The Washington herald., 1908-03-30

New York. March 29.-The anarchists
of the city whom the police were able 10
reach to-Ssy. and ~aPy Of the socialist
leaders who headed the march Of the
unemployed upon Union Square on satur-
day. which was followed by the explosion
OF bomb in the. hands OF selig Silver
stein, young Jewish tailor. the maim-
ing of him and the killing Of Ignatz Hi
debrandt. an onlooker. were ready 10 ex-
plain that the unexpected violence which
followed the dispensing of the crowd by
the police was no part of any plot or
attempt at wholesale assassination.
The anarchists disclaimed any hand in
either the calling Of the meeting or its re
suits and those Of the socialists who fig
ured in the event declared positively that
Silverstein was not one Of their number
From the guarded statements of the
police. it was made evident to-day that
the turbulent spirit among the radicals.
II such IT was that dictated the attempted
hurting of the bomb by the Jewish youth.
had been completely cowed. Without ac-
cepting the disclaimers Of the anarchists
and socialists at much more than face
value. the headquarters detective bureau
was busy all day sitting the facts sur
rounding Saturdays affair and making
provisions against its possible repetitiOn
SiIYerstein Not Dead.
Contrary TO the expectations of the
physicians at Bellevue. young :Silverstein
did not die to-day 1t was announced TO-
night that he was in better condition
than on Saturday night, although there
is almost no chance Of his recovery. Al
though one of the youths eyes was
blown out by the explosion Of the bomb
in his hand. the other completely blinded.
and his right arm so mangIed as to neces-
state amputation, he showed remarkable
vitality all day to-day, and was rational
nearly all of the time. He vas sufficient
" clear-headed at o'clock this morning
10 give a full statement te Deputy Police
Commissioner Woods and Assistant Dis
trist Attorney Garvan.
Inspector McCafferty started FIVE Of his
detectives who know Yiddish and are
familiar with the East Side, out upon the
hunt for persons whom he wished to ex-
anime early to-day.
Many Persons Examined.
For the rest of the day there was a
pretty steady stream OF suspected an
archists. relatives OF Silyerstein, and
witnesses of the explosion in Union
Square passing into the inspectors office.
cernlng only what some of them had
said.
S. Yanofsky, the editor of Frei Arbeiter
Stimme Gree Workingmens Voice., was
one Of the first TO be brought before Nc
Cafferty by his special squad of Jewish
sleuths Yanofsky succeeded in clearing
himself Of all completely in the bomb ex-
plosion in very little time. When he came
out he said to the reporters:
'Silverstein was crazy. He's not con-
nected with the anarchists"
Selia and Sarah Silverstein. the sisters
Of Selig. the bomb thrower. were two
others brought before McCafferty.
BcrISman Is Located.
Alexander Berkman was located by a
reporter tonight. and told that Inspector
McCafferty had hinted that he might be
wanted 10 explain the presence in Silver
STEMS room of letters and manuscripts
bearing his signature. Berkman. who.
with Emma Goldman, edits Mother
Earth, said:
Il have not heard from the police in
any way. although l was at my home