New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-28
Won PAPEN PAID
DYNAMITE BILLS
Tauscher Gave Rush Or
der, Ex-AttaChe Sent
Draft, Say Witnesses.

Captain Franz Won Papen, the re-
called German military attache, paid
for the dynamite which was TO have
been used TO blow up the Welland
Canal ard financed the trip 20 Buffalo
Of Horst Won der Goltz and his al
legged fellow conspirators, according 10
testimony for the government at yes
terday's session Of the trial Of Captain
Hans Tauscher. Captain Tauscher,
Krupp agent in this country and hus-
band of Nine. Johanna Gadsh, Is
charged with part in the conspiracy.
Tauscher, witnesses said, ordered the
dynamite from the du Pont Powder
Works, saying he wanted IL for mining
work in New Mexico. Adolph II. Lev
enger. Tauscher's secretary, who testi-
fed he telephoned the order for the
explosive, said he had never known his
employer to buy dynamite before.
Say Won Papen Paid Bills.
Harold A. Clark, chief clerk Of the
du Pont auditing Offices. said he was
told the dynamite was needed imme-
diately, making shipment by rail not
feasible. He was asked that men who
would be sent from Tauscher's Office b.
permitted to take it away. He said
the company permitted this irregular
method of delivery because Tauscher
was known TO be a responsible person.
Henry Mucke, Tauscher's bookkeeper,
testified that the bill for the dynamite,
which cost 5000, was sent to Tauscher,
but that il was paid by Won Papen. He
also testified that at Tauschers direc-
ton he sent six automatic pistols 70
Won der Goltz when he was in a hotel
in Hoboken.
The alleged canal plot was hatched,
according to the testimony of Charles
Tucker, one Of the members of the
Buffalo expedition, in front of news
paper bulletin board in Times Square.
az met Won der Goltz accidentally"
he said, "and we got TO talking about
the war. He hired me as his secre-
tary, and then told me he wanted me
TO carry a suitcase full of dynamite to
Buffalo. ] refused, because l hadn't
been hired as a porter"
He said Won der Goltz had forced
him to go TO Buffalo by threatening
to have him shot if he didn't.
Attorneys for Captain Tauscher told
Federal Judge Augustus Hand, before
whom the Krupp agent is being tried,
that they would show that the men who
went to Buffalo had no serious inten-
tion of blowing up anything that they
saw a chance to have a good time on
Won Papen's money and made the most
Of It.
John Ryan, Buffalo lawyer, said by
Won der Goltz TO have acted as Won
Papen's agent on the Buffalo end, told
Of helping Won der Goltz 10 cash sew
eral drafts sent 20 him from New York
He was shown a receipt signed with
his name acknowledging the receipt OF
/ 5000 from the Merchants and Traders
/ Bank "for the account Of Won Papen
/ through Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne.'
He paid this amount 10 Won der Goltz
he said, on the supposition that he wat
acting for a client named Stetfens. Vor
Papen is said by government agents tc
have used this alias.
An employee of Knauth, Nachod &
/ Kuhne later testified he forwarded thu
money on Won Papen's order, and sale
/ that when second draft was sent h,
was requested to omit Won Papen'.
name from It.
! Ryan admitted having received a tel
| egram from John Dewey, editor of "Th'
] Gaelic American" introducing Won de-
I Goltz and asking him TO do what h,
| could for him.
The government will probably clos,
its case to-day