South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-09

itllcNcoch IN the Federal court
on o charge OF perjury In seek
ing 10 conceal. II is alleged. that
he bought the Mail for the Ger
man imperial government
Hearing was set for July 25
new YORK. july s-Dr Ed
ward 4. Rumely vice president
and treasurer Of the Mail and FIX
press Co pubusher OF the Sew
York Evening Mail was arrested
here Monday night iu the office Of
Atty. Gen. Lewis. charged with per-
jury in report TO A. Mitchell
Palmer. alien property custodian
The warrant was issued hy "a fed
ersl commissioner upon the COM
plant OF Atty Gen Lewis. who had
been conducting an investigation
for some time into the affairs Of
the Mail
The attorney general charged that
Rumelv purchased the stock Of the
Mail and Express Co in June 1915.
from Henry l. Stoddard. and that
in doing so he acted ON behalf Of
the imperial German government.
The complaint against Or Rumely
charges that in making "A report 10
the alien property custodian regard
ing the transaction he failed TO dis
close his relation with Count Won
Bernstorff. German ambassador to
the United states. and Or. Heinrich
r. Albert commercial attache Of the
German embassy
The attorney general charged that
the German government paid 10
Rumely in several transactions con
nected with the purchase OF the
Mail Si.o61, 900 The payments il
was alleged. were concealed until
their details We're discovered bv i'm
Festigators for the department OF
Justice and the New York state at
torney general.
Atty Gen. Lewis declared that
Mrs. Busch referred 10 i'm his state
meut was Mrs Adolphus Busch
widow of the S. Louis brewer. who
was questioned recently 10y govern
ment officials upon her return from
Germany
Former Notre Dame Student.
d.. tumeiys interests were
varied for besides being ENGAGED in
The newspaper business, ne was sec
rotary of the b. Rumely TO. of La
porte, Ind. which manufactures ag-
ricultural implements. and as found
or Of the Interlaken school OF
which he is president has written
several books embodling novel
ideas on educational matters
NoreoEer after having attended
the University Of Notre Dame and
studied az The University OF Fret
burg which i'm 1906 granted him
the degree OF doctor of medicine
Rumely Paid From Germany
I'm an announcement Monday
night OF the arrest of Dr. Rumelv.
Atty. Gen Lewis declared that the
money was paid 10 RumeIy from
deposits of the German government
standing in the name of on. Albert.
or cf Albert and Won Bernstein
jointly in this city. The total so far
traced he added, is S1.36I.O00
The transfers or money. AIr Lewis
sand were concealed fn this
manner.
Albert procured various banks
0 here the German government had
accounts. TO issue cashiers checks
go the order OF one walter LYON.
member OF the former Wall street
fIm OF Renskorf Lyon and co
This frm. in turn. paid the money
over TO Rumey FOR the purposes OF
the transaction.
I'm some cases Albert drew the
money in cash and delivered 10 to
the attorneys of the embassy.
Niessrs HAYS Kaufman and
I.ndheim vho took the cash 20
Eenskorf lyor and 60 They nm
turn made payments 10 Eumely In
one transaction. SIS. 600 I'm bills was
handled iu this manner. Eumely
then drew mis- notes 20 the order OF
Walter I.you. co. ering the transfers
lu money and pledged stock in the
= = Mcclure Newspaper corpora
tion 20 secure the loans
Controlling Interest In Mail
cdr Rumely. In his report 10 the
alien property custodian. made no
disclosure of his relations with AL
bert or Won BeruStorT or the inn
7eriaI German government In
stead be reported that he owed
100000 20 Hermann Sielckeu now
deceased upon note and he also
reported that the notes which he
had given Beuskorf Lyon and co
accompanied by pledse OF the
stock OF the : = Mcclure News
raper corporation had been SUR
rendered to him in eNchau-e TO- the
500 0Gc note iu september 1917.
Tr other words by giving his note
ror 500 600. he had obtained a re-
--~n Of notes sEgresatine lu excess
rra coutrolurE interest ir the
~ $500 600 and stock represent
Evening Mail
Rumely has claimed recently
fNat SO was Sielckeu who put 40 The
roney in the transaction Pre-