The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

Golf2. Another. according 70 The az.
thorI,ies. was Alfred A. Fritsen. whose
name is mentioned In the complaint The
names OF the other consiprators are
withheld by the %authoriiie- Arriving
in Buffalo with their dynamite. electric
apparatus. fuses and the Ike the men
took another train for Niagara Falls.
There they worked on their plans to
put tho schere into effect. They re.
manned In Niagara Falls for several
days and in the course OF that time they
received money. Capt. o Papsn's
check book shows a payment of s2oo TO
Taylor. Ryan" on September IT, lel4'
Taylor was no other than Won der Gonh'
who used that name to get an Aineri-
can passport before leaving this city
several weeks afterward. On September
2: Won I'apen's check book records y
payment OF 5000 to Ryan. Buffalo.
The enterprise. however. fell through.
why. tto authorities refuse To te'l a.
this time, though II Is hintcd that u
was "A case of cold feet" The TASK
would have bcen most difficult OF ar-
colnpiishrent, but the success OF the en-,
terprise, Il 10 said. would have hindereu
greatly tho extensive shipments ny the
Canadian waterway of grain, other sup
mics and soldiers from the west to the
eastern waterfront. II also would have
deranged the plans for the Shipment III
supplies westward for transportation via
japan and Siberia to Russia.
witness Lent to 4. :.
The reason u would have been pos
sible to destroy the canal. II was ca
planned yesterday. is that the waterway
Is really a huge. open 'iaduct ouil,
over A river. The destruction OF his
overhead waterway would have made
the remainder Of the useless ana
new construction would have taken
months.
The outline OF this conspiracy has
been known to the authorities Tor
months. The fact that " was not sue
cossful does not In any way lessen
the penalty. the authorities nay. TOT
the law reads specifically that the be
ginning. setting on foot or preparing
means for n military enterprise against
n foreign prince with whom the United
states is a, peace can bc punished. Al
least that Is the contention Of the Gov
eminent. and tho question may prov.
"a nice legal point.
Although the Government had the cor
rohorating evidence, the story OF a par
tiripant was needed to WHY the alleged
plot. Won der Glotz offered to supply II.
and for that reason he was lent TO the
aTlltth Ctott Wy tN
ment. lie was taken before tho Grand
Jury on Wednesday and told a remark
able story, every point Of which was
checked M Nv the Federal agents.
Other witnesses also were examined.
Iioser Il. Wood, United States Assistant
District Attorney In charge OF criminal
Investigations, had another important
witness tefore the Grand Jury yester-
day in a continued inquiry into the
alleged plot and other u..ascs of alleged
destructive plots Of G.iman agents. He
refused. however. To- make any state
mcnt.
.\fter Won der Goltz had told his
story on Wednesday. however. ~. Snow
den Mar~hail. United states Attorney.
and Mr.. Wood decided hat the time for
action had come. Accordingly Mr..
Of,ey prepared "A complaint, and. going
before Commissioner Houghton. oh
aimed a warrant for TAuscher and
Fritzen. Federal agents Immediately
were detailed To trail the men. Fritzen.
however, had received an intimation OF
what was coming through an article IN
a newspaper and disappeared.
Capt. Tauscher WAS followed from his
home. ~ West SeNenty-seventh street. to
his office. Ne wen, there about . o'clock
In the afternoon. the place appointed for
the arrest. S~traightuay \. Bruce Bic
laski. head Of the investigating bureau
n the Department Of Iustic. Joseph \.
Baker, Mr.. Offley'e assistant. and Albert
Adams. a Federal agent, hurried TO $40
Broadway and instead OF go.ne to the
main entrance to Capt. Tau.rher's office
on the twelfth floor they went oround
to "a door leading Ia The Captains pri-
vatc ohice.