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nd William M. Jarasch, the latter two German reservists. Testifying in the case Jarasch, a bartender, said: "Jacobsen (an aide) told me that munition factories in Canada were to be blown up. Before I left for Detroit, Jacobsen and I went to the consulate. We saw the consul and he shook hands with me and wished me success." Charles F. Respa, in his testimony made the following revelations in response to questions by the government's representatives: Q. How long had you been employed before he (Kaltschmidt) told you that he wanted you to blow up some of these factories? A. About three weeks. Q. Did Kaltschmidt at the time speak of any particular place that he wanted you to blow up? A. The particular place was the Armory. Q. Did he mention the Peabody Building at that time? A. Not particularly--he was more after the bridges and the armories and wanted those places blown up that made ammunition and military clothing. Q. The explosion at the armories was to be timed so that it would occur when the soldiers were asleep there? A. Yes--he did not mention that he wanted to kill soldiers. Q. Did he say that if the dynamite in the suitcase exploded it would kill the soldiers? A. I do not remember that he said so, but he must have known it. Q. Did you take both grips? A. Yes. Q. Where did you set the first grip? A. By the Peabody plant (blown up on June 20,1915). Q. Where did you put the other suitcase? A. Then I walked down the Walkerville road to the Armories at Windsor, and carried the suitcase. Q. When you got to the Armories did you know where to place it? A. I had my instructions. Q. From Kaltschmidt? A. Yes. Q. Did you place this suitcase containing the dynamite bomb at the armory in a proper place to explode and do any damage? A. Yes. Q. Was it properly connected so that the cap would explode and strike the dynamite? A. I fixed it so that it would not. Q. Did you deliberately fix this bomb that you took to the Armories so that it would not explode? A. Yes. Q. Why did you do that? A. I knew that the suitcase contained thirty sticks of dynamite and if exploded would blow up the Armories and all the ammunition and kill every man in it. It is interesting to note in this connection that Kaltschmidt was sentenced to four years in the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, and to pay a fine of $20,000. Horn's sentence was eighteen months in the Atlanta penitentiary and a fine of $1,000. Attempts
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