Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-12-27 | Page 1 | Testimony of German Agent Not Necessary

TESTIMONY OF GERMAN AGENT NOT NECESSARY Robert Capelle Who Was Subpoenaed by Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment in San Francisco Not Nat Needed as Witness DOCUMENTS SEIZED 1 Books of Company Copany Are tre in Hands of the District Attorney i in Probe of Activities of T e tons SAN FRANCISCO Dec bec 27 Robert Robert Capelle general agent j I here for th the N North rth German I Lloyd Steamship company who I Iwas was served with a subpoena last Friday after a search for him of several weeks will not be called as a witness before the federal grand rand jury here John Johh W. W Preston Preston Pres Pres- ton United States attorney attorney attorney at at- torney announced today todar It had been reported te that Capelle would be ba called to tt testify today concerning concerning con con- the the disposal of a fund of which Gustave B. B Kulenkampff Kulenkampff Kulenkampff Kulen- Kulen kampff is said to have admitted was turned over to the North orth German Lloyd Steamship company in NewYork New New- NewYork NewYork York and sent to San San Francisco Francisdo to further alleged activities of ot German agents here He lie was expected it was was said to throw w light on the loading loading load load- ing jug of the steamer teamer Sacramento whose cargo re reached chEd German war vessels In the south Pacific I t In that he would not call Capelle Mr Jr Preston said All Ah il the information I f wanted to to- obtain from Cap Capelle lle I got from other I want eft tle bookS bookS' Doks ofT oft ofte t e eNo eto No tIT t T l' I iI rb t to tol learn arn In In- connection with the North German Lloyd Llod I learned beto before e Capelle Capelle Ca Ca- pelle re to this city Preston reston refused to discuss the question of whether the government had an any further interest In Capelle who 1 Is still und under r subpoena