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testified. Sanders replied he would
have to take up the matter with the
war ministry
Sanders, according to Rumrich, told
him Ito send him anything I had"
Il had couple of old booklets and
photographs. sent him those. One
of the booklets was training manual.
The other booklet dealt with mill
tary salutations. The photographs
were shots Of troops on parade I made
in the Canal Zone.
Next he asked me for the names
Of commanding officers in the metro
politan area.
Sent Him Package.
L recall once I sent Sanders a pack
age. He said he was forwarding it to
Berlin for examination and approval to
see If I should receive compensation. +"
Rumrich said he could not recall
whether it was the package containing
the picture of the troops.
L told him was cultivating people
who might be able to furnish valuable
military information and that when
things reached a certain point would
let him know"
There were no more letters by mail,
Rumrich said. His next letter was de-
livered by hand by Mr.. Schmidt"
Schmidt called me at my office
and said he had just returned from
abroad and would like to call on me.
Prior to that I had told Sanders where
I was working.
Schmidt came about noon the next
day. He was-I should say-about As.
He was about S feet 10, $50 pounds,
black-haired, dark-eyed, stocky built "
German in appearance?" asked
Judge John Knox, the first question
he had asked witness.
Rumrich answered: mo, I should
say not"
He said Schmidt handed him a let
ter containing $50 in American
money in IS bills.
$50 Monthly Promised.
Rumrich said Schmidt told him to
sign the receipt which was in the
letter. using the name OF Theodore
Koerner."
When Schmidt asked him il he had
anything to send, Rumrich said, he
told him to wait while he looked
around.
Il looked in a drawer, got my
photograph album and gave him a
couple of photographs. In the letter
Sanders told me he had received ad-
vice from his central that I would be
allowed the sum Of $50 monthly for
my familys support"
Sanders, he said, inclosed a post card
with directions to tear it in two, keep
half himself and give Schmidt the
other half. From that time on, San
ders ordered, every person who came
to see him must produce the other
half of the post card.
OF the pictures he gave Schmidt
Rumrich said, one was an aerial view
of Manila, the other a view Of a mil
itary barracks and parade ground.
Met At Restaurant.
NCAG 1CCClScO u HilOllC Cdll dU lily
ofice from man who identified him.
self as Mr.. Wiegand," Rumrich con-
tinued. HE said he wished to get in
touch with me-"
The stranger arranged to meet him
in restaurant in 34th street the next
day and they sat in booth and talked
in English. This was in October, 1897
two or three weeks after Schmidt S
visit.
Rumrich returned to the restaurant
the next day, waited there, but Mr.
Wiegand" did not appear.
Several weeks after his first visit
Schmidt called on Rumrich again
expressed surprise that he was still
living in the neighborhood and gave
him a letter from Sanders, acknowl-
edging receipt of the photographs and
the receipt for the $50.
Sanders told him to continue send
ing his letters to Hamburg by mail
or messenger, and Schmitt told him
he would be back in New York the
next time the liner Hamburg reached
this port. Schmidt, at that time, ex-
planned he was working on the ship.
Later on, he said, when CHASER Zone