The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-30
TAUSCHER CASE TO
GO TO JURY TO-DAY
Captain Admits lie Lied When
lie Said lie Sent Books
to Germany.
NINE. GADSKI IN COURT

NINE. GADSKI IN COURT
Capt. Hans Tauscher sat before n Jury
and Judge Hand In the Federal Criminal
Ccurt yesterday listening to Prosecutor
Roger Il. Woods denmnciation Of his.
Tauscher's. alleged part in the c%onspir-
acy with Capt. Won Papen and Franz
Wachendorf to blow up the welland
Canal. At his side was his wife. Nine.
Gadski. the grand opera singer. and d.
rectly behind him sat his daughter.
Lolita.
II was a trying day for Capt.
Tauscher. lie had taken the witness
stand In his own defence and had UNDER
gone n severe questioning. ON his d.
rect examination Capt. Tauscher. told
Of being IN Essen at the time OF the
outbreak of the war, he said he had
offered his services to the Wal De-
partment and had been directed to come
to America and report to Capt. Won
Papen, the German military attache.
IL arrived here on August ~. 1914"
said Capt. Tauscher, and on the fol.
lowing day | reported to Capt. Won
Paren. He said TO me. Your services
in ordnance matters. in finding out
WIut Nv lllt ~ htAANb ~ AhhN hIN
In the manufacture OF war materials,
and In general commercial matters will
be Of great value to me. | told Capt.
Won Papen that inasmuch as I repre-
eelted German interests in this coun-
try ! would not under any circum-
stances do anything in violation OF the
laws of the country
Won Paprn'. Promise.
Did YOU exact "A promise from nim,'
asked Herbert {. Smyth, his trial at
torney.
lie promised me that he never would
asl, me to do anything against the laws
Of the United states" said the wit
ness. Capt. Tauscher explained that at
various times the attache asked him to
gst certain things for him and that he
always delivered them at cost.
Capt. Tauscher said Won papen had
told him about Bridgcman Taylor, alias
Won der Gol,z. and had asked him to
get some dynamite for Taylor for mining
purposes in Mexico. He denied that
Won Papen ever said anything about the
Welland Canal and denied that he him
self ever heard Of the canal until his
arrest. lie explained that he knew his
Government WAS in ueel of copper and
that copper ore was being uuearthed in
Mexico. SO when Taylor called and ex-
planned that he wanted 500 pounds OF
dynamite lac did not think it unusual.
As 10 Won Pdprn. he said he was ac-
customed TO rely on the word Of an
army officer. lie admitted tina, he had
received instructions from Won Papen
to give SIX pistols TO \. l.. New.nston.
You knew that Won Papen had the
German secret service under him.
asked Mr.. Sinyth.
YES" replied Tauscher.
A. TO the ordering OF the dynamite.
ne took issue with a clerk of the du pont
"ompany. saying he told the clerk that
he wanted the dynamite for Mexican
mining purpose. He sat! hc never as
ISOLATED the dynamite and the pistols as
parts OF the same ENTERPRISE. lie ex-
planned that he had burned or torn up
certain books and dorumeut IN his
ONCE 30 the Allies could not get them.
Admits lie Lied.
Under cross-examinatiuu he said that
At the time OF his arrest he was not per-
mitted 10 telephone for counsel lie ad-
mitted that he lied 10 the Federal agents
when he said he had regarded Taylor
- q stranger from whom ne could make
q profit and when he said he had sent
the books OF his Office to Germany. He
admitted that Mr.. Smyth's opening
statement that II was Tauscher's duty
in regard 10 Won Papen TO "obey and
not to question was not quite correct.
do you want this jury and court to
believe" asked Mr.. Wood. that Can't.
Won Papen betrayed you into a violation
Of the law"
IL think he misled me" said the wit
ness. But he had no idea Of violating
the law"
"You think you and Won Papen acted
innocently
"Yes."
your defence ls that YOU relied m
Won Papen?'
ntlhNs r.rt.tn1,a AAa D.r.r a., % -.
tleman"
Asked why nc had exacted a promise
from Won Papeu, he said
Amy military attache Il, any country
IN time OF war acts differently from
what he would in time Of peace lie
said that after his arrest he realized ne
had been misled by Won Papen and that
he lied to the Federal agents 10 pro-
tect the German Embassy.
Juror No. \ then asked tho Captain I:
Would you subordinate. your moral obli-
cations to the United States while you
were living under our laws, II any act
OF yours would he 81 interest and as
sistance TO your own Government. on
account Of the conditions existing at the
present time
Won PHpcn lila med.
THAT Is q hard question to answer
replied the captain slowly. Il have not
crossed that bridge yet. II would mean
q hard iight between my conscience o.,
the one side aud what would do for
patriotic REASONS ON the other. Really
] must have Time to think II over. IL
would certainly b" "A most terrific fight
because ! have been here SO long with
many friends, and on the other side I
am a patriot. We'll, | have no, crossed
the bridge yet I have not come to that
At the afternoon session Mr.. Smytl,
speaking in behalf Of capt. Tausche~,