New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Willy Hausman, Noble
mans Son, Who Killed
Woman, Sentenced
STOLE NAVAL CODE
FROM u. S. S. APACHE
Admitted Guilt in Letter to
Lieutenant in Coast
Guard Service

Willy Hausman, twenty-One years
old. son of a German nobleman and
according to Assistant District Attor-
ney Minton, an active spy In the
United States navy, was sentenced TO
Sing Sing yesterday by Judge Wad-
hams in General Sessions. He pleaded
guilty 70 a charge of killing Mrs. Caro-
line Tiark, his former employer, in her
home. SIS West l3Sth Street last Au-
gust. A.. .u,.+
Uausman admitted that he was spy
and gloried in his services 10 inc
"Fatherland" He came 20 TINS couh-
try from Belgium in April, 1914 four
months before war was declared, en-
listed as cabin boy on the u. b >:
Anache in January, 1916, and deserted
tho following April, taking with HIM
Tho "code book" and original maps
and tracings of the Alaska coast lines
He admitted that he intended to return
with them to Germany.
In an attempt to rob Mrs. Ilark OF
some jewelry, Hausman threw =
blanket over her head and suffocated
her. For this Judge Wadhams imposed
a term of from eight years and TWO
months to sixteen years ana loui
months in prison.
Letter Admits Work as Spy
Among the mass of papers found IN
Hausman's lodgings at 3UO bast LisIt'yn
li'.tL Street we're the code books
stolen from the Apache and q Key, 10
Tho code. which the police believe mao
bccn compiled by him. The principal
naner however, which proved most
DAMAGING was a letter in Hausman
handwriting addressed to Lieutenant
Caoroo C. Alexander of the Coast Guaro
service. 1t was evidently writer. about
tho time Hausman deserted the Apache
and had never been mailed. It was as
follows:
"Dear Sir: Since | know the United
States Secret Service is again on my
tracks | find il necessary TO leave inc
shin on account of self-preseryatlon.
I thank YOU Tor all the kindness re,
ceived from YOU, and | hope you VIII
understand why ! became German
spy Only think what you would 40
i'm nv place! What ! do ! do for the
Fathcrland and nothing else: ! thlnk
cverv man in the world would do as
do if the circumstances compelled MIN
to serve his country. Please INFORM
Mr. Roach. Herr Captain stuart and
tho bugler that | at my earliest con-
yenience will send the money | owe
them. Sincerely,
''''' walter V. BERRY"
oh. rarors anon0 Hausman's eff
fccts showed that he travelled under
the name of Walter V. Berry and Her
bert Sauer. The police also found a
number of personal cards bearing the
name of Lieutenant Alexander. They
also found memorandum that read
as follows: 80. r-.L
"In case of death, notify my father,
Count Otto Won Berry und Bertstord
Walrabe. Castle Harkensteln, at LIN
den. Sahlhausen Ruhr, Germany
Testimonial Forged, Police Say
Another paper purporting to have
been signed by Eugene Phelan, su-
perior Of "St. Mary's School OF the
HOLY Ghost Fathers Daren, Conn.,
stated that walter V. Berry" was
pupil in that institution for seven
months, during when ne HialhNoIneu
excellent conduct A similar testl-
monial was found with the name
"Willy Hausman" substituted for
William V. Berry" The police be-
Iieve that enc Of the names was forged.
Before passing sentence on Hausman
Judge Wadhams examined him closely.
Were you a German spy? asked
the court.
81 was not" replied Hausman, but
certain persons in the German group
were in the habit of following me and
giving directions as 70 what they
wanted me TO do ,
"Who were those persons" asked
Judge Wadhams.
81 can't tell you that. ia rather go
n nrison for life than see them in
iured for what have done" Hausman
replied.