New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

street, as pima IN tns event VI MS
abode being searched.
The great big note book" which
the Secret Service men describe as "the
beauty of them ALL contained the
names and addresses of several hun
dred plotters distributed throughout
the United States. Much Of the memo
randa was in German code. but it can
be transcribed easily, and on the in
formation it reveals arrests will be
made in nearly every state IN the
Union.
Il was said yesterday at the Federal
Building that about thirty persons
charged with conspiracy would be ap-
pretended this week More could be
| taken, but il he's been considered ad-
visable to prolong the liberty of GER
tain men whose future activities may
prove advantageous to the government.
Koenig has been doing work for Am
bassador Won Bernstorff. The nature
of It is known to the Department of
Justice, and Il has been considered
legitimate business Of the embassy.
Also, he has been supplying informa-
tion for Won Nuber, the Austrian Con-
sui General in this city, and at times
has been handling work for Captain
Won Papen, the recalled German mill
tary attache.
Schleindl Took Banks Papers.
Schleindl was arrested yesterday
morning at his home, 1l65 Bryant Ave
nue.. The Bronx. He was charged with
having taken from the vaults Of the
National City Bank papers Glued at
100000. revealing to German agents
exact information regarding shipments
of arms to the Allies. In his pockets,
the detectives say. were found teie..
grams relating to a consignment or
100000 rifles. The messages were
from the Banque Beige Pour L'Etran-
eere to the Hudson Trust Company, OF
New York.
The National City Bank was notified
Immediately. and began an investiga-
ton to ascertain the exact extent OF MS
operations. In the mean time the po-
lice are arranging to have access 10 the
vaults of the Hamburg-American Com.
pany, in hopes of recovering most o.
the papers that have been lost.
At Police Headquarters Cchleindl
said that he was a Bavarian and that
he had learned the banking business IN
that country. He denied to reporters
that any one had suggested that he
obtain information from the bank for
German agents. When asked about his
connection with the secret service
while in Germany and his re lations
with Koenig, who Is said to be the
head of the German secret service IN
this country, Schleindl said:
81 have been prompted in this simply
by patriotism. | have not broken the
laws of the United States. | have SIM
ply been furthering the cause of the
German propaganda in this country"
According to Detective Barnett,
Schleindl is known to have placed ex-
act information in the hands of Koe-
mig regarding the shipment OF war ma
terials on the steamer Minnehaha,
which was blown UP in mid-ocean.
The officials of the National City
Bank said yesterday that they. had
never had Gay suspicion OF SchlelndPs
activities, and were surprised 70 learn
of his arrest. He was employed there
in the foreign department as a clerk,
and had only a limited access to the
records of the bank. G.. Edward Greg
DRY, the cashier Of the bank, said that
some of the clerks had knowledge OF
gold shipments, and often had oppor-
tunity 20 copy cable messages that
came into their department If they
wished TO do so. Schleindl was for
merly employed In the Office of Laden
burg, Thalman g. Co., of 20 Broad
Street, as a clerk, at salary OF Slo
week.
81 consider this one Of the gravest
charges that could be brought against
a member Of the department, particu-
/ larly in such times as these" said Com
missioner Woods yesterday, referring
to Policeman Matilda.
Matilda, who lives at $40 Fifty-second
Street, Brooklyn, was or his vacation,
and was brought to Police Headquar-
tiers by two detectives. He has been on
the police force for eleven years, ten
of them in connection with the detec-
tive service.
Deputy Comm ssioner LORD took
charge % the examination Of Matilda.
The detective denied having ever ac-