New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
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SHIP BOMB PLOT
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the same charge at $3.50 o'clock this
morning before Magistrate Lander. 1t
is expected they will then be turned
over to the Federal authorities.
The stories Of Scholz and Fay varied
slightly from their stories on Sunday.
when they were arrested Scholz said
day, explaining that he didn't want to
tell the truth until he saw how Fay
was going 10 act. Last evening ScholZ
told this story:
II came to this country four years
ago. ] was graduated from Cologne
University, where specialized in
architecture and mechanical engineer
ing.
Il was working on the Hardness es-
tate, at Waterford, Conn, in April,
when | received a letter from Fay, my
brother-in-law | came down 10 Union
Hill. and we went IN live in the house
in Fourth Street. He told me what his
plans were, and we decided that the
best way OF interfering with the ship
ments of munitions to the Allies was
by Gripping the ships that carried the
stuff. We didn't want TO kill anybody
and we didn't want to sink any ships;
all we thought of was delaying as
much as possible the passage of war
material.
$50 we turned our minds to the task
and figured out that by placing mine
near the rudder of ship he never
said bomb we could so arrange the
mechanism of the mine that IL would
explode from ore to four days after
the vessel had left port.
Worked Three Months on Mine.
at was three months before we had
got the contrivance to-a state where II
looked practicable. Meanwhile Fay was
working on another idea, but the mine
that you have seen was the one that
we finally agreed on.
zone Of the biggest questions with
US was how long it would take 10 adjuS;
the contrivance to ships rudder, so
one night we took the casket (meaning
the mineJ 10 where the Allies snip was
unloading. II took ten minutes to
fasten it; Then, we removed it. !
won't tell YOU when that was or the
name of the ship, but | want to make
clear that the mine was without eX-
plosives on that test.
"You know, of course, that we were
sensible enough to realize that we
would violate the law should we make
the mines on American soil, so when
we wanted to put the stuff together we
went out in our motor boat in which
we carried the explosives"
"And you never completed mine on
Shore"
NO" Scholz replied.
Did you 20 out beyond the three
mile limit in your boat,?"
81 don't think that requires an an
swer. But, anyway, we never assembled
the explosive substances on shore. In
mines Of this sort the dynamite has to
be frozen and the tri-nitrate OF tuolol
has to be melted. We bought the stuff
through a middleman.
SAYS Fay Had $4,000.
an the beginning, when Fay came
over here, he mad $4,000, instead OF
81 900, as the newspapers said. Inc
first thing we did was to rent the garage
at 2l0 Main Street. We really intended
70 do a regular business there, and ]
was to get the money for repairing au-
tomobiles as my pay for the other work.
But the garage was failure ana we
gave IL up. In the garage we manu-
featured all the things for the mech
anism until we discovered that we
could buy the parts.
clad Of making such a mess OF II
ne laughed in answer to a question:
81 guess it's twenty years for me.
Fav's story, condensed. is as follows:
al was born in Cologne, Germany.
Nv parents live there now. | was edu-
Gated in the primary schools and gym
nasium and later took a correspondence
course in electrical engineering at the
Armour Institute. of Chicago. On the
outbreak of the war | joined the 10Th
REGIMENT of Cologne, and In the carry
fighting in Belgium was promoted 10
first lieutenant. Later, in the Cham-
payne fighting, | won an Iron cross.
ain a massed attack one night IN the
Champagne fighting we dynamited sew
en- French batteries that had been cut
ting our ranks to pieces. The next day
we were amazed on seeing that these
guns had been replaced, and we knew
that the shipment Of arms and ammu-
milton from the United States was max
ing it easy for the Allies to do this.
Proposed Coming to L. 5.
81 had invented hand grenade and
a mine which can be exploded without
the aid of electricity. ! discussed my
inventions with my colonel. and told
him that | thought could be of great
err assistance TO our nation by going
terrupt the shipment of munitions of
war. He agreed with me, and got me
permission TO go TO this country.
"A passport was fixed for me. ! got
into touch with Secret Service men of
our nation, and also procured letters
to Boy-Ed and Won Papen. On my ar
,ival here on April % ! presented my
letters to Boyd and Won Papen, and
told them of my purpose. The whole
conversation did not exceed five min
utes. but | was told BY them not to do
what | had planned, and they also told
me that they would have nothing to
do with such project. Later. they
said. | might find use for my mines in
Canada. After that heard from them
several times, and on each occasion it
was "A warning not TO attempt anything
In American waters.
"Well, | got hold OF Scholz, my
brother-in law, and we worked on a
mine that could be fastened TO the rud-
der post Of a ship. The mechanism was
designed 20 work on the tug OF rope
which was 10 be fastened 10 the rudder
most. The movemtlt of the rudder
would wind sprocket. and when the
wheel had been turned so many times
il would release a lever. which would
come down with great force on the ex-
olOSiye.