Evening journal., 1915-10-27
BREITUNC GIVES
HIMSELF UP and
FURNISHES BAIL
German Suspect In Plot to
Blow Up Ships Sur
renders In New York
VAST RESOURCES BACK
OF CONSPIRACY PLOT
By The United Press.

hY Inc ONllcu Aitcas
NEW YORK. oct. 27.-Max Brei-
tung wanted by the Federal authori-
ties for alleged participation in a
plot to blow up ships carrying muni-
tions 10 the Allies. surrendered him
self today and furnished bond of
$4,000 for his appearance for pre-
| 'liminary examination on Novem-
Der 4.
Breitung came to New York from
Chicago voluntarily and unaccompan-
led. He said he left a Lake Shore
train at the 125th street station early
I today. while city detectives were
waiting TO greet him at the Grand
Central Terminal. and went first to
his home. He then went TO the Of
/ fee Of attorneys retained for him by
his millionaire cousin. Edward N.
Breitung, Of Marquette. Mich, and
afterward surrendered himself before
United States Commissioner Hough-
ton. who fixed bail.
Breitung refused to discuss the con-
spiracy charges made against him, re-
ferring all inquiries TO his attorneys
II was thought probable that state
ment would be issued H. his behalf.
denying that he had interested him
self with Robert Fay, alleged Prus-
sian army lieutenant, Walter Scholz,
Fay's brotherin-law, and Paul Daeche.
in any plot to destroy munition-cnr-
rylng ships
While Breitung was In conference
with his attorneys this afternoon, VIII
liam J. Flynn, CHER of the Federal
secret service, District Attorney Mar
shall and Assistants Knox and Wood
went over all the evidence thus IA
collected against the all -sed plotters
I New Jersey authorities and the Ne,
York police have turned over I
Flynn a. The clues they have turne
up since Fay and Scholz we're ,caugf
testing explosives near Weehawkel
IN. J.. last Sunday.
Counsel for Fay. who is confined /
the Tombs under $4,000 bail. refuse
10 permit him 10 make any more dis
closures today. Abraham Snydecke
attorney for Scholz. however. declare
his client had no knowledge OF IN
full details OF the schemes Of Fay an
had been used as an errand boy b
- the self-styled Prussian army offlcei
y Brietung's appearance at the Fed
eral building shortly before moo
was entirely unexpected city detec
he tives were gathered al the Grand Cen
is tral station scanning the incoming
mr. crowds and Secret Service men sail
p. they had no information Of Breitung'
- whereabouts.
At The tap Of information which ha
h, been left on by government official
o. so far as prisoners themselves wer
concerned was suddenly shut off Ia
day Robert Fay, Walter Scholz, ID
Oh Herbert Kienzle and Paul Daeche. al
n OF whom have been allowed TO tai
g.. freely of their cases. we're inaccessi
h. BILE in their cells at the Tombs toda,
All are now represented by attorney
s' who co-operated with authorities
causing them to cease talking.
ngl Despite assurances OF officials ths
oil the cases were now CLEANED up"
was known today they are intereste
=, in the reports OF an enormous -four
ne tain OF cash through which the agen
nd we're enabled to purchase expensi'
IT.. explosives and spend money free
NJ. for autos. motor boats and oth'
things.
n' Indicative Of how vast their r
W. Continued on Page Six.