The Detroit times., 1917-12-08
SOLDIERS
GUARDU.S.
BUILDING
Everyone With Parcels
Questioned During
Bomb Trials

ami The fte others being ,ried in
the United states district court on
charges lf conspiracy against me
government in Orsanizn- na carry
ing out dynamite plots Wa7 given
military aspect Friday morning
EQuad Of regular n.rel static. roi
driers drew ur u from ~ IHo fed-
eral building and threw BAH cart
ridges into their udes Then they
shouidered arms and t01h up iH"It
stations at every entrance ,o iAt
building and the entrances 70 me
courtroom They had instructions
10 halt every person who carried d
parcel into thc bpilc'ne
Evidence has shown that kalt-
schmidt and his alleged conteaer-
ates carried dynamite. nitro-glycer.
Ins and other deadly explosives
around lhc streets of Detroit as n
Il we're so much tooth powder The
government officials charge That Inc
gang transported enough explosives
down WooiWardavc 90 blow the
lower part OF Detroit into ftr river.
In view OF This fact the federal Off
cevs believed they should take no
chances on any dynamite being
brought into The courtroom This
caused considerable Inconvenience
20 The thronEs >of per .rns entering
the building 20 mail Christmas par.
cels. but the government held ihai
the risk justified the action
The first witness called Friday
morning after DO had been stipulated
that adjournment would bc taken al
1915 o'clock unul Monday after
nom az ! 80 o'clock WAS Edwin
A. Lee. assistant cashier af The
Chase National bank OF NeT York
Mr.. Lee testified that Count Won
Bernstorn had a joint account with
" r. Albert, financial agent ot The
imperial German government. in thc
Chase bank District Attorney kin
name pFadHeed- account cards which
were identified by Mr. Lee. showing
the authorization of the bank to
honor Albert's Signature and cor
tanning the signature of Count NuI
BernstOTn
s. Pointer Bradley representing
Kaltschmdt. objected 20 The testi-
mony. but was oyer-ruled The wit
ness was permitted 20 say that the
bank was familiar with the sigma
lures OF both Won BernstOrh ana
Albert He identified q memoran
DUN showing that on Oct ;. 1919.
$4,000 was Withdrawn from the
joint account OF Won Bernstorf and
Albert
The document. signed by Albert
ordered the deposit of So 900 fo tho
account OF Albert Kaltschmidt, 'oi
Detroit. with another banking mouse
in New York The witness said f
was so transferred and Identified
the cashiers check made payable ar
tho banl of knauCh Macleod q
Kuehne. New York
The crowd in the court room be-
came SO great and demonsirative az
times that Judge Tuttic WAS obliged
10 warn the audience thar unless
they kept order be would be- obliged
TO clear the room Men and women
were permitted 30 stand in The aisies
and out in the corridor near Ihe
doors. but the Judge said that if lhe
audience did not refrain from enE
demonstration he would permit
only those in the room who could
find seats
On cross-examination bF ATTORNEY
Bradley. Mr. Lee said he oid NOT
know what The $4,000 was drawn
from the bank for
J Harry Kitchen asditor ~
Knauth, Nachod & Kuehne New
York, testified ihai Stl'sehmdt bad
an account ia he bank iu Ial5 and
that he was familiar wifi kalt-
schmidt's signature fr Kitchen
identified ttaneCr.p of hait
schmidt aecOunt from IaT ~ 10
oct 20, 1918 it h0wed a deposit
OF $4,000 ou Oct :.
Attorney Kiunane read letter
from Kaltschmidt wrj-tpn $40 Oct :,
.l915. t. the bank declaring tha' he
Expected q deposit Of s-5n91 to De-
placed 70 his credit on be following
dav This was 10 show thar ktir-
schmidt had advance informal On
that tho money would he placed to
his cred ON Ocf. 3
The with testified thar on oct
s. 1915. one day after thc Perm ntorf
check was deposited KatschmIct
drew from tht bank S2a90o which
Included ths $4,000 check from The
German ambassador and q 81 fHl9
balance due on another check DE-
posiled a few days before by kat-
schmidt
A copy of @ check for 81 1oa made
BY Wolf Won Igei. military attach.
OF the German emha dated Jan
81, 1915. payable to Ka'fschm.di wa4
Identified by he Witness an1 kail
schmidt recr.nr for thr money ~as
also identlf q