The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
TELLS OF PLOT
TO BLAST TUNNEL
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10 30 able 20 establish lhe alibi f1r
Rcspa
Louis Pcro. mechanic who
worked in FeuinEhouse garage in
West H0boEeu testified that ne was
engaged by Alfred " Pendsr 20
come 10 Canada and testify that
Rasps was iD West B0bokcu at thc
time W The Windsor explosions He
said Penner told himself ana O man
name Charles g. Spiluer 20 come
ig DetroR on q certain train, and
Wrcu they got OF the train 10 wipe
their faces with q handkerchief
when h man would meet them ~
they were not acoosted at that sie
nal they were 20 call 40 certain
telephone number which they did
lty testified chat q mans voice toll
them go 90 20 The Normandie hotel
and give The same gnal there He
SAID they did that and were met 0y
a man who introduced himself az
ka.tschmidt who gave them money
fo- their expenses lt Was then ar
ranged that the men would make
atir dispositions In West Hobokau
as the case of Respa was NOS ready
90 De called iu Sandwich
Charles e.. spinner Corroborafed
'he testimony of Pero tie sa!d
they We're met by a man who said
he was Kaltschmidt This man
paid them So day for the time
they were here ard their expenses
Hc said he WAS unable fo identity
K0ltschmidt as tho man he met
when De came to Detroit He said
however thar he was nor asked to
fa,sify au ll5t huf Go icy what De-
knew 20 ha true that Reepa had
ST. rBed Iu the garage prior 20 and
after me date OF he eyp.os 1l a
fha PEABODY plant in Walkerville
He said that fhc men went back 90
West HObokea and II was arranged
that they would make dispositions
there later rhey never lid. boa
ever. make tho depositons
Daniel p Frost. OF Romeo testI
neG that early IN April 1915 Mrs
carl Schmidt end a man met him in
poolroom In Romeo and asked fhh
way 20 Franz Respa farm He
directed then 90 a livery staN
where they could get q cab tu take
them 90 the farm This is the trq
Sefgt William N Jsrosch took 20
the Respa barn 90 get dynamite to
be used in rhe blowing up of the
Detroit Screw works.
Will Coffin proprietor of a Nv
erv stable in Romeo. testified that
he drove Mrs schmidt and man
10 The Respa farm.
Mira Gc~frudc a Ackiey. who
lived or a farm near Romeo ana w1s
q stenographer iu 1915. testified That
she rented a cottage TO Franz Res
pa adjoining her house. and thai
Mrs Schmidt and a man drove to
the house occupied BY Franz Rcspa
IN April. 1918. carrying suit cases.
nat they remained there Few min
utes. came out with apparently
heavy suit cases and drove away
Mrs Ackiey said that Franz Respa
lived alone and WHg considered
Fort VI a reciuse. as he had no
friends or business in The neighbor
hood When he rented The place Ne
Lad with him only fow carpenters
tools
Edward r. Ackiey couoborats6
the testimony OF his wife He said
he rented the cottage % Franz Res
pa for $3.50 a month but when ~
came time 20 pay me rent Respa
said he thought the rent Was So 20
year. Achey then told him ho
could have - for $3.50 a month He
said that Rsspa Vas particular
about having n Key for the house
and having 10 always locked
Following The Introduction, Thurs.
day afternoon. OF the confession of
Carl Schmidt as evidence I'M The
case Of the government against al
bert Kaltschmidt and the Eve
others. Including Schmidt Un TRIAL
In ,he United states court with him.
lt was said BY ono OF the attorneys
connected with the case that it OK
plained tho fact that the defenee
does not stand az a unit 10 Is also
believed that other defendants VII
try TO get out from under leav-
ing Kaitschnidt alone willing tn
stand up and take bis medicine
The six defendants in this sensa
ilonal conspiracy case are repre
sented by three groups of a,i1incfH
ali OfsWhom appear io he "or<.Hc
30 eros purpose Pointer Brad
lov represent Kaltrhm'5t ard fHr
defense ~ fbe alleged arch nio..e-
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