New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-30
Testifies in BuenZ Case He
Was Offered $4,000 to
Coal Warships.
PROSECUTION RESTS;
BOY-ED STILL FIGURE
Defence Demands Showdown on
Prosecutions Attitude
Toward Attache.

and sending them out OF American
ports 70 supply German war vessels.
The government also contends that II
was defrauded by the defendants by
the fling Of false and incomplete mani
tests
The end came suddenly and unex-
pectedly in the afternoon after a morn
ing of heated controversy over the
efforts of the government 20 continue
20 use the activities of Captain Boyd,
naval attache Of the Imperial German
government. and the equipping OF the
steamship Maria Quesade as part OF
the evidence against the defendants.
Judge Harland B. Howe, of Vermont,
who has shown exceeding patience dur
ing all alterations Of counsel, inter
rupted yesterday the discrimination
Of Ralph j. VI. Bullowa, witness for
the government, by informing William
Rand. jr., counsel for the defence, that
"the court has been exceedingly liberal
in letting you go as far as you have
While haggling over the answer TO a
question Mr.. Bullowa asked the cross
examiner TO let him put him right,
whereupon counsel for the defence OBJ
served that he would rather be wrong
than have the witness put him right.
The crisis Of the trial came yester-
day shortly before the noon recess,
when Mr.. Wood sought to introduce,
as he had been doing at unexpected
moments throughout the trial, evidence
connecting the defendants with Captain
Boyd, the steamship Maria Quesada
and Captain Suhren, master OF that
vessel.
Demands Showdown.
Mr.. Wood was examining Christian
Bentsen, chief officer of the steamship
Gladstone, afterward called the Maria
Quesada, TO show that Captain Suhren
had been communicating with the once
of Captain Boy-Ed, at IL Broadway.
The examination was suddenly halted
b. Mr.. Rand. &c., aos
course / know that the prosecution
has TO build up its case piece by piece,
but it is now high time that the gov
eminent should show its hand in the
matter of Boyd and the Maria que
sada Is it claimed by the prosecution
that Captain Boyd is one of the con
splrators? If so, 1t Is time to show II
now"
Mr.. Wood said nothing for the mo-
ment. Then Mr.. Rand, addressing the
court, appealed for assistance. -.
will your honor direct" he ASKED, /
H.
or il considers Captain Boyd as one
OF the conspirators? Mr.. Wood is SO
touchy, will your honor please put the /
question:
Mr.. Wood informed Judge Howe that
the government had taken no position /
in the matter, whereupon Mr. Rand de- /
manded that It take one. Unless boy
Ed j. a conspirator," argued Mr.. kand,
"what place have the communications
that passed from Volz, Of the North .
German Lloyd Line. and Captain sun ,
rem. OF the Quesada, in Captain BOY !
Eds Office got in this case -
1--WE do claim that Suhren is a con- /
snirator." said Mr.. Wood, "and we
haven't brought any one into this case /
that doesn't belong in it. The govern I
ment has shown connection between
those people and that vessel. We don't
have TO show that they paid for the
charter or hire Of the vessel.
Defendants Badly Fooled.
Judge Howe, explaining that ne had .
not yet formed an opinion on the issue /
nermitted Mr.. Wood TO proceed with .
the examination of bentsen.
Although the concessions OF the de-
fence brought out clearly that the al
legged constructors had made failure I
OF their scheme TO coal German war
Sims. the prosecution revealed enron /
icle Of remarkable business achieve
mert. worked out under enormous nam
dicap. Little or no mistakes were
credited 20 the defendants. Inc trlai
Yesterday, however. revealed one coca
sion where the Hamburg American Line
was fooled, ard fooled badly.
The man who deceived II was captain
Emil Olsen, master OF the Norwegian
steamship Unita, who talked so rapldly
that the court and counsel LOT Doth
sides had 10 ask him often 20 repeat
his answers. Throughout ms testimony /
the courtroom was IN an uproai: So
"Yes. | WAS master Of the Unita,' he
said. with a strong Norwegian accent: I
~ took her out Of Philadelphia bound
for Cadiz. That is the port we cleared
for. We had a supercargo on BOARD
but didn't see him until we were day
ont. | was on the bridge going down
the river until I a. m.
"What did the supercargo say 70
you ?" asked Mr.. Wood.
"He said we were 10 coal some Ger
man warships on the way across, an
swered Olsen. land | told him, Moth /
ing Soing.' lie said there would be
s59o in j, for me. told him | wouldn't
do IL for a million. -,
"Did he offer you any more
ayes. Three days later he came to
me again and offered me $4,000
and you refused?" !
"Sure | refused. ! told him / had
cleared for Cadz and TO Cadiz | was
going. I didn't coal any German war
ships. | Just went 10 Cadiz. and when
| got there | found no one who knew
about the cargo, so after twenty-seven
DAYS | sold part OF 1t to the spanish
Transatlantic Steamship Company.
Then | informed the British Consul.
On cross-examinstion Captain olsen
declared that he was born IN Norway
but was a British subject having
sworn allegiance to the Cro"h al
Canada several years before,
so in selecting you TO help coal
German warships,' asked Mr.. Rand,
"they picked the wrong man." -,
"They certainly did" answered the
skinner As he left the witness chair.
The Jury was excused at adjournment
% court Yesterday until p. m. to-day.
Mr. Rand will a. yue motion this
morning to dismiss the charges.
Scratched Pimple Kills Him.
uo,,.,,;r n. J.. Nov. 29.-George T.