The Archive · 1938

Panama Spy Case

Panama, Oct. 19.

The Panama Canal Zone army authorities today sought to link four arrested German spy suspects with the four defendants now on trial in N-¥. for their alleged membership in 3 gigantic espionage ring in the pay of Germany.

The authorities forwarded to the Department of Justice all details connected with the arrest of the three men and one woman who were rested for their alleged photographing of the Fort Randolph defences, it was earned.

The Army officials requested the Department of Justice to order Mr. Lamar Hardy, United States District Attorney conducting the case against the four defendants in New York, to question the four defendants most closely to discover whether they had mything to do with the four persons arrested in the Canal Zone area, 'The officials particularly requested that Mr. Hardy question Guenther Rumrich, with regard to the quartet of spy' suspects arrested in the Panama Canal region.—United Press.

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