The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
GERMANY
OWNED PAPER
Publisher of New York Evening Mail
Charged with Perjury and
Bond Fixed at
$4,000,

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
/ NEW YORK, July 9.-Dr. Edward
f. Rumely, publisher of the New York
Evening Mail was arraigned before o.
is. Commissioner Hitchcock today on
a charge OF perjury. His bail was re
duced from 100000 to SS5. 900, which
he hoped to furnish.
It is alleged that Rumely in report
tic the alien property custodian, swore
! the Mail was owned by Americans and
that 1t was really owned by the Ger
man government, which gave Rumety
/ the money to purchase it from the
Mail and Express Company in June
1915.
| q. S. States District Attorney Harp
er asserted in court today that govern
ment evidence would show Rumely
not only received money from Ger
many for the Mail, but for other pur-
poses also.
The preliminary hearing viii be
July %.
DR.. Rumely held TASTY consulta-
ton with his attorney, Frederick j.
Powell after he arrived in court. He
stated that he had not had an oppor-
tuntty to confer with his counsel.
Harper after having first requested
bail in the sum of 5000 reduced his
figures when told that Dr.. Rumely in
spite of the fact that he has handled
huge sums Of money many times
would not be able to furnish as large
a bond. In asking the larger sum he
recalled the case of Jeremiah OLeary,
VINO fled with a bond of 50, 500 in the
hands of the government Dr.. Rum
ely's situation, he said was practical
|ly the same SO far as the government
was concerned and no chances should
be taken with him.
Dr. Rumely ramained silent while the
proceedings were In progress, chang
ing his expression only to smile at
times.
A Mitchell Palmer, alien property
custodian, declares DR.. Rumely told
him the money with which the Mail
was purchased before this country en-
tered the war was obtained from Her
mann Sielcken, naturalized German
The government alleges the money
was obtained from Count Won Bern
storff, the former German ambassador.
through DR.. Heinrich Albert, former
German paymaster in the United
States and other agents.
Including the purchase price and
subsequent upkeep, Germany is al
legged to have invested s1,361,0 900 in
the newspaper, government agents
claim
a great part OF this money. accord
ing to investigators, came from the
sale in this country of German war
bonds.
The alien property custodian las
not made it clear whether the newt
paper property will be taken over.
Rumely is an American, horn in
LaPorte, Ind. He was educated In the
United States, but received his de
gree Of N. D. at Heidelberg univers
ity, Germany. He is thirty-six-
DR.. Rumcly issued statement
while confined to the strong room
in the federal courts building.
1.-THE editorial policies of the Even
ing Mail have been under my abso-
lutte and sole control The paper, the
editorial page in particular. has been
an expression of my attitude on pub
lie questions, uninfluenced by any
consideration other than my own
Judgment of what was the right thing
to do from the standpoint OF Ameri-
cas- interests. The Mail has backed
every war activity Of the government
to the limit Of its power and has per.
lOImtu WIN SCSchN ~ 49, NSIA1@ h~I
in developing policies for the eff
Gent organization of our country for
this necessary war.
My return to the alien property
custodian, regarding the notes which
personally have outstanding, will,
am convinced, when all the facts are
available, be found truthful in every
respect"
= He declined to discuss statement
attributed to Henry L. Stoddard, to
the effect that Stoddard had enforced
a vigorous proAmerican policy OF
the Mail in February, 1917, with
threat that bonds he held would have
to be taken Up unless a different
stand was taken. He also declined
TO discuss an alleged friendship with
Count Won Bernstorff, former German
ANNA ssafior and other Germans.