Evening star., 1941-06-30
Espionage
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many. but now were naturaliZed citi-
zens of the United States.
Arrest of the 80 suspects came in
swift climax to a two-year investi-
cation of espionage.
Agents of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation led by Director j.
Edgar Hoover seized "a in homes
and taverns in four States. Five
others already we're in custody on
other charges.
Vigilant Prosecution Ordered.
Assistant United States Attorney
General Wendell Berge, in charge of
criminal investigation. said he had
instructed Mr.. Kennedy and James
NJ McInerney. special assistant from
Washington, TO prosecute the case
"vigilantly and without reservation.
This case involves one of the
greatest counter-espionage efforts
ever made by a law enforcement
agency" Mr.. Berge said. 1T should
reassure the public that the Depart
nent of Justice is on the job"
Mr.. Hoover said the G-men
shadowed the suspects for two years
and finally lied them into a fly
trap"
Warrants issued here charged the
prisoners with transmitting infor-
nation to foreign nations concern
ing cargoes on Britain bound ships,
new developments in United States
naval, Army and aircraft products
especially the latter-and trans
portation by courier of samples of
latest armaments.
The alleged spy ring used secret
inks for couriers travelling across the
Atlantic by Clipper planes. Mr..
Hoover declared a short-Wave radio
with ocean-Spannlng range was
found in the room of one suspect
Mr.. Hoover said he was confident
that the speedy arraignment of the
New York prisoners would be fol-
lowed shortly by that of the others,
who will be brought to Brooklyn
for trial
20 Years Maximum Penalty.
Maximum penalty TO" conviction
of espionage or conspiracy to COM
nit espionage under the 1917 Fed
eral Espionage Act is 20 years i'm
prisonment,
In the years the act has been in
effect, Mr.. Hoover pointed out, only
10 persons have been convicted un-
der it.
Only two of the current suspects
we're native Americans, one each
having been born in France. Rus
sia. South Africa, Austria and Mo-
ravia, besides the % German-born
prisoners. All but two of the for
eign-born, however, we're natural
lied Americans. and even these two
had taken steps to obtain citizen
ship papers,
Others arrested here were Paul
Bante, 50, German-born iron work.
er, tool and die maker; Max Blank.
48, German-born seaman, bookkeep-
er and clerk; Frederick Joubert Du-
quesne, SO, born in Cape Colony,
South Africa. described by Mr.
Hoover as writer" lecturer and
professional spy"
Others were Rudolf Ebeling, 42,
German-born shipping clerk; Rich
ard Eichenlaub, 35, German-born
proprietor of the Little Casino res
taurant; Josef August Klein, 81,
Gernan-born commercial photog-
rapher: Felix Jahnke, 48, German
born soda clerk; Paul Al w. ScholZ
Il, German-born book salesman;
Evelyn Clayton Lewis, 38-year- old
artist, sculptress and playwright
born in Fayetteville, Ark; Heinrich
Stade, 40, German-born musician;
Else Weustenfeld. So, German-born
stenographer and notary public;
Heinrich Carl Eilers, So, German
born seaman. George Gottlob Schulz
"a, German-born carpenter; Car
Reuper, 81, of Hudson Heights
German-born machinist, and Oscar
r. Stabler, SO. German-born former
ships barber on the Excambion
who was arrested by the British
last December at Bermuda fol-
allegedly possessing suspicious
documents. The F. B. I. arrested
him at Westwood, N. j.
Edmund Carl Heine, 40, German
born automobile company repre-
sentative. was seized in Pleasant
Ridge, Mich. and Erich Strunck
81, Berman-born waiter, in Mil
Waukee.
Already in custody were Pau
Fehse, Rene Mezenen and Bert
ram Wolfgang lenzinger, Mez'
enen admitted smuggling platinum
to Portugal on clipper of which
he was steward; the others wert
seized for violating or consplrtne
to violate the Federal Registration
Act.