The sun., 1918-06-08
0'LEARY FLED
FEARING MOOSE
FOR TREASON
Grand Jury Traces. Irish
Leaders, Activities to
German Agents.
EOMR PLOTS CHARGED
j. T. Ryan, Buffalo Attorney,
Included With Alleged
German Spies.
BOMB PLOTS CHARGED

jeremiah A. OLsary iled from Justice
In fear OF the hangman's moose. He was
indicted yesterday. charged with con-
sp.-acy to commit treason. The penalty
Urcn conviction 10 death. For an
American who harbors him the penalty
IL $1,000 fine or imprisonment for six
mo-'hs or both.
The Federal Grand Jury which has been
investigating German and Sim Fem plots
ever since Chief Charles De Woody Of
tie New York Bureau Of Investigation
a. the Department Of Justice struck q
tail In April that led his men straight
TO the most dangerous Of all German
agents In this spy infested country.
handed up indictments yesterday against
nine defendants to Judge Augustus n.
Hand in the Federal district court. The
persons named In the indictments were
jeremiah A. O'Leary. 81. lawyer. Sim
Fein leader and anti British firebrand.
Born in this country Of parents born
here. His father Is Daniel O'Leary.
former State Labor Commissioner. He
has . wife and four children. with a
home in Jumei Terrace. Washington
Heights. He 10 q fugitive from Justice.
Two Named a. spies.
Baroness Marie de Kretschman. alias
Marie de victorica. alleged agent Of
the German Government. sent here and
maintained by the German Foreign Of
nee. She II dedned specifically In the
Indictment ~ . spy. She II said to b
. hrst cousin Of the Kaifsrin.
Y1>r.~~H. ~na~.U~.Y n>AI.>.
alias Schmidt, alias Stamm. alias Hud.
son. He 10 described - an associate
OF Baroness de kretschman ahd leuten-
ant commander in the German navy:
alleged spy and paymaster Of spies. en-
p,oyer OF bomb plotters and director Of
secret methods Of communication with
Germany.
John r. Ryan. IS. a lawyer Of Buffalo.
y Y, associate Of O'Leary and Sinn
Fein leader. Distinguished looking pro-
fe .sional man. He 10 a fugitive from
Justice.
Willard J. Robinson. 30. stenosrapher,
chauffeur and mechanic. Associate OF
oLeary and soapbox orator against
England Arrested q week ago after
being sought AZ the supposed driver OF
oLeary's automobile.
Albert Paul Fricke. naturalised citi-
zen of the United States. Former man
sger of Richter 4 Co. Of Broad street, =
German concern now In the hands OF
tse Alien Property Custodian. He 10
accused Of being the paymaster OF the
combination Of German spies and Sim
Feners.
Two Indicted Men Dead.
Emil Kipper, naturalixed American OF
advanced years. Lived in Riversioe
Drive. Accused generally throughout
The indictment.
Two of the defendants named In the
Indictment are dead. They were Hugo
schweitzer, chemist. who tried to Grip
pc American ammunition making by
ooruerinE the carbolic acid output and
Vho died December %, 1917. and Ru-
dolph Binder. a partner An A. Behrens
4 90. Of 95 Broad street. exporters VINO
led in September. 1917.
Two indictments were fled against
each defendant. One charges conspiracy
to commit espionage. the other con-
pracy to commit treason. The espion-
age charge is based on the act passed
I.ne Is. 1917, and provides death or
ntrty years Imprisonment as the pen
atty. The treason charge Is based on
t.oyision OF the criminal code and In
wolves penalty OF two years imprson-
men, and $4,000 fine. The espionage
a., is a wartime law. framed to enable
the Government to deal quickly with
s,.es.
History Of the IntPigse.
\ summary Of events in chronological
order will aid to an understanding OF
plot the extent OF which Is suggested
n outline in the Indictment and 10 am
pihed by the revelations Of intrigue
and crime that Government oficials have
Permitted to become public. The SUM
mary follows:
December, 1915: Lieutenant-Com-
mander Vessels as Karl Rodiger. with
Passport Of switseriand. arrives n
United states.
January, 1917; Baroness Won kretsch-
man. posing as a citizen Of Chile through
marriage entered into In Hamburg
'our months before, arrives in United
States and takes a suite at Waldorf
h-'oria.
April g. 1917: The United States en-
ters the war.
April 10: Jsremiah oLeary meets
Baroness Won Kretschman st Hotel Mas
ssu. Long Beach.
July Is: OIeary takes Robinson to
meet the Baroness
lIy and August issues Of Bull,
" ->ary's magazine, are Allied with at
,'eks on the Government which lead to
~" Indictment Of O'Leary on charge Of
'ructing recruiting.
July 20: OLeary and Ryan take the
ConnaSsd on TAtrd Pose.