Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-07-05
Headquarters of Industrial
Workers of the World Agi-
tators Who Were to Stand
Trial Soon at TarrytOwn.
ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE
IS THEORY OF POLICE
Emma Goldman and Other VI
olent Anarchists Are Be-
lieyed Involved in Plot Which
Might Have Been Deadly,
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New York, July f.-Three men and
n woman We're killed today when a
dynamite bomb. said 20 be the most
powerful ever used In this city. eX-
ploded with tremendous force in an
apartment tenanied 10y l. w W.s The
upper part Of the six-story tenement
house. In which the bomb was being
made, was wrecked.
4 score OF persons were seriously
injured and much property damage
was done in wide radius from the
scene of the explosion.
Those dead and those who escaped
injury in the apartment included l.
w. w men who were defendants Ia
the trial To be begun Monday IN Tar
rNtown. y ". where they were ar
rested for creating a disturbance
few weeks ago. They went to the
village 10 make demonstrations out
side the POcantico HIS estate of
John - Rockefeller, where John u.
Rockefeller. Jr.. had retired after be-
ing heckled in front of his office at
26 Broadway In this city by T. w w.
members. and sympathisers. including
members of Upton Sinclar's Free ST.
icnce league. Their activities here
arose from the coal mine strike trou-
hles in Colorado. where Mr. Rookie
fellcr. Jr has minin~ interests.
Explosion Probably >ccident.
As soon as one of the bodies Of those
Killed In the explosion had been iden-
tilted as that of Arthur Caron, who
came here from Boston and who was
one of the defendants IN Tarrytown,
the police began their investigation OF
the explosion on the theory that a
bomb was being constructed by Caron
and others for possible use at the /.
w. w. hearings in TarrNtown on
Monday Since the arrest Of the agi-
tators in that village there have been
rumors Of threats to town officials II
the defendants were not released.
Emma Goldman Involved.
Late today the police escorted from
the office of Emma Goldman's publ
cation, Mother Earth. to a police sta
ton, group of agitators, including
Marie CAM, arrested some time ago
for making outdoor speeches in which
she threatened to shoot John y.
Rockefeller. lr Miss CAM was re-
leased this morning from the Queens
county Jail after serving term as
result of her speech making.
The cross examination late today
disclosed that all the eleven defen-
dantS, VINO are out on Ddll, met H'l
last night with Alexander Berkman.
anarchist and others at the head
quarters of the Francisco Ferrer
school, to devise a way to aid the per-
sons facing trial Monday The con
ferees included leaders of the so-call-
ed anti-militarist league, which seeks
to discourage workmen from joining
the state national guard
Present at fniq meeting according
to statements TO the authorities, were
Carl Hansen, a member of the staff
of Mother Earth and carl Berg, 2 a
carpenter, one of the TarrNtown de-
PENDANTS Hansen was blown to pieces
in the explosion Part of hiss body
wa found on a church roof and part
on ear tracks In the street Berg is
missing and Is counted among the
victims The other person known to
have been killed was Mary Claves 90
years old, cigar maker. who occu-
pied an apartment adjoining the one
in which the explosion occurred.
In support OF the police theory that
bomb was being made for use IN
Tarrytown search Of Caron's apart
ment disclosed two dry batteries, WIZ
ed for use: loaded revolver, cart
ridges and partly constructed black
jack together with a bowl Of yellow
substance thought to have been used
in bomb construction.