The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-25

Der of 'ctters In German script which
have not been translated but which ac-
cordiUg 10 n cursory examination did not
disclose communication with any MEM
berg of the German Government in this
country. Fay had also a regulation
automatic German army pistol.
In the room OF the two men we're
found some mechanical devices which
are as yet not clearly understood. They
appear to the police and secret service
men to be time devices for exploding
mines. Inspector Healy OF the explosive
squad began a study OF them last night.
.>fter more questioning by the police
and secret service men one or The pris-
oners told them that they might find
" ore explosives In the boat house. Going
there. Deputy Commissioner Scull found
$50 pounds Of potassium chloride and
also several mcdaniel bombs. When
the men were shown these they admitted
that they were designed to be attached
TO the rudders OF ships and would ex-
plode at a set time. blowing OF the
rudder and rendering the ship unman-
ageable.
Commissioner SOUL said that he did
not know what charge would be made
against the prisoners. For the present
they are held for having explosives in
their possession without proper permit.
The detectives say that they are work.
ing on the theory that n plot was afoot
to attack the shipping In the harbor here
and. If 1t proved successful. to extend
operations to important coast defences.
Both prisoners refused to make uny
statement to the police. They are still
held In weeha vixen.
Deputy COMMISSIONS Sou said early
this morning over the telephone from
Wechawken that Fay was still being
questioned. Thu prisoner gave an ex-
PLANTATION ut how he came to have the
explosives In his possession. but all that
Mr.. Scui would say respecting the ex-
PLANTATION was that II was not satisfac-
tory. lie Is convinced that the two men
We're not In the employ OF my RESPONSE
BILE German official in this country.
Roth men will be arraigned at $50
o'clock this morning before a Magis-
trate In Weehawken. II was said that
the charges against them would proba-
by he changed then to conspiracy
against the Uni,ed states Government,
a charge that will permit Of their being
brought 10 New York without extradi-
ton.
wireless Warns ships.
Believing that in spite of the watch
kept over the two men during the last
few days the men might have succeeded
In placing bombs board outward bound
steamers. the police Informed the steam
chip companies OF their discoveries.
The steamship companies sent out wire
loss messages of warning Immediately
10 all ships that they could reach.
1t was In the Hotel Breslin that De-
tective George Barnett first got the clue
that two Germans were looking for pic
re acid. He heard that the acid was
TO he delivered In Hoboken. He fol-
lowed n war agent across the river
10 Hobok.n and Weehawken, TO Her
zig's Garage. at 2IO Main street. and
there he found Scholz. He traced him
TO the address in Union Hill where
Schols and Fay have been rooming for
the last week.
Barnetz kept on until he learned OF
the placing of an order through the
war broker for delivery OF fifty-two
rounds of trinitrate of toluoi to the
garage In Main street. Weehawken.
Barnetz ARRANGED to intercept this de-
livery and sent Detectives Jerry Muir
phy and Joseph Fennelly OF the bomb
squad, disguised as truckmen, to de-
liver the box last Friday.
The box delivered to the police con-
tanned no explosive but looked on the
outside like a regular package of the
deadly TINT" The chance was taken
that the substitution OF a harmless ma
'erial would not he discovered before
purchasers put IL to use.
While the detective-truckmen were
making their delivery Friday Lieut.. Fay
wa calling AT the Breslin to meet his
war broker. There he was picked ~
by Detectives James Coy, James S.er-
rett and Patrick Walsh Of the bomb
squad and trailed to the garage In Wee.
hawken and In the evening to the
woods on the Palisades west Of Grant
wood. The start was mad from the
garage in Main street after dark, with
Scholz at the wheel OF "A high powered
touring car. This car Fay toll he
police last night, had been purchased
in Brooklyn and 1t had been made over
by Scholz, who acted as ~mechanician
Chnse In the Dark.
The New York detectives followed up
the Hudson County Boulevard in Po-
lice Commissioners Woods's machine.
On foot they pursued the German
agents down a crOssroad. but dared not
approach too closely. They saw the
two men get out. darken the lights on
their car and disappear in the thick
woods. Then a lantern was lighted.
The two men could he seen moving
about for q few minutes then they re-
turned to their car and drove back to
the garage, followed at a safe distance
by the police,
ON Saturday morning Chief Flynn OF
the Federal secret service was taken
into the hunt, and he assigned Special
AGENTS Burke and Savage TO see that
there might he no lack # Federal au-
thority, If needed, for making the ar
rests.
The only evidence of activity near
the spot where the German automobile
had made its nightly stops was found
20 be a followed out stump about four
feet high, which held several empty
tin cans.
Early Saturday morning Detectives
Murphy and Fcnnelly were Instructed to
make an investigation of the ground in
brentwood where 1t appeared that Fay
and his brother-in-law were making
their experiments. The detectives Sc
lectcd a high oak tree and, equipped
with climbers, made at noon their way
10 one of the branches whence they
'ould gain a view of a crossroad about
a quarter Of a mile away.
II was arranged to have another de-
'ectivc show "A signal at the road the
moment the men We're about to enter
the woods, For eleven hours Murphy
and Fennolly chung to their perch. About
II O'Clock they saw the searchlights of
an automobile approach the road. They
remained watching Fay and and com
ramon pick their way 10 the little clear
ing where they had made their tests.
AS the two placed their
lantern on n rock they drew from their
hunting clothes pockets several bags
Taking a package from one of the bags
tl. n gu liked "A pOWlar rharpa uubar