The sun., 1918-08-13
10 INDICTED UNDER
WAR SABOTAGE LAW
Raincoat Scandal Takes New
Turn Before Federal
Grand Jury.
HEAVY PENALTIES FACED
Twelve Already Held on Brib-
cry Charges Accused Of
More Serious Offences.
HEAVY. PENALTIES FACED

The sabotage law passed In April to
give the Government a quick weapon
with which to deal with wartime FAC
tory emergencies was used yesterday
BY a Federal Grand Jury that has been
investigating the so-called raincoat
scandal. 1t indicted nineteen individuals
and two companies under this law. The
defendants are liable upon conviction 10
a maximum sentence OF thirty years I'M
prisonment or $4,000 fine. or both.
Twelve of the individuals accused
under the sabotage law were indicted
August s, charged with bribins inspec-
tors Of the Quartermaster Department.
Theee men have been free under ball
Another OF the reindicted group was
Felix Gouled. who was indicted previ-
ously with Capt. Aubreay Vaughan OF
the Quartermaster's Department and
David l.. Podell. a lawyer. charged with
trafficking in raincoat war orders on
commission basis. a separate phase OF
the raincoat investigation.
List of Defendants.
The defendants named yesterday were
Harry Stenre and Morris Lesser Of the
Lesser & Stenge Company. 81 West
Twentieth street Harry e. Lazarus OF
IS University place. William and Joseph
Sydeman of the Sydeman Rubber Com
pany, Ralph Cohen and the Yorkshire
Manufacturing Company. with which he
Is connected; Charles and Benjamin
Plottel OF the Plottel Raincoat Company
1853 West Twenty seventh street Samuel
Halpern Of the Interborough Raincoat
Company. FOLLY Clamon OF the Man.
chester Waterproof Coat Company. us
Broadway: Simon Harris of the Harris
Raincoat Company, Arthur Zittel of the
Automobile Raincoat Company, 81 Wash
ington place Lewis J. Fried OF As East
Twelfth street. william Hanauer OF
Hanauer & Rosenthal Company. PAS
Seventh avenue Ralph Rosenthal o!
the same company. Aaron Il. Levinsky
and Levinsky Sons Raincoat Company
Samuel Josephs, Samuel Levine and
Felix Gouled.
The new indictments were presented
to Judge julius NJ. Mayer in the Fedora
District Court by Joseph A. Burdeai
and Ralph w. Horne, United States At
.torneys. Judge Mayer issued bench war
Tic iol
The court set tomorrow as the day fol
pleading.
Drastic Penalties Provided.
To show the comprehensive nature o.
the new law Mr.. Horne gave out COP.
of section 3. under which these indict
| ments were found. 1t provides:
That when the United States is a
| war whoever, with intent to injure, inter
fere with or oostruct the United State!
or any associate nation in preparing TO-
or carrying on the war. or whoever, will
| reason to believe that his act may in
jure. interfere with or obstruct the
United States or any associate nation II
| preparing for or carrying on the war
! shall wilfully make OF cause to be mad
/ in A defective manner or attempt I,
make or cause to be made in a defectiv,
manner any war material as herein de
| fined or ANY tool implement. machine
| utensil or receptacle used Or employed
| in making, producing. manufacturing o
| repairing any such war material a.
| herein defined shall upon conviction
| thereof be fined not more than $1,000
or imprisoned not more than thirty year
or BOTH
, Capt Vaughan. who pleaded guilt.
| and made a confession to Mr. Burdea,
| the day after he was indicted witt
Goudel and Podell, was released iron
the Tombs prison yesterday in $500
| bail