The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-19
|Qu|NCY ATTORNEY
| GETS IN TROUBLE
Theodore 3. Pape, Who Refused 70
Buy Liberty Bonds, is Being
Sought for by Govern
ment Officers.
UNDER ESPIONAGE ACT

He Is Claimed to Have Made State
ment That He Hoped the War
Would End in
Quincy Wing: Theodore B. Pape
for years corporation counsel OF
Quincy. former city attorney. first
vice president Of the Park and
Boulevard association, chairman OF
the water commissioners of Quin
Icy and one of the most prom
inent attorneys of Adams coun
ty has been charged with a violation
Of the espionage act in a federal war
rant issued Thursday night and as
running high throughout the city
Deputy Sheriff John Coens and his
deputies and members of the police
department were unable to get serv-
ice on Pape.
Hundreds Of calls to the Wing Of
flee and police department anxiously
Inquired of his arrest and fears OF
violence were entertained by the
authorities who took every possible
precaution to avert the possible form
alton Of mob, following the report
In an afternoon paper that Pape had
told a committee Of Liberty bond
solicitors that he would not purchase
a Liberty bond, giving as his reason
that he would rather see the war with
Germany draw, that the United
States sought to crush Germany, an
act he was opposed to, and that he
wanted to see the United States so
weakened that it would. be compelled
to make peace, and that the only way
to do this was for the people to
withhold their money from the gov
eminent"
Confirms Statement.
A representative of the Wing at
20 O'Clock Thursday afternoon start
ed to Attorney Pa2e's Office, but a
short distance on Sixth avenue. off OF
Hampshire street, he was met and
asked if he had read the report in the
evening paper.
Mr.. Pape replied: mo, have not
The Wing representative explain,
ed the contents of the article and
asked Mr. Pape if the statements
were true. He replied:
yes, they are true. told the COM
mittee who solicited Liberty bonds
that l hoped the war would end In
draw and that the only way to do
this was for the people to withhold
their money from the government"
you have not purchased any Lib
erty bonds, have you, Mr.. Pape"
asked the newspaper reporter.
4 have not, and / do not intend
to-" was the reply
When asked about the demand OF
his resignation from the park and
boulevard association and as mem
Der Of the water commissioners, At
torney Pape said, as he walked into
a drug store: Il do not know any
thing about that" He further said
that he believed Of the war the
same as President Wilson did before
the entrance of the United States in
to the conflict.
Attorney Pape's attitude toward
the United States in her clash with
Germany has been freely discussed
on the streets Of Quincy and was
especially well known among the
members of his profession, many of
whom had cautioned him about the
remarks on the war he is alleged to
have made.
When the news had spread about
Quincy Thursday afternoon, many ex-
pressions Of stern indignation We're
heard in all parts of the business dis
mittee of men met in the office of
w. P. Martindale, United States COM
and asked for the warrant
for the arrest of Pape.
The warrant was Immediately is
sued and handed to Deputy United
States Marshal Ross Moore, who went
to the home of Pape, $40 Elm street,
prepared to secure service on the at
torney, but was informed by members
of the household that Mr.. Pape had
been at home and had left. They did
not know where he had gone.
Deputy Moore, with members of
the police department, remained near
the home during the night. Chief Of
Police Louis Melton, through Serg
eants Otis Murphy and Warren Cas-
sell, instructed all members of the
to watch for Pape and to
pay especial attention to likely mob.
Prepare for Trouble.
Members Of the police department |
were instructed to hold themselves
in readiness in case Of a hurried call |
and the Winchester rifles In head |
quarters were brought from the vault
and placed in readiness.
A prominent resident said that two |
barrels Of tar had already been Sc
cured and if Attorney Pape was found
he would receive heavy coats of the |
black, sticky substance.
However, the inability of the Of
ficers to locate Attorney Pape makes |
It likely that he has been taken from |
the city by friends, who feared for |
his safety. He is expected to appear !
before United States Commissioner |
in due time and give the |
necessary bond. Attorney Martin
lale was Of the opinion that bond, |
after the arrest of Pape, if the war
rant was served Thursday night, was