New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23
ROamed Over Europe, He
Admits, Then Returned
to Spy's Employ.
PLOT INDICTMENTS
EXPECTED TO-DAY
Waterman Taken In Welland
Case Said To Be Watcher
of Ships in Canada.

Detective Sergeant George Barnitz
invited to Police Headquarters last
night man believed to know more OF
the conspiracy work of Paul Koenig, Of
the Hamburg-American Line, than any
person in this country. His name IS
Robert McCauley. lie was found with
a woman at the corner of Ninth Ave
nue. and Twenty-fourth Street, not far
from the docks Of the Atlas Line Of the
Hamburg American Lines West Indian
service.
Barnitz had nothing upon which he
could arrest McCauley, but the latter
agreed TO go voluntarily to Police
Headquarters and "talk things over
Several days ago Frederick Metzler
told Barnitz that McCauley, a third
mate Of West Indian steamship, had
done a great deal Of work for Koenig
since the war began
During his Chat" last night the po-
lice found an American passport IN
McCauley's pocket which showed that
he had been abroad between FEBRUARY
II and September 25 Of this year.
He admitted little sb ut himself or
his relations with Koenig, but 1t IS
known that they were close friends
long before the war, and had sailed
together in the rvics between New
York and Cuba. Koenig was 1relght
clerk and assistant purser, and Nc
Cauley was third officer.
Got 500 for Foreign Tour.
McCauley's passport showed that he
had been to Naples. Rome, Switzerland,
Paris, London, Birmingham, Hull, New
castle, Sweden. Denmark and Norway,
and he admitted he had received 500
TO 20 on his mission abroad. Accord
ing 20 IcCauley, he had been inter
ested in the purchasing and hand ling
of horses. and said he went abroad IN
February with 500 for expenses.
He admitted having met an Italian
by the name of Slgnor Gobboia, with
whom he made deal TO sell horses to
the Italian government, but the deal
fell through. He also said that he had
known Koenig for three years, but was
employed by him only since his return
to this country in September up TO De-
cember 8.
Practically all the work has been
completed by the government in the
presentation of evidence before the
two grand juries that are hearing evil
ence against German consplrators.
Indictments are expected 10 be found
either to-day or tomorrow against
Paul Koenig and others who conspired
TO destroy the Welland Canal in Can
ada and against labor men associated
with Labors National Peace Council.
Although the United States Attorney
has accumulated evidence in excess of
his needs for indictments and trials,
his Office authorized the arrest yester-
dav Of Edmund Justice, of Brooklyn,
an employe Of the Hamburg American
Line ana an agent of Koenig.
Justice was arrested yesterday In his
home at 472 Forty-irst Street, Brook
lvn. and arraigned before Commits
sioner Houghton, who held him in $780,
600 bail
He was taken on q warrant charging
him with having violated Section IL OF
the Criminal Code Of the Federal law
while acting as a spy for Koenig and re-
porting on the departure of steamships
laden with troops and munitions for
the Allies that left Quebec in Septem-
ber 1914.
Justice, who was a Waterman in the
service Of the Atlas Line, which Is the
West Indian service Of the Hamburg
American Line. department whore he
first met Koenig, was greatly alarmed
Yesterday when taken before Commits
sioner Houghton. Then it was he vol
unteered the statement: You can cut
off my arms and nv legs, but you can {
make me talk. No one will ever be
able to tell my children that their
father was souealer."
on realizing that being arrested was
not a terrible thing from the standpoint
of physical torture. Justice regained his
composure and explained that he had
no counsel.
Commissioner Houghton ordered that