The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-16
FAY SHIELDS
MEN HIGHER UP
IN U.S.INQUIRY
Bomb Potter Adds to Con.
,fession-Is Ready to
Take Punishment.
HIS PARTNER SCHOLZ
is EXPECTED TO TALK

bomb for blowing up ships bearing mu.
n~itiouasto the AlheA sdded \ few moro
links yesterday TO the puzsle Of con-
fssaons with which he has been ant
liking the Federal authorities over since
h0 arrest.
He was taken at his own Request TO
the ONCE of. the United States Attorney.
whore hs said he wished to plead guilty
70 the indictment charging him with
conspiracy, and then he spent almost
m hours debating q now confession"
In tho offioe Of John G. Knox. Assistant
Unitsd States District Attorney. Then
complacently smoking a cigar he re-
turned to the Tombs, where. his eyes
twin&ling with humor. he wrote puszling
answers to q series Of questions SUBJ
rMtted to him by the reporterA
Asked what was his purpose in going
to the Federal Attorneys Office. he re-
piled quizzically:
Heap big purpose" and one could
not but see the calmness and GOODNESS
With which he viewed the whole s!tua-
tion, though a maximum Of twelve years
In q Federal prison faced him.
still Shields s~aperiors.
Questioned as TO whether he had or
would implicate In his plot to attack
munition ships any member Of tho Ger
man Embassy. such as Capt Boyd.
SapS von rapen, .. Even Ocunt Won
other sources It was learned that he
had absolutely shielded all persons
higher up" In the conspiracy.
AZ the safe Of the Tombs ne met
Patrick j. Mcdonald. his attorney. who
was astonished at the repor Of Fay's
"ct.' out VINO heVeruneleSs went anead
aho prePaIea a demurrer 10 tne indict-
mont against MS clent Az tho gate
a criminal lawyer, who suddenly had been
liner was in the case Mr. Mcdonald
snd he could no, toll Sor a %,,iI,ion aoI-
lar. ana M Jrng.r u,a ,,,,,a a., ~,
asserted that Mr.. I,nrer we mt in ,hs
case. though Mr. McDonald insisted Mr.
UnRer was.
While the ex-Iieutenant IN tina Car
man army seemed most willing yester.
day to detail the events OF his life
and 10 tell the particulars Of his con.
sp!racy 10 attack the munition shIps.
he covered little new ground. Through
out the day he displayed an adroitness
that amazed the persons with whom
he had 10 do. His story was confined
to himself and TO his bro.her-in-law,
Walter L. Scholz. who also IL expected
to plead guilty, but beyond that Fay
had little to say.
Bays note to Mr.. Knox was living
On the lawyers desk when Mr.. Knox
reached his Office. Mr.. Knox immedi-
ately detailed a Deputy Marshal to
bring the Lieutenant from the Tombs.
ray was taken hrst into II. Snowden
Marshalrs office. where for a time he
was cioseted win MIN, Mr.. Knox and
W'ihain y Flynn. chief OF the secret
service. Then Fay went to Mr.. knox's
office. where a stenographer was set
pefore MN ana ne was told to talk.
.,
stops ranking TO Fat.
And Fay talked on. stopp,np only a
short time for lunch and for a cigar
which Mr.. Knox bought OccasioraIy
a suggestion from Mr.. Knox moved him
10 insert new details in his story or he
skilfully avoided a direc, answer no
plunrlng upon a new tack A, noon
also Fav posed for iunumerable sn,n.
shots, his gray eyes twinkl.ng merr,ly.
A few tests escaped from him. A. 4
O'Clock he stretched back In hIs chair
and announced he had done enough for
one day.
Mr.. Knox invited him back TODAY and
Fay seemed glad 10 get the invI,a,ion
After Fay had started for tho Tomhs
Mr.. Knox made a brief report TO bis
chief. and when Mr.. Marshall met The
reporters he said;
FAY came here al his own rco,es,
ana has made a fulI statenen, con.
corning his actions in this afyair Tie
statement was dictated His LAWYER an
neared at Mr. knox's Office .rd .sLad
10 see Fay. but FAY said he did NOT
want TO see him. did not care at ali
about the demurrer. said he wanted IN
nlead guilty and was ready "a take bis
n~uri.bn,ant
srav's stateren, vii, hs ror> o,.-
c.reful,v ana he viii ha hropsht 49,
to-morrow for oss-eraminatio IIis
.t.temsn, viii n. ared WITH a ma.s
~ evidence (which We have and Eav viii
~ asked to reconcile Statement with
hi. evidence n he can
can \ can s,v about IN. sta,.n.,,
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liable TO Twelve years.