The Detroit times., 1917-12-10

Several of The Jurors In the Kalt-
schmidt case were snowbound Mon
day morning and delayed the re-
sumption OF the trial Monday after
noon for q haifhour.
The FIRST witness was Sergt. VIII
liam NJ Jarosch, Of the l22nd artil
lery, OF Houston. Tex lie said he
met Kaltschmidt and Richard Her
man in a saloon where Jarosch
worked in March 1918 Then he
testified that KaItschmidt asked
JarosCh to come 20 Detroit Two or
three days before that time he said
he had conversation with Gustaye
jacobson. who is also indicted for
alleged conspiracy. but not on trial
at this time During the conversa-
tion with jacobson, ne Says, ne was
asked II ne would 20 up into Canada
and blow mp some munition fac
tories. A few days later. he said,
jacobson took Kaltschmidt 20 the
saloon where Jarosch was then en-
ployed so that Kaltschmidt could
talk with the witness.
He said that at II O'Clock that
night, M the request OF Kalschmidt.
he met him M the railroad station
and KaltsChmidt asked him 20 come
20 Detroit the following morning
and meet him I'm the Office OF Kalt-
schmidt in the Kresgr building He
testified, also. hat me next morn
ins no met jacobson In the German
consul's office iu Chicago and re.
ceived money from Jacobson to
come 20 Detroit Before he left
Chicago, The witness said Jacobson
told him Kaltschmidt had a lCt OF
men engaged I'm the United States
and Canada 70 blow mp munition
factories
Mr Bradley representing Kalt.
schmidt. objected 90 all the tcsti.
mony regarding Jacobson and asked
why Jacobson was not produced
Louis McClear. assistant district at
torney, who vas conducting the eXs
animation. replied
"TH tell why ne isn't here if YOU
want me to-"
4 don't want 20 know" replied
Bradley
wei. I'm tell you u is because
he was convicted OF "a similar con
spiracy ln Chicago and We could not
get him here"
The witness then said that with
men named, August Herman and
Max Schultz, also hired 10 come
here by KaltsChmidt. came and reg
istered az the Brunswick hotel on
March 20. 1918. under assumed
names The hotel register was pro-
following morning they went
10 Kaltschmidts Office He told
them they made mistake
registering usder German names
lie suggested that in the future
they use the names OF Thompson,
Mcdonald and Slevcr
He said Kaitschm.dt told the men
TO meet him 30 Gitschlag's saloon
on Jenerson.ave later 10 meet somc
men who wcr going up TO Canada
20 blow up some munltion factories.
He said he met two men there and
KaltsChmidt told him 20 look them
over SO he could recognize them
lUhHH- he met them in Canada later
The next morning in kali.
scrmidfs Office tho latter told he
scumiits Office the latter told him
he tes-iHcd that before going TO
work in Detroit
"IIc told me-" the witness said,
that several factories here in De
irot should be blown mp. among
them the Detroit Screw works. Tie
advised ug 20 get q Job there.
AL. 4 "a o. rrfr O. frftN
ness said. he went to the Fairfax
hotel and registered as Thomas
Simpson. of CHICAGO. He met Ida
Kaltschmidt. now Mrs Neef. one of
the defendants who went with him
10 Carl Schmidrs house. he said
on The trip. he said. Miss Kalt-
schmidt told him her brother was
doing much work for Germany in
blowing up factories here and IN
Canada. and that she expected 10
60 90 Germany 20 get money for the
campaign,
At carl scnmllts house he testi-
fed. ne met Kultschmidt and Mrs.
Schmidt and their landlady Ida
Kalischmidt then asked Mrs
Schmidt 20 come TO the Office. and
Mrs. Schmidt followed AN hQnr later,
he said There kaltschmidt told
Mrs Schmidt 10 go out with mo 20
Romeo and how me whore dyna
VII was hidlen. SO 7 could bring "
back t0 Detroit
He testified that he went 10 Ro
meo. guided by Mrs Schmidt They
rented an automobile and drovs