Evening star., 1926-08-26
JAIL ENDSCAREER
OF BARON KRUPP
Youthful importer, Who Fool
ed Ford and Others, Held
on Bad. Check Charge.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. Mex, August
26.-The American tour of young
man giving the name of Baron Fred
er7ck z. Won krupp and claiming to
be the son Of the head of the German
arms works. has been interrupted by
the arrest Of the baron" here on a
charge OF writing worthless checks.
The youth has been touring various
parts of the country, visiting large
manufacturing plants where he has
been entertained as the son of the
German manufacturer. When ar
rested he was travelling in a small
automobile given him by Henry Ford
when the youth visited Fords plant at
Detroit.
The baron" was arrested here
last night on complaint of John r.
Drobac. assistant manager of a
Denver automobile agency. who de-
clared a 500 check given by the
youth had been returned by a New
York bank. Another check for $50.
in Colorado Springs, also has been
returned. Captain Of Detectives Bert
Clark of Denver said.
Cashed Check In East.
While in the East the youth visit
ed the General Electric works at
Schenectady, n. Y. where he was
entertained, and cashed a check for
a small amount, which one or MS
hosts said had not been honored.
The youth, who was held in Jail
here, declared last night he would
waive extradltion and willingly go to
Denver to face the charge. He de-
MED having issued checks to a1y
automobile agency anywhere. He
admitted he had written checks for
some $500 within the last few
weeks TO others.
Speaking with pronounced German
accent the youth. who Is about 21,
said he was at a loss to explain how
a bad check charge could have been
brought against him unless his father
had withdrawn money placed to his
account in New York bank.
He said he had received a sletter
recently while he was at Grand Can
yon from his father, notifying him
his allowance had been cut to $25 a
week until he decided to return to
Germany and enter the Leipsig Mill
tary Academy. He suggested this as
the only possible explanation in case
any of his checks had not been
honored.
He visited Denver August and s
and from there went to Los Angeles,
where public notice first centered 4lp-
on him after he was reported to have
declared that the great Krupp fac
tories would never again manufacture
implements Of war, as he was to be-
come their proprietor and he did not
believe in war"
Made Friends With Ford.
He talks freely of being acquainted
with such mon as Russell Firestone
Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Thomas Edi-
son, Gov. al Smith and Harry Chand-
Ter, owner Of the Los Angeles Times
He said Henry Ford had given him
the automobile while he was inspect
ing the Detroit plant.
A young man accompanying him
here last night gave the name Of
Charles Taetsch Of Newark. N. j.. and
claimed to be a student at Brown
University. while the baron" said he
attended Harvard University for two
years before the last school year.
The Krupp secretariat in Berlin re-
Gently categorically denied that any
member of the family Is touring
America AS the name Of the head Of
the Krupp works is Baron Gustav
krupp Won Boflen und Halbach, 1t
vas explained the name Frederick
Won Krupp" would be incorrect. The
krupps have a, son. Alfred. 20 years
old. who is now in Germany with
his family.