The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-19
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DENTAL man OF the nttache.
Hardly had news of the arrest
been flashed TO Washington. when
Count Johann Won BernstorfY,
German ambassador. hurried to
the State Department and made
formal representations for the re-
lease Of Won Igcl and the return
of the papers.
Enjoys Immunity.
Won Bernstorff asserted that Won
Igel was an accredited member OF
the embassy staff. and as such enjoys
extra territorial rights and immunity
from arrest Further, the ambassa-
dor declared that the office on the
twerty-fifth floor of the Wall Street
skyscraper was German territory and
by stipulations OF international faw.
immune from Intrusion of any Amer!-
can police power, city. State. or ma
tionai.
Almost at the -s<ment that Won
Isel. protesting that his arrest "Might
mean war between the United States
and Germany" was arraigned and
held In $40. 900 bail by Judge Howe In
the Welfnnd Canal plot, reports came
that the State Department had re-
quested the Department CT Justice to
order the prisoners release.
No such order came from Attorney
General Gregory to United States Dis
trict Attorney II. Snowden Marshall or
Chief Assistant Roger b. Wood
In the absence OF such an order both
Mr.. Marshall and Mr. Wood declared
that they would prosecute Won Igel as
they would ANY other yiolater of the
laws OF the United States"
They were strengthened In their at
titude by IN examination of the seized
documents. Hundreds OF these were
borne from Won Papen's former head
quarters by Joseph A. Baker, assistant
superintendent OF the local oflce of
the Department of Justice.
The International News Service was
authoritatively informed that the COM
mandeered papers barred tho entire
Welland Canal conspiracy. Further
than that, they established the con-
nection Of Won Papen with practically
every bomb and arson outrage of the
last year ana half.
Contained In the papers. the inter-
national News Service wss also In
formed. was a full list of hundreds of
German secret agents In this country
On this list were not alone citizens of
Germany but Americans and German
Americans. some OF them men OF
wealth and prominence
Should Disown Him.
The papers and the prosecution of
Won Igcl will not be given up without
bitter struggle" said high United
States ofiicial tonight THE best
thing that Won Bernstorff can do Is to
disown Won rgei.
III tho ambassador insists upon
making m Issue OF the Won Igel mat
ter and forces US to show our hand
he will be plaoAA In vary en- barrass-
ing position. We are IN d position to
prove that won fgef was won Papen's
handyman In the distribution OF hun
drsds Of thousands OF dollars which
wers used for Illegal purposes In this
country. Canada and Mexico"
United States Attorney Marshall
was reached tonight by telephone a.
Mis- home He was asked IL he had
heard Of the request OF the State De.
parfment for Won Igers release and
return Of tho documents.
no, have not" he replied II,
havo recssved no Instructions regard
iug this prosecution from Attorney
General Gregory, Does your dispatch
slate that Ambassador Hernstorff /.
claiyne thm1 von TgeI was . member
" ~ etn4 ~ tho German embassy
- 1eptembers 1911. y Tho tirne of