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Show 'GERMMI SUSPEGT IS ; INDICTED II GOTHAM Held in $50,000 Bail by Judge; Known as an Adventurer. X!-:V YORK. Dec. 14. On a -.-hure of j fraudulently submitting: a false oof of fire insurance claim, but more particularly particular-ly because it is alleged lie lias been "identified "iden-tified and connected with the enemies of j this country," Frederick Fredericks, better bet-ter known as Captain Fritz .loubert Du-quesne. Du-quesne. adventurer nnd soldier of fortune, was held in $"u,uu0 bail tonight by Judge Cru in In general sessions. The prisnner, who is known also as "Captain Claude Stoughton" of the British army, was indicted in-dicted by a srand jury today. iJurjuesne was arrested Pecember S by members of tlie neutrality squad and, when his effects were searched, District Attorney Swann announced, they found the following document, written In German Ger-man : "Managua, May 5, 115. "It is a pleasure to me to commend in ( the highest manner to my countrymen, j Mr. Frilz Duquesne. captain of engineers in the Boer army, lie lias In many cir- cumstances rendered notable services to ' our good German cause. ! (Signed) "UEBLCRSKZIO. i "Imperial Vice Consul." I The uniform of a captain of the Brit- , ish army also was found in his room. Mr. : 1 Swann said, and before his arrest he j posed as an officer in the Australian light horse cavalry: appeared in the uniform of an officer of that army, and pretended to have come recently from the front. |