The Robesonian., 1918-05-16
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STAHL BOUND TO COURT.

STAHL BOUND TO COURT.
Witnesses Testified at Trial Before
U. S. Commissioner That He Had
Made Seditious Remarks-Said
British Had a Whipping Coming to
Them and Hoped Germany Would
Put it to Them-Also Criticised
u. S.-Has Served Term in s. c.
Penitentiary.
F. ]. Stahl, who was arrested here
Monday afternoon by Deputy Marshal
Tomlinson Of Fayetteville on the[
! charge of making seditious remarks.
| was bound over to the Federal court
yesterday morning by United States
Commissioner E. M johnson. His
bond was fixed at $4,000, which he
failed to make. Stahl was taken last
evening to Lauringburg and placed in
Jail to await the next term Of FEEDER
al court there.
|
were Mr. D. Arch Shaw of Pembroke
and Messrs. A. S. Stars, C. B. Hocutt
and F. NJ. Barnes of Lumberton.
Mr.. Shaw was the first witness ex-
amined He testified that he heard
Stahl say while talking with num-
Der of Indians in the Mccormick
store at Pembroke some two weeks
ago that the British chad whipping
coming to them and he hoped to God
: the Germans would put it to them
2 While it was rot counted as testi-
{ mony against the defendant, Mr.
Shaw said that it was reported that
$ Stahl had been usirg seditious Ian
!. guage among the Indians about Penn
: broke Mr. Shaw said that afte- he
+ heard StahPs statements in the Nc.
Cormick store he reminded him Of
e the law against such utterances ane
that Stahl left the store Mr.. Shaw
e also stated that the Indians laughe:
: when Stahl made the remarks aleu-
g he British.
:. Mr.. Stars testified that he was il
: the Mccormick store and heard Stab
:, abusing the British and also heart
It him say that they had whipping
2, coming to them.
It Mr.. Hocutt testified that since tn
II United States declared war agains
eI Germany he and Stahl were discuss
n ing the war and Stahl criticised tn
It United States for furnishing sup
n plies to England and France and sal
e, that Germany had as much right o
d, the high seas as any other nation. Fl
n said that he would not swear to /
IS but he was under the impression .ha
Y. Stahl said that he did not blame Gel
I'd many for sinking the ships belcngin
ii to the United States. When lie re
u bulzed Stahl for his statements, StaI
said that was TIE way he felt about !
is Mr.. Barnes testified that he sa
ey Stahl at Buie some time last fall az
he said that while talking to him and
.ir Mr.. Melvin that Stahl said the Uni
ed States pulled itself into the war
e. shipping goods to England ar
a., France and that Stahl left the ii
ag preston by his remarks that he W:
as strong for the Kaiser as he w;
q for the President Of the Unit,
te, States and would as soon fight for q
,ss Kaiser as he would for the Pres
dent.
~ Stahl plead not guilty. When ask
NJ by Special Agent Dorsey Phillips
Wilmington why he made the I
be marks in the presence Of Mr.: Barn'
Sc, he said that he had looked az t
WI, situation in different light sin
ist, talking with NJ. Barnes, that he h
ay. never said anything against the &c
ers ernment Of the United States sir
the war was declared against German
that he had urged the citizens OF t
county 10 comply with the requ'1
ments of the food administrator q
to buy bonds. He said that he h
not bought any Liberty bonds becal
,;,a he did not have money. He sta4
NC that he had heard folks say that
was one-half or two-thirds crazy q
he believed they were right. WI
asked about the Pembroke conver
ton he answered that he S
that that nearer Germs
ver came to whipping Engls
~ W. the less trouble the United Sta
~ e, would have with England after
.e' 'as war is over. He said that he had ,
,,ro tied England and that the Brit
had a hostile feeling towards
IT.. United States. He said he was b
1a.+ in Virginia and that his faith
ans great grandfather cane from {
a. - many. He also said he had sp
.ro some time in Germany. Mr.. H..
cat- Stacy, vino appeared for the COVE
sen- ment, asked Stahl if he had not b
! ho sleeping and eating with Cne lnCl
: : ~ -. and he said he had. When asked
io,,s W. he had been in trouble before he :
,a;n 9 that he served two and half "
of a 7-years' term in the South c;
dor lima State prison on the charge
tbar rape and that Governor Blease
frn, rolled him.
ats .iu Stahl makes wire jewelry and s
az ~ he has been living at Lumberton
,,-ar v.r and on for the past 14-years.