing entered Canada. The information
now in possession Of the government
merely charges him with conspiring &c
set on foot military enterprise
against the Dominion of Canada, with
which this country is at peace. Thus
far it has not been shown that hoenig
himself entered Canadian territory.
Reports received here yesterday from
Quebec say that Koenig was in Quebec
in September, 1914. about the time he
is alleged to have sent Justice and
Metzler, his secretary, into the Domin-
ion, and that the nature of his trip
was one that would indicate that he
was there for espionage.
Laureat Leclerc, owner OF big que
bee garage near the Louise Basin, told
the Canadian officials yesterday that
KoenIg had employed him as chauf-
feur TO make nightly trips around the
Quebec waterfront in company with
Segfried MundhGim, who Is now a prls-
oner in a detention camp in Ontario.
Leclerc also declared that koenig had
made a trip about the Canadian artil-
lery camp at Valcartier.
Roger B. Wood, who is prosecuting
the case against Koenig, was not IN the
city yesterday, but one OF his associ-
ates said that if IL could be proved
that Koenig himself had entered Can
ada il would materially strengthen the
charge OF conspiracy on which the gov
ernment expects TO convict him.
Frederick Schleiudl, the young credit
clerk Of the National City Bank who
is charged with having purloined i'm
portant papers from the bank for Zoe.
ng's use, appeared yesterday before
Magistrate deuel. in the Tombs court.
Before the hearing the original charge
Of felony was changed, and two new
charges, constituting a misdemeanor,
were substituted. The first charge is
that he accepted S25 from Koenig on
November "a for permission TO read
confidential papers. The other is that
Schleindl published confidential papers
on October S without the authorization
of the bank By letting Koenig read
them.
Among the papers Schleindl is al
legged to have shown Koenig is letter
sent by the bank 70 the Bausch Lomb
Optical Company, Of Rochester, regard
ing a shipment of binoculars to the
Allies. George l.. Fuchs, a confidential
agent Of Koenig, who turned against
him and is now q government witness,
declared that the Bausch Lomb letter
was copied by him for Koenig on Oc-
tober 8, day after he had entered the
employ of the bank.
Frederick Metzler, secretary for Koe-
mig, who also has turned states evil
dence, testified that he and Koenig had
meetings in a cafe near Borough Hall,
Brooklyn, and that he had often seen
Schleindl in Koenig's Office and had
copied many documents that Schleindl
had brought for Koenig's perusal.
Sergeant Barnitz, Of the Detective
Bureau, testified that Schleindl had
confessed that he had shown Koenig
confidential papers from the National
City Bank, and he identified a paper
produced by the District Attorney as a
confession that Schleindl had made 10
him. The prisoner is alleged to have
admitted that he was in the pay Of
Koenig at the rate of S25 a week and
had received in all about $3.50. Schleindl
was held in sl,400 bail for trial.
Judge julius NJ. Mayer, in the Federal
court, approved yesterday the direct
interrogatories 20 be sent abroad in be-
half of DR.. Herbert Kienzle and Engel-
bert Bronkhorst, alleged bomb con-
spirators. Judge Mayer struck out six
Of the governments cross-interroga-
tories. These will be sent to the Amer
lean Consul at Stuttgart, Germany, and
at London.
The trial of Policeman Otto F. Mat
tola, who is alleged 70 have been as
ISOLATED with Paul Koenig, was post
poned yesterday 10 December 81.
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