New-York tribune., 1916-04-27
Won Papen and Boy-Ed
Got Plans for MunitiOn
Destruction.
TINT" BAITED POLICE
TRAP, SAYS WETTIG
Bomb Plot Revealed by French
Attache Testifies Witness
Against Fay and Mates.

/ Max Brcitung, nephew Of f. y.
/ Rrei;ung, was unit in the intell-
gerce service OF German bomb plot
tcrs, according 70 testimony given yes
terday in the Federal court.
Il was on mis- word that Lieutenant
Robert Fay was TO blow up ships
carrying munitions to the Allies, a wit
ness alleged.
This, with the statement BIZ John c.
Knox, Assistant United States District
Attorney, that Fay ard his brother
in-llw and co-defendant, Walter
SchDlz. had laid their plans for blow
ing W the munition-carrying ships
before Captain Boy-Ed and Captain
Won Papen, the dismissed attaches Of
the German Embassy, was the chief
development.
Embassy Aids Involved.
Mr.. Knox. who made this statement
involving the former aids Of Count
Won Bernstorff, in outlining the gov
ernment's case 10 the jury, said that
Fsv and Scholz saw Won Papen and
Bov-Et frequently curing the time
they are charged with conspIring TO
blow up ships.
Carl L. Wettig. who sold the explo-
sive for making bombs, said that
SCROLL told him that Breitung kept
them informed as to the movements Of
ships leaving New York Harbor.
81 said TO them Fay and Scholz)
that. through their ignorance Of ship
ping matters. they might attach
omts 10 pssscnger-carrying ships. and
thereby kill innocent people" Wcttig
testified. "Scholz said that that would
not happen because they were rcceiv-
ing information from Max Breitung
as e all the ships leaving the harbor,
and ths. only ships carrying munitions
would be blown up"
According to Wcttig, Fay, who WAS
Officiating matters" fsred UP at this
ind;screet remark Of his brotherin
law and said TO him:
Keep your mouth shut"
Wcttig Sold INT 10 Allies.
,Tettig. who was largely responsible
for the roundup Of Fay. Brcitung and
the other alleged consprators. on
ross-examination admitted that he
was a seller Of explosives to the Al
lies. and had sold INT, as trinitroto-
luo' is familiarly and chemically eF-
pressed, the explosive Fay and Scholz
purchased from him. TO the Allies at
east five months before Paul Siebs,
WI, acted as Fay's agent, asked him
for the bomb ingredient.
II o. n \
ton the thorough work Of the Ger
man Secret Service in this country
was apparent in Mr.. Ungcr's questions.
Wcttig, who underwent the pretcnce OF
being arrested. when The Secret Ser
vice men and the police arrested Fay
and Scholz in the New Jersey woods,
where they had gone 10 test INT, VAS
eyidently suspected and shadowed by
German agents Immediately after his
release His movements the next day
we're known TO the counsel for the de-
fence, as was shown by the questioning
by Henry l.. Unger, counsel for Fay,
concerning Wettig's visit TO the Office
Or J. 7. Morgan & Co.
Wettig surprised counsel for the de-
fence. as we'll as others in the court
room. by testifying that he went TO
the Wall and Broad Street house, but
rot 10 see any ono connected with the
firm Of Morgan & Co.
No Visit TO Morgan 4 Co.
"You mean TO say that there are
PEOPLE in the building on the south
east corner OF Wall and Broad Street
Who have Offices there that arc not
connected with the house Of J. 7. Nor
gan e. Co. >" asked Judge Unger
"Ycs." said Wettig.
who. for instance"
"Mr. Johsnnet."
who is he"
The gentleman went 10 see
What is he?"
"The financial agent Of the French
government"
But just to show that the German