The sun., 1919-04-18
VICTORICA'S STORY
EXCLUDED BY COURT
Alleged German Spy Only Just
Started When Stopped in
Fricke Trial.
LOANS TO VESSELS TOLD
Testimony About Blowing Up
of Ships Still to Come
After Seven Days.

Marie de victorica started her story
Of her activities as a German spy In
America at the trial of Albert Paul
Fricke before Judge Julius M. Mayer
and Jury in the Federal District Court
yesterday She did not get very far.
Thomas J. O'Neill, counsel for Fricke,
said he did not care for 1t. and because
the woman would not say she told
Fricke what the German Admiralty In
telligence Office instructed her to do In
this country the court cut her short
Mime. Victorica arrived in New York
in January. 1917. She was sent here 20
get in touch with disaffected elements
and stir up all the trouble she could
in association with Herman Vessels, who
had preceded her. The first thing she
did was to hire a professional shopper
to help her buy the gowns she thought
necessary to complement her blond hair
and her many diamonds. After while
she went to see Fricke.
Fricke arranged a meeting between
Nine. Victorica and Vessels at luncheon
at the Kaiserhof. She testified that in
while Frfoke remained.
talked about tho things that had brought
them to this country. She said that
Vessels was suspicious at first and asked
questions to satisfy himself Of her iden-
tity.
Judge Assists in QuestioninE.
Judge Mayer showed interest and con-
Quoted the examination. Answering
him. Mime. Victorfca said she told wes-
sells about one Hapfels and a DR.. Kan
ser In the Berlin Foreign Office.
Was this conversation in English or
In German asked George Winship Tay-
lor, Assistant United States Attorney.
II think in German"
Did you ever talk to Fricks in Ger
man.
81 did"
ibid you tell Mr.. rricke your purpose
IN coming to this country"
Certainly not"
Before you came to this country did
you receive any instructions regarding
Mr.. Fricke?"
Yes"
Tho witness gave this answer before
Mr.. O'Neill could make his objection ef-
fective The court ordered II stricken
out of the record. Mr.. Taylor wanted
II kept in a. an Introduction to furthe,
questions along that line, but judge
Mayer said It was an elementary prin.
ciple that what might have been said
about Fricke in q foreign country was
not binding on him here as a defendant
Mr.. Taylor rave up. There was nc
cross-examination-
Vessels ~ DandiAeA Dresser.
James A. Coo. a clerk in the ofYices o,
Richter q Co.. of which Fricke was
| manager. testified regarding visits Of
vessels there Under cross-examinatior
by Mr.. O'Neill he said that the altered
spy was always neatly dressed, "dandi.
| ned" In the lawyers term. He said tina,
Vessels while waiting to see Frickt
| liked to talk to the young women In the
office.
What has that got to do with t7'
asked De Lancey Nicoll, special counse
for the Government.
| You will md out that that was tn,
principal thing that Vessels did in thi.
country-talk to the ladies'" said M
| O'Neill.
Besides blowing up Ships" said NJ.
| Nicoll.
I'VE haven't got to the ships yet wa.
tho rejoinder. ''Wo have been her,
seven days and have heard nothing abou
ships"
Much testimony was given about tn,
| $4,000 which Frtcke advanced to Vessel,
In August. 1917. and to the Transmission
| OF $4,000 ~ Vessels from German,
through Fricke In March. 1917.
| Judge Mayer adjourned the trial unit
Monday because OF the Jewish holiday
He told the Jurors 1t was his informa
ton that the trial would not take ST,
weeks. as had been expected