New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
rol.M. H. Thompson, Son.
in.Law of Envoy, and 3
Others Indicted for Gun
Cache Seized Last June
Conspiracy Against
Britain Is Charged
,n,o Ordnance Co. Also
Accused by U. S. Jury;4
Freed on $500 Bond

"a, snd eight men, including
l..I yarcellus H. Thompson, vice
-. Of the Auto Ordnance Com
-, a. Manhattan and son-in-lsw Of
r..,,l George Harvey, United States
,-,,u,sor 70 Great Britain, are
80 IN an indictment by the Federal
,r,,a juy charging conspiracy TO
'.,, The neutrality laws by shipping
-,,si,s guns 70 Ireland to be used
,-,,ss, the British government. The
,rsi.tn.n,. which was returned several
r,-,h, ago. was under seal until to-
n, Others named in the indictment
T.. Frank williams. alias Lawrence De
IAey. shss Lawrence Pierce, who is
81 70 have paid FOR the guns. He Is
l.,l,,,s 10 have lived at one time IN
y,.ok.n and is at present believed TO
n u Ireland.
yrs Williams, brother Of Frank
,sv EDWARD De Lacy, said to have
,,.. IMPLICATED in the purchase and
:, b.lisved 70 be in Ireland.
olsi Order Laid 10 Salesman
c,.sr. Z. Rorke. a salesman Of
vs,Lsron. D. C.. suspected Of hav-
r., b,sn one Of the chief conspirstors
al declared 20 have placed the order
.sr ncr OF the guns.
he Auto Ordnance Company, as
csporation.
Frank J. Marking. secretary Of the
Auto Ordnance Company.
Fnrs B. Oschenriter. Of New York
rd Washington. who is charged with
t,rrr placed the first order for some
d he guns.
Jts, Culhane. Manhattan truekman'
,s,rrsi with having csrted the guns
.r,- 81 express station 10 his ware
E,.a 10 the Bronx at the direction OF
Fink Williams.
4 NJ Brophy. first name unknown
% The Federal authorities, who - de-
dared % have transferred the ship
r.n, q guns from the Culhane ware
house % the ship in Hoboken. ,
The Indictment is the outcome o.
he hnd.rC Of 495 machine guns iasU
'1ne buried under the coal IN 'ne
,srkers ON the freighter East Side OF
he Cosmopolitan Line. They were
ourd while the vessel was tied 10 /,
ioboken pier. The weapons were sal1
d be NJ a tvpe invented by Colonel
'honpsor's father. Brigsdier General
ohm 7 Thompson.
Hunt for Men Caused Secrecy
u is charged that the guns were
old bv the Auto Ordnance company
N Investigation IVES started by th'
.ritod states Shipping BOARD imme'
iatelv after the discovery. The De
artment of Justice also conducted aI
rquirv. In April the January term OF
he Federal grand jury. when ne9Iu
4e result OF both Investigations M
he'd its labors Since that time req,
rll Attorney Walter 6. Whine and
IL assistant. Thomas +. Arrowsmith'
no presented the case 20 the jury.
sve declined 20 discuss the report that
r Indictment had been found. Inc
screcv. 10 is now explained. was due
!, the failure Of the Federal authori-
i,s % ind some Of the men named IN
re Indictment.
The Indictment charges the men with
t.rsriracy 20 set en- foot and PROVIDE
he means for military enterprise 10
!, tsrried on against the territory OF
lioTsirn prince with whom the United
sal.s Is o. peace.
When the guns were uncovered By
tstsls Of the Cosmopolitan Line last
'N, frank Williams claimed owner
~. Questioned by Federal invostiga-
i'n Williams said he had purchased
nt- from the Auto Ordnance Company
i,' I,cred them in a warehouse tom
st'.a they we're stolen just before they
Fiis found He said he did not Know
'0s hey got on the ship.
4 month later Rorke was arrested IS
t'e o. the conspirators. He declared
nsi he had s old the war material 70
I'slp Of strange men.
Colonel Thompson, who has consist
.'nty declined 70 discuss the case, rs a
t'.eusts Of Harvard, 'o9, and OF the
vn'Ei States Military Academy. He Is
, MEMBER Of the Metropolitan ana
Mnny and Navy clubs. His wife was
~" Dorothy Harvey.
Thompson Freed on Bond
Colonel Thompson. Rorke, Oschen-
,'4f and the Auto Ordnance Company
. corporation. were arraigned on
,,siaraie indictments before Federal
saege Rellstab IN Newark, pleaded not
ssll'y and we're released in $1,000 bail
LONDON, June le (By The Assoei-
yea Press Colonel Harvey, the
.Atnefiean Ambassador, said to-day
eIoszh his secretary that he had moth
~ 70 say in regard 70 dispatches 70
~, London papers announcing tnat
.'ohel Marcellus II. Thompson, SON
;ias Of the Ambassador. had been
.ee'ei a. Trenton, y. j., on the
ls'se l,.,'se conspiracy 70 ship arms 10
etLf AST, June l9.-The Thompson
- pAyd a big part in the Clones
,,.999 H999 hight last February, when four
f,eAi eonStlSles we're killed.
"a, az the inquest a constable who had
-.Ned six bullet wounds said he
~. ~ man with a Thompson gun, who
s,,-aeed him IN the left arm and abb
men r.ntn the attention Of a high Ulster
- IA Il, eonstabulary official was drawn
49, report from New York Of the
s.,i..nsnt Of Colonel Thompson. he
ass~ 80 nat Thompson guns had not
-, employed by the Ulster constab-
sr,is., oet that they had been used
.s.'' s.'a'' the oonstsbulary on several oc-
y. ;'ohs He added tha. at Cranagh
~. .''n,stabulary Rad captured a maya
al y had been reported. the official
,r,i mat Thompson guns had been
1poyed in the Belfast riot zone. but