New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
GERMAN NAVAL ATTAChf
 REfU1ES ALLEGATION
That He Had Furnished an AmGII-
 can Passport to CdII Hans LoQz. GERMAN SPY tXfCUlEO AT LONDON
United States Authorities Conducting Rigid Investigation Into Statement Made By Counsel for Richard T.. Stenler. Arrested in New York.

Stegler, Arrested in New York.
 New York, Feb. 26.--Fcderal au- rigid investigation into a statement made by counsel for Richard |. Steyler. the German naval reserNist arrested in this city Wednesday night, to the effect that Commander Boy Ed, naval attache of the German en- hassy in Washington, had furnished an American passport to Carl Hans Lody, the German spy who was put to death in the Tower of London last November. In his general denial ot Stegler's statements involving him, Commander Boy-Ed referred to this allegation as trash
 Charles H. GrifIiths, former as sistant United States attorney, who was assigned by United States Com missioner Houghton to defend Stegler, linked the names of the German naval attache and Lody i'll a state ment given out after a conference with Stegler in the Tombs.
 Carried Through statement.
 "Stegler told me-" MT. Griftiths said, That one occasion while he was on his way to keep an appointment with Commander Boy-Ed, a pr. Fuehr told him that Commander Boy Ed had carried through tho statement that made it possible to secure an American passport for Lody, and that Boy-Ed sent him to England, where he was executed.
 Stegler also said that Dr. Fuehr
 "I ln only person who knew all the de tails of the Lody plot because he had planned the whole thing.
 Corroboratcd By Mrs. Steglcr.
 Mr Griffiths said that all of Steg- ler's statements were corroborated by Mrs. Stegler at whose suggestion Stegler abandoned his alleged plan to go abroad. According to Dr. Grlf- tiths. Stegler was to have sailed for England, to work for the German government in obtaining information as to the Whereabouts of all Eng fish fleet of drea thoughts supposed to be in St. Georges channel. Stegler was to have gone on the steamer Franconia, according to the lawyer and when he decided not to go young German-American whom he knew by sight but not by name was assigned to the perilous task and sailed on the steamer with bogus passport in his pocket.
 The Franconia is due to arrive in Liverpool within day or two.
 Compensation Even Fixed.
 Stegler was quoted by Mr. Griffiths as having said that his negotiations with Boy-Ed, had progressed to the point where they had discuNed money that was to be paid to Mrs. Stegler while he was in England Ac- cording to the lawyer, BOy-Ed had agreed to pay Mrs. Stegler $15O a month while Stegler was in England and had furthermore agreed that should the British discover his mis- sion and he meet the same fate as Lody, Mrs. Stcgler would receive $15O month for life.
 Commander Boy-Ed denied all the statements alleged to have been made by Stegler. He had tried to secure employmnt for Stegler, he said, and had advanced him money on account of travelling expenses because he thought he could place him with a friend in Germany who wanted to employ good linguist Later, Com- mander Boy-Ed continued, he had de- cided that Steglcr was not a suitable person for the position he had in mind and had asked Stegler to return the money advanced. This SteglCr had not done, the commander said.
 German Ambassador Silent.
 Count Won Bernstorff, the German am bassa dor to the United States de- clined through his secretary today tn make any statement or give any inter view upon any subject. including the story told by Richard r. Stegler. Tine ambassadors secretary said that Count Won Bcrnstorff had gone to the country this noon and that he would doubtless go to Washington without returning to New York.
 ANOTHER GOLD IMPORTATION