The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-20
HIGH GERMAN
OFFICIALS INVOLVED
Papers seized whes Won IxeI was Ar
rested Make ~ - Master stroke
of scores Service.

hnAf " ~ SfrNkF
of scores service.
New York April i9.-Despitc Am
bassador BerustorT repeated demands
for the release r Wolf voI Igel and
the surrender % he docum, nts taken
from his office T. the time of his ar
rest the United states govern "a mt did
not release the prisoner toda,
Instead Photographic eopisa Of the
papers seized were sent to Wishing
ton on every train leaving tls city.
These photographs will be shown to
the ambassador and he will he given
new opportunity to define his position
as to the right OF the United States
Department OF Justice to seize them.
Throughout the day II became more
and more ,vident that the arrest OF
Won Ig-i was n master STROKE on the
part Of the local secret service men.
The case has !uomed UP as the most
tmportauL la the ptot investigation. And
tn. papers takc,- were seized at the
Gully moment of ihe day perhaps OF
any day--whcn so large a number and
50 importah. collection could have
been avaIlattr.
The law provides that only thos"
papers seized At the time OF the arrest
can he used in III" prosecution in such
q. case. To-day the government officials
NFh.lofFh tlfA tIltl ipl tdIe al "a ibi
the other papers in Won Igels office,
all If which are locked ~ a safe aud
protected by the seal OF the German
embassy.
one Of the men connected with the
prosecution or the alleged bomb plot
ters told the international News Ser
Vice tonic hi That an unpleasant sur
Prise would await the German ambas-
sador
Won BernStOrn Affected.
He said tue papers wouid show con
clusiyeiy that an accredited official
NJ tho German government had been
fans coguizapt Of every step taken in
th. conspiracy to destroy The Welland
Canal and ships hearing munitions for
the allies
It is expected that. As result Of
the statements contained in the papers
and coyrobofated in eve tht Winutest
detail by mass of authenticated mem
oranda. County Won BeruStorn will re
pudiats Won tRel and dismiss without
further thought the prisoners claim Of
rNtra-telritorial rights and immunity.
The revelations contained tn the
papers max be outlined hrI"fly As fol-
lows
Incriminatc High Officials.
The Communicated documents in
eliminate in Iecal way In the Wei
ia ma Allt4 tNll~ Itt - FAi'A " NV ''S''l'
and arson plots son Of the most inn
portant nrieials ard pseudo official rep
reseutati- es of the imperial German
GOV ernmer, IN This country.
2 At icas, - Of these officials. rs
shown by the i Cumerts, are so deeply
eurneshed in - , Wellsnd Canal anil
other couspiraeJts chat they could be
indicted by a Federal grand jury were
il not for barriers raised by their en-
-tul ri q
Tho documents, the international
News Service was informed, reveal
great many Of the activities. financial
and otherwise. OF Ambassador Won
Bornstorn Dr.. Heinrich + Albert Us
caI agent Of the German government
in tins country Captain Boy Ed, re-
called naval attachei Captain Won Pa
prn. recalled military attache Hans
Tauscher. agent Of the Krupps ia this
country Paul koenig, rcputed head "t
The German secret service. and more
THAN n score of prominent Americans
and German Americans The seized
papers high United states official
said tonight supply the key TO the
vast financial expenditures of Or. Al
bert expenditures which the govern
neut had about decided would for
ever hr consigned tn the llmho or IN
solvablc mysteries.
As result of Information contained
in the documents the Federal grand
Jury today gave supplemental con-
sidcratinn 10 the Weiland Canal CON
spiracy iu w hich Won rapen. Won lEol
Herr Tauscher and two others have al
ready been Indicated. Supersoding in
dictrnents involving a numhcU OF new
Agures viii be handed down, the Inter
national NeWs service was Informed.
bundle Of papers seized in the
raid on Won Papeus former headquar-
tars were carried before the grand Jury
this afternoon by Special Agent George
storck OF the Department of Justice.
Assistant United states Attorney Roger
n Wood, also carrying bundle of pa
pers was another who appeared before
the indtctiug body.