New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-07
Agent Of Kaiser
And Aid lnterned
AT Ellis Island
Heynen Taken at As Broadway
Two Other Germans Ar
rested in New Jersey

and his assistant, F. A. Borgemeister,
were arrested yesterday by Secret Ser
vice men, and all the books, papers and
other documents in their Office seized.
Heynen and Borgemeister were taken
before Assistant United States Attor-
ney Knox for examination and then to
Ellis Island. where they were interned
as dangerous alien enemies.
Borgemeister was characterized by
high Federal official after his arrest as
"the boss spy paymaster in the United
States"
Federal officials here declared that
this was only the beginning of the
roundup of Germans suspected of spy
ing or known to be carrying on German
propaganda. 1t is regarded as signifi-
cant that this roundup should start
hot on the heels of the disclosures in
Washington about the work of German
spies in sending word to the U-boats Of
the sailing of American transports for
France.
More Aliens To BE Seized
A few German, Austrian and Hun
gsrian bankers and insurance men Of
this city will undoubtedly follow Hey
nen and Borgemeister to Ellis Island
within few days.
In To tttrn :
made. A German seized in Newark was
brought to this city and examined by
Mr.. Knox. Nothing concerning him was
permitted to become public. as at late
hour last night 1t was UNDECIDED
whether to detain or release HIM.
Another. however, followed Heynen
and Borgemeister to Ellis Island. lie
! is Professor Jonathan Zenneck, wire
| less expert and former German army
officer. He was arrested IN trenton,
n. j.
| The four arrests we're made on orders
: from Washington. The most important
was that of Keynen, whose activities
have been under scrutiny of agents
working under william F. Flynn, Chief
of the United States Secret Service, for
the better part of two and half years.
Heynen was arrested in his Office, 9t
As Broadway, in the suite formerly
occupied by DR.. Heinrich Albert, Prlyy
Councillor to the German Embassy,
who came to this country as Red
Cross commissioner and then set him
self UP as the dispenser of German
gold TO the pro-German press in this
country.
Former Consul in Mexico
Heynen was formerly consul general
in Mexico City and directed the Ger
man propaganda in that country. By
many he was regarded as the moral
supporter of Huerta and his faction III
the Vera Cruz affair. lie came to thus
country at the beginning Of the Euro
pean war. and Immediately took offices
at so Wall Street, where Captain Franz
Won Papen, the dismissed German mil
itary attache, maintained a spy head
quarters.
The first public mention Of Heynen's
name in connection with Teutonic ac-
tiyities followed the seizure OF bum
die of documents from Captain yon
Papen when the ship carrying the Ger
man military attache touched at Fat
mouth. Some of these papers showed
tha. Heynen was the treasurer Of the
German owned Bridgeport Projectlle
Company, and that the purchase Of the
plant was only a small part OF the
German plot TO cripple the Allies By
buying up the munition plants.
Incidentally, the fact stands out that
at the present time the Bridgeport
Projectile Company. which makes mu-
nitions Of war, is owned by Germans
and that Heynen Is its treasurer.
Heynen while at 60 Wall Street was
detected consulting with a Mexican
general known for mis- hatred of Amer
leans. This was az the time when yon
Papen, in his room overhead, was plot
ting to embroil this country in a war
with Mexico.
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