New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-05
ARRESTED IN HOTEL
AS GERMAN SPY
He Questions Girls About Soldiers
And Is Found in Barred Zone

| New York, Dec 5.-A man supposed
to be German spy sent to this coun-
try by the Kaiser's agents in South
America was arrested at the Hotel
Majestic yesterday morning by agents
of the Department of Justice and in
termed on Ellis Islad as an alien emo
N.Y. Five days ago this man ap-
peared at tho hotel and registered as
DIR. Bart Henderson, Mana.gua, Near,
aqua" He spent money freely and
had German accent. These attri-
butes did not attract special atten-
ton until 1t was noticed that he spent
most of his time entertaining women,
especially young women.
It is reported that upon tip from
one of his guests detectives Of the
Department Of Justice were set to
watch him. They found that he made
a speciality of making the acquaint-
ace of young girls with soldier friends
Several of these girls said 'Dr. Hen
| derson" had repeatedly asked them
what their soldier acquaintances had
told them about when they were going
to France, and any other information
about military affairs He gave q
number of elaborate parties at Broad
! way restaurants and was at the hotel
only for sleeping.
A Federal official was quoted last
night as saying that "Dr. Henderson"
was set here by Count Luxburg, the
German Minister dismissed by Argen-
tina. after Secretary Lansing's disclo-
sure of the "sink without trace notes
sent to Berlin through Swedish diplo-
matte channels. The Federal officials
refused to divulge what replies the
supposed spy made in response to their
| questioning.
United States soldiers on guard at
| Pier 48, North River, seized a German
yesterday who was trying to pass the
| Gordon about the zone forbidden to
enemy aliens On him were found a
| picture of himself wearing a uniform
| of the German Army, maps of the wa
terfront, and sketches and plans of
several American transports. He Is
now on Ellis Island, informed for the
war. Early yesterday afternoon the
soldiers noticed the man trying to get
| through their line surreptitiously and
after a chase they caught him. He
was recognized by one infantryman as
a man who had tried to pass him the
! day before at a pier few blocks up
| the river. In response to questions in
| English, the man professed he could
not understand so a soldier who could
| speak German questioned him. When
! asked his business on pier he would
not tell. He was asked If he was
| German, but had nothing to say.
| a soldier took him to the office Of
| the United States District Attorney, in
the Federal Building. There a search
revealed the maps plans and the pic
ture Of himself. According to the AS
sistnnt District Attorney who exam
! inel him. when tho man was asked to
| tell what he wanted on the dock he
| replied that to tell that would be to
get himself well as others in trou-
| BILE At first he refused to tell his
name, but later gave the name of Nj
| chola Allafettic, and said that he lived
| at 3O8 Hudson street, Hoboken. 1t is
| believed that he is not only a German
citizen, but an officer in the German
| Army His picture and drawings were
| taken from him and he was hurried to
| Ellis Island.
A man who appeared to be a Ger
man was seen by Federal official
yesterday in front Of the Barge ONCE
on the Battery. When Federal
| agent asked him his nationality, he re-
| when he said, upon further question
ing, that he was Lorans Essler the
| United States District Attorney ordered
| him informed on Ellis Island as an
| enemy alien.
Adolph Cadet of 1 1000 Kelly street,
| Bronx, who was convicted last week
| on a charge of disorderly conduct ny
MAGISTRATE Brau in the Morrlsanla
Court and sentenced to the Workhouse
| for thirty days for sedit1ous utter
| ances during the recent political cam
paign, appealed to the Bronx county
Court yesterday for a certlt1cate OF
reasonable doubt
Wearing the uniform Of an army
captain, man giving the name of
| dress was the Hotel Aston, was ar
| raigned before Magistrate Koenig in
Yorkville Court yesterday and held in
| $4,000 bail on q charge of larceny.
| Detectives Scott and Coleman, who
arrested Wanamaker told the court
| that the larceny charge was based on
! the alleged theft of an automobile
owned by Major Brand Of the United
States Army, from in front of the Cap
itol in Washington early last week.
| The automobile, the detectives said.
was later sold in this city by Wanama-
kerr The detectives also told the
| Magistrate that they found a .45-cal-
| iber revolver in the prisoners room in
! the hotel, that he had no authority to
| wear the uniform he had on, and that