Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-05-10

MORE PLOT INDICTMENTS.
German Consul at Baltimore Secured
False Passports,

New York, May 8.-Carl A, Luder-
itz, German consul at Baltimore, was
indicted by the Federal grand Jury
here to-day, charged with procuring
false passport for Herst Won der
Goltz, confessed spy Another indict.
ment was handed down charging
Wolf Won 1gel, former secrtary Of
Capt. Won Paper, recalled German
military attache; DR.. Walter d.
Scheele, already indicted in the al
legged "fire bomb" plot, and Gus
tave" Steinberg, alleged aide Of
Franz Won Rintelen, German agent,
with conspiring to falsify a ships
manifest in sending Il cargo OF lubri-
eating oil to Germany
According to Federal officials, the
new indictment against Won Igel and
DR.. Scheeie was made possible by the
papers seized In the former office OF
the recalled military attache, Won
Papen, at the time Of Won Igel's ar
rest. They allege that papers found
among Won Igel's effects show that
the freight charges for the shipment
OF the oil was prepaid by Won Igel
while acting as secretary to Won
Papen.
Made in New jersey,
The indictment states that the
lubricating oil was manufactured at
the plant of the New Jersey Agricul-
tural Chemical Company, Of Hobo
ken, between January I, 1915, and
November 13, 1915, and that on Au-
gust 6 Of that year DR.. Scheele, as
head of the concern, arranged for the
shipment of 72O bags OF the oil.
chemically reduced to powder, and
billed as fertilizer on the steamship
Ezrom of the Inter-Ocean Transpor-
tation Company of America, Inc, to
Germany, via Sweden. 1t was in DR..
Scheele's plant that the bombs in the
fire bomb" plot were alleged to have
been manufactured.
DR.. Scheele engaged as shipper
Frederick Henjes, Jr., of this city, the
government alleges. Prior to the
departure Of the Ezrom, the indict-
ment charges, Won Igel paid the
freight charges for the oil to Henies
The oil never reached it's destina-
ton. The Ezrom was seized by the
British and its cargo confiscated
The part that Steinberg played in
the alleged conspiracy Is not divulg-
ed. Others, referred to as persons
unknown" also are alleged to have
taken part in the plot.
Plotters Declared Guilty.
New York, May 8.-The Jury which
for ten days heard testimony at the
trial of Robert Fay, former lieuten-
ant in the German army; Walter
Scholz and Paul Daeche, charged
with conspiracy to destroy munitions
ships through bomb contrivances, re-
turned a verdict Of guilty to-pight
against all Of the defendants.
Sent to Atlanta Pen.
New York, May 9.-Robert Fay.
former lieutenant in the German
army, convicted in the Federal Court
yesterday of conspiring to destroy
munitions ships Of the allies through
bomb contrivances, was to-day SEN
fenced to serve eight years in the
Federal penitentiary of Atlanta.
Walter ScholZ, his brother-in-laW
and Paul Dache, also convicted, were
sentenced to serve four years and two
years, respectively. The three we're
also fined 50 each.
According to your testimony"
said Judge Howe, in speaking to Fay,
you committed grave crime
against Germany by deserting your
post and country, where you we're
engaged In lawful warfare, to come
here, where you have committed still
graver crimes against this nation for
the purpose Of helping Germany in
the war. Altogether too many
things have been happening in this
country since the war commenced.
This court is going to convince you
and thoroughly warn others that this
country is not proper place in which
to carry on the war, and that our
laws are still binding, notwithstand-
ing the war in Europe"
Under the conspiracy Of which the
three were convicted, three other de-
PENDANTS are to be tried-Dr. Her.
bert Kienzle, Engelbert Bronkhorst
and Max Beitung.