Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-03
JURY HOLDS SEVEN
AT PORT;F0UR
TAKEN AT LOWDEN
Fred Vollmer, Brother of Former Con.
gresham, Indicted With Wallace
After Federal Quiz; Riot
Stirs Cedar County
PROMINENT MEN NAMED

Davenport. Aug. 2.-Indictments
were returned today by the United
States grand jury here in espionage
cases against the following persons:
Daniel H Wallace, two counts,
violating espionage law and con-
spiracy; pleaded not guilty and
was held under $4,000 bonds,
Attorney Charles Wiese, social.
ist and lawyer, indicted for con-
spiracy; pleaded not guilty. bonds
$4,000.
A. H. Miller, bookkeeper; in.
dtcted for conspiracy, pleaded not
guilty; bond $4,000.
Earl c. Willis. attorney, charged
with conspiracy: pleaded not
guilty, bond $4,000.
Fred Vollmer, attorney and
brother of former Congressman
Henry Vollmer, charged with con-
spiracy, pleaded not guilty; bond
$4,000.
Fred Vollmer is also brother of
Arthur Vollmer, an officer in the Uni
ted States reserve corps, stationed at
Ft. Smelling, as an instructor. vollmer
is veteran of the Spanish-American
war.
Dr.. Henry Matthey and his nephew,
DR.. Walter Matthey. were also indict-
ed on charges OF conspiracy. DIR. Henry
Matthey went to Europe soon after the
war broke out there and served for
two years In the German army as .
surge
The ty's report Is the result Of
federal Investigation III slecstrer deN.
,iirereG in. the Turner rail here by Nal.
lace week ago tonight.
FOE OF ARMY DRAFT.
At that time he is alleged to have
spoken against conscription, assailed
the allies and told OF experiences sup
posed to have been met while he was
a member Of the English army into
which he claims he was shanghied.
Wallace was arrested last Thursday
and taken to Ottumwa Saturday morn.
ing OF last week for preliminary hear.
ing before U. s. Commissioner e. r.
Mitchell. He was held to the grand
jury by that official under bonds Of
$4,000 and was returned to Davenport
that night. The grand jury was called
into special session Tuesday by FEEDER
al Judge Martin ]. Wade OF Iowa City.
OTHERS UNDER BAN.
In charging the criminal investiga.
tors the court impressed upon his hear.
ers the seriousness OF Wallaces crime,
urged them to be searching and pain.
stalking in their work and emphasized
the fact that those who brought Wal
lace to Davenport were Just as guilty
as he If the preferred charges would
stand
The indictment Of Willis and Voll-.
mer is regarded as the aftermath Of
their alleged efforts toward bringing
Wallace here and the espousal OF his
address which they are said to have
given
ATTORNEYS FOR WALLACE.
Several times yesterday. while tho
grand Jury was in session they ap-
peared at the federal building and In
quired anxiosuly about what time a
report would be made. Attorney
Vollmer accosted United States At
torney Claude R. Porter of Centerville
just before that official went into the
grand jury room for the afternoon
session, and they conferred for few
moments
At the hearing in Ottumwa Satur
day, Attorneys Willis and vollmer
represented Wallace They were ~
sisted by Harold o. Mulk. who n q
representative and said to be an ON
Ger in the League OF Humanity ot
which Wallace is the president and