Franz von Papen, the German consular official in San Francisco, had Krupp's Hans Tauscher buy arms intended for revolutionaries in India; they went via Texas to San Diego and onto the schooner Annie Larsen, later found docked at Hoquiam, Washington, while the British intercepted the SS Maverick at Singapore. The San Francisco trial ran 155 days (20 Nov 1917 to 24 Apr 1918) and cost the US government $450,000. The source placed the seizure off San Diego; secondary accounts give both 8,000 rifles (the 9 Jan 1915 rail shipment to San Diego) and 10,000 rifles (the Annie Larsen's cargo); neither figure is yet confirmed from a fetched record.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
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| documents | scroll.in | Scroll.in (2018): von Papen directed Tauscher (Krupp) to buy arms for Indian revolutionaries; Texas to San Diego to Annie Larsen, found at Hoquiam WA; Maverick intercepted at Singapore; SF trial 20 Nov 1917 - 24 Apr 1918, 155 days, $450,000 |
| corroborates | en.wikipedia.org | Annie Larsen affair background; seized at Grays Harbor, WA |
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Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
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| Krupp | named | | Structural | |
Claim
Franz von Papen, the German consular official in San Francisco, had Krupp's Hans Tauscher buy arms intended for revolutionaries in India; they went via Texas to San Diego and onto the schooner Annie Larsen, later found docked at Hoquiam, Washington, while the British intercepted the SS Maverick at Singapore. The San Francisco trial ran 155 days (20 Nov 1917 to 24 Apr 1918) and cost the US government $450,000. The source placed the seizure off San Diego; secondary accounts give both 8,000 rifles (the 9 Jan 1915 rail shipment to San Diego) and 10,000 rifles (the Annie Larsen's cargo); neither figure is yet confirmed from a fetched record.