Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-13

Graves. He failed to make his ap-
pearance, however.
Federal Agents in Hiding.
This morning Graves called at the
embassy and requested ar appoint
ment with Prince Hatzfeldt at his
horse. A few hours later he arrived
there and conyersed with the eoun-
sellor for half an hour. One federal
agent was hiding behind door in the
room. Another was in the street out
side. A police detective was nearby.
1t is said that Prince Hatfield
showed Graves the 5000 and that
the latter said he would go to his
hotel and get some OF the documents
he did not have with him. Leaving
the house, he walked into the arms
OF 4 federal agent and was taken to
the Department OF Justice, where for
hours he was examined by A. Bruce
Bielaski, in charge OF the bureau OF
investigation, and his assistants. At
the end Of the examination Mr..
Bielaski swore out warrant All the
papers in Graves possession were
taken hom him.
In Endearing Terms.
The letter which Graves Is alleged
TO have said would prove @embarrass-
ing" to Countess Won Bernstorff was
couched,. federal Investigators as
serted, in "endearing terms" and
signed with initials only. 1t was as
serted BY the officials that the COM
munication was from woman cousin
Of Count Won Bernstorff. who has
been taking care OF his and the
countess business affairs in Ger
many.
Graves first appearance in public
after his arrest was At the office OF
United States Commissioner Taylor
where. surrounded by federal agents
I and police detectives he was brought
for srraignment. He was faultlessly
attired, swung light walking stick
and viewed the proceedings with a
faint smile until the question Of bail
was brought up. He requested that
should he be unable to secure a
bondsmen, that he be permitted to
spend the night in hotel under
guard Of detectives whose expenses
he offered to pay.
Ordered Locked Up.
y should like" he said, TO escape
spending the night In cell. =
II was ordered, however, that he be
locked up, Unless bail should be fur
nished A professional bondsman
furnished the required sum.
In reply to question Graves made
the following statement to newspaper
men:
II have nothing important to say.
may never make complete state
fnent. am an American in every
sense Of the word. | have American
ideas. ! have declared my intention
OF becoming citizen OF this country
and have taken out my first papers.
n am now writer, lecturer and
letely have been writing scenarios
about my experiences Is an interna-
tional spy.
Il have been in this country two
years and nine months Yes, It Is
true that ! was once connected with
the British foreign office, but ! am
NO more.
Doss Net Deal With Womsn.
II came to Washington for the sole
purpose OF disposing OF the papers
+ | had no intention Of Matchmaking the
Countess Won Bernstorff object to
the charge Of blackmail; ! do not like
the word. made no attempt to com
Snunicate with the countess. do mol
deal with women. dealt with Prince
Hstzfeldt.
II viii not, At this time. discuss ths
contents Of the papers ! had. ! will
say, however, that | was just EN-.
ploying the same methods which thu
German embassy has used In THU
country for the past two years ant
four months"
Clifford Grant, chief Of detectives
in statement, tonight said:
There was nothing really official
so far as know, about the letters
this man had. He had three letters
from the same person. Each wouns
up with the words my dear The,
were written ID the form OF diary
apparently with view OF keeping /
record until opportunity should pre-
sent Itself for dispatching the con
tents to the United States. OF course
there were some things in them which
y the British censor might not hav,
passed.
1T seems that the letters we're en-
trusted TO some one aboard the Osca
II, who, after receiving them. saw
an opportunity to use them. Grave,
admitted that he wanted to max,
4 money out Of the letters. He sal,
be paid $2,400 for them and warte,
to make $500 profit"
Officials Of the Department OF Jus
ticc tonight communicated with agent
Il In New York. Graves said he live,
4 there At IS West Sixty-ninth stree,
An effort will be made to secure Ger
tain evidence desired and matcria
witnesses.
When Graves was searched detec
tivcs found in one Of his pockets
small combination knife and pisto
The detectives handled the odd wes
pom carefully until Graves told then
g It was "just noisemaker" and tina
the bulletsit carried would not eve
pierce mans coat
II was said at the embassy tina
Graves claimed he had IN his posses
sion q letter to the managing editor Q
New York newspaper from Il
correspondent in Berlin. The EN-
bassy does not know what becam
q this letter. The papers taken fror
Graves today remain In the hands 4
Department Of Justice officials an
will be used as evidence. Z
AWe Have No Serre&s