New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-25
GERMAN ATTACHE
NOW NAMED In
PASSPORT PLOT
Arrest Here of Two Men
Said to Involve Others
in Alleged Frauds.
CAPT. BOY-ED DENIES
KNOWLEDGE OF PLOT
Prisoners Held In $4,000 Bail
Each-Jealous Woman Gave
CleW, II Is Said.

After working on clews for more
than a month, federal agents yester-
day made two more arrests in the al
legged fraudulent passport traffic which
is said to be hourishing in New York
and. New Jersey since German re-
servists here found it impossible to
get back TO the Fatherland. The men
arrested are Richard Peter Stegler, as
sistant manager Of Keuffel & Esser,
manufacturers OF drawing instruments,
az Third and Adams streets, Hoboken,
and Gustave Cook, who gave his ad-
dress as the American Hotel, so River
Street, Hoboken.
Stegler told the federal authorities
that Captain Boy-ed, naval attache OF
the German Embassy, asked him TO go
TO England as Richard Madden, an
American citizen, and locate a feet of
British dreadnoughts believed to be
hiding in St. Georges Channel. He was
to cable this information to New York,
whore il was to be transmitted by
wireless to secret German bases in the
North Sea.
As soon as they received Stegler's
report German submarines were to
make a more daring raid on the Brit
ish naval defences than has yet been
attempted
All knowledge Denied,
Regarding the charges made by Steg-
Ter, Captain Boy-ed said:
81 wrote letters to Richard Stegler
and sent him kilograms. There is not
a word, however, in anything | have
written or said which shows that |
knew of this alleged fraudulent pass
port.
"My acquaintance with Stegler came
about through the frequent applica-
tons r. made to me for employment
He was represented to me as a man
who spoke several languages and pos
sessed literary and scientific attain
ments.
AT first | was not interested, but
when friends urged me to interest my
self in his behalf consented to try TO
get work for him. ! wrote several let
ters for him to be presented to friends
of mine who might have work for him.
| believe he obtained temporary en-
plovment, but later ] made discoveries
that caused me to cease these ehorts
in his behalf
81 have not seen Stegler for week
and half or two weeks. He was quite
penniless when he first sought my aid,
and | did what | could TO help him
along, as | knew him to be German
who had been a seafarer. This man
Cook | did not know.
81 feel reluctance in discussing TINS
matter, as | do not really see that
am called upon TO say anything, except
that / believe | should try to clear up
any false impressions that may have
gained currency.
ANY assertion that Stegler has any
documents of mine is based upon the
fact that he may still have these let
ters of introduction | wrote for HIM,
but which have no significance beneath
their surface meaning" !,
Stsgler, who lives with his bride OF
one year at % St. Nicholas Avenue
was formerly employed as a sea cap
tain by the Hansa Steamship Company
He is now a captain in the German
Naval Reserve and we'll known in local
German circles. oil,
Cook, according to Police CHIEF
Hayes of Hoboken, is a man about
town" He gave his occupation as
waiter at the American Hotel, but
former Mayor Gonzales, proprietor OF
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