The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-26

/ 49, Uei1ed aIsong ~ elEscto " ~
| ana 1ehola 49, being trAAslAtsl aad
studied today. Up 70 iAse hour tonight
the local authorities insis&eA that there
was no clue leading from either Fay
or Schools to any parsons connected
Indirectly with Frank Holt. who shot
]. p. Morgan.
Much material DasseversA.
Out OF the evidence discovered BY
+, hundreds OF pounds Of materials that
are the ingredients of explosives, steel
casksts for containing the explosives,
delicate mechanical devices that de-
nonate mines and bombs. percussion
caps and wires. and hundreds Of ihstru-
ments used in the manufacture OF those
particles---big facts were set forth.
Those facts were strengthened Appar-
entity frank statements OF both Fay and
1choltz.
First, three caskets, that 10 the name
scholts insisted on giving to the steel
casinEs-were ready to receive about
100 pounds Of explosive. All the me-
cha nism for attaching those mlnea to
the rudded posts Of ocean liners were
ready and the clocks gfor decorating
them within four days after the sail
ing Of the ships had been adjusted.
Supplied with Cash.
Secondly. Fay and Schoitz. equipped
with $4,000. supplied by the head OF
the German Secret Service-Fay says
81, 900. but Scholts puts in s4oO0--had
been working for six months to per-
feet a water proof mine, a decorating
device that would operate by aid OF
the swinging Of a rudder. and to COM
pound a suitable high explosive.
Third, the purpose of these mines,
1T IL insisted. was to disable the ships
that carry munitions; but the clocks
were to DO timed so that the explosives
would occur outside the three mile limit
and on the high seas.
Lieutenant Fay took pride today in
saying that the plan Is his. that the
invention Of the decorating device in
his and the Scholz simply was an as
sistant. while the others were to aid
him in getting the materials for the
high explosives.
Fay resorted to no dramatics in the
telling OF his story. There was moth
ing Of the fanatic about him. He
was cool, collected. but forcible. He
made 1t clear that the plan he had
in hand was being carried out just as
simply as he would attend to build
ing an engine for an automobile. Yet,
he manifested a love of the fatherland
for he believed that II by his mines
he could stop the export or arms from
this country ne would be as a general
winning a big battle in Europe for
the Kaiser.
woula Defend Fatherlana.
Lieutenant Fay 10 tall and graceful
he 10 easily feet IL inches. In the
morning when he dictated his state
ment. he looked through the bars of
his cell at his inquisitors. He looked
them straight in the eye and At times
he smiled. He seemed ready to answer
any question that was put to him. ex
cept that he denied that he was taking
orders from any German In this coun-
try. In. the evening. when he met the
reporters again, he was more nervous.
having had no sleep practically since
his arrest on Sunday and having been
practically all that time under the
sharp examination of one detective
after another.
my motive is clear" he said. II
can defend everything have done.
First Of all. ! want to make II clear
that / have not received any money
from any OF the gentlemen / have
met in this country. In fact, everything
was financed out of my own pocket. as
had money before | had left Europe
to come to America
The lieutenant insisted nrst Of telling
Of the connection Of the men under ar
rest had with him. and defining just
exactly what they had done. II want
to state" he said, "that DR. Kienx has
never known Of the details OF what
was going to do. To my knowledge
he nayer has seen any OF my machines
and does not know the mechanical ma
turs OF them. i assume. however, that
he was more or less aware Of my pur-
pose. He told me frequently that most
assuredly he did not wish TO know
any OF the details Of my plans.
''Scholtz knows what apparatus !