Republican farmer., 1918-05-10
ROUNDUP OF 81
GERMANS TODAY
MADE BY POLICE
Alien Enemies in Bridgeport
Arrested and Held For
U. S. Agents.

of the Department of Justice in
Bridgeport, and United States Marshal
Gallagher, the military squad Of the
Bridgeport police today started round
ing up a batch of 81 enemy aliens who
have failed to observe the federal
rules governing their movements dur
ing the war.
The importance of this roundup can
be Judged when United States Attor-
ney Thomas J. Spellacy came on to
Bridgeport from Hartford to person
ally investigate each case. When
seen today at police headquarters he
refused to make any statement as to
what the ultimate fate of the prison
ers would be-, neither would he state
if there was anything other than the
violation of enemy alien rules back of
the unexpected roundup.
Shortly before noon today the pris-
oners began arriving at police head
quarters where they are being held
under guard until they are removed
to the North avenue Jail for safe
keeping.
What the final disposition of the
prisoners will be was not divulged by
government officials when interviewed
at police headquarters but it was
limited that all of the men under ar
rest will be interned for the duration
of the war.
1t was also stated that the watch
kept by the federal authorities upon
enemy aliens has been doubled since
the registration and that the slightest
tnfraction of the rules governing their
conduct will be summary dealt with.
When the police and federal Off
GERS started their roundup today
homes and places of business were
visited. Men were stopped in the
middle of their work and yanked out
of factories and hotels, rushed in pa
troll wagons to police headquarters
and herded in the gymnasium where
they were separately questioned by
Agent Lane and Marshal Gallagher.
Each mans history was gone over
again and he was closely questioned
as to what influence impelled him to
break the rules which he had learned
by heart and which he knew full well
were essential to his being at liberty.
1hSIS WtIt d lie" diI1CIS LIlC pI
oners brought in who seemed to be
of the more than stupid variety. Many
of the shrewdest German agents cap
tured in this country and elsewhere
have assumed the most wooden ex-
pressions when brought face to face
with either their accusers or their
judges.
Up to 1 o'clock this afternoon about
a dozen of the prisoners were brought
in, but Assistant Superintendent of
Police Charles Suckley stated that
they would all be rounded up and I'M
der lock and key before 6 o'clock this
evening. .-'
Government agents had kept such
a close watch on each and every one
of the enemy alieng that every move
they made since registration day has
been noted. When the military squad
went forth today to make the arrests
they knew where each man worked,
where he lived, what hours he work
ed and when he arrived home. Fail
ing to find him working or at home,
they knew where he visited and had
tabulated list of his relatives and
friends. In this manner they went
about the work. no confusion, no ex-
citement, but everything in clockwork
fashion.
The following is a, list of the enemy
aliens arrested or about to be arrest
ed issued today by Assistant Super
intendent Of Police Suckley.
Joseph Bernert, "a Cowles street
employed by Jacob Cohen, tailor; Ed
Nj a
storekeeper at Maplewood and Pop
lar streets; Victor DARN, 127 Alice
street, employed at w. P. Kirk anG
| Co., plumbers, TAG Main street; Otto
Fix, 80 Whitney avenue, employed
at the American Graphophone Co.
| August Gramse, IS Columbia street
works at the American Hardware
| Company, 461 Iranistan avenue; Viii
liam Hembling, sos Bunneu street
employed by James Mulligan, driver
Al East Washington avenue; Carl Hit
eel, "a King street, employed at the
| Burns and Bassick Co, SO Austin St.
Joseph Klophfinger, R. F. D. No. I
Bridgeport, employed Locomobile Co.
Emil Knapp, Bridgeport hospital
Robert LEM, SO Clinton avenue; ia.
cob Mayer, Sis Water street, 1aborer
employed by the N. Y, N. H. & H
r. R. Co.; Gustave Miller, ia Eliza
beth street, employed by Hall Sigma.
Co.; John Mueller, 1854 Fairfield
avenue Charles Paul, 1923 State ST.
employed at Walkers cafe, 1851 State
St
Valentine Sche1lenburg, 1865 STRAIT.
! ford avenue, chef at the Hotel Lor-
raine: Adolph Steinfeld. employed by
Barnum and Baileys circus: Johr
Urban, Iaborer, 215 Merriam St, en-
ployed Berkshire Mills; Peter Veith
81 Fox street, employed Pollack Tire
Co., 1875 Howard avenue; Harry
Frenz, washer, 5 WakeIea street, EN-.
ployed Borden Milk Co.; Ado1pf
Schroeder, "a Sachs street, apprentice
State Trade school; Frederick U1lrich
900 Lafayette street, employed at Fo7
Piano Co.