Evening star., 1914-07-05
BOMB THEY MADE
K|LLSI. v. v. MEN
Police Believe Instrument of
Death Intended to Blow Up
TarrytoWn Court.
CAR0N, ONE OF ACCUSED.
IS VICTIM OF EXPLOSION
Another Body Identified as Hansen.
and Berg Is Missing-Both De-
fendants in Rockefeller Case.

| NEW YORK, July 4-Three men and
woman were killed today when a dy-
| Mantle bomb. said to be the most DOW
erful ever used in this city. exploded
| with tremendous force in an apartment
tenanted by Industrial Workers of the
World The upper part of the six
story tenement house in which the
bomb was being made was wrecked
A score of persons were seriously
injured. 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 are defendants in the
trial to be begun Monday in Tarry-
town, n. Y, where they were arrested
for -reating disturbance a few weeks
ago.
They went to the village to make
demonstrations outside the Pocantico
Hills estate of John D. Rockefeller
where John D. Rockefeller, jr.. had re-
tired after being heckled in front of
| his Office at 26 Broadway, in this city.
by /. W. W. members and sympathizers,
| including members of Upton Sinclairs s
Free Silence League. Their activities
| here arose from the coal mine strike
troubles in Colorado. where Mr.. Rookie
feller, jr., has mining interests.
caron One of Victims.
AS soon as one Of the bodies of those
killed in the explosion had been identi-
fed as that of Arthur Caron. who came
here from Boston and was one of the
defendants in Tarrytown. the police
began their investigation of the ex-
plosion on the theory that bomb was
being constructed by Caron and others
for possible use at the I. w. w. hear
ings in Tarrytown Monday. Since the
arrest of the ag1tators In that village
there have been rumors Of threats to
town officials If the defendants were
not released.
Late today the police escorted from
the office of Emma Goldman's publtca-
ton, Mother Earth, to a police station.
a group of asitators. including Marie
CAM, arrested some time ago for max
ing outdoor speeches in which she
threatened to shoot John d. Rookie
feller, jr. Miss CAM was released this
after serving term as result OF her
speechmaking.
The cross s-examination late today. dis
closed that all eleven defendants. who
Eare out on bail, met here last night with
Berkman, anarchist, and 9TH
Fers At the headquarters Of the Fran
cisco Ferrer School, to devise a way to
aid the persons facing trial Monday. The
conferees included leaders of the So
called anti-militarist league, which seeks
to discourage worlmen from Joining the
state national guard.
Hansen Blown to Pieces.
Present at this meeting, according to
statements to the authorities, were Carl
Hansen, a member of the STAFF Of Mother
Earth, and Carl Berg, twenty-four. a
carpenter, one of the Tarrytown de-
| PENDANTS. Hansen was blown to pieces
in the explosion. Part Of his body was
found on a church roof and part on car
tracks in the street. Berg Is missing
and is counted among the victims.
The other person known to have been
killed was Mary Claves, sixty-five years
old, a cigar maker She occupied an
apartment adjoining the one In which the
explosion occurred.
In support of the police theory that a
bomb was being made for use in Tarry-
closed two dry batteries, wired for use;
a loaded revolver cartridges and a part
ly constructed black jack, together with
a bowl of yellow substance, thought to
have been used in bomb construction.
Statements to the police indicated that
the group at the Francisco Ferrer School
disbanded about midnight last night
Caron, Hansen, Berg and fourth man.
Mike Auspenti, who came here from Chi
cago about two weeks ago, left together
| plosion occurred, at 1926 Lexington ave-
nue. between 1O2d and 1O3d streets on
| the upper east side.
Four Men il Apartment.
Hansen's half-slster, Miss Louise Ber-
ger who rented the top floor apartment
| occupied by herself. Hansen and Caron,
| told the inauisitors that the four mon
reached home at o'clock this morning
At oclock, when she left her home.
sne said, Eerg and Caron were asleep.
Hansen was washing dishes and Auspenti
| was lying on a couch. AL were dressed.
| There were no traces Of an explosive
or Of material for making bomb any
| explosion occurred at 9:25 am. She was
| notified of 1t, she declared wniie at 1he
| Mother Earth office.
| Alexander Berkman explained how
the group allied with him happened TO
be at the Mother Earth office when the
police arrived. He said they had gatn-
cred to go on Fourth of July picnic
| in a New Jersey town
/ Berkman smoked cigarettes and
| answered sharp questioning He denied
! he had counseled violence at the coming
| Tarrytown trials. He and others
| planned to go to Tarrytown. he said
and listen to the pTOceeulHss-
we were prepared" he explained
carefully, Ito utter protests II our com
rades were not given a fair trial That
| was all we contemplated.
| Berkman denied that he had written
threatening letters to Tarrytown offi-
cials.
You did send telegram some time
ago to the judge at TarrytoWn de-
manding the release of l.. ". W
prisoners, didn't you?" asked Deputy
Police Commissioner Rubin.
Yes. l sent telegram containing
resolutions condemning the arrest and
brutal treatment of the men and wom-
en-" replied Berkman. The resolution
was adopted at a meeting OF the Ferrer
group I was instructed to forward
them to the Judge. simply carried out
instructions.
/ Berkman said he was unable to account
Il for the presence of the explosive. He
i volunteered to produce himself and his
Il followers at the coroner's inquest.
1 Explosion Wide Felt.
There were thirty-five apartments in
the Lexington avenue building. Al ex-
cept two were occupied and the tenants
we're made homeless. The loss of life
was not greater, according to the police
because so many dwellers had started off
early to spend the holiday at various re.
sorts The Lexington avenue front OF
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