THE SPY MANIA.

Evening Star, Issue 14788, 1 February 1912, Page 6

THE SPY MANIA.

TRIAL OF MR .STEWART. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BERLIN. January 51. (Received February 1, at 9.27 a.m.) .Air Bcrtrand Stewart, who wa& arrested ns a spy in August last, ir, now being charged at. Leipzig on a. charge of attempted espionage at. Bremen, Cuxhaven, Heligoland, and Wilholmshavon. Rep]vine' to the President, Stewart, who has" ah ways protested his innocence. s<iid that his knowledge of fiennnn consisted of about 20 words. He had virriled Germany eover«] times He was an officer in the. Kent Yeomanry, and a keen sportsman, but know nothing about naval matters. The newspapers hore are already publishing imaginary details of Mr Stewart's career, representing him as a gentleman spy. who has been co-operating with mauv others in ferreting out German naval secrets. AX APPEAL FOR PUBLICITY. ISERLIX, January 31. (Received February 1. at 10.55 a.m.) After Mr Stewart's interrogation bv the President, the evidenee wa.s taken in camera. In view of the falsehoods that were l<eing circulated about him in the German Press, Stew.ut nmdc an iui.succo.ssful appeal for publicity. ' ■'! ) lining■———«»