Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
HEARST, B0L0
AND THE COUNT
REGULAR CHUMS
New York Attorney General
Says He "Has the Goods"
on the Newspaper
Publisher.

New Ork, aug. ll.-MeIton H.
Lewis, state attorney general, de-
selarsd in statement tonight that he
could show by series OF afidavits
that William Randolph Hearst, news
paper publisher, had received at his
home at the same time, on two or
more occasions, Bolo Pasha. who was
recently hanged by France for trea-
son, and Count Won BernstorH, the
former German ambassador.
Moreover, Mr.. Lewis asserted that
he was prepared to show by many
afidavits that Count Won Bernstorff
was a frequent visitor at the Hearst
home at about the time Of Bolo's
visit to New York in the spring OF
1916, when Bolo obtained 81 ,o83,00O
from Won Bernstorff with which to
carry on the same German peace
propaganda in France that Hearst
| was then conducting in America"
Met Pasha Three Times.
Mr.. Lewis claimed that it had been
shown "by the testimony of Hearsts
Paris correspondent, Bertelli, given
on the trial OF Bolo for treason, that
instead Of Hearst meeting Bolo only
once, he met him three times"
These meetings, according to Mr..
Lewis, occurred when Hearst enter
tanned Bolo for luncheon, Bolo en-
tertained Hearst at the Sherry din
...er and Hearst entertained Bolo at a
tl,eater party and supper"
Included in the statement were
copies of nine affdavits regarding
visits TO the Hearst apartment house
alleged to have been made by Bern
storff and Bolo. Some of these at
fidayits were made by chauffeurs, who
said they had driven Bernstorff, Bolo.
Of both to the Hearst home at l37
Riverside drive, on one or more oc-
easions, while others included those
by the door man. superintendent and
elevator boy at the apartment house.
Photos Identified.
All, affidavit by Harry Block, a for
mer taxicab driver, now employed at
the Brooklyn navy yard. said that
.ton one and possibly two occasions
! remember distinctly driving Count
Won Bernstorff to No, l37 Riverside
drive In company with a stranger
whose photographs are shown an
,,exed." and waited for then, about 40
minutes (These exhibits were said
by Mr.. Lewis to be photographs OF
Bolo.)
Carl j. Fredriksen, another clauf-
feur. dcposed that he could identity
photographs OF Bernstorff and Bolo
a those two men he had driven
together to the Hearst home, during
1916 They had remained there two
hours, according to the affidavit.
Bolo Visited Hearst.
Alexander P. Gazollo, now pri-
yate IN the national army at Camp
pcvcns, In his affidavit said he was an
elevator boy at No. lT Riverside
drive, asserted he took Bernstorff 10
the. Hearst apartment five or SIX
times and Bolo three or four times
and recalls distinctly taking Bolo
to, the Hearst apartment once when
Bernstorff was still there.
Asserting that employees OF the
house had nicknamed Rernstortf
Duke de Ia Brew" and Bo1o Duke
de Ia Car" Gazollo's affidavit added
that ne remembered seeing an invita-
ton sent to Bolo for costume party
given ID the Hearst apartment, but
that he did not know whether he at
tended the party "for the guests ar
rived in fancy dress
Charles H. Jerome, superintendent
OF the apartment house, stated in his
affidavit that he recognized the man
shown in the photographs - gentle
man who called upon Mr.. Hearst on
1t least two occasions to my knowl-
edge and was known Us "The Pasha.'
Brands Charges False.
Mr.. Hearst late tonight issued =
statement in which he declared that
stthe intimation that Count Won Bern
storff and Bolo Pasha met at my
house is a characteristic Justification
BY Mr.. Lewis. Mr.. Hearst said Bolo
had brought excellent credentials
that he was courteous to him, just al
have been courteous to Lord North
cliffe or to any other visiting journal
ist Of any importance" and that h'
did not know that Bolo Pasha woult
turn out later to be spy"
Il had met Won Bernstorff severa
times, and / had also met Jusserant
and Spring-Rice, the French and Brit
ish ambassadors" said Mr.. Hearst
80 did innumerablc other goo'
Americans, including the president Q
the United States.
"But all OF this occurred before tn
entrance OF the United States into tn
war, and had perfect right to NEE
the German ambassador then, or an,
other ambassador"