Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-02-23
LINCOLN, SPY, RECApTUIsIID.
Austrian by Birth-NIember British
Parliumcnt-GcrInan Spy,

New York, Feb. 20.-Ignatius Il.
r. Lincoln. former member of the
British parliament. and self-cOnfcss-
ed German spy, who escaped on Jan
! ualy | 5 from the custody of a United
States marshal after his arrest here
on August 4, 1915, at the instigation
Of tho British government was rear
rested in front OF a broadway res
taurant. He was taken to the Office
OF the Department OF Justice, where
ho was questioned behind closed
doors for more than two hours. La
ter he was removed to the Raymond
street jail in Brooklyn, where he had
formerly been prisoner.
Tried to Extort $3.50.
Lincoln declared his capture was
due to tho fact that the proprietor of
a lodging house where he had ell
gagged quarters learned his identity
and attempted to extort $3.50 from
him in return for the surrender Of
his baggage. He declined to make a
statement to newspaper men, burt as
serted to the officers who questioned
him that he never would have "run
away if the United States govern
mcnt, which was aware Of attempts
Of the British government to perse-
cute him, had treated him fairly"
"You people never in the world
would have caught me-" he declared,
eff | hadn't made mistake about
my trunks. think the people where
| had the trunks recognized ME sew
eral days ago and notified you SO
that when I went back there to-day
You were waiting for me. | made 4
serious mistake in going back"
lie Escaped January IL.
Lincoln escaped from the custody
Of United States Deputy Marshal
Johnson January Is while the two
were dining together in restaurant
in Brooklyn. He had been Il pris-
oner in Raymond street Jail awaiting
a decision of the United States Cir
cult Count Of Appeals on the appli-
cation OF the British government for
his extradttion to England on a
charge Of forgery.
A few days after Lincoln's escape
a New York newspaper published
letter that was declared to have been
furnished by Lincoln in the news
papers office. Lincoln then prompt
ly disappeared again and the author
ity said they had been informed that
the newspaper could give no infor-
mation concerning his whereabouts.
Lincoln persisted in writing let
ters to local newspapers, defying the
government to capture him. He as
serted that he would not surrender
unless given assurance that he would
be treated as a political prisoner and
not as an alleged criminal
Lincoln was born under the name
OF Trbitch. He is an Austrian. He
later assumed the name under which
he is now known and under it. after
residing several years in England,
adopted the Anglican faith and for
" hlIt was all OluilleU IllUlSlSE.
Then he became member Of Par
lament and is said to have been an
intimate OF the prime minister.
Exploits as Spy.
After the outbreak OF the Euro
pcan war, Lincoln began writing ac-
counts Of his alleged exploits as
German spy in England while be-
lieved there to be loyal member OF
Parliament. In these accounts he
was the hero Of many inirigues and
declared he was revealing the true
depths Of the whole great Teutonic
spy SYSTEM
His arrest here was at the request
Of the British government, which
charged that he forged two bills OF
exchange, one for 200 pounds and
one for 500 pounds, his alleged vic
tim in the latter case being a man
who had been his benefactor.
TO Revive Picket Post Union.