The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-23
GERMANS
FACE NEW
CHARGES
Kaltschmidt PlOtte d
Against Screw Works,
Is Claimed

Albert haIfsChmldf. president OF
ne Marine city Salt company. and
Fritz A Neef. general manager 90
, the Fasmann Magnetic COMPANY,
stood mute before Judge Arthur J
futile Tuesday morning when an
indictment was read charging them
I and three other German aliens With
I having conspirad 90 dynamite the
I plan and factories OF the Detroit
Scres works on March 30. 1915. and
en- April Nth having attempted 20
destroy the same plant u~ine
bombs, dynamite and other -Nfie-
stves attached 20 clock fuse or
other time attachment.
The reading of the new charge
I against Naltschmidt came a. dis
une' surprise 90 an bur he federal
officials Who have been working on
fAe case n Rad been supposed an
! 30 rme HAT ne indictments con
rerned only the charges thar he
Nfh others. VAS involved In ihe
plots against Pesbodvs Company
20 ~ Walkerille. and The Wind
sor srmory.
Kaltschmidt rs named in three
separate Indictment TO ai OF ahlch
udse 1utle entered a plea OF not
guilty when Kaltschmidt thru his
forney : p Bradley announced
hsr Fe did nor desire 20 plead
Others named IN The Indictment
INVOLVING The piot against the De-
.-o Screw works are William NJ
Isrosh Richard HERMAN ard one
4 Scholt7 none ~ whom Is n the
custody 0f the government
The Indictment sets un thar on
March en- 1870 Kaltschm,it. Neef
ma the three others named con
pifra o desro, the plaat OF The
Detroit Screw works which was a.
.ha time engaged IN The msnuiac
rs OF time fuses. conclusion fuses
or shrapnel shells and artillery
nd Ia The manufacture ~ bullets
hs' we're being shipned 20 Russia.
Great Britain, France Italy Bel
Elm and Canada Five days later
IN arremp, vas made fo execute
i she plot fhe Indictment charges the
/ rlouers intending 20 blow un burn
and destroy the said plant IT. also
arrs chat rhe CONSPIRACY remained
in existence for six months after
( bar date
Ms Ida Neef. wife Of Fritz Neef
and sister ~ Ealtscnnidt was
unable 20 10 In court because OF ll-
ness. She Is one OF l3 named 10 ONE
Indictment for having SCI on foot a
Nray expedition against the DO.
MON Of Canada or thaf number
are acre produced in cour, They
are Kalf=chmidt Nre! Carl
+ hmldt Mrs Maria schmidt bis
wife and Franz Respa 'athei OF
( SIR. scnnadt Sir and Mrs Schmidt
pleaded NOT guilty 'he other three
-omainei mute
Rrspa cannot speak Fms III 800
tae Indictment had 10 Dr. read 70
-im To- German separatriy kali
chmiat ohnfeared 90 DO the ~sr+
airing rhe court having uo obtCr
M and had started whon bis
/ larne objected
others. raurd in tho indictment
WWau l taro-h Richard Hcr
man. one schoitE, Gustav = Jacob
!. on Gu~av steven Charles r Res
us and William LETTER Respa 3
erylng a life -entcnce in Kingston
enueuIa-y for his part in the
I Wind Tor dynamiting conspiracy. and
.affer Is doing l0year sentence
n th~ Dominion
Jacobson formerly was president
~ he American embargo confer
enco combine that was active
some months ago In endeayorinR tp
prevent shipments 20 The Allies
srom ne United States lie now IS
held chicago BY federal authori
yes under $4,000 bail Steven, an
other named prominently IN the III
dIctment Is in a Canadian intern
mems amp
Tho Indictment charges fhat
4 those named conspired 70 destroy
afher 6fldine and factories IN fhc
Dom non Than thc Peabody factors.
which vas engaged AZ that time 'r
making uniforms FOR me Canadian
froon- and ~" Windsor armorE
ir charges the I7 named vjfh fav
irr con splred 10 de-,ro, rilroli
bridges o. Tho Canadian Pacific rail-
ess A. Nipiron Ont (which Vs.
then heing used for Inc tran porte
ZION ~ mules horse and mun'fIor
Tor me pso ~ he Canadian troops
o. alleges that on March +. lsIf
eonspiracf wss formed 20 send
spies into fhe Dominion to obtain
Information Of factories thst were
making munitions
u charge tbsf on March d. 1875.
tailsrhmidf paid 5000 fo schm "a.
end Steven go 70 into The pomin an
with view 30 d,namHinz fhe e.
madam Pacific bridges named and
foar KaH schmidt turgQed Steven
with revolver and supply ~
cartridges
ON Narca ~ 1918. conference
fas held in Chicago between KALI
ohmd' JACOBSON. Iarosh. Herman
and scholf1. ~ which plans were
ia1 f0 send au expedition against