The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-09
PRUSSIAN AND GIRL
SINGER ARE SEIZED
Former Grenadier and Cabaret
Artist Accused Of Giving
Liquor to Officers.
SHE PROTESTS LOYALTY
Hint Made Information OBJ
tanned i'm Her Home Led to
Transports Loss. {
SHE PROTESTS LOYALTY

4 former member OF the Prussian
Grenadiers and an American girl who
has sung In cabarets and who tearfully
ayowed her loyalty to the United states
were held BY Federal Commissioned
Stanton in Hoboken yesterday on
charge OF having given Intoxicating
drink TO officers Of the army and navy.
II was suggested in the testimony that
the sinking OF an American transport
may have been accomplished through In
formation supplied the Prussian by
naval petty officer In his cups.
The Prussian. Walter r. Loehmer. for
merly Of AS ThIrty-third street.. Wood
cliff. ~ j., was held in $4,000 bail for
the Grand Jury. The girl. Miss Marga-
ret O'Sullivan, s2S Washington street.
Hoboken, was called first as a material
witness and was paroled for further
hearing to-day.
Guests Tell of Party.
Commissioner Stanton said to her:
You have been in cahoots with an
enemy alien in furnishing liquor to offi-
GERS Of the United States Army and
Navy. A petty officer was made drunk
by liquor supplied by you in your home
and in that condition he gave informa-
ton regarding the movement Of ships.
One ship was torpedoed. will not say
II was directly through the Information
30 given.
"Cnder the circumstances don't want
to examine you as a witness or to ask
you any questions which might be to
your disadvantage"
Mrs. Irene oliver OF 1915 Washing
ton street testified that on the night OF
August Is Miss O'Sullivan invited her
over the telephone to visit the singers
home. Mrs. Oliver had as guests Lieut..
Emerson Murray OF the Naval Intelli-
gence Bureau. stationed at Stevens In
stitute, Hoboken Lieut. Ralph Burns OF
the army and Miss Alice Young.
1--WE got the army and navy with ME
and can't come" Mrs. Oliver told Miss
OSullivan.
Bring them all down and your mother
too" Miss O'Sullivsn was said to have
replied. We've got plenty to drink and
we'll have lots of fun"
Including mother too'-Mrs Clara
Kuncken-the party went to Miss OSrl-
livan's home. and there. according to the
testimony. they were introduced to Loeh-
mer and Petty Officer Mohr Of the trans
drunk, Mrs. Kuncken testified. She said
that Mohr and Loehmer were together In
room. She was told later by Miss
O'Sullivan that Loehmer was a German.
"On the way home" Mrs. Kuncken
said, II said to my daughter I was sur
prised that Miss O'Sullivan should have
German In her house when she had
United States officers as guests hate
anything pro-German and I told my
daughter didn't like the looks OF things
at all"
German Provided the Drinks.
Lieut.. Murray, it was testified. made
II his business to meet Miss O'Sullivan
and Loehmer again, as this seemed to
be a matter of Importance to the Naval
Intelligence Bureau. He said he met
Loehmer at Miss OSullivan's home three
times. other witnesses said Miss O'Sul-
livan visited Loehmer at Woodcliffe six
times, and that on three of these occa-
sions Lieut. Murray was with her and
that liquor was provided by the German.
Mrs. Oliver said she met Miss O'Sulli-
van In June at the McAlpin Hotel. where
the singer had a room for a week. Miss
O'Sullivan had an engagement to sing
at Reisenwebers, but Mrs. Oliver under
stood she appeared there only once. After
the evening in the O'Sullivan home Miss
O'Sullivan told Mrs. Oliver over the tele-
phone that Loehmer had lots of money,
Mrs. oliver testified.
Miss O'Sullivan told Commissioner
Stanton she never thought of Loehmer
az an enemy and never had the slightest
intention OF getting information for him.
While she was helping in a war camp
drive in Hoboken he had contributed
money and impressed her as a man OF
charming manners and brilliant CONVEX
sation. On the night Of the officers
visit Loehmer was not at her house by
appointment: he just happened In.
The Commissioner asked her to return
| to-day and said IL she knew anything
more about Loehmer IL would be wise
for her to tell II. Federal agents are
! tracing Loehmer's movements. He has
been in this country about six years.