The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28
PLOTTERS CAPTURED
WITH LIGHTED BOMBS
Two Germans Seized at Fuse
Plant in IrvingtOn, Near
Newark.
ADMIT THEIR Gull
Third Arrested on Charge of
Conspiring With Dentist to
Blow Up Plants.

DR., Frederick w. Blschoff, a dentist
alleged leader OF the plotters who at
tempted to blow up the plants OF Gould
& Eberhardt and the Keyport Engineer
ing Company on the outskirts of Newark
in Irvington. n. j., may have to answer
other serious charges in few days
Agents of the Department of Justice
are making an investigation of his life
since he entered this country and they
hint at startling disclosures to come.
limitations were that efforts would be
made to connect him with other bomb
explosions at American munition plants.
Seized as They Lighted Fuse.
Bischoff and William Heineman,
known also as Helnemeyer, 2S, 900 Lyons
avenue, 1rvngton. were arrested by a
party of Newark detectives and Federal
agents as they were in the act of light
ing a bomb to blow up the plants of the
two concerns, both of which are work.
Ing on war contracts for the Govern
ment.
Before James Feeney. United States
Commissioner, the two men admitted
they were guilty of violating a section
of the sabotage act and were held in
$4,000 ball each for action by the
Grand Jury The section of the act they
pleaded to charges that they deliberately
attempted to destroy property and build
ings where contracts for war work were
being completed.
The authorities later apprehended
Bruno Reichelt of $40 Montclair ave-
nue.. patent lawyer with offices at
S43 Broad street, Newark, and charged
him with conspiring with Bischoff to
violate the espionage act. He pleaded
not guilty and the Commissioner ordered
him remanded in default OF 5000 bail
for hearing next Wednesday at 2
o'clock.
1t is doubtful whether any Of the
three men will get bail, as the sum may
be raised to keep the men in custody If
it is offered.
DIR. Bischoff is chemist as we'll as a
dentist, and was proprietor of an ivory
novelty company which held a factory
In lrvington few years ago 1t Is said
that he and Heineman are related by
marriage.
Woman Motor Corps Assists.
Charles F. Lynch. United States Dis
trict Attorney. led the police and Fed
eral forces in the capture OF Bischoff
and Heineman. Tho officers were driven
to the scene by Lieut.. Geordie r. Garri-
gan and Sergeant Louis Sinnock of the
motor corps division of the National
League for Woman's Service.
1t was early yesterday when Bischoff
ana Heineman were observed making
their way toward the power house of
the Gould & Eberhardt concern, which
is separated from the powder magazine
of the keyport company by a railroad
track. The keyport company is making
fuses for the Government and the other
concern is manufacturing machinery for
the Government for the manufacture of
munitions
The Government agents and detec-
tives watched the men stop near the
power house and saw one with the
bomb, a well constructed brass affair
with slow burning fuse protrudng
from one end. Heineman lighted the
fuse. as he afterward admitted and laid
the Internal machine on the ground be-
side the wall OF the power house. As
the two men turned to leave they walked
into the muzzles of a dozen revolvers
They were warned to put out the fuse
and without uttering n single word they
backed slowly to the spot. where the
fuse was shortening into the neck OF
the bomb Heneman started to stamp
out the fuse, but Bischoff took his pen
knife and cut the fuse in two. The men
were taken to Newark police headquar-
ters.
Admission was made by the authori-
ties that they have nothing as yet to
connect Relchelt with the attempt &c
bomb the war plants. 1t is understood
how ever, that he has been in communi-
cation with BiSChoff