New Britain herald., 1917-07-07
MASTER SPY TRIO
 NOW UNDER ARREST
Influential Men Taken in Secret
 Service Roundup

ernmenI, now securing every part or the country in the effort to roundup enemy agents and spies operating in the United States, began in earnest the work in the New York district yesterday. and in the course of the day took into custody Carl Heynen, for years one of the most powerful German agents in North America; P. A. Borgemeister, at one time a New York banker, but more recently con- f1dential secretary to Dr. Heinrich AL bert, late Financial Attache of the German Embassy in Washington; Professor Johnathan Hanneck, said to be an expert in wireless telegraphy, and 8 fourth man whose name was withheld by the Federal authorities These men were taken to Ellis Island where it was said they would be in termed for the war. The fourth man was brought to the Federal Building in New York from Newark, and was still being questioned by representa- tives of the Department of Justice at a late hour last night. Beyond the admission that the man might prove a very important person. no comment was made on the arrest.
 Heynen and Borgemeister were ar rested in an office in the Hamburg American Line Building, at 45 Broad way. the same office which was used by Dr. Albert during the two years that he was supposed to be the tinan- cial director of the German propogan- da in America. Dr. Albert returned to Germany in safe conduct as member of Count von Bernstorff's em- bassy staff. and the office has since been used by Heynen, who in the course of a statement made in affida- wit form recently stated that he was the Treasurer of the Bridgeport Pro- jectile Company. a munition manu- featuring concern which is said to have several large United States Gov- ernment contracts. In that same aftl- davit he was Assistant Commercil Attache of the Imperial Germany Embassy at Washington"
 Heynen Watched For Months.
 That the Federal agents have been keeping a close watch on Heynen for months past has been known for some time. When Count Bernstorff, Wolf von Igel, the last named indicted as plotter, and the other members of the large German Embassy staff left the country it was thought certain that Heynen would take advantage of the opportunity to get back to Germany. Until the day Bernstorff sailed it was thought he would go with him. but Heynen remained here and shortly afterward became the tenant of the office which Dr. Albert made his head quarters Prior to the departure of Dr. Albert, Heynen had an office on o{~1, nf "a ctr in which building Captain von Papen is Said to have directed the carrying out of the numerous plots of which he was the directing head. Won Igel an other of the German Embassy at taches, shared the office with von Papen Both von Papen and von Igel are intimate friends of Heynen.
 One of the principal reasons why Heynen remained in the United States after Bernstorff went away, was to look after certain financial interests held by prominent Germans in this country According to the story as 1t is told one of the Germans whose in terests were left in the keeping of Heynen was the Kaiser, who is re- ported to own large block of stock in a Western brewery and who is also said to be heavily interested in the Hamb burg American Line. None of the Ham burg ships had been seized at the time of Bernstorff's departure, and the Germans entertained the hope that even in the event of war the Govern ment would not seize them. Heynen was familiar with Ha m burg Am erican affairs having for long time been the head of the companys affairs in Mexico At the time of the Vera Cruz occupation, in April, 1914. Heynen was the general agent of the line in Mexico City and also the German Con- sul General at that place.
 Heynen Expert on Mexican Affairs. According to officials of the Amer ican Secret Service. Heynen knows more than any other German about Mexican conditions. In the days of Madero and later of Huerta he was generally credited with being the most powerful German south of the Rio Grande. When Admiral Fletcher's ships appeared off Vera Cruz in the
 carly Spring of 1914 Heynen came to Vera Cruz and was there during the taking of the city by F1etcher's ma- rines and bluejackets.
 The Hamburg American liner Ypir- l anga, which arrived at Vera Cruz just l before the American occupation, had on board a large coneignmen of arms 1 and ammunition for Huerta and the l American naval commander announc- 1 ed that the cargo could not be dis | charged Heynen represented the
 Hamburg American Line, and. 1t IS
 generally believed, also the German Government, in all that followed.
 Within "A hours after Fletcher began
 his Vera Cruz operations the Ypiranga
 hauled down the German merchant
 flag. abd hoisted the Imperial naval
 ensign, and a few days later, with
 Heynen on board, quietly slipped out
 of Vera Cruz Harbor, steamed to
 Puerto Mexico. and delivered the arms
 and ammunition into the hands of the 1 Huerta agents.
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