The Washington times., 1917-06-10

this way from the police and papers,
tn. Is your last chance so you had bet
ter be good. The baby is well ard We
promise 10 take good care OF II Put
both Of letters and envelopes with
money"
Text Of Last Letter.
Keet received last communication from
the murderers last Monday morning.
Here is a copy:
Keep the bulls OF. Baby ok Boy all
right You will hear from Us Tuesday
You will get another letter"
But this letter Tever came.
This last communication was
postcard On the back OF the caro-
was a picture OF q little baby laugh
ing and smiling.
The card was mailed in Kansas City
. week ago today.
The Heer light referred to in letter
IL highest point in ozarks.
Part of German Plot.
The kidnapping Of the Keet baby IL
but q part OF a huge German kidnap-
ing plot, according to Government Of
nciaIs, who have been working on the
case for some time. The plan OF Ger
man agents is two-fold, ono to inspire
terror and the other to acquire funds.
II was learned ysHtsrdGy evening
that the spiritinE away Of the men
under arrest by the county officials
frustrated the plans OF the Govern
mentB representatives. II the men
had not been take from the town at
II o'clock In an effort to elude the
49, N4rrnAA ruanhaTa nf
the ring would have been arrested
and q formal charge OF conspiracy
against the United States Government
placed against them.
II is understood that the Govern
ment IL convinced that the Reet case
70 but q development from an organi.
EGtion which had been built up for the
purpose OF plotting against the Uni
ted States Government. The plot IL
said TO have been instiEatsd and for
warded by German agents acting
through German sympathiSers.
Confessed to Plot.
The investigation has been carried
on BY Oscar Schmitx, Of the Depart
r1ent Of Justice, and Samuel Hargis.
Of the United States district attorneys
office. Members OF the ring who have
OGGn lulHAlCALGu IN llG PAON
have confessed to a plot to kidnap c.
A. Clement, wealthy Springfield jewel
er, and also as being implicated In the
German operations which are said to
have been directed from . St Louis
agent
Claude Pierson, one OF the men
under arrest, IL said to have stated
20 the police that he saw in the pos
session OF q man by the name Of
Bosnski, what he believed to be re-
liable German documents.
The documents were said to repre-
sent him as being a trustworthy
representative OF the Kaiser. Among
the letters Piersol said was q large
document adorned with seals and
stamps and signed by Count Won Bern
storff. He also had papers from Won
Papen and Boyd.
Piersol stated that Boenski had let
ters in his pocket from the editors Of
Fs;h srIand and the StGsts zeitung.
The letters, Piersol said, represented
Boenski as being a Trustworthy rep
recentativs Of the German govern
ment-
Mysterious Stranger.
It is believed that the gang was or.
EGnIzed by the mysterious stranger
whose face the arrested merlbers OF
the band have never seen The GER
man agent IL IL thought, may be the
missing Riley, for when the police Of
the nation are seeking.
From the statement made by TaY-
lor B. Adams, he was approached by
Riley, who claimed that he was a
representative Of the German govern
mSnt. The prisoners hsdEed In every
way possible when questioned regard
ing the German development.
The gang which was organized for
the purpose Of looking after the in
terests Of the German government in
this territory, perfected their organ
i1ation TO such an extent that II APP
peafed possible to the members of the
outlay band TO kidnGp successfully
and hold for ransom q number of peo-
pie and obtain some "Iide" money in
edition to what they were TO receive
from the enemy power, is under
stood to be the theory of the Govern
ment men.
Unless formal complaints are filed
against members OF the gang tomor-
row on the kidnapping charge, il is
expected that Government officials will
dle against them conspiracy charges