The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-09
Government ARRESTS
new YORK PUBLISHER
GERMAN GOVERNMENT PAID
$4,000 ON MAIL AND Elk
PRESS, is THE CHARGE.

New York, July S.--Dr Edward A.
Rumely. vice president and treasurer
OF the Mail and Express company,
publisher of the New York Evening
Mail, was arrested here tonight in the
office of Attorney General Lewis.
charged with perjury in report to A.
Mitchell Palmer, alien property GUS
todian
me attorney general charged that
The German government paid to
Rumely in several transactions con-
nected with the purchase of the Mail
$4,000 The payments. it was al
legged were concealed until their de-
tails were. discovered by investiga
tors OF the department of justice and
the New York states attorney gen
eral
the complaint against Dr. Rumely
charges that in making report to
the alien property custodian regard
ing the transaction he failed to dis
close his relation with Count Won
Bernstorff. German ambassador to the
United States, and DR. Heinrich +.
Albert, commercial attache of the
German embassy
The warrant was issued by fed
sral commissioner upon the com
plant OF Attorney General Lewis, who
had been conducting an investigation
for some time into the affairs of the
Mail
The attorney general charged
Rumely purchased the stock of the
Mail and Express company in June,
-sl7 from Henry l.. Stodderd, and
that in doing so ne acted on behalf
OF the imperial German government.
In an announcement tonight of the
arrest of Mr. Rumely, Attorney Cen
eral Lewis declared the money was
paid to Rumely from deposits of the
German government standing in the
name of DIR. Albert, or of Albert and
Won Bernstorff, jointly, in this city.
The total so far traced, he added, is
81 ,361 coo. The transfers of money.
Mr. Lewis said. We're concealed in this
manner:
ALBERT induced various banks
where the German government had
accounts to issue cashiers checks to
the order of one Walter Lyon, men,
Der of the former Wall street firm
of Renskorf Lyon & Company This
firm in turn, paid the money over
TO Rumely, or the S. S Mcclure cor
poration, which had been organized
by Rumely for the purpose of the
transaction.
'Dr. Rumely in his report to the
alien property custodian made NJ
disclosure of his relations with Albert
or Won Bernstorff or of the imperial
ierman government. He reported he
owed 100000 to Herman Sielcken.
low deceased.
Rumely has claimed recently that
T. was Sielcken who put up the
money in the transaction Previously
he had said Mrs Busch had contrib
lted to the fund. Mrs Busch, how
ever, denies it and the Columbia Trust
executor of Herman Sielek-
IN, as well as Mr.. Sfelckens partners
IN the firm of Crossman & Sielcken
say that so far as they know of Mr..
Sielcken had nothing to do with this
Attorney General Lewis declared
Mrs. Busch referred TO in his state
ment was Mrs Adolhpus Busch,
widow of the st, Louis brewer, who
vas questioned recently by govern
nent officials upon her return from
iermany DR. RHmely's interests
we're varied. for besides being en-
saged in the newspaper business he
was secretary of the Rumely com
Dany, of l4aPorte, Ind, which manu-
actured agricultural implements and
Is founder of the Interlaken school,
If which he is president; had written
eyeral books embodying ideas on
educational matters, After attending
he university of More Dame and the
University of Heidelberg, he studied
u Frieburg at which he was granted
he degree OF doctor of medicine
The bondholders of the Mail and
Express company will take possession
# the Evening Mail tomorrow morn
ne and we will see to il that true
Imericanism for which we stand will |
e reflected in the columns of the |
aper, said Henry L. Stoddard, |
resident of the company, in a state
nent tonight.
In statement issued late today AS
istant States Attorney General |
becker said that st. Louis contrib
ted 100000 from the sale of Ger
lan war bonds and Chicago $2O9.000 |
his money, he said, was first de-
c$ited to the credit of DR.. Albert and |
'ount Won Bernstorff with the
suitable Trust company in New
'ork and eventually reached DR. |
lumely.
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