New-York tribune., 1922-01-28
Ignatius T. Lincoln, For
mer British Member of
Parliament, Arrested for
illegally Entering U. S.
Officials Veil
Case in Mystery
Discovery of international
Adventurer Result of
His Publishing Letter

lgnatus timothy Tribitsch Lincoln
alfconfessed master spy" Of the for
aer German emperor and the most
hunted man IN the world, was arrested
mere last night by Department of Jus
sics agent at the request of immiera
tion authorities on a charge of surren-
.itious entry.
Immediately after his arrest he was
taken before immigration officials and
after brief hearing was released on
bond.
Beyond saying that the arrest had
taken place III an Office building "soms-
where between Church Street and
Broadway no ono concerned in the
capture would talk.
Lincoln vas taken to Ellis Island eo-
hearing. Asked last night what he
knew. about the arrest, Robert r. Tod.
immigration Commissioner, said he had
no comment to make.
Letter Led to Capture
The Department Of Justice agents
have been searching for Lincoln since
iast November, when the information
oily notorious adventurcr slipped into
SO far as could he ascertainod last
night Lincoln would have been per.
fectly secure in his residence here had
not his desire % announce his arrival
prompted HIM to write q letter to n
local 'e"sparer The publication Of
that letter on November set the ma
chnery of the Department Of Justice
against him. and resulted in his cap
ture Yesterday afternoon
Lincoln. who describes himself as
the most elusive man in the world !"
is one of the most remarkable char
acters developed by the war He con.
fessed he wss spy for Germany while
he was sitting as ,lnember Of the
British Parliament. He was born in
Austria OF Hebrew parents. and later
became in turn Pre- sbyterian minister
and curate in the Anglican Church
After becoming a naturalized British
suhlec, he WAS elected TO Parliament It
in both elections Of 1910.
~ his psried career. he has acted as
agent OF Ludendorff, the ex &c rman
Emperor. tho British War Office and
other governments. Uc came to this
work for the German government. He
ras arrested on a charge Of forgery
preferred against him by the British
govcrnr ont but escaped from the
United States marshal. and then openly
aouted the Law officers for three
months before he was again arrested.
Zach day during this period he wrote
to newspapers. announcing where he
would he at certain times during the
day and daring the Federal agents to
capture him.
Sentenced in England
He was subsequently arrested and
extradited to England. where he re
ceived a sentence OF three years Upon
his release from the British Jail he
was deported to Germany. and there
took leading part in the abortye
kapp rebellion. taking charge Of the
Imperial censorship during the short
lived regime of the kapp government.
In the letter he wrote just after he
tppped into the countr, last Novem be r
lincoln said.
y changed MY name aud address con-
s'antly, yet | was arrested in Vienna
on February rs last for high treason
sna 1or haring sold ALLEGED false docu-
'nents to the Czecho- Slovakian govern
nent afte, three and a half months
OF juoIclsl inquiry I was set free, but
expelled from Austria
an wanted M Germany for high
treason. there being a price on my
"eec ior my participation in the Kapp
counter revolution of March, 1920. The
bavarian murder bureau has decreed
my assassnation. The Hungarian mon
archlsts are equally after ME. while
British spies follow me wherever | 90
Only recently they circula rized all the
embassies in Rome about my move
ments"
He concluded by saying: 81 must and
Do acknowledge that I landed here in
violation of the immigration laws.
meant no deception or ofTense to the
United States authorities. vas acting
Under stress of compelling circum.
rtanes and in peril Of my life. had
10 traverse many countries before
got here"
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81. - Tgnatlus
Lincoln. officials of the Department
uJustce said night. was taken into
'astodv at the request of the ]mmi-
ystion Service OF the Depa rtment OF
,.a,aol for surreptitious entry into the
Oalsed States last November.
0flc ais said that Lincoln had made
seYeral attempts to return legally tc
nIais country after his deportation from
!r.hgland> 20 Germany but was denied
'ae necessary permission.
Wife. Angry at Husband,
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