The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
Won RINTELEN SEEN
BEHIND DR.. SCHEELE
Investigators Seeking Light
on Money Paid 10 Fire
l,Omb Plot Suspect.
CONFERENCES IN BANK

.o,,rys h,, wecu pr. walter r. S,hce,e,
head Of the fertiliScr ana chemical p'aht
IN Hohoket' y u, winch was useo AS
cover. according 10 ue "u'nor'''es' 'o'
'hc making "t nrP "o'nns anu FRANZ Won
R'ntc'et' N c mysterious German OFFICER
wi" spent several months III MS cOun-
~. was obtained yesterday 10y the FED
ctal authorities
Whether Won Nintclen paid Tor the
bomb making Capt. William NJ. ofiey
"f the department OF Justice refused 10
say. Ihet" ~ "" uou"t. however tha'
Won Riutclei. tapt. Won Fapen and capt.
Boy-ld all had dealings with pr. Schee'e
and that the hrst two paid MIN money
At various times. Dr. Schce'e's dealings
were extensive because he was assisting
Won Rintelens schemes Of shipping vari-
ouS sorts of supplies from this country
80 Germany by way OF Holland. Norway
AND Sweden.
Won Rintclcn WAS behind Dr. Schec'e's
scheme of mixing lubricating oils. 80
badly needed by the Germans. with fer
'nzer. u was learned yesterday that
lr. Scheelc received one letter from one
of Nor Rintelen's assistants telling him
that upon shipment Of 1000 barrels OF
the fertilizer he was to go TO A'nsinck
y Co. bankers, at . Hanovc Square.
and receive $4,000.
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n also was learned yesterday that
Won Rintclen. capt. Won Fapen and Capt.
Eoy-Ed were accustomed to hold confer
cuces In a room in the banking offices OF
Amsinck & 60. Tha institution. ike
any other bank. has rooms for confer
euces which may be utiliZcu by their
clients and the bankers knew nothing or
the nature OF the business discussed
there. " If said that Won Rintelen. or
one ~ his associates. used such a room
o. times.
Won Rintelen and Capt. otto Wolpert.
superintendent Of the Atlas Service. a
subsidiary Of the Hamburg-Ancrican
steamship Company. were very intimate
Capt. Orlev said yesterday that There
Is no doubt that Capt. Wolpert knows
more about Won Rintelens doings th;,n
almost any other man. in the country.
Bu, Capt. Wolpert has refused TO talk
hcfore the GRAND Jury and already has
been adjudged I'm contempt Of court.
Cant. Wolpert admitted before the
Grand Jury that he knew Won Rintelen
for eleven months. but he declined to
answer the question whether he knew
lr,n AS Feed Hansen. Capt. Wolpert and
can't Emo Bole. dock superintendent of
.ha u.mhurr- American .amsh Com.
ranv in unh,ken. both warm friends Of
IAN, Roy-EJ. arc described by the Fed.
,raI authorities as the executives in the
ire hn,ub nlut They. and more cs-
r,,a1lv cant Wolrori. made arrange
mcnts with Ir Srhcelc for the manu-
,a,,nre nf Tho bombs ana can, Wolpert
nj, Gan, podc u,,dc arrangements with
Carl Il; s,n,rid, chief engineer of I'M.
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,,,r.i,, ,nd ,h. rn,r,h engineer holm
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~, a,r,n.n so.rc, .y.nts d, MI co,,n,r,.
Cor ,bc LInvinp mn of Sims ..,,iny tr.
N other vessels e>ulnaions in munition
.a.n-ics and ,ires in cher nIan,s Win
the aim Of h,mn.rinp The shipment OF
supplies TO the Allies
The ract ,h.t vnn Dip,e,ep NAV M,
have bcen in this countr, when Dr.
scheele opened his factory IN Hoboken
docs no, mean auythinv Won RinteIen
,,.s ..r, 20 iii. ,.n,,ntry ,c,,rdino ,o
he authorities. TO suneryise the nation
Wild. activities on the par, OF C;ermans
aimed at the hanpering of the Allies
orders for supplies in this country.
The point on which the authorities are
WORRYING really Is 10 connect the distribu-
ion NJ funds. held in large amounts by
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