The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05

Karl Dusns. Pm. D.. head Of the Ham,
merly Minister to Mexico for Germany
and ex-Consul-G General at this port for
the Kaiser. was sentenced by Judge
Howe In tho United States District Court
yesterday TO serve . year n a half In
the Federal p~enitontiary In Atlanta for
conspiring TO dsfraud the United States
Government BY obtaining false clear
arcA papers. The false papers were used
to clear q feet Of supply ships sent
from American ports last fall and winter
to coal ard provision German warships.
DIR. 1ueuA Ia now In his seventy-third
year.
George koetter. experimenting en-
gineer Of the Hamburg american Lint
and Adolf Hachmelster. purchasing agent
OF the line. also received jail sentences
Of . year and . hall.
Joseph Po~eppinshaus. still In MS
thirties and youngest OF the convicted
conspirAtovA. received the li@htest prison
year and one day at Atlanta.
PoeppinGhaus was the s~upercargo
placed aboasd the steamship Berwind OF
the supply fleet by the Hamburg Ameri-
can Line with authority TO direct tine
skipper NJ the Berwind. which sailed
under the American mas from this port,
10 transship her cargo TO German war
ships at sea instead Of taking the cargo
10 Buenos Ayres. tho port OF destination
sworn 10 on the clearance paper
The HamburG-American Lane itself
which was also convicted of the con-
spiracy charge, wns sentenced to pay
the nominal ine 'of 81 without costs OF
prosecution" Tho line. which under the
law could have been 1ned 10000 on
each Of the two indictments upon which
II also was convicted, got OF lightly DO
cause Of Judge Howe's opinion that the
corporation could not 'conspire. think
agree or act" except as II did those
things through Or. Buenz and the otheI
conspiratorA
The tall, white haired. venerable look
ing head Of the line heard his Jail SEN
te,ce pronounced without the lighted
display Of emotion. Hachmeister did
not seem perturbed either. The head OF
the engineering department OF the line
Koetter. smiled slightly while Judge
Howe was ~pronouncing sentence As FOL
the comparatively youthful looking Poop.
~pinghaus. who during the course of the
trial last week had become the father
# a baby girl. he wore his almost eveI
present broad grin.
The bail Of Zach Of the defendants
was increased after sentence from $4,000
10 $4,000. Adolphus A. Jackson OF the
United States Fidelity and Guarant.
Company was on hand with the neces'
sary bonds and the convicted men were
released pending their appeal TO the Cir
cut Cou Of Appeals.
The only show OF feeling on the part
Of pr. Buen3 after he had been sentenced
happened along when "A process server
stepped UP and handed him a subppna
to testify In . civil case later in tn.
| month.
"Ach - cried the managing director Of
the line when he had glimpsed the con
tents Of the ape served upon him
Now this comes along m here I was
all ready to a X a trip to the South !"
In addition to william Rand. chief Of
counsel for the convicted men. William
Travers Jerome. head OF Mr.. Rand.
frr, Edward SANFORD. attorney Of rec,
orb. and Howard Cans sat at the defend
ants side of the table when Judge How.
entered court at 10 o'clock. United state,
Attorney Marshall sat with Assistant
United States Attorney Wood, who triet
the case for the Government
~ IL now nv painful duty" said Mr.
Marshall after Mr.. Rand had listed e!gh'
teen reasons why the verdict should bt