Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-05 | Page 22 | Jurors Probe Spy Charges

JURORS PROBE SPY CHARGES r LOS S ANGELES March 5 IS UP i r Charges that spies obtained war secrets creu of the tho United States navy and offered them for sale aale in an International market were under l Investigation today by a federal grand jury Extraordinary precautions were rep reported e taken by the department of f Justice to keep the deliberations of ot the jury secret because of delicate deli deU ate cate considerations Involved in the investigation n. n Two men men were said to be awaitIng awaiting awaiting await await- ing qu questioning In connect connection on with the tho asserted plot the against navy One was held in county jail when unable to m make ke bond bend while the oth other r was waa held as a material witness The first was Identified as a former form form- er sailor Bailor r who n was discharged dis charged from the navy in 1926 for tor Insubordination The charge under which li he is held was listed ILSted as the Illegal wearing of a navy uniform The prisoners prisoner's s former roommate as athe the witness a a- aLong Long Beach resident was heldA held heldA A A- third man said to be an Oriental Orien Orlen tal bl is being sought by federal agents for questioning He wa was reported re re- ported to have left the United States after the present inv investigation U opened Members of the asserted spy ring were believed to have ha secured details on the 1934 war games inthe Inthe in inthe the Pacific and tried to sell them in inthe In Inthe the international m market It was not stated that any war been sold tl to any foreign power nor was the name of any foreign country mentioned Assistant U. U S. S Attorney Howell Purdue Indicated that the grand jury had been informed certain naval papers were stolen from ba battleships prior to departure of the fleet for the 1934 maneuvers These ese papers he indicated covered ship movements Other p papers pers believed believed be- be be be- stolen tolen contained information on naV navy aircraft development