The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-09
Supply Key to Great Conspi-
racy Aimed at the Safety Of
the American People
MUNITIONS CACHED
FOR USE IN MEXICO
Spy System Of Germany Pre-
pared to Strike Blow at Ma
ton Military Effectiveness.
Bernstorf Deep in Crime

New York, March s.-The famed
papers OF Wolf Won Igei went before
the federal grand jury this afternoon.
Since their forcihIe seizure last April
In the Offices OF Captain Franz Won
papsn. the papers have been locked
in the vaults OF the department of
Justice In Washington
The documents were carried into
the jury room by Captain william M
ohfley, local chief Of the department
OF Justice. Their purpose, in the pres
ent inquiry, IL was said was TO link
Won Igel and his associates with Err
mes, Matthias Sekunna and Chandra
Chakra herty. under arrest here,
charged with fomenting revoits in
India
In wide sense. it was learned. the
Inpounded papers would be used 10
develop what may be termed the 'ln-
ternational aspects" of the German
propaganda From unqueRtionahle
sources IL became known today that
the governments Investigations OF the
last ten months. based upon the con-
tents OF the Won Igel papers, reveal.
Bcrn,torf Knew II All.
Supply the Key.
Tie tom nandeersd Non ie~l aocu-
uaut~ supply the KEY 10 the vast
fuan -lal expenditures Of br. Heinrich
T. Albert formerly fiscal agent of thc
German government in THIS country
Coan; vor berRstorG captain Boy Ed,
recalled naval attache: Captain Won
t'5pga dismissed military attachc
Hams raes her. the krapp agent. who
was II jHu4ense value IN the purchase
@ui shipping If munitions To
sstsaRtI points. PAW KoeniS. re-
b'.ted head II thc German secret
service and NAM others
The documents Nere used today
merely To establish that the objects
II tho present inquiry, sekunna and
t'hakraber'y were listed AS German
agents in The secret embassy books
Kept by Won Igoi Farther they show
payments OF large sums Of money to
The German and the Hindu.
There is inferautial evidence that
'r. Alfred Zimmerman. German sec
rotary 81 foreign affairs. had prior
knowledge or the alleged plot when
he ~ent TO Germany last summer
travelling on fraudulent passport as
Persian merchant. Chakra herty. the
ardent Young Benralese. WAS brought
in touch with zimmerman.
lie outlined his plans tn" author
ties allege. and WAS told to work under
y ON iEfi. on i&eI WIS kpEtUSd 70
supply funds Chakraberty admits re-
ceiving sso.oo0 from the spy chief Won
lCers check stub will rorroborate TINS.
Arms stored In Mexico.
Other Developments today OF Ina
portapr~ WERE
tarh~s ef arms and ammuuitton.
Ii VISA feu,d. have hem stored In
Mexico aud other strategic point.
ready for use Ia the event Of hos
Utilities between the nit~d states
and Germany. The quantity of nsu-
stsiop~ Is not sufficient to cause
serious trouble. but this discovery
cleared tho mystery of the pur-
chase Of = great number Of rises,
anamu milton and light ARTILLERY by
German agents In this country. II
was declared.
SAkunna and Chakraherty were sur
render by the National Surety COM
pany. which had gone on their bail OF
$4,000 each and spent the night in
the Tomhs.
great exodus of German subjects
from this city was indicated by the
application of more than 100 of them
a.. the Mexican consul generals office
FOR passports to Mexico,
Most OF them wished to go to North
2ru Mexico. where the escaped federal
prisoner who calls himself Robert
Far ia said to be nperatinZ