The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

help them "get' KaltscbmidL
He said he was arrested on Aug
g7. 1915. at Bois Blanc Island dn'
since then had been q prisoner H'
said that during this ume Ar hIaeh
"a. his attorney, visited fia tIil
told him to come over here and 'el
n an he knew ab0ul the plots. lul Is
did not urge him f0 testify a5ens
( Kaitschmidt particularly.
Respa said chat ho bad never
! been beaten by Canadian on tc
! force HE confession and denied tAa'
me- had told his niece and nephew
/ Olga and Walter Schmidt 10 ths
| Sandwich Jail that he bad been
I forced 20 make The confession he
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MED that he showed them bruises
on hls body and said they were
( made by his ialers ln forcing con
fession from him
He admitted. however, that hts
niece and nephew noticed bis wris,
bleeding and asked BIN about Dr.
lie told them that De bad Cut his
wrist IN an attempt 90 commit sui
I eide
aYou don't Ike Ksltschmidt DO
you suddenly asked Mr Bradley.
"N0. sir"
You Just hate and despise him.
don't yop?"
.'Yes: be got my whole family
in trouble. and hate him."
"Is that why you are here now to
testify against him?"
eyes. sir"
"Ddd you tell Kaltschmidt that
unless be paid you money you would
ten the Whole thing
Eyes. sir"
This ended the cross-examination
District Attorney Kinnaue then oc
gan 20 question him on redirect ex
l animation.
Juron Homer D. Parker asked Res
pa where he was when he heard th'
I explosion GT TrE TT-Ea1u0CT T1r-r-TTT : II
ne said he was in Grand Circus parl
/ In Detroit
Juror c. w. Wilbur asked why a
/ took bis sister with him 90 Walker
Vile when he went TO blow ap th'
! Peabody plant He said he had ~
| particular reason.
''You just took her out for pleas
ant evening. is that it2" asked th'
juror.
YES, that's g." he replied
Under questioning by Judge Tuttle
| Respa said that when De- went u
| Canada with his sister, Mrs. Car
Schmidt, and got the suitcases h.
told her be was going 20 blow al
the Peabody plant ard the armoIies
II didn't tell her that Kaltschmid
sent me because she know wa
working Cor him be added.
81 STAYED downtown hat night lis
tening for the explosion and IN
next day / went out and bought pa
pers telling about g." he conunuel
These I showed 20 nay sister In he
| home"
Respa said that ne fixed the cloch
| work on the bomb left at the ai
mories so II would not go otl i
/ said he did this because hr
afraid the explosion wculd XII
asleep In the armories. but he pan.
ed the suitcase Just the same, s.
that KRltschmidt would think IL va
not his fault II II didEt explode.
He added that his sister had n
| promise OF any profit from the iot
when Respa was brought Into cour
/ at the opening az the Wednesday az
ernoon session. his sister Mrs Car
| Schmidt who with her husband ar
among the defendants. leaped q
her feet. shouted her brother
name. and then screaming wildly
plunged. unconscious. 20 the floor
! Almost Immediately her daughter
Olga. II years old, who sat nea
her mother. also swooned Th'
court room was packed and the bil
audience was thrown into an mp
1 roar. Court officers carried the tw,
women into the Office NJ the UniteS
States marshal After a half houl
Mrs Schmidt revived sufficiently "a
that the case could proceed.
Respa then. under questioning b.
John r. Kinnane. district attorney
began 20 unfold an amazing tale o
the plots IN behalf OF the German
government. OF which Kaltschmid
and the other defendants are ac
cused. lie did not spare himself
his sister nor his father. Franz
Respa, who is also "a defendant H.
made q complete confession moi
alone OF the plots in and around
Detroit. but o. others The publ,
had not dreamed %, extending prac
tically from coast 20 coast The
master mind" which directed The
widespread campaign Of dynamite
was Kaltschmidt, Respa said
While telling his story Respa
looked directly az Kal'schmidt. who
sat like a stole. apparently the least
concerned OF any person in the
room Respa's confession covered
tho entire time he had known Kalt
schmidt. which dated from 1905
wncn Kaitschmidt was manager OF
tho National Pin company Respa
said he worked for Kaltschmidt a
few days At that time. but did not
see him again until in 1915. whcn
he became Interested in the plots
which be helped 20 carry out. He
identified a suitcase ln court as one
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