The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-07
ARREST AS SPY
FEARED BY LYMAN
Accused Man Calls British
Naval Attache to Support
His Contention.
WIFE ALSO PUT on STAND

Or. John Grant Lyman had several
surprises up his sleeve when he opened
his defence yesterday before Judge C.
r. wolverton in the United States Dis
tr'ct Court. where he Is on trial for
using the mails to defraud IN the sale
Of securities. To prove his contention
that he fed from this city last February
because he feared he might he arrested
rs a German spy Lyman called Capt.
Guy Gaunt. the British naval attache.
to the stand. Next he called Assistant
United States Attorney Edwin NJ. stan
ton. who Is conducting the prosecution
against him. Finally he called his wife
and started a hot argument as To
whether or no. Federal law permitted
the latter to testify either for or
against him.
Lyman has asserted all along that
fear OF the postal authorities had moth
ing to do with his departure from this
city. his only concern being to escape
International complications. Capt. Gaunt,
under examination by Lyman. who Is
acting as his own lawyer. admitted he
had received information about both
Lyman and his wife which caused him
to warn British Consuls here and the
Canadian police that both were sus-
pic'ous characters.
When Mrs. Lyman visited her home
In England Just prior 20 the disappear.
ance Of her husband. Capt. Gaunt said
he wired his home of,cs TO have heI
Swallowed. Mrs. Lyman 10 the former
wife Of . British naval reserve ONCE,
who divorced her shortly before ehs
came 70 this country with Lyman. Ly.
man injected his nam into the case b,
asking Capt. Gaunt II he had ever hea I'd
of Capt. Lockett Of the British nava
reserve. The witness replied that h,
knew a Capt. Lockett
Capt. Gaunt said he had pictures Of
Lyman and his wife and that ne hat
cabled to the Canadian police for al
the available information concern,ns
Lyman. who. he had been given to un
derstand. had visited the Dominion sew
cral times under aliases The witnes!
Identified a letter written by him 20 Co
nam Tufts, who was staying at the Nc
Aip'n' In which he thanked Tufts fo'
his information concerning Lyman.
Tufts was one OF the sureties on IN,
100000 bond put up by Lyman when m.
latter took his appeal from the convi,
t'on IN California for using the mail,
~naudulently in the Panama land sw,ndle
When he jumped his bond and came her.
t. establish the firm ~ John II. Putnam
4 co. Tufts was nj his heels.
Ly'nan's examination OF Prosecute,
stanton was abortive. After question
ing the latter about his legal expert,
ence he tried to examine him about IN,
alleged seizure OF papers and books from
the Lyman offices. but his questions
were overru,ed by the Judge.
The defendant got things into a knott,
tansle. however. when he called Mrs
Lyman 10 the stand. Prosecutor Stan
ton. on receiving from this witness
heliger-ht Affirmative 10 his question
whether she Was the wife OF the defend
ant, objected 10 h-r t%estifying.
Lyman sIniliuclv responded tina, I. ha,
been done N tho Waite case, wher.upo'
Judge Wolv.rtou asked Assistant rnite.
states Attorney Stanton Il he had AN.
authority for the assertion tina a wifi
could not appear for her husband
PROSECUTOR Stanton said he had no an
thority to produce on the spot. "a
Assistant United States Attorney John [
Knox. who happened 70 be in the cour
room. offered TO get n decision To tina
effect. a recess was declared and bot
sides got ready to tackle the prohle II
Mr.. Knox had Just returned e the cour
room with the decision when chic
Assistant United states Attorney Woo
came hurriedly into the room and wills
Tered to Mr.. stanton. who inmediatel
afterward Withdrew his objection I
Mrs. I.yman's testimony
The examination % Mrs Lyman W,
briefer than the conference which IRE
coded II. Among other things she ident'
fed a cahleSram sent by Lyman to h.
when she was in London last Fehruar
preparing TO bring her mother to tni
country, In the cabled message Lynn
said he was anxiously awaiting the RI
turn of his fOur-monthS-ol son. Grar