The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09

Hellmut Metzdorff, W ho
Makes No Secret of Approx
al of Kaiser, Probably Will
Be Interned.
EMPLOYED AT STARR

Hellmut Metzdorff, % years old.
subject of Germany, who has been EN-.
ployed by the Starr Piano company OF
Richmond, probably will be interned
for the remainder of the war as re-
suit of his sympathy with Germany
and his utterances against the United
States.
Metzdorff was employed at the Starr
Piano company's plant for more than
six months. The Starr Piano COM
pany has been working on govern
ment orders for some time. nanufac-
turing parts for airplanes. He roomed
at 423 South Fourth street.
Il haven't been put to that test
yet" he told Sheriff Carr. when asked
if he would go SO far as to blow up
some institution which is working on
war contracts. if he was called upon
to do so by German agent.
"ShouId Be Interned."
There is no question as TO where
Metzdorff stands and he should be in
| termed at once" Sheriff Carr said
| Wednesday.
! MetZdorff is the second man, who
was employed at the Starr Piano fac
| tory, who has been arrested for pro-
German utterances. The other man.
Arthur Hueller, was interned as an
alien enemy last May
| Federal authorities are expected to
come to Richmond Immediately to in
vestigate the case and take him into
custody.
| Metzdorff, who is being held in the
county Jail, was interviewed by Pal
! ladium reporter Wednesday, Smok-
| ing cigarette his face was express
sionless as he talked. On the little
finger OF his left hand he wears the
| German ring with an iron cross in the
center.
! Reticent About Past
| He was reticent concerning his past
but reiterated his signed statement
made to police Tuesday night that.
Il will use my influence for Germany
and will always say that Germany Is
| right"
He was evidently laboring under a
nervous strain for his hand shook
| slightly and once he said 'of course I
am for America - But he begged
pardon" for saying it when asked il
he meant to refute his signed state
ment to police that he was in sym
pathy with the German cause and
against America.
You are in sympathy then with a
government that mutilates women and
kills little babies?" he was asked
Slowly. Metzdorff puffed the cigar
cite which was nearly smoked away,
and gazed at the wall Then he ans
wered:
THAT is too foolish to answer ANY
one with any sense at all knows that
| that is not true"
"Why Did You Leave?"
why did you leave Germany if it
is such fine country" he was asked.
That's none of the papers bust
ness" he responded.
Its Uncle Sans business, though"
"They will probably find out" was
the answer.
Metzdorff said he first came to the
United States in 1914. He would not
say what he did in this country dur
ing that time. According to his story
to Assistant Chief of Police McNally
he said that he landed in this country
when the war started and was unable
to return to Germany
He told police that he was learning
to be naval officer and was working
on coal ship, which was hauling coal
from Germany to Mexico. From Mex
leo he went to Montana, where he
worked on farm about seven months.
Worked in Boiler Shop
From Montana he is said to have
gone to Seattle, Wash, where he was
employed in a boiler shop. From
Seattle he came to Richmond and ha.
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