The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-09
Captain Alfred Fritzen Taken In.
to Custody Near Los Angeles by
a Special Agent of the U. s. De.
partment of Justice.
CHARGE is ABSURD, SAYS
ACCUSED IN A STATEMENT
Denies Having Been Implicated in
the Plot; Admits Having Plenty
of Money and Says Can Get
More Whenever He Needs II.

|By Associated Press
Los Angeles March captain Al.
Fred Fritzeu. said Ia De German
.naNui officer was arrested az Hart
|Woud near here late last night by L.
M Elauford special agent ut the dc
lartmcnt of Justice, ana held m the
itv jail on Suspicion of felony Tho
authorities said he was wanted in
onnection with the alleged plot to
lcstruy the Ntlland canal
The arrest was made upon orders
trum Washington. Federal authuritics
crc said they had no knowledge ot
thrr possible activities uf Fritzcu.
The arrested man was found in bed
~. uuly statement was
II what 1 know. I cannot toll
Federal agents here have hccu un
D. watch for him FOR SIX months thc'
hid
"A Fritzcu said hr had been iu IA"
|(nitud states three wears Recently
la said he said he had been tourinp
Enba
40 papers ar anythng of an ir-
eliminating nature was found ON
fitzcn or IN his room
Emil Hpcdcl formerly German con-
IPilar agent here, federal authorities
~ ld had aided I'ritzcn but neither
imply because of his nation ity rr
b. uthcr rCas sons was not stated
says Charge T. absurd.
Captain Fritzen talked more freely
Xftcr fow hours n TAIL pl1c"
hich caused him 10 express disgust
IT iE absurd" he gnld, rcfcrrins 'u
ID a. charge against him lie said ho
ns i'm New York Tity az tho time ~
BE- alleged attempt 10 execute th"
n oiland canal plot
Il Although ne worked ON Mr. Hart.
klnch several months. Captain trilz'u
%, had pl'u'y money, "aud I can
La NOR. ~ any time. ana not sup
+ bed however by tho Gcrmnu gov
Inwcut My people y Germans are
~ IthN As 90 bail ] can iuru 'N
4 ID 0oO or te0.oo0 or amy sum within
Mason. { have powerful friends
"A ~ viii not nrht rvtrnditiou hn,a
b fear of q trial am willing tn r"-
! lru to New york u can %" na
brsc than the city inil
Captain Frrzen said ne va~ am oi-
lcr m tho Gotmtu navy fur twenty
Hlars He was ou shore duty Tor i've
4 irs before the beginning ~ IN" war
u was bon Sew York City ON q lcaN"
'bserr, when Wdt wa declared
that im, bo h,ld IN" r1ul ~ Dnp-
u iu uu the active rst. "" al.
'I tried tu got back 80 G"rmauN 81"
,ht Tor tho fntherlnud, ne added.
ul I couldn't do e.
Learn lie l. suspected,
~, wont to Havana few a" rNs
Der. b, said "hcrHus'. the foclmg
Fen at h1t time wae strong u Nov
rk against Germany I learned tha'
yrIum"ut officers had been troIiiuF
Soon. n, said. he returned Geo the
d li',d states. went To- Sew orleans.
N'ru came 10 los Angeles. worked
D. Nj Hart. then went back east and
CuJH from there tu Vera cruz. iu
attempt tn reach Mexico City hu'
Niiiug. rDturuod here january o..
Ett,r. %. went 60 san Diego aud tu
H. tuaul. Lower California. Boo un
Eh,r attempt to get to N'Niru CITY
III ling 90 find wcpu- uf tuusporiu
u o., returned her, ll' dcut,d a.-
lf 'ntauuc with other Germans mpl-
YF.,i m the Wontu' canal plot "I
q tu ANY Gomur officials "Nyopt
IN insults to vhur' he reported "u hi'
wells