The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
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back the mob. A half dozen arrests
were made offhand or these nearest
the bomb throwing. but no particular
importance is attached TO the arrests.
COMMISSIONED 10 Kill.
Little is known OF the bomb thrower
beyond what he had told himself. Rem
6ered unconscious at first he later re-
gained his senses at hospital. ana
f,nder prolonged questioning declared
that he had been commissioned 10 klti
the police. They had beat him, ne
said. At FIRST he had insisted tnst he
acted alone. and later when he said
that his act was inspired. he refused
TO reveal the identity Of his com
panion His lrst statement was:
L am Eli Silverstein. = years old.
and J live AT = Van Brunt street
Brooklyn. I was entirely alone in this
thing. no other person being in league
with me- made the bomb from di-
rections / got from the encyclopedias.
was 10 feet from the police aud L
wanted TO threw'it at them was
mad. cop had hit me. The bomb went
of in my hand
Later he added:
Il was cold 70 DO this. ! bought the
nitroglycerine for the bomb at a drug
store at Clark street and Broadway.
Brooklyn. ] made the bomb myself
from piece OF gaspipe. have Ia wife
and two children in Russia. I have
been in the United States two years.
Ny nearest relative is named Cohen
and lives at y Park street, Brooklyn.
] worked for tailor named Goldstein
on Eldridge street, near Brooke street,
Manhattan"
SHIELDS CONFEDERsTES
He refused to incriminate others and
nothing further had been learned from
him when he was placed under an an
esthetic preparatory to an operation.
There is little chance that he viii long
survive. Siiverstein's companion has
not been identified.
Silverstein's statements, made un-
willingly, caused him the greatest
physical effort. When he had refused
10 say more of his act and when. on
cot at Bellevue hospital he seemed to
be dying. ne repeated again and again,
MY name is Silverstein." as though in
death he wished to leave the indisputa
bic knowledge of his identity.
The bomb was about the size. appar-
entity. Of a large orange It was made
OF lead pipe. cncased in a brass jacket
and filed. it would seem, with nails
and scrap bits of iron and nitro glycer-
dne. The brass jacket. broken in half.
was recovered. Bits Of the bomb and
portions OF the bodies OF the two vic
AAAAc y fAE RAffrl Nki q .foANS
from where the bomb exploded
RIoTING CsEsEs CONCERN
The rioting OF today has caused deep
est concern upon the part OF the police
officials. as We'll as citizens generally
Tonight public sentimen'. Ss sys-
tematicaliy gathered from va iety of
sources. hesitates IN expression. Though
no one of Tepute can be found who does
not bitterly denounce the act of vio-
Hence. there are those who believe taat
the police lacked discretion in their
treatment of the crowd, and hold that
the serious situation developed de-.
mands the counsel and management of
The wisest and most experienced police
authorities.
Certain it is that The city's quarters
where IL is believed anarchy f1our.shes
will receive a house cleaning such as
they have never before experienced.
Organized labor in this city. which has
ever stood solidIy against any form of
iswlessness, viii purge its ranks more
vigorously than ever If any lawless ele-
ment IN any quarter Is even suspected.
It is quite as certain that the police
authorities viii give the situation their
most serious and thoughtful attention.
There Is no doubt OF the ability of
the police 70 drive from the city every
one OF anarchistic leanings but there is
G4cO a sentiment Sl[OISlF III IdNOf OF
treating most CONSIDERABLY those of
the unemployed who may seek to air
their grievances, real or otherwise, in
public. Bomb throwing directed against
the police In one Of the cily squares
was hardly believed possible The SEN
timent behind such attempt ed murder
Is impossible TO estimate with any de-
gree Of certainty. and il was agreed
tonight by those who make up the city
be with caution rs well as with thor
oughness. and that while the danger
Gus element must and will be handled
without gloves. the law abiding labor
seekers shall be treated with intelli-
gent consideration.
CALLED FOR UNEMPLOYED
Todays meeting had been callei
through advertisements in socialistic
papers and by placards which invited
all Of the unemployed in the city to
assemble in Union square park at ,
O'Clock this afternoon and demand
that the city give them work or pro-
vide them with food. An attempt was
made. TO get permission from the po-
lice department that speeches might
be made. This was refused.
It was announced that Robert
Hunter. formerly head of the Univer-
sity settlement would speak Hunter is
reputation and his work both in Chi
caEo and New York has won him a
place OF high esteem. 1t is a matter
Of dispute whether Hunter promised
10 address today's meeting and whether
he was at any time in the square II
IS generally believed that he was not
present at any time. il was said to-
night that he was at his home at
Noroton, Conn. Some time ago when d
meeting Of tbs unemployed was pro-
posed the Central federated union re-
fused TO take part in or give its sane
ton TO an outdoor meeting of the un-
employed. It was said at the time that
st was feared that such a demonstra-
ZION would not be in the interest of
labor and public policy
Liberal DISPLAY OF RED
IN spite of the objection TO sneak
ing program, shortly before O'clock
crowds began to gather at the square.
which is bounded on the east by Fourth
avenue and on the west by Broadway.
At the south runs Fourteenth street.
while Seventeenth street forms the
northern boundary. Within these streets
is q park where 25.000 people could as
semble with comfort. When the park