New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24
WELLAND CANAL
SUSPECTS BAILED
Plead Not Guilty to Plot
Charges-U. S. Nurses
Koenig's Secretary.
HOLIDAYS DRAW OFF
FRYING PROSECUTORS
Marshall and Woods to Give Ac.
cused Rest Until January
Labor Indictments Expected.

Apart from surveillance all alleged
German conspirators out on bail will
have a respite from prosecution for
about two weeks.
H. Snowden Marshall, the United
States Attorney, and his assistant,
Roger B. Wood, who prosecuted the
Hamburg-American Line, lef: the city
last night for the holidays, and will
not return until January.
Paul Koenig, Richard Emil Leyen-
decker and Edmund Justice were in
dicted BY Federal grand jury yester-
day. Arraigned before Judge Julius NJ.
Mayer they pleaded not guilty.
Koenig's bail Of $4,000 and Leyen-
decker's. which was $4,000, were con-
tin1ued by the court. Believing that
Edmund Justice had not participated in
the conspiracy against the Welland
Canal, in Canada, Judge Mayer reduced
his bail from $4,000 to $4,000. Coun-
sci for Justice considered this amount
excessive, but il was furnished.
The alleged conspirstors involved in
the Won Rintelen and Lamar conspiracy
may speculate on their fate until Tues
day, since the grand jury, which has
inquired into their activities. will not
reconvene until then. II is understood
that the jury is to hand down indict-
ments against certain members oil
Labor's National Peace Council. but tn :
nature and degree of the charges have
been guarded.
Metzler L. S. Witness
Frederick Met1ler, the young secre-
tary OF Paul Koenig, will not be pros
ecuted BY the government. The United
States Attorney would not admit that
Metzler had exchanged valuable and
discriminating evidence against his as
sociates in exchange for immunity, but
asserted that the government was con-
WINGED that Metzler had done nothing
for which he could be indicted for con-
spirscy. His information against koe-
mig and the others has been Of such
Importance TO the government that II
has been decided not TO prosecute him
Metzler will be used as the chief wit
ness for the people. As he has not
even been arraigned the government
has been able TO keep him away from
the influence Of his former superiors
several of whom have been making ef-
cor, with him
Two indictments returned against
Koenig, Leyendecker and Justice charge
five counts and are similar TO the
charges ordering their arrest. Koenig
and Leyendecker are charged with hsv-
ing conspired TO set on foot in this
country a military enterprise against
the Welland Canal, in Canada, and
Koenig and Justice are charged with
having set on foot a military enter
prise in this country TO procure IN
Canada information relating TO the en-
barkation of troops and supplies on
steamships from Quebec and other
Canadian ports for Great Britain and
France.
Counsel for the defendants will have
until January 8 to file motions and
take other legal steps before the pris'
oners are brought to trial.
John B. Stanchfeld argued before
Judge Mayer yesterday to have sep
arate trial for Max Breitung. one OF
the alleged bomb conspirators, now out
under SOS. 900 bail.
Extensive publicity, Mr.. Stanchfeld
contended, might prejudice a jury II
his client was tried with the other al
legged conspirators. He intimated that
he might have asked for a change OF
venue had it not been that the news
papers everywhere he'd given an
abundance of space to the case.