The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-07
German and Hindoo Agents
for Revolutionary Movement
Fomen,ed by Germany
PLANNED WHOLESALE
WAR IN The EAST
Tools of Wolf Won Igel. Won
Bernstorf's Secretary-More
Light On German Designs
On This Country Secured

New York, March "a plot OK
tending from this city. across the
yellow sea and 10 the far flung borders
OF the Great RaSputana desert in In
dia was disclosed today. the authori-
ties aileRe, in the arrest OF German
physician and chemist and H'nioo
scientst.
The German is Or. Ernest Matthias
Sekunns. a schoiarly-looking man or
early middle life. His companion IS
DR.. Chandra Chakraberty. N0Ing
Hindoo, diminutive of stature, but de-
cis.ve in manner and action
The two were seized at Sh4 West
one Hundred and Twentieth street,
one OF the two handsome brown
stone houses in the residential dis
trict. which they own. They were
later released in ss5, 600 bail each
when arraigned on charge OF nett
ing instructions in India, ana al
legged violation of the federal statute
forbtdding the fomenting of mill
tary enterprise against a countr3 with
which the United states is at pence.
\ Valuable Find.
The personality on the defendants
was forced into the background by
the seizure OF two vaiises OF Gocu-
papers were ottclai documents \
.nrsory perusal convinced the eut mort
Ties thar they rank in the importance
OF their Weld of hitherto hidden IN
formation with documents seized last
year IN tbs raid on The offices o. Noif
vrn lgei secretary "a former Amhas-
sador von Eer1rtorff
tBnc oafa.@' uade lhc statement
that th" government ss result 81
III" seizure. wss IN possession Of as
sensational and important infcrma-
ton ss fhe zimmerman note.
I'VE row know just what Germany
PLANNED "a do in India, China Japan
and Persia IN the way ~ taking ad-
vantage OF racial a1taToriSus and in
iarnai social conditicns said the In
formant Of the International News
service, Furthermore we have re-
crived great deal more light on
Germany intentions toward The
nited States N the event Of war
IT was limited hut unconfirmed, that
this had to do with conditions in the
Philippines and Hawaii
Tools OF Won Igcl.
According to the police who made
the arrests. Sekunna and Chakraherty
made full confessions. IN which they
stated,
l. That they had received sea. o0n
from y OF won Igel 10 carry on their
work which WAS planned Tor them
in Berlin.
O. That nnaI instructions we're given
,,hakraherty last spring when he
secured a fraudulent passport and
Travelled to Germany AS Persian
merchant
3. That they recently sent an in
aaential Chinese 10 China 10 pave the
v>sy - the Transmission of huge
supplies of ammunition across the
border from China 10 Tndia.
The assertions Of the police were
hotiy denied by Or SekuHna.
Il made no confession Of any kind "
he asserted In broken English, The
charge against me- is absurd am a
physician and chemist. nj Chalk
RAFFERTY, and | manufacture nerve
preparation called 'Omin which in
the Hindoo tongue is Truth within
1T is true that we We're also en-
Gagged in propaganda work In the in
terest Of Germany. But our work
was perfectly legitimate. 1t consisted
principally of the dissemination Of
publications intended 10 advance the
interests OF Germany in the Orient"
sn Emissary To China.
DR.. Sekunna admitted sending an
eniEsary To China He said the ennis
sary was student and that he gave
him stan TO 40 10 China on legitimate
business. He denied that he or his
associate had agents in Yellow sea
ports and in Indian cities or that they
were planning to mobilize the India
>, haisr on the borders of Ragputana
desert.
ni0,y in need of sieep. hut re-
.Mniy @olf-cont~olled, the prison
ers were arraigned before United
states Cun missioner Hitchcock short
Is after o'clock. Chakrsberty had
previously gone under official escort
to q down town bank and received two
certified checks totaliinp $1,000
Commissioner Hitchcock read the
complaint which ran in part
The defendants sent certain per-
sons who were to he engaged in India
and elsewhere In fomenting. encour-
aging and nstigating uprisings, in
gurrecttons and rebeliions In order
TO do this. the defendants and other
persons. to The United states althori-
lies unknown. in July 1915. purchased
house In New York for use AS a
headquarters for the fomentation and
CARRYING out OF the plans and pur-
poses Of the defendants.
And further toward the purpose
Of setting on foot a military enter
prise. the defendants sent fror, the
City III New York a certain ff'''' aman
h. the name of Chin for - cpose
~ importing arms and f3 . .,.tion
into India.
Had Plenty or Proft:;,.
Commissioners Hitchcock ncli the
prisoners III s25. IuJ baff Zach FOR a
hearing IN March l3 Surety com
prny representatives We're sent for.
and the two had no difficulty convinc-
ing them that they had SUFFICIENT
property TO indemnify the signers OF
the bonds. They were taken before
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scontinued on Second Pags)