The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
WITNESSES TELL
Of GERMAN GUNS
STORED IN u. S.
New York Prosecutor Told of
Revolt Plot.
TO FOLLOW HUN VICTORY?
Million Rifles, Many Cannon and
Large Amount of Ammunition Re-
ported Stored at Forty
Places.


New York, May 15.-Reports that
thousands or rifles had been secretly
imported from the Krupp works at
Essen i'm order to "Germanize" the
United Suites were related at the in
qulry conducted by State Attorney
General Lewis into rumors Of hoard
ing of arms by German interests in
the United States.
100000 Guns Sent.
Edgar a. Holmes of this city, wit
ness, credited the reports TO man
named James II. Crossley. Holmes,
as broker, tried TO buy the rifles,
but was unsuccessful, he said. During
the negotiations, he said, Crossley told
him that some 100000 rifles had been
imported from Essen by way of the
Hoboken docks of two German steam
ship companies and were to be used
in the United States If the Germans
we're successful IN reaching the Eng
fish channel ports.
Mr.. Holmes identified copy of a
letter written by himself offering TO
sell 100000 MauSers and 100000
cartridges. The letter dated June Q,
was addressed to DR.. Thomas Darling
ton of New York, former health COM
missioner.
In Touch With U. S. Officials.
Holmes testified he had never seen
the articles, but had talked with an
engineer named Francis l.. Judd. who
said he had seen boxes containing 2SO,-
900 rifles Two months ago, Holmes
said. the United States tried TO buy
them but they We're not produced.
Holmes had been in touch with United
States officials throughout the negotia-
tions, he said.
Gustave LusSing was named by
Holmes as the man who was said by
various Intermediates to be able to
deliver the goods. Judd told Holmes
the rifles had been in an East side
warehouse in New York and had been
removed, but were within an automo-
bile ride of an hour and half from
Broadway.
Told Of Guns by Russian.
Charles IL. Murray a hotel owner of
Washington. d. c., testified he had
heard of the existence of the rifles
through a Russian agent, Ivan Norod-
ny, who claimed they had been taken
to an upstate New York farm ana that
4. 4 Il. r,F
Norodny said Lussing had a farm at
Woodbury. Falls and that party Of
German officers, including Capt. Hans
Tauscher, had visited 1t after dining
Through Norodny Murray met Lussing
ana was shown an itemized statement
of the quantity Of rifles hidden as fol-
lows: 100000 Mauser guns. 10000
600 cartridges, 100000 carbines, 1000
rounds cartridges, 100000 rifles and
60 machine guns.
Guns Stored in Forty Places.
Lussing, according 10 the witness,
said they were stored in 40 places in
the United States. Robert T. Tucker,
Il tanner of Charleston, S. c.. testified
Of herring of the rifles through his nc
ouafntance with Russians in business.
Judd told Tucker, he said. he had seen
cannon ana rifles at warehouse In
Brooklyn. According 10 the witness
New York lawyer finally told him
The rifles Ind been sold
~ nm Thoroughly convinced That
those rifles nrc in this country ana
tl,ot Tus.inc knows whore rbev ore"
soid Tucker M tho close Of his evom-
lnotion
William n. Ford attorney for Tus-
sing testified tbot ne ala nor believe
had received no answer from his prn-