New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Rurnelv Asserts He
Bought Mail to Aid
Progressive arty
Continuing Testimony at His
Trial, He Admits He Also
Wanted to Give the Ger.
man Side of War Fairy

Dr. Edward A. Rumely resumed the
stand yesterday before Judge Grubt
in the United States District Court and
told OF his purpose in acquiring The
New York Evening Mail and Of various
negotiations leading to MS ultimate
purchase of it.
DR.. Rumely is q co-defendant with
Norvln Lindhcim and S. Walter Kauf-
man. charged with Withholding from the
Alien ProlVrty Custodian the alleged
German ownership of The New York
Evening Mail
The first option on The Evening Mail
DR.. Rumely said, was obtained in
March, 1915. He arranged to hsv~
option extended. That WAS in Ar..I,
SO ne PAID Henry Stoddard, its owner
5000 for the extension and loaned
him $4,000 because the newspaper WAS
losing money, he said
Concerning his relations with s. s.
Mcclure, DR.. Rumely said that they
extended from 1911 to 1915, and that
various publishing projects were dis
cuSsed during that time.
McC ure and he were interested in
the politics of the Progressive party
ami IN promulgating its policies and
wanted an organ to do it in. They con-
sidered purchasing The Press, he said
Stephen Baldwin, Dr. Rumely's at
torney, asked him what his motive
was IN acquiring The Evening Mail
DR.. Kumely replied that one of his
reasons was to further Progressive
party policies and another was to pre-
sent the German side of The war.
Or. Eumely said that the people We're
being given a biased angle Of the in
tcrnational situation and that more
than 100000 persons were interested
in the German side and wanted il
played up fairly.
Mcclure started negotiations for the
purchase Of The Evening Mail, he said
Dr. Rumely got William Cloverdale, q
New York business man, to talk with
Stoddard about its possible purchase
CloVerdale reported to Dr. Rumcly tha,
the newspaper could be had for ST 200.
600 cash. Negotiations were contin-
ued and Or. Rumcly learned that Stod.
dard was willing to take $500 900 FIRST
mortgage bonds. The newspaper was
purchased about June !, 1915.
Dr. Rumely reiterated his statements
that he was unaware that any German
AiAO4i1S lattQ D-tI invested III MS Duf-
chase.
Dr. Runcly testified that his frs
conference with Dr.. Albert concern;n,
The Evening Mail was in May, 1915
1t was at this conference, he said. h,
first learned of Herman Sielcken's Ioa1
to m. DR.. Albert said that he wal
authorized to turn over loan TO b,
made by Sielcken. Dr. Rumely sait
that he to Dr.. Albert that he did no
want lean from Sielcken; he wantet
to sell him stock
TO this DR.. Albert is said to hav,
tod DR.. Rumely that if he wanted t
sell Ale.ckcn stock, he would have t,
see HIM himself. DR.. Rumely said tina
Dr. Albert uistrusted his business alb |
lty due to his previous fnancia
troubles.
II was told at that time" said Dr.
RumciE, that whether The Exenin,
Mail negotiations came to q head O
not, the name of Herman Sielcken wa
never 10 be mentioned.
Il aaAed MIN u'hy.' said Dr.. Rume'y
and he SAID because Sielcken wa
engaged IN huge business on the h.sl
seas. so | agreed not to mention hi
name
Tine trial viii be continued to-day.