The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-09
FAY And TWO MATES SUNKEN SHIPS CREW
GUILTY IN SHIP PLOT is TAKEN ON U BOAT
Federal Jury COnvict> Ger
mans Of Planning to Disable
MunitiOn Carriers.
CONFESSIONS ENPECTE

Leu, Ronert Fay, German army
officer: Waiter Scholz. his hroiher-in-
law. and PAU Daeche. German reserv-
ists were pronounced guilty by a jury
before Judge Howe In the Crim!na!
Branch o' the Fedora. Circuit Court last
night on two indictments accusing them
" plotting 10 blow up M !n';ion carry
lug ships by means ~ high explosive
mines attached 10 the rudders OF 'he
vessels The total punishment that un-
der the law can he inflicted on each OF
the convicted men is twelve years I'M
prisonment and $4,000 hne
The Jurors ret-ed at 4 80 IN the al
,ernoon, found FaS guilty on the nrSi
ballot, Schoz on the second ballot, after
having read 20 them the confessions
made by the three men after their arrest,
and Daeche on the sixth ballot at 10 IL
o'clock after long argument. The
Jurors stood siN to sin on Daeche on the
first ballot and after va-lous votes the
men who stood out for acauit;al yielded
20 the majority on an agreement that
mercy in his behalf should be urged
Sensational Developments are expected
in the case. Fay twice during the trial
sought interviews with William j. Flynn.
chief Of the secre; service. As Fay Of
fered once before To tell story to the
Federal authorities il IS regarded as pos
sble that he may be willing TO talk
feeely now in the hope OF getting a
lighter punishment
The jurors REGARDED Fay as an ex-
tremely clever man and he may yet
figure in a more startling light in con-
nectIon with plans to hinder the ship
men, of munitions to the Allies. The
three convicted men all admitted that
they regarded II a shame that this
country should be making war supplies
for the Allies.
Jurors interviewed last night said that
not one man was swnyed by his views as
to the meri, of the war in Europe ,
that not even the pro-German on the
Jury showed any inclination to favor
the defendants. They added that when
they went into the jury room they were
moved by anxiety to decide the case
solely on its merits. that they ap-
preciated the responsibility OF the case.
as II involved tHt Htsl tttlSi'H w liV
alleged rough work plotted, or said to
have been executed, by German agents
IN this country. hut that they were in
f,uenced by the single purpose of decid-
ing the issues from an American view
point.
The Jurors regarded Scholz as a will
ing tool OF Fay, who knew the details
of the conspiracy, Some of Il EN- said
they had no doubt that while the de-
PENDANTS did not actually attach any
OF the bombs to a ship, yet 1t was thei,
determination SO to do.
When the Jurors entered the court
room Fay. pale and NervOusly twisting
his mustache, sat hunched in his chair
Scholz. wan and nervous. sat upright
while Daeche. Of ruddy complexion
turned intently toward the Jurors Not
one OF the three lost his balance ol
made a gesture when Howard Patterson
the young foreman. said
1--WE find all three defendants cuilt,
I on both indictments. except that W.
recommend Dacche 10 the mercy Of tn,
court"
! paeche came out of the court room
smiling Scholz and Fay we're gloomy
Fay said II have instructed my at
torney to appeal the case"
! Judge Howe viii impose sentences thi
morning,