New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
DIR. Runnely Is
Found GUILTY.
With 2 Others
Kaufman and Lindneim Also
Convicted for Failure to
Report That German
Money Backed N. Y. Mail
jury Is Out p Hours
Three Counts Dismissed:
Defendants Face 2 Years
in Jail and $4,000 Fine

Or. Edward A Rumely, former pro-
rrietor and editor OF The New York
Evening Mail, was found guilty yester-
day in the United States District Court
OF having concealed from the Alien
Property Custodian sums of money
loaned by the imperial German gov
ernment to finance The Evening Mail
during part of the war.
Norvin Lindheim and S. Walter Kauf-
man, of the law firm of Hays, Kaufman
g. Lindheim, who were co-defendants
with DR.. Rumely, also were found
guilty Of the same charges.
There are five counts in the indict-
ment returned in 1918 against the
three defendants. The first three counts
allege that the German government
owned stock in The Evening Mail, and
that this was not reported to the gov
ernment. The last two counts allege
that the German government loaned
money to DR.. Rumcly to purchase and
maintain the newspaper. II was on the
last two counts that the jury found
the defendants guilty. On the first
three counts the jury returned YER
dict Of not guilty
Contend American Paid None,
The defense contended that the
money that was put into The Evening
Mail came from Herman Sielcken. an
American living in Germany. The
prosecution charged that DR.. Rumely
was indebted to the. German govern
ment to the extent Of 81 ,45l 700, and
that he and the other defendants con-
spired to conceal this from the Alien
Property Custodian in violation of the
trading with the enemy act
The jury returned with its verdict
at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
jurors began their deliberations Friday
night at 5:45.
j. K. Block, in behalf Of the jurors,
made strong recommendation to the
court for mercy. The maximum pen
atty for the offense is two years in Jail,
$4,000 fine, or both. Judge Grubb ad =
journed the court until Monday at 2
o'clock, when he viii pronounce SEN
tence.
All during the tedious wait for the
verdict Dr.. Runely and the other de
PENDANTS seemed confident Of acquittal
Dr.. Rumely strolled along the corridors
talking with friends. Lindheim talked
and smoked. Kaufman, because he is
blind, sat still for the most part, but
sometimes walked back and forth be-
side the bar. They all took the YER
dict calmly. Mrs. Rume'y was crying
when she left the courtroom
Rumely Educated in Germany
Edward Aloysius Rumely was born in
T.aportc, Ind. on February 2s, 1882
He was educated in the University Of
Notre Dame, the University of IIeidel-
berg and the University Of Ere berg.
Outside OF his association with The
Evening Mail he is known as a manu-
facturcr and an educator He founded
and organized the Interlaken School,
He devel loped a mechanical tractor as
substitute for horse power in plow-
ing. He was secretary of M. Rumely &
Co., Of Laporte, and was president and
secretary Of the Mail and Express Com
pany.
He was a member of the National As
socat:on for the Promotion Of Indus
trial Training and d member of the
American Association Of Agricultural
Engineers. He is the author Of works
on education for boys and power and
the plow.
Dr. Rumely was arrested on June 2,
1918, on the complaint OF Deputy At
torney General Alfred L. Becker on
charge of perjury in connection with
the report made to the Alien Property
Custodian concerning the purchase of
The Evening Mail He was indicted on
August 3 by the Federal grand jury,
charged with conspiracy to conceal the
alleged German backing for the news
paper.