South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-03
RUMELY WILL
GET 10 YEARS
IF CONVICTED
Aggregate of S1.431.700 is
Sunk in Attempt by Huns
to- Influence Section of
American Opinion.


INN -N'"'
man government sank an agsre-
gate Of Sl.4a1.-0O i'm lis attempt 10
Influence section of American pub
lie pinion through purchase of the
New York Evening Mail Alfred l..
Becker deputy attorney general of
New York state. announced tonight.
After the arraienment today ot
Or. Edward a. Rumely. former pub
Usher of the Mail. and : Walter
Kaufman former director OF the
Mail and Express co. and one time
counsel of the German embassy i'm
The United states. on federal irdict-
ments growing out Of me Mail pur-
chase Air. Becker made additional
disclosures regarding his inNestiga-
ton of the case for The department
co. Justice
He declared that the money which
went into the newspaper company
incident with and fonowins
Rumely's purchase in June. 1915.
was paid by Count Won BernstorH.
then German ambassador 10 this
country. and On Heinrich Albert.
commercial attache of the embassy.
Payments were made. ne said.
through Walter Lyon of the Wall ST.
linn OF Lyon Renskorf and co. Dr..
Rumely. according 10 Mr.. Becker.
gave the German government rep
resentatives notes for the huge sum
involved. securing them with the en-
tire capital stock Of the Mail and
Express Co.
Lyon Admits Payment.
The deputy attorney general as
sered that LYON has admitted max
iu4 the payments 10 DR. Eumely FOR
commission of $4,000. paid him
ny Kaufman law arm. Ivan re-
ceived the funds in cashiers Ger
tidcates from various banks IN
which Won Bernstorff and Albert had
deposits lie testified that he did
not know The persons on whose order
lhe banks issued the checks.
Mn" Becker stated that evidence
would be submitted 10 contradict the
claim of Or. t;umely, that the funds
with which he purchased the Mail
were advanced oy Herman SellNman,
wealthy New York coffee mer-
chant. who died I'm Germany IN &c
tober. 1917 prior 10 ne date OF
Rumely's statement OF ownership OF
The Mail 10 the amen property Gus
todlan. I'm this statement RumeIy
listed note OF SlVV'VoV held oy
scotsman a. the onlN enemy inter
est I'M the newspaper
MI. Becker "S7e Ie" 'i'd lI Wd9
preposleious TO ask any one 10 De
heNe That Ion TINS sum Slelken can
celIed an Indebtedness OF Almost l.
''V''VV SHOWN 10y oo0ull,ei''diS eEl-
"eHCe I'D pos9esSlo" "a me a".ilOli
yes TO nave "eeh incurred oy
tImeI\ Id ms newspaper enterprise.
me "ePu'N d''oIne> -eieId
charges 'hat Rumely ana hauH -
mann 'o1h o. Wnoh ihaue state
I menls 10 the aileh property Gus
l'ulan regarding the ownership OF
me Man are HaoIe' III cohNlcIeu' I"
I' years lihp Iisoili'ell' unueI ,ile
ti"u'l5 WIN li'e elle'ilS &C. iil1ii
became d la" diiHosl Two i'l""lls 'e
/ Ioie thelr lalelileH's were "'eu III
Decemoer' 81
huiheiN Denies Cilarse.
ihe charge lhaI me ENenihE
+ N'al Was oNHeo ol 1ie German so'
. erhthe"l - d's'Iu' IL Was NINE
! ausolulelN mime anu was uoJec1 y"
my eU'1oi '"' 0o'''i O'' "eO'll
huIue'> lh a sd 'ei'O 1oilsH' ue
HSiH7 'He 'lidl SeS % peIJuil al"
. conspiracy 10 commit perjury III the
lhulcI'ne hls asalnS1 MN
Nu''e'S luSis1eu ina ne "0ulu
NihdIcdle hIIhseI al the IildL anu
referred u" Depu'y AI'S zen
bechei sel4es Oh puolIsheu STATE
menls I'D the case a. lying cam
pd'si i'l SHe me-" spa peIS sue" 's inns
country mas proodOIE never oeloIe
witnessed. lie asserted lhdI IL -
an outrage TOE puDlc oIlcidI whose
ouJy charges hilh with the ofderF
daIninlstratlon OF justice 10 a9use
MS power oy conducting system
at'c campaign 10 convict man be
IcIe the par OF puoilc OPINION Ih au-
vance OF ms trial.
Mr.. Becher .dId this. was hume
ley declaration and then an