The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-04
German Ambassador 10 U. s. Is
Shown to Have Spent Large
Sum in Employing Bolo Pusha,
Spy and an Anti-war Advocate.
A MILLION AND A HALF
AT ENJOYS DISPOSAL
Money Transferred to France by
Way of New York; Fictitious
Names Used in All Correspond
enoe Big Firms Misled.

~ Associated rrsas
New York. oct t.--Evidence indl-
eating that German funds held oy
New York banks for the Deutsche
Bank Df Berlin and which we're em-
ployed To- pay Rolo pasho. German spy
end peace propaganda. were placed
at the disposal of Count Won Bernstorfc
by wireless messages from the German
foreign office WAS obtained today by
state Attorney General Merton L.
Lewis
This evidence conclusively proves.
according tu the attorney general that
Count Von Bernstorff had a direct
hand In directing the activities of
BOlo i'asha who Il now under arrest
in Paris. II was obtained. he said.
from Rugo schmidt agent here 90
the peutsche Bank. who he examined
today.
Suhpoenaod t. appear before the
attorney general today schmidt pro-
duced the text uf eight wireless teie-
grams in code exchanged between
him ana the German foreign office IN
March and April. 1915. while Boio was
In this country The messages au-
thorised schmidt "a place at the dis
posd lot Count vHn Berusto 20 more
han million and half dollars held
.E New York banks 20 the account 81
the Deutsohc bank one OF them being
the Guaranty Trust Company
In these messages Won Bernstorff
was referred to a. Charles Gledhi1.
the German foreign office was known
as William FoNfcy and the Guaranty
! Trust Company was called Fred
lIooveu.
The messages. Mr.. Lewis said, served
as links iu % chain Of evidence show
ing how Gcrran money was transfer
red to France by way uf New York.
! From the Guaranty Trust Company
the iHvut" made ne way by a system
Of cashiers checks To q Amsinck aud
Company. cNpor.ers tn the New Work
/ branch of the Royal Bank of Canada
I 60 i T. Morgan and Company IN Nsv
York and thence to Paris By this
method none Il the companies and
hanks had knowledge 81 the original
souce'of the moue' or it's destination
, schmidt himself claimed 20 be- ouiS
I tn, ignorant representative OF hts
| bank. doing what he was told md
: not knowing 20 Nnat purpose lhe mon
ev was Co be put Mr. Lewis intinat,d
ne WIS inclined Co place credit Boo
! Schmidt~ protests. u was az the rr'
quest of Won Berrsiorff according 90
th, attorney general that Schmidt wir-
lrsscd Berlin FOR authority to pay
over money tu tho thtn ambassador.
An the messages .ame and went oN
wa, of ~ayyillr.
Tho FIRST mcsarsr dated March g..
1915. WIS addressed to the peuts,he
bank and read.
Communicate with William FoNlrs
! ,Germau forei-n officel ana teie-
umpn whether D., aas placed money
lnt mas disposal with sou fur Charlef
Glcdhtl Nou hcrnstorffl
"HtGO SCHMIDT
Schmidt rec. we'd the forowing rr.
ply from the Deut.che hsnk on March
"a.
"Erplying Your cable about Charles
Glrdhul Fred iiooveu tGuaranfv
Trust Coupan, OF New York; wiz re-
cciv, our account You may dispose
according Co ou letter OF No, cmher
-I l9li tu Frcd Iioopen'
According to Nh Lewis the letter of
- Nu, ember - wss a communication
from the pyutsch hc bank to the Gua~-
o ianty Trust Company authorizing ihe
I latter Go disburse moneys to the order
- schmidt
- on March "a. after rete.pt Of the
{ Imc~sage from iarliu. schmidt SOM
g. the foiloWing Nu,less a. the peutsch.
bank
- tour Wirelr-. received Paid
Charlie Glcdhiu $500. zee through
, Fred uooyen. Gledhlu requires fur
D thcr 900 0n0 which shalt pay grad,
% ulllN "
-Four daNr l1trr schmidt receive,
RS "a wireless frpm the Deutsche bani
c reading
q You may dispose on Fred Hoovei
on behalf OF Charles Gledhhl ti.70e
r ooo"
schmidt. according TO the text Of tn,