The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-14
Graves HEAR|NG TO
Be HELD WEDNESDAY
German EmbaMy Declares Man
Caught ed-Handcd I'm His At
teunp< at BlachmaiL
RrDrCUIiE GRAVES TALK
Charge MAIDS by Him That Amhassa-
dor Had Made Millions by Stock
ExchanS., J'urCshases BASED on IN
formation I'm Letters Declared False.

Washington, Nov. Is,--Thsse were
the important developments today In
the case Of Kari Armgaard Graves.
who wa. arrested here by officials OF
the Department of Justice upon repre-
sensations that he sought 20 blackmsil
the Countess ven BernstorS. wife OF
the German ambassador;
J. The Department Of Justice an
nounced that It had made no request
of Tire German embassy fer assistance
in prosecuting the case and that It
IL not believed such assistance will be
necessary,
& Officials q the German embassy
declared that the case is entirely In
the hands Of the Department Of Jus
tice, but that Il II becomes necessary
for Prince Hatzfeldt or other OFFICIALS
of the en-. sSs> IT, appear ia the case
they Will waive diplomatic privilege
and appear as witnesses.
8. The charge made by Graves tina.
the ambassa1at had made millions By
stock exchange purchases based upon
Information contained In the letters
which were IN Graves possession was
ridiculed rs The officials Of the emhas-
sy and g., wRs stated that the only
reference IN tae letters TO stocks was
in regard 10 some stocks which the
countess had sold
Say liz Was Caught Red-handed.
The embassy has no further inter
est in the possa sslon Of Graves said
a high official q the embassy, and
is willing to leave the entire matter
Ag
view it. Graves Was ragEht red hand
ed in attempted ttacRmaA, and the he.
partinent Of Justice can proceed
against him according to the law
--Eowever, = 1t should be deemed neces-
sary yor officials Of the EN- bassy t.
assis, in tire case We VIII gladly waiv
our privileges and appear as wit
nesses"
Al the Department o. Justice Il was
announced that the government viii
present It's entire case against Graves
at the hearing next Wednesday and
ask shat he he hAld 10 the grand Jury.
unless Graves should waive the hear
ing and consent to this disposition OF
the case without Testimony. The offi-
cials are proceeding in tho ordinary
manner and except for the persons in
volvcd the case IL being treated MS
though IL had no international sig
niftcaDce.
The officials o. the embassy are
deeply concerned over the method by
which the letters came into Graves
possession. The packet. after being
officially scaled hy the German foreign
office. is supposed 10 have been started
on the way 10 the United States about
the middle IF September It Is the
belief of the embassy that the mes
senger was brtbed to deliver the pack
81 into the hands OF persons from
whom Graves Obtained the letters
That the letters were not in code and
contained nothing which would not
have passed the British censor was
stated at the embassy, and in this
statement the Department Of Justice
Officials. who now have the letters
concurred
Never Charged with Being Fool.
The charge made by Graves that
Count Won BernstorT had perrecuted
him was laughed at by emha say OIL
c!als, ere az wheFF4 said
"Since the war began tho anhassa-
dor has been accused OF pretty nearly
everything, but no one has ever vet
charged him with being fool. He
would certainly be foolish 10 go af-
ter any one who had anything on
him as Graves clnins to have"
II was further stated that Graves
acquaintance with members OF the am
hassa dorial star began IN August
1914 when he called In reference to
-his-hook. which has since heen nuh=
lished At that time Graves ~ said
TO have actef rvEteriousiy, hut little
notice was given 70 him