Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-11
RINTELEN, HUN SPY,
KIN OF THE KA|SERS
Judge at New York Trial Re
gretted There Was No Law
for Hanging Him.

Now York. June 11--Captain Franz
Won Rintelen. alias Hansen, alias Gasche,
alias Gates. &c, leader of the German
bomb plotters in the United States and
for whom the German government is try
ing TO exchange an American prisoner OF
war was SAID. when captive IN England
three wears ago. to be the Duke Adoph
of ecklenburg-Schwerin, n relative OF
the German Emperor.
AZ the time OF his trial here there also
were persistent reports that he bore a
much closer relationship TO the Emperor,
hut one which WAS not officially recogniz-
cd
REGRETTED NO PENALTY TO FIT
Won Rintelen and ten other plotters
were convicted here last February OF
ATTEMPTING to blow up American ships
and were sentenced to Atlanta Peni-
Tertiary for wear and half and fined
s.. 600 each The Judge who committed
Them said life imprisonment, or even
death. would not be severe IN view OF
the gravity of their crime. Won kintelen
was the financial head of the conspiracy
which covered the entire United States
The arch conspirator was originally
sent To the United States TO foment
strikes in munition plants. II was SAID,
before this country entered the war III
was his purpose 10 prevent the SNIP
ment of arms to the Allies railing IN
this he was expected 10 cause American
Intervention in Mexico on the theory
that the United States. once cmhroied
with its southern ncighbor, would have
need for all munitions OF war
WIFE, BERLIN SOCIETY HEAD.
Ono Of the most prominent members
Of the German war party at the hcau
Of which was Crown Prince Frederick
William. Won Rintclcn was the intimate
Of tho Emperor and Prince Henry ot
Prussia. He was for four years high
official OF the Dcutsches Bank. Ills
wife. member Of wealthy Rerlln family
named Kaufman, is one OF the society
leaders Of Rernn. She has been prominent
in the work of tho German Red Cross. and
is said to have been cognlzant of her nus
hand : dangerous mission To the mtcd
States.
Won Rintelcn is thoroughly familiar
with three countrIeS-the mted states,
England. and MEXICO and during the
SIN wears preceding the beginning Of the
war travelled extensively IN all three.
When he was here years ago II was as
rppresentativ of the Deutsches Hank.
seeking 10 tNtPif( IT. klNLNitttS~- h''N"
gave HIM access to the highest circles.
When he came to New York in 1916 the
rumor was current that he had come to
float big loan for Germany.
FOE or UNITED STATES
When the war started von Rintclcn
was in Berlin \ high official OF the
government sent for HIM and asked him
to accept ncwly created office under
the General Staff Of the German Navy
The title this post carried, according 70
Rintelen. was that OF Financial Nd
wiser TO the Naval General staff As
such he served for about eight months.
1t was then that he decided to come or
was sent To the nited States 10 foment
strikes and bring about Mexican inter
vention The destruction OF ships and the
burning OF factories and government
property followed
Won Rintelen : supply OF funds seemed
to he inexhaustible, and evidence at his
trial indicated that many Of the men he
supposed he had enlisted III army Of the
fatherland' were taking from HIM all
the cash they could get their hands on
without dong anything in return. hey
seemed TO regard him as an easy mark