The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
JAIL ISLIKE HOME
TO-DAY, BACK AGAIN
German Agent, Trapped in
Spain, Returns to U. s.
on Warship.

Robert Fay. the garrulous German liar
who came to New York in 1915 with
$4,000. which he said he had received
from Chief Jonnersen OF the Prussian
secret service bureau in Brussels. and
began to experiment with high ex-
plosives in an effort. as he explained. to
make the warfare on munitions ships
less deadly. slept in the Ludlow street
Jail last night. He is on his way back
to the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta
from Spain.
Fay was sentenced to serve eight
years in Atlanta after being convicted
here Of conspiring to blow up ships car
rylng munitions to the Allies. He entered
the penitentiary IN June. 1916, only to
escape in the following August. He was
recaptured In Spair while trying to
make his way back to Germany month
ago. He was dropped at an Atlantic
port yesterday by navy cruiser. Agents
OF the Department os Justice were wait
ing for him. They brought him to this
city Immediately, and he was taken to
the office of the Department OF Justice
at Is Park Row for examination by
Chief Charles De Woody.
Just Like Old Times.
ut seems like old times" said Fay as
two agents led him toward the door
OF Chief De Woody's office. That was
all he was permitted to say before a
chance was given him to spin a yarn
for Chief De Woody's official ears OF
his adventures during the three years
ne has been trying to win his way
back to a land. where, according to one
OF the many tales he told since his ar
rest in October. 1915. he faced death as
deserter from the army.
Still carefully dressed and with the
erect carriage OF the former soldier. he
ar peared to lack tie assurance Of man.
ner that characterized him when he
was here before.
Chief De Woody refused to reveal
any part OF the story Fay told MIN. The
mans stay In New York Is likely to be
brief He will be sent to Atlanta with
practically all of the eight years OF his
sentence still to serve.
Fay was arrested on October ~, 1918,
with Walter Schols In boarding house
in weeha vixen. He revealed the where
abouts OF a quantity OF dynamite. INT
and bomb devices stored in ware
house.
Fay's Fairy Tales.
The next day Fay made a long con-
fession, and two other arrests were
made The new prisoners were Paul
Daesche and Dr. Otto Kiensle. A war
rant was issued for Max Breitung. Fay
exonerated the others. except Scholz
from responsibility for his bombs. ex.
cept in 30 far as he alleged that they
aided him in getting the dynamite and
INT.
Fay's story was that he had invented
a bomb that could be fastened to the
rudder posts OF steamships which were
about to sail for Europe carrying mu-
nitions. He said that he wished &c
make the vessels helpless without taking
fife. At his trial he testified his bombs
were a "toke" and could not have ex-
ploded.
Fays stories were so contradictory
that the simplest facts were in doubt
His eagerness to explain made II a
question as to whether his volubilty
was not the device of an extremely able
agent OF the German Government so 10
confuse his examiners that they might
drop the quest into his affairs as hope
less His explanations of his relations
with Capt. Boy-Ed and Capt. Won Papen
dismissed German attaches. were not
convincing.