Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1913 — STOWAWAY 'BARON’ CAPTURED [ARTICLE]

STOWAWAY 'BARON’ CAPTURED

Pays for Trip, But Couldnt Stand His Cloee Quarters—Caught While Seeking Freeh Air. New York. —Attired in pearl gray cutaway suit, patent leather shoe* white spats, gay scarf box effect overcoat, Alpine hat, with feather, and twirling a many-jolnted cane, Baron Josef von Prussynskl, as he gave his name and address, who reached these shores through the connivance of a fireman on board the New York of theAmerican line, appeared before Commissioner Shields. “Baron” Josef said'he met Otto <leh» ring, the fireman, in Cherbourg; that Gehring offered to stow him away under his bank for a trip to America; that he paid ten shillings before going on board and a pound sterling after being stowed away. It was stuffy In the fireman’s quarters, he said, so on the second day out he went to the deck for air And was caught