Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-23
Heavily Nanacled Quintette
Held In Communicate
In New Orleans
CAPTAIN TELLS STORY
Men We're Arrested by Federal Order
on Way to Rio Janeiro, Says Cap
tain.

New Orleans, March 23.-Held
IL separate cells in the New Or
leans Parish PriSoa last night were
FIVE men who classified themselves
ss seaman, bur who Captain j. H.
+. Van Wecldcrn, OF the New York
and Cuba Line fre;ghter RushvilIe,
said, and Department Of Justice Of
ficiaIs intimated, might be wanted II
New York in connection with the
Investigation Of the Wall street
plot Of last September 16.
Shackled hand and foot, the men
were taker from the steamer Rush
vile yesterday, hustled to the Paris,
Prison and booked under the follow
ing names: Philip Bender. Lionel
kuebreezuf, Rudolph Dorsh, Hans
Rantiin and Henrik Tipar. They
We're then held incommunicado.
After Captain Van Wceldcrm had
related the manner in which the
men were captured and the difficulties
encountered IN moving them from
Rio de Janeiro to New Orleans he.
too, became uncommuaicative ard
list night would make 10 furthe-
statement. Department Of Justice
officials said they were awaiting in
struct!ons !"
iasr Saturday when the Rushviic
was approaching this PET the mas
ter wirelessed the Department Of
Justice requesting that they care
for five consular prisoners. Elabn-
rate preparations were made for
handling the captives and they were
treated as desperate men from the
time Fecdral officers took them over
from the shin guard under which
they were in charge.
Orders issued by the raSsIer Of
the. Rusnville WIRE tina, no inenber
IF the craw- should discuss the pris-
oners with outsiders Under pa;laity
o; salary deductions The captain,
however, related I'll" circumstances
leading up 20 lis acceptance OF the
men az inroluntarv- pa>-crgcrs. :
Late last month. according TO
Captain. WeeIdera, the United Ss.aIes
Shipping Board steamship City Of
Alton, then nearing Rio de Janeiro,
received a wireless message. pre-
sunlably from officials Of the United
States Government. requesting ar
rest Of the five men. 4 fight start
cd and, according to Captain Van
Wcclderr, il was with extreme diff
ficuity that tire men were subdue!,
plac.d in irons ard taken to Rio de
Janciro, where they were imprIs-
oned.
The American Vice Consul at RIO
dc Janeiro, according to Captain
Van Weeldcrr, requested the Mua-
son line steamer Yoro 10 take the
aunteitc to Nes- York. where It was
said they were wanted. " Still
heavily guarded the men were placed
aboard The Yoro and in some man
rer, according to the Rushville cap
tain, started furious fight. The
Ioro's master then speedily return
=! them to the Rio de Janeiro jail.
About that ti.ne :he RuSh"il!a
came in to lead coffee for New Or
leans, and Vice Consul Thomas man
aged to persuade Captain Van Weel-
dern 10 attempt transportation OF
the prisoners.
I'VE accepted, and here they are"
the skipper concluded.
The prisoners, apparently between
% and IS years Of age, were said ~
be for the most part we'll educated,
some speaking several languages.
The officers Of the Rush-ille spent
the day and part of last night in the
Offices Of the Department OF Justice.
No indication was given as to "hsH
the prisoners would be taken to New
York, orders apparently being
awailcd
Aside from reporter from an
afternoon newspaper who managed
10 talk 10 one Of the men and w*s
able to peer, through some OF the
baggage before, he was exeludef
from the parish prison, no one out
side of Federal officials has talked
with the men.