Middletown transcript., 1916-01-22
PAPEN DISBURSED
FUNDS TOPL0TTERS
Evidence Discovered in Papers
of Former German AttaChe.
TURNED OVER TO EMBASSY
Check Books and Letters Seized BY
British Show Payments To Wer-
ner Horn and Others.
Criticized Wilson.

seized from Capt Franz Won Papen,
recalled German military attache at
Washington, when he reached Fall
mouth on his way to Germany have
been turned over to the American EN-
bassy for transmission to the State
Department. They show that Captain
Won Papen made frequent payments
to persons charged with the RESPONSE
bility for blowing up munitions works
and bridges in the United States.
One entry shows that Captain Won
Papen gave 800 to Werner Horn. who
was arrested in connection with the
| blowing up of Canadian Pacific Rail-
way bridge at st. Croix, Maine. The
| day before this check was issued the
German Embassy paid $4,000 into Cap
tain Won Papen's account.
Captain Won Papen's check stubs,
bank books and letters from his bank,
the Riggs National Bank of Washing
ton, show about 500 items, many of
which had to do with routine expendi-
lures. Others, however, revealed pay
.ments to various persons who have
figured prominently in the activities
Of German agents in America, and to
at least one spy who committed sui
eide in cell in an English prison.
Got Money From Bernstorff.
Several large payments were made
to Captain Won Papen by Count Won
BernstOrff German Ambassador at
Washington. Most of these were for
salaries or bonuses. A number of
entries showed payments made by the
Ambassador to the military attache for
war intelligence Office" One of the
payments on this account, made in
October OF 1914, was for $4,000.
Among the letters taken from Cap
tain Won Papen there is little of inter
est with the exception of a letter from
the German Consul at New Orleans
condoling with him on his recall from
Washington and criticizing severely
the attitude of the American Govern
menJ.
In January, 1915, Captain Won
Papen gave check payable to Am
sick & Co, New York, but with the
name E. Kuepferle, in brackets, on the
stub. This is believed to have refer
ence to the man named Kuepferle, who,
after being arrested in England on q
charge of espionage, committed sui
eide. leaving a written confession in |
his cell.
Another check stub shows that
about two weeks before the explosion |
in Seattle on May 80, 1915, Captain |
Won Papen sent $500 to the German
Consulate at Seattle. In February, of |
1915, he sent $1,000 to the German
Consulate in that city
AS an example of the size of the
Captains financial operations, his
bank book shows that in January, of
1915, he received approximately S6,400 |
and paid out $4,000
Consul Wants "Day of Reckoning"
The following is one of four letters.
found among Captain Won Papen's ef-
fects, and is considered the most in
teresting part of the correspondence
turned over to the American Embassy.
The letters follows
New Orleans, Dec. 4, 1916.
Dear Herr Won Papen: / read with
great regret that the fate of recall
has indeed overcome you, l don't sup
pose that YOU are very unhappy to be
able to shake the dust of this unfriend-
ly country from off your feet What
chiefly offends me is that in always
giving way to the Government here
we have never found that they are
kindly disposed toward US That the
demand for the recall has been so sud
den and belated throws an interesting
light upon the Government here. May
here also the day Of reckoning come
and our Government find again that
IRON determination with which alone
One can make an impression here.
Hoping that our connection formed
N this great time will not come to an
end with your departure, / am yours
"R " NJ"