The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07

One of the most dastardly outrages against property or human fife which was ever perpetrated in Bridgeport was consummated with extraordinary skill last night, with the explosion of a high explosive bomb in the Klein berger pawn-shop in Water street. That it was the intention of those re- sponsible for the outrage to take hu- man life is the belief of the police.
 The police today intimate that not more than two persons were inplf- cated, and that it was the result of a disagreement over the purchase of Jewe1ry for female members of a gang which have long been prominent in nefarious underworld professions.
 Its perpetration was the cause of three innocent victims being severely injured, two who are horribly maim- ed and not yet without the pale of death and a third less severely in jured.
 A surprising statement was made by Jacob Kleinberger to a reporter for The Farmer this morning when he said: ''I have long had trouble with a band of cadets some of whom were accused of being implicated in the death of an Italian woman from the West. They have borrowed consider able money from me and have sold them many diamonds for their vvom- en. They have time after time re- fused to pay me and have been com pelIed to resort to severe measures to secure my money. Recently have been hard upon them and they have been in the store several times and argued with me. know that it is they who have committed this das- tardly trick to get even with me. want to see them punished and am not afraid of them. They have car ried out their plans, but the police will get them. I cannot say what my loss will be. This place is wrecked and may never know what the dam age is. I have no insurance that will cover it. That is the method such criminals have of avoiding their hon. est debts and am helpless. believe that the police will locate those who are responsible"
 THE INJURED.
 Warren Lewis, aged 20, living at 3o74 Fairfield avenue, at St. Vincent's s Hospital with a compound fracture of the right leg, burns, decorations, and filled with hundreds of pieces of small metal shot into his body as if by a gun. Said to have passed comfort able night, though in danger by shock or blood-poisoning.
 James J. Carmody, aged 45, Com mercial House, artery and veins of the right wrist severed. Lacerations of the fact, chin and neck. Similarly dis figured by flying metal and glass. Said at St. Vincent's hospital to have bet ter chance for recovery than Lewis, but in danger of Iock-jaw or blood poisoning.
 John Gallagher, 22, 76 Wilson street, decorations of the legs, and said to be resting comfortably at his home.
 Definite clues leading to the belief that Jacob Kleinberger's pawn-shop, wrecked last night by the explosion of high-expIosive bomb, by those who harbored grudges against him and whom he was about to prosecute vigorously have today been secured by the police.
 It is acknowledged by Klein berger, that as recently as last week he had several arguments with Italian-speak- ing men, the members of a local gang of known criminals, and it is believed he has informed the police that at that time only were dire threats made against his effects but against his per son as we'll
 While confirmation cannot be had through the police it is learned. upon good authority that the names of those suspected are in the hands of the police and that information tend ing to show the bomb was manufac- tured yesterday in East Bridgeport has been divulged.
 Two arrests of persons suspected of
  fair were made at an early hour this morning by State Policeman Rowe Wheeler, assisted by Detectives Doo1ey and Bray, who worked all night upon the information which had been giv- en by those familiar with the circum- stances preceding the outrage.
 Annie De Rose, of 265 State street, and Phillip Lanosia, of the same ad- dress were found today in East Bridgeport. Brought to police head quarters they were put through a viz orous examination which failed to dis close anything of material importance and is said to have concIusively prov ed that they knew nothing whatso- ever of the affair.
 The condition of the injured men. Warren Lewis, aged 20, SO47 Fairfield avenues, James Carmody, 45, of the Commercial House, and John Gal Iagher, aged 22, 76 Wilson street is reported as much improved, although the first two mentioned confined to St. Vincent's hospital, are in a critical condition and liable to become vic tins of bloodpoisoning.
 The explosion which practically de-