New-York tribune., 1908-03-29

the meeting IN Union Square, and said that he
would probably listen to the speeches after he
had bought the clothes. According TO Samuel
tie dead many times spoke Of anarchy, and
on several occasions dweit on the making Of
bombs The boy said that he was sure his
brother had no bomb In his possession when
he left his home.
Detectives visited the home of Morris Cohen.
No 21 Park street Williamsburg. who Silver
stein said was his uncle. last night Cohen said
that he had never heard of the man. and denied
that he any relative In spite of his de-
niais the police not satisfied and took him
to Brooklyn Police Headquarters. where he was
put through a severe cross-examination. Cohen
is taller. and has q shop at No. lo3 Cook
street. williamsburg
THROWER IDENTIFIED-HIS STORY.
Most OF the witnesses including few men of
the same apparent stamp Silverstein himself
and one two Of typical park benchers. identi-
fled Silrerstein at the hospital before Coroner
Shrady the bomb thrower. There he told
Coroner Shrady several conflicting stories. IL
was hard TO get more than few disJonted
words from him. but finally he said that some
one had handed the bomb to him and told him
to hurl It into the police ranks Then he told the
police that he made 1t himself. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Marshall Joined the group about
the bedside then. He had been standing IN
front of the Everett House when the explosion
occurred and had rushed to the fountain
There he spoke to Siiverstein, asking him II
he knew what he had done and realized that ne
was about to die.
Il realize It," Silverstein replied then There
,s no occasion now for me 20 tell you lie;
was alone in this thing
At the hospital he told Mr.. Marshall about the
same thing
II was entirely alone in this thing" he said
this time No other person was with I
made the bomb from directions 1 got from an
encyclopedia- / was ten feet from the police
and wanted TO throw 1t at them. / was mad:
q cop had hit me. The bomb went on In my
hand
He went to tell how. young as he was, he
mad a wife and two children IN Russia and had
come to this country two years ago. His best
friend here was a Morris Cohen. who lived at
No 21 Park street. williamsburg For some
time he said he had been employed by a tailor
named Goldstein. in Eldridge street, between
Broome and Delaney streets
II was told to do this" he said then In,me-
diately after he said once more that he was
alone. steadfastly holding TO his'refusal to in
criminate anybody else.
Il bought some nitroglycerine for the bomb
a, a drug store at Clark street and Broadway.
/ made the bomb myself from piece OF gas
pipe"
Pieces OF the bomb, which filled with
nails and scrap metal, were scattered at great
distances The bomb was made of thin copper,
reinforced by a brass Jacket, which added to its
death dealing qualities. Portions Of this were
found and handed to Inspector Sehmttberger
The bomb apparently was about six inches In
length and about four inches in width.
TALES OF EYEwITNESSEs.
TIE stories of all the eyewitnesses found by
the police agree in a surprising way in every
material detail. One of the most graphic stories
was told by Mrs. L. G. Stonebraker. who had
lust crossed from Williamsburg and was on her
wav home to No. 226 East 18th street.
Just as 1 reached the fountain she said. Il
saw two men going in the same direction Just
as the foremost one got abreast OF me- scarcely
nve feet away. saw him raise his hand ana
lean slightly forward. Immediately there was
an explosion.
nrompted the man who threw the bomb. fell
almost irstantaneousiy. The other man. the
honb thrower, turned around slowly, standing
,,,,,,.,, and then FELL Both had stepped out
=, a small group and were facing directly tow
"a .ha nolice and not more than ten feet away.
~. no,,ce having their backs turned. The man
-, .h,.w tbe bomb was dressed In black.
IT,. 7 er.t saw the two men he was in front.
.,.,o.t running. It looked though the second
80. chasing him. II is certain that the
t.. 81. hoy.h tried to kill the police.
-. . h.nch right in line with the man as he
-, .h. bomb was George Robertson. dere-
,.. ,,., out Of the hospital who cssis NO.
- c,.... III. hopos He did not - ~