El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13

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Nogales, ostensibly on a drug buying
/ expedition. but in reality TO carry nv
report to the military intelligence de-
partments announcing among other
things that the department might
thenceforth consider Schwiertz a dead
one
The next day Jones reappeared IN
Hermosillo considerably agitated.
Did you get the drugs27 asked Won
+ scheck
NO; a man came up TO ne In No
gales while 7 was buying them and
wanted to know who I was buying
I knew him for a secret service
man ana 7 was afraid 7 was coins
{ to be arrested. So ] skipped out the
4 back way and hurried across the
! border and came back. And that
I isn't the worst Of it. Coming through
santa Ana I met a friend who told
ne that the whole business Is known
i Scnwiertz is in bad with Gales, you
l know. and TO square himself and
show what an honest man he Is he
& has written to Gales all about your
attempt to bride an officer. The best
/ thing you can do is 10 leave the coun-
Try without moments delay. for
Gales win arrest you sure Il he finds
you around here"
This frightened Won Scheck SO thatf
he left Hermosillo within an hour
and fled TO Torres. 20 miles by rail
south OF Hermoslllo, where he hid
Tor three days then he went on "a
Cuiiacan. "
As soon as Won scheck was out 81 I
me way I took the receipt for the j
5000 he had paid Schwiertz to Gales
VINO Immediately wired chwiertz to /
return to HermosiilO- MeanWhiie he I
had gone to Caborca. his future head
quarters, where he was 10 meet Jones
with the drugs. As.Caborca is nearly
Two days ride from the railroad he Z
round the telegram awaiting him on
his arrived
Calling the SPY Back.
six DAYS after he left Hermosilloi
sehWiertz was back again-
had taken advantage OF SchWiertzis
ansence to tel General Gales that !
had found out from an American
agent named Page (Who had no eE-
istence save in my imagination) that
the major was ia reality an American
SPY. that he had delivered into the
OF Calles's office. and ali the secrets
Of Gales office and all the secrets Of
the German embassy. I also said that
sehwlertz had sold material that
should have gone 10 the Mexican gov
eminent % the Americans. and that
: had witness 70 prove Il right then
ard there in Hermosillo. Gales.
greatly shocked, naturally expressed
a desire 10 see the witness. This
was none other than friend Jones,
q no. having been duly coached BY
myself, testified shat he had bought 2
material from SchWiertZ, as alleged. .
This testimony from TIE lips Of
witness. together with the evidence
OF the receipt bearing signature IN
nista kablE in Schwiertz' Handwriting.
Undertaking TO cheat the government
1ut Of customs dues, seemed to bear
1ut my statements Gales was con-
finced
Hard Times for sehviertz.
When Schwlertz was called 70 the
lalacs Gales received him alone.
Holding cut the receipt for the soc
aid BY Won Scheck the governor de- z
handed.
"What IS the meaning OF this7
-ent you 20 the border On duty and
Ind that Tou have arranged 10 en- 9
5age 10 smuggling 1T once
w By. general. have done moth
ne Of the kind"
1Is not this your signaturegH lE
The question srumped SchWiertz-
7e could not answer Gales con
inue1- -
you had better tell ne the truth.
lhis Is the last chance ! shan give
schwiertz began a Iabored sxplana- r
ion designed TO show that while he
iad accepted the money be had not =
Undertaken the smuggling enterprise
or the sake OF mere gain but Gales
ut him short saying
y am going to bring In man who =
VIII tell you something morei who =
an tell you what you are and what
-ou have been doing"
Coufronts the Villain.
At that he called Col Garcia and
old hin 10 bring IN the colonel"
-pon this summons / entered from 2
side ROOM Gales and schwiertz
9th were standing SchWiertz was
surprised al my appearance.
le vas srlll more surprised by what =
1oT ] opened up on him az .
nee As soon as we bad an three
AIKEN seats at a small table, At
ailes's request, I asked;
-Schwiertz, when are you going % =
az me the money you owe mel Gen
allies gave you f4u9 for me, but you
enied 10 me that you ever received
T. You are a thieL"
SchWiertz gasl1d in amazement. He
ad lost his tongue, SO astounding TO a
i'm vas the turn events were taking.
gave him TO chance to recover. -
ointing my finger at aim con-
you are a traitori This man. gen
raj is an American SPY He has sold
le secrets from your office, secrets
ON the Office OF the German ambas-
ldor- He has sold the German codes
I'd the Mexican codes TO an American
gent named Page. II r0n Eckhardt
new what has happened here he
ouiu have this man killed"
Driven From Mexico.
Being still speeches.. Schwfertz re-
led y the only manner be could
ink Of he sprang up and aimed
oW at my face which 7 lodged.
allies was on his feet almost at the
inc instant. with revolver drawn
lFerlng the enraged SclWiertz. hel
claimed.
If you make another move 7 VIII
.oot you down IKE dog. Leave the
ON Immediately"
Schwiertz now found his tongue
ID tried 70 offer some explanation.
u Gales cut him short. saying:
y VIII not hear word You are q
oundreL Leave the country in q
urs"
As chwisrtz SUNK out OF the room
.lle1 called in Col Garcia and said. Il
Follow that man and see that he
ayes the country within "a hours.
q tell hin that II he attempts any
lFs against DIT. Alteudorf 7 viii
Ve him done away WITH
NJ first big scheme had succeeded
e dangerous German had been rem Z
red Copyright, 1913, BY
.Clure Newspaper Syndicate. fEIE
Tomorrow Or. Alfendorf viii tel
the plots Of schtEirrfz 20 KIN him 4
d how he turned the tables and j
1nded the German spy among his
n osaeciateE as nm American auy
q forced hlm 20 flee 20 the noun II
rs. lie also tells OF $50 eco IN
ierieuu money being taken hv nIaN"