The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-29
LAWYER PICTURES
TAUSCHER AS DUPE
OF CAPT. V0N PAPEN
Counsel for Defence Admits
Attachp Engaged In Wei
land Canal Plot.
Won IGEL DOCu MENTS
BRING ADMISSIONS

Uupt III wv id1uS u '"P'
Papen. Hnancier OF an expedition WIN
plans to blow up tho Welland Canal
and other places IN Canada. In other
words. Herbert g. Smyth and the othcr
Lawyers defending capt. Tauscher on
the charge Of conspiring to blow up
the canal, insist that the defendant re-
ceived a promise from capt. Won Papen.
when reporting TO him on the orders or
the German Wal Minister. that ne,
Tauscher. would not he called upon to
undertake anything In violation or the
American laws.
Mr.. Smyth. outlining his defence to
the Jurors. asserted that Capt. Tsuscher
had not knowingly done anything TO
further the illegal schemes OF Won
papen. He admitted tina the military
attache, however. had engaged in the
conspiracy charged by the Government :
that Cant. Tauscher had sold the dyna-
mite TO Franz wachendorf. alias ray
Tor or Won de Goltz that he had sold
elk pistols and Atty rounds OF cartridges
for each revolver and ina Won iapen
had paid the bills. He asserted That
the ledger and other books Of capt
Tauscher's had been burned lest they
fall into the hands Of English investi-
gators. But Mr.. Smyth c~ontended tha'
Cant. Tauscher had no idea as TO what
Taylor wanted with the dynamite and
the pistols. arguing. In substance 'ha'
on fdUen ndu betrdySb
posed in him by Capt. Tauscher.
The admissions were made by MI
emyth after the prosecution. just before
closing its case. had presented a mum
Der Of m which had been op-
tanned from the office of Wolf Won lgel.
Some Of these documents were admitted
IN evidence. Other were discussed before
Judge Hand. the jurors being absent
and excluded.
Among the papers which Roger r.
Wood. assistant United states prosecu-
tor, presented was "A copy ot = lelt"r
found in Won Iapon's office. Inc letter
was ADDRESSED in German to a pastor.
Mr.. Wood IN his argument explained
that the letter said that Tucker. one OF
the men who went to Buffalo with Wach-
endorf, must I've sent away for a time
and remain quiet. and that 500 was en-
closed in the letter for that purpose. Inc
letter was dated In March last. at the
time the Government vas makins an IN.
ouiry into the plot against me "e'.ano
Canal. The letter Was Signincant De
cause il was found among the papers In
the folder marked "Weliand lawsuit IN
Won Papen's office.
Another letter which Mr.. Wood OF.
fered. and which was excluded. WAS WITH
ten by Frederick j. Eusse, anothei
member of the expedition, to Ed'nuno
Pavensiedt. who identified il on the Wit
ness Stttu ana WHO ihV ''' -
Cant. Won Papen. In that letter, sac
G Mr.. Wood TO the court. Russe SHOWED
: that he knew OF Won Papens plans I,
blow M the WellAnd Canal and othe'
places in canada. and that Won Paper
vas furnishing the money. Judge HAND
however. refused u admit the letter
Won Papers Funds.
parers and receipts introduced in evi
e depce h, Mr.. Wood. however. showed
that Won papen had other funds whic'
ne expendcd in addition to the checRln'
account in the Riggs National Bank II
Washington. His checks showed ina
he paid Wachendorf. or Won der Goi'z
about 500" for his military enterpr's'
into Canada, but receip,s signed by tina
Young man and found In Ncn Phpen
office show that Won Papen paid hin
almost $1,000. and also that the DIN
for the dynamite and the pistols wer
-psid from the account OF William Il
ezekiel.
The most dai.agins evidence OF IN
nav against Capt. Tauscher Was give
:by Joseph A Bake, assistant superin
tendent OF the local bureau OF Fedefa
agents. and Albert -. Adams. anothe
aren't. They both told Of cohNcrsa'lo
which they and Chief BialasHi had Wit
Tauscher al the time Of his arles'
Adams. the FIRST witness, quoted Cap
xauScT!tT - Saying '"' - 49,
der Goitz, had come to him 10 hu! d>na
mite and pistols. that he yeghrie
Taylor as a source OF proht ana al
ranged to get the supplies 'oi MN
Adams said Tauscher had explained tina
he a delivered the pistols 20 Taylo
under the name OF Ne"inRton IN ftopS
IA, as to the state laws forbade the sal
Nf pistols without a permit.
~ then drew Capt. TauSchers after
tton.' said Agent Adams, Ito a state
ment which he had made to ~" SON
time previously to the efect that al III
outbreak of the war he had been ordere
10 come TO this country and place mn
kelf under the orders II Won Papen. II
told me he had been told by Won Pape
that there were things which h
;Tauscher, would be called upon to d
which must be keep secret and fh'
there would be certain TRANSACTION
which mus, not he recorded,
Baker corrohorated Adams and the
Identified papers which he found IN va
Papen's ofire at the time Of the arIei
Of Won lgel.
Tauscher Called n Tool.
After Mr.. Smyth had outlined his d
fence. describing Capt. Tauscher as q
innocent tool in Won Papen's scheme
he admitted thai his client had destroys
the books for 1874 and 1915. Then '
called Col. Orcp Il. Mitchem, |. ). !
who testified that the Government ha
purchased ordnance from Tauschcr Al
had received valuable military inform
tion from him. Next three witness
from FL Paso, Tex. and one from Mexi'
were called 10 tell about Taylor, or We
der Goltz. one Of the witnesses WI
Leo ReddiuG, Il newspaper man, who sa
he would not believe Won der Goltz und
oath that he saw him in various dl
orderly places in ri Pnso and Juarez