The Detroit times., 1917-12-14

ems and Ssked him how much money
Kaltscnmidt had given him and ho
We then went across the river 20
Windsor and boUErTr- -rfr--=--+clsa Isl
bad a revolver with ire IN my htp
pocket one which had had for some
tlme. When we were On the train
I found oct that Stevens had res
volver We got % Toronto and took
the train FOR sudbury and we lay or
there for few hours and took a
train about i3 30 noon and arrived
NJ NipiKon az about - o'clock on
Tucs,s,y morning
We hRa hardly slept tho night be
fore 50 there was woman With soma
sick children in the car witch kept
SiplEon and ga not get % until
bout 3 clock.
we then Inquired who're the G ?. r.
bridge was ar.a walked towards r.
We met constable. as 7 found out
afterwards, and he said Boys you
vate property"
We could not see the bridge from
where We wore We lmmeifa ely
won't back 20 tho hotel We had our
supper p little while after and won't
90 our roum and stayed there urfil
after ~ o'clock Then We went aud
got our tickets Stevens bought the
tickets FOR winnipeg sud We took the
train but were arrested a. Port Ar
thur on arrival there.
We had mo- instructions tp stop At
Eeu0sa or W inntpeg % examine any
thlng there Kaitschmidt I'D not tell
as what ha wanted the info ton
FOR or what - wonlS do with g. 7
cannot explain how II 10 that my re-
roivcr iH loaded as 7 have no recol-
lection of loading n cannot eN-
plain how u IS that ths piece az fuse
found iu my overcoat pocket got
there never saw " before And
7 did nnt put 10 therc Tho Atncri-
can money found on ufe fa the money
glvnn % ne hv kalfFehnidt tu the
bank IN Detroit Stevens visited IN
my house couple ot tince ana called
for me ~ ruy house tie morning we
went 10 fhe bank After We left
Ntpigon stevens said he would noi
take $40 800 and Eo back there
kr ltFch niidt told uq n we woro foi
lowed AZ any time 20 70 right on.
He said he would pay my vie fil
per weak while Z wns away toldl
her before leaving to go and get the
money from him on saturday I dld
not make any arrangements es 20
what I was 20 get for this work and
no other srraus eTent was made but
I expected we won q be able 20 keep
what was left out OF tho MONEY given
g. uE
never talked 20 anyone bur KAIt-
this trip and got TO Instructions or
lettcrs from anyone else Nothing
was said about doing any damage 10
Tho bridge. DO not rememb ber
whether kaltschmidf wanted 60 know
The length ~ the bridge or not tie
asked me n I thot I could travel ip
Cansds and I said thot I could.
CARL SCHMIDT
March 20th 1915.
Just before the adjournment.
Thursday afternoon, Alfred ". Pen.
nor. No y Parsons-st., Detroit. who
represents a New York tobacco
house. was put on the stand He
testified that he bad known Kalt.
schmidt FOR several years and was
quite friendly with him Re told
OF a trip he took 10 New York on
business when Kaltschmldt asked
him 70 perform a mission for nm
there He testified that 4, was 70
90 20 the Office OF Won Papen. OF
the German embassy. and demand
OF him $4,000 which Kaltschmidt
SAID he wanted 90 use IN the de
Tense OF two men arrested IN Can
ada He said Won Papen gave him
$1,000 for Kaltschmidt with the eT.
PLANTATION that was all he bad
available az he time The witness
said he brought this money 10 Kalt-
schmidt after deducting enough 90
pay the fare OF two witnesses I'm the
care from New York % Detroit, AS
requested 20 DO by Kaltschmidt,