The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15


charge which might be brought
resscn for his Incarceration or for MS
arrest.
II was standing on a corner In Nor
raIks~ he said. when the officer ar
proarhed me and said he had war-
rant for nav arrest He showed his
badge and / went with him. He gave
no srecihc reason for placing me I'M
der arrest. asked for none.
In reply to questions. Sporrman said
D.. hna no REGULAR place OF residence,
hayirs lived. m New York, Philadei-
phsa and Baltlrroge In recent years
sT have not been in New YORK Tor
over q wear" he said, and ] had Just
arrived in Norfolk when the officer
arrested me"
when asked where he stopped in
Norfolk. he SAID he always put up at
the Monticello" He had forgotten
thai that hotel had recently been de-
@sroyed by fire. He then stated thst
liz nad not been In the city lonS
enough TO register at any hotel
Il had just landed from Philadel-
phia," he said.
when q was suggested that he may
10 .nsneetsd of being one of the crew
Of the Deutschland, the submarine
that came into Hampton Roads I'M
announced last year. the thoughuuily
frowned.
.sThat sets me thinking" he said
81 was in baltimore when the C~hoat
arrived ard met several Of the crew
Perhaps they thing l may resemble
one Of them"
re said that after his arrest he had
asked tho officers TO put him in COM
fnrtablr place. and they took him t"
the CITY hospital where he Was o.
iaineS until yesterday, when ne We
brought on to Richmond. on the road
10 Baltimore.
II do not know whether they are
taking me to Baltimore or TO Wash !
for+on " ne said. THE officer II roti- |
cent. He VIII not tell me anything.
I am IN the dark as 10 what / am
charged with. as much as you are.
A. conscience is clear, for have
done nothing. but this suspicion or
Having been on the Deutschland is in |
teresting.'
The suspect said he was q civil en-
xlneer. and had Travelled considerably.
having seen much OF the world He
wore Red Cross button which he I
sais he bought NJ Christmas.
Claims To Pc n Citizen
II cannot be classed az an alien
enemy" ne continued, for I am
raturnlized citizen. / came 70 this
country in 1909. and have been hero
e-,e~ since. I have lived in Fhiladel- !
ThIa more than any other place"
In his conversation he displayed |
sorne knowledge Of Washington and |
Baltimore, and related Incidents Of
fis trips 20 the meetings OF congress %
Local policemen knew nothing Of
the man. He was taken 70 he sta
eicn house early last night nv the
government off1ciai, who asked that he
Re kept safely until this morning
when the trip TO Baitin1 ere will he re-.
srnled The officer disappeared soon
after ne turned the men over to the
police, and could not be located by
the reporter He gave instructions
10 the police To say nothing about the
case. and they faithfully observed
the instructions.
fSporriran" apparently was in good
spirits. He said he could smile, but
at the same time he felt worried. par
ticulariy when he thought that posi-
hiy he might he mistaken for one of
the crew OF the famous submarine.
who were royalty entertained IN Bal
t!n.ore on the occasion of their notable
VISIT to that city.
That would mean that / might be
informed. wouldn't IT," he asked
Might mean more than that" was
che reporters reply.
They didn't take my letters he
said. THE only thing they took from
me was my knife and uApney--about
seventy doIiars.''
Then he lit another cigarette, and
re~uraed his reading OF the Popular
Margarine"
The Officer and hts prisoner will
leave for Baltimore early today.