The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-07
u. S. AGENTS RAID 4 BOMB PLANT;
YOUNG AUSTRIAN UNDER ARREST

Lieberman of the Bureau Of Combusti-
bles. who was summoned, looked at the
glass container with the. chlorine gas
n he remarked that the quantity was
sufficient TO kill everybody in the house.
What are you doing with all these
things?' asked chief Flynn.
Denies Making Any Bombs.
"weli. I always have had a fondness
for experimenting with high explosives
and I used to come over here for that,
but ] don't know anything about max.
ing bombs.' Mente stammered.
well. who asked you anything about
bombs?" retored Flynn. what do you
do with this picric acidT"
Il used that to wash my hands with"
said Mente.
Inspector Lieberman explained that
among the acids were the component
parts Of chlorine gas and also various
explosives. The entire equipment was
gathered together for transfer TO Police
Headquarters. In the examination Of
various articles Chief Flynn came upon
a little black notebook. Perusal re-
vealed many startling things.
First OF all Mente haS inscribed for
mule OF various explosives. u as
~gelatine dynamitee. nitroelycerine. gun
cotton, cordite INK smokeless powder.
He had all the chemical analyses care
fully recorded with the nicety Of a
scientist. He nae In his book such nota-
tions las this: ut takes nre. smokes and
explodes In the air"
On the second page of the book was
found the beginning Of a code. 1t ran
thus
Any answer.
ABA big Job.
"ABC-Quick as you.
"ABCD-.Tob walt"
Then followed the signature that
looked like George Menyer or George
Meyer. In the boob the prisoner
showed that he had a knowledge OF Latin
and Greek and though he insisted he
never had gone to public school he had
written Greek signs with the neatness
of n scholar.
Mente. with Mr.. and Mrs. KluEev, was
taken to Police Headquarters. where the
chemical and laboratory equipment
was spread out before Ments and he
was submitted to a rigorous examination.
He admitted that ne was not an Ameri-
can citizen and v had applied for
naturalization papers. He admitted pro-
Teutonic sympathy. and said he had
Joined Bouck Whites Church Of the
Social Revolution. He had a pamphlet
on the meaning of neutrality, prepared
by Richard =. Raugh copies OF Father
land. and an Insurance policy made out
in favor or his mother. now In Hungary.
He said he bought with his " money
the entire laboratory, worth a couple Of
thousand dollars. He said he had at
tended lectures on his favorite subjects
wherever possible and that he had made
notes Of those lectures. His knowledge
or abstruse scientific subjects was ex-
tremely deep.
He said he had come to this country
when is years old. but that his parents
had returned to Austria Hungary several
years 10 He denied everything GRIM
ina He was evasive In many of his
and the police and the secret
service questioners got little informa-
ton from him. 1t was learned. how
ever, hat he had admitted unwithngly
roborated other information obtained
against him.
After a thorough study OF the chemi-
calls and various other paraphernalia the
police produced a fire bomb which had
been found intact In tho hold of the
kirkoswald in Marseilles. France. on
June S last. The police thought that
he might know something about II and
they Quizzed him at length, only to
meet with emphatic denials.
This bomb. only two inche long. was
made NJ lead tubing about an inch in
diameter. The tube was divided into
two sections by n sheet Of zinc. on top
had been placed sulphur1c acid. which
would eat through the zinc In about four
or Ave days. Below was sulphur and
chlorate OF potash. The uniting Of the