New Britain herald., 1916-01-15
WERNER HORN GIVEN
 $700 BY VON PAPEN
Payments Of Recalled German At
 taChe to "PlOtterS" Revealed

he reached Falmouth on his way to Germany, have been turned over to the American embassy for transmits sion to the state department. They show that Capt. Won Papen made frequent payments to persons charg- | ed with the responsibility for blow | ing up munitions works and bridges | in the United States.
 ] One entry shows that Capt. Won Papen gave $700 to Werner Horn, who was arrested in connection with | the blowing up of a Canadian Pacific l railway bridge at St. CroiX, Me- The day before this check was issued the 1 German embassy paid $2,OOO into 1 Capt Won Papen's account. l. Five Hundred Items. Captain Won Papen's check stubs, bank books and letters from his bank the Riggs National bank of Wash 1 ington, show about five hundred 1 items, many of which had to do with routine expenditures. Others, how 1 ever, revealed payments to various persons who have figured prominent ly in the activities of German agents in America, and to at least one spy who committed suicide in a cell in an English prison.
 I Several large payments were made l BernStOr1T, German ambassador at | Washington. Most of these were for | salaries and bonuses A number of 1 entries showed payments made by the | am mbasSadOr to the military attache 1 for war intelligence office'' One of l the payments on this account, made in October of 1914 was for s2,3OO 1 Among the letters taken from Cap- tain Von Papen there is littel of in 1 terest, with the exception of a letter l from the general consul at New Or i leans condoling him on his recall 1 from Washington and criticising se- verely the attitude of the American government.
 l $500 to German Consul Another check stub shows that about two weeks before the explosion 1 in Seattle on May 3O,. 1915, Captain Won Papen sent $500 to the German 1 consulate at Seattle.
 Tn February of 1915 he sent $1,- | 300 to the German consulate in that | city.
 Spy I<uepferlc Mentioned. l In January. 1915, Captain Von | Papen gave a check payable to Am sick & Co.,, New York, but with the name of E. Kuepferle in brackets on the stub. This is believed to have | reference to the man named Kuep- ferle, who, after being arrested in l England on a charge of espionage, 1 committed suicide, leaving a written | confession in his cell.
 1 AS an example of the size of the captains financial operations, his bank book shows that in January of 1915 he received approximately $6,- 400 and paid out S5.00O
 1 Most Interesting Letter.
 The following four letters found among Captain Won Papen's effects are considered the most interesting part of the correspondence turned over to the American embassy. The 1 first is a letter from R. Won Meysen- | bug, German consul at New Orleans, | to Captain Won Papen. The letter follows:
 New Orleans, December, 1915,
 Dear Herr Won Papen: I read with | great regret that the fate of recall 1 has indeed overcome you. I don't suppose that you are very unhappy | to be able to shake the dust of this 1 unfriendly country from off your l feet. What chiefly Offends me is that in always giving way to the govern l ment here we have never found that
 
 That the demand for the recall has | been so sudden and belated throws an interesting light upon the government here. May there also the day ot reckoning come and our government find again that iron determination with which alone one can make an impression here.
 Hoping that our connection form ed in this great time will not come tc an end with your departure, I am
 "YourS sincerely,
 R. V. M."
 Second Letter.
 The second letter is from Dr. F. F. Meyer to Captain Won Papen. II follows:
 New York, 19 December, 1915.
 Dear Captain:
 Best wishes again on the occa- sion of your departure. I had occa- sion yesterday to thoroughly discuss recent event with some Germans. AS was natural, although there was a general agreement on main points there was slight difference of opin- ion indeed it could not have been otherwise, especially as we are rather cut off from the other side. The Aus trian note is of course a matter for general quiet enjoyment and the whole business can scarcely be taken tragically. The president this time
 has talked a bit too big even fo1 those who blindiy support him. But we were all of the opinion that the departure of you and your colleague is a serious loss for us. Though a majority of those present had scarce ly had an opportunity of knowing you personally, privilege which has been great pleasure to me, yet your efforts have always been especially spoken of and more perhaps than you think. I think therefore I am speak
 ing in the name of all when I ex-