South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-08
J. O'LEARY
IS INDICTED
FOR TREASON
Six Other Well Known CharaC,
tiers Among List Charged
With Espionage and
Sedition.

NEW YORK. June S.-Federal
investigation into the activities Of
Jeremiah O'Leary, known 10 the
government a. a sim Fem sympa-
thizer, resulted in his indictment
Friday on the charge Of treason.
O1eary fed a month ago
With him were indicted four 9TH
er American citizens and two Ger
mans one being Kari Rodiger, a
German navy officer. the other Nine.
Marie X. De Nictorica, who was
taken into custody In April The
woman at the time was charged
with having spent money here 70
support Sim Fem newspapers and
inducing young Sim Fem sympa
thizers in this country 10 enlist in
the British navy for the purpose Of
putting bombs on British warsnips
Rodiger was arrested early in
May and was described at the time
as Germany's master spy in this
country. One Of the Americans in
dictej, John T. Ryan, Buffalo law
yer. was named although not ndict-
ed in the German plot TO blow up
the welland canal nearly three
Years ago
Planned Wholesale Treason.
The indictments alleged conspir-
acy to commit treason and conspir-
acy TO commit espionage. The as
sem bling and transmission OF infor-
nation relative TO Americas prose-
cution Of the war; the destruction
of American piers, docks and troop
transports with fire bombs; destruc-
ton of quicksilver mines in this
country 10 hamper the manufacture
of munitions; assisting Germany in
landing an armed expedition in Ire
land: fermentation Of a revolt against
British rule in ireland; raising OF
funds in this country with which 70
finance these operations, and de
struction OF munition factories and
mines in Great Britain. are charged
as ramihcations OF the intrigue.
The wording Of the indictments
comprising SO pages. intimates that
the conspiracy may be of even
broader scope. This is suggested by
a. paragrapn in the treason indict-
ment which alleges that in July last
year one Of the defendants sent a
cablegram 10 Often. Switzerland.
The principals named in the al
legged plots are:
OIeary Was Editor Of Bull
Jeremiah \. O'Leary. prominent
American Sim Feiner, now a fugl-
tive from justice on charges Of
espionage act violation for distTibu-
ton OF alleged anti-iraft literature
in the MAGAZINE Bull OF which he
was formerly editor
Madame" Marie h. De Nictorica.
alias Baroness Won kretschms a
blonde-baired German woman o.
striking appearance and about 40
years old.
Carl Rodiser. who claims Swiss
citizenship. but who is alleged 70
have come To this country from
Germany under d fraudulent pass
port
Willard i. Robinson OF New York
AGED 20. and under suspended sen
tence for Seditious soap box ora
tory here in behalf OF Sim Fein in
terests-
John T. Ryan. Buaalo \. "
attorney, alleged 10 have been active
in spreading sim Fem propaganda
in this country.
Albert Paul Frlcke a Mount Yer
non. y. Y. toy manufacture, whose
Affairs are now being administered
by alien property custodian Palmer.
Emile Kipper prominently iden-
rifed with sim Fe!n activities IN
New York ciCy.
Two Of Defendants Dead.
Rudolf Binder ana Hugo .Schweit-
ger both or whom died last year
are me rg-o citizen defendants
named IN the indictments.
The seven individuals LISTED are