The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-09
EVENING MAIL SAID
TOBE FOE'SORGAN


per who met reporters at the Murray
Hill last night. ran as follows:
Millions of dollars received from tho
sale OF German war bonds which were
sold In this country early in 1915 were
deposited to the account OF Won Bern
storff and Albert in, number OF local
banks. To purchase the Evening Maii
Albert instructed bankers to issue CASH
ier's checks drawn to the order Of Wal
ter Lyon, member Of the firm OF Rens-
korf. Lyon & Co. OF Wall Street.
Lyon deposited the checks to the ac-
count of his frm. The firm gave Lyon
checks 10 balance the checks given by
him. These checks were Endorsed by
Lyon and turned over TO Rumely or to
the s. S. Mcclure Newspaper Corpora
ton.
A variation on the plan occurred when
Albert drew money from a bank in cash
and delivered 1t to Hays. Kaufman q
Lindheim, counsel OF the German EN-
bassy. This firm delivered the cash to
RensSorf. Lyon Co, who made pay
ments to Rumely. In one cash transac-
ton of this nature $4,000 In bills is al
legged to have been transferred.
Among the documents which the At
torney-General holds as proof Of his
charges Is letter dated May ~, 1915,
which appears to account for nearly half
of the money that was paid for the
Evening Mail In this letter Albert in
structs the Equitable Trust Company to
issue a cashiers check for $3.50, geo to
the order Of Walter Lyon and charge
that amount to the account of y. Won
Bernstorff and myself"
Another Item of Evidence.
Another of the documents in the DOS
session OF the Attorney General which
he connects with the transfer OF the
Erening Mail Is a letter in which q.
Amsipck & Co, also on 0Nfgc 81. 1915,
direct the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany to give to Walter Lyon checks for
$1s5, 900 and $4,000.
DIR. Rumely is alleged to have given
his notes in exchange for the checks
which reached him through Lyon.
These notes were made payable to
Renskorf. Lyon & Co and were secured
by a pledge Of the stock Of the S. s. Nc
Clure Newspaper Corporation. Rens-
korf. Lyon & Co. are alleged to have de-
posted the notes and the security with
Hays, Kaufman & Lindheim. The
notes and security. II Is charged. remained
with the lawyers until after the United
States entered the war and a custodian
for the property OF enemy aliens was
appointed.
On, September 81. 1917. DR.. Rumely Is
alleged to have made out note for
| 100000 payable to Herman Sielcken
Of Crossman & Selcken. a naturalized
American who lived in Germany and
who died there October S. 1917. This
note. which was unsecured, DIR. Rumely
| is alleged to have turned over to Hays,
| Kaufman & Lndheim in exchange for
the Evening Mail stock and his earlier
Totes aggregating s1.361,00o.
DIR. Rumeiy, Mr.. Lewis says. claimed
in his own defence that the money with
| which he purchased the Evening Mail
| was obtained from Sielcken. The Attor-
ney General asserts that the note for
| 100000 which Rumely drew on Sep
| TENDER az, 1917. few days before the
| death of Sielcken. was made without
Sielcken's knowledge. Mr.. Lewis added
| that the Columbia Trust Company,
| executor for Mr.. Sielcken. and the de-
| cedent's business partners say that SO
far as they know Mr.. Sielcken had
| nothing to do with the purchase of the
Evening Mail