The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-13

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eisn vas 20 have the liquid eat through
the aluminium and cause. tho fire after
,he ship had got well out to. sea. From
the evidence gathered. IL seems that
amons the chief objects of attack were
ehips CARRYING. sugar. 1t is said that
sugar ~ bcing used by the Allies ms a
component, N certain explosives. II Ia
believed, however. that the fire bombs
were placed IN coal bunkers. In cargoes
Of msaueio~ and other cargoes OF In
tiamrnable materials.
Nan. Ciu~s Followed.
The arrest Of III" four men end the
unfolding NJ the plot are regarded as
q remarkable piece Of detective work.
For pra c,icaiiy "A year Capt. Tunney
end his mon have been working day and
night On THOUSANDS Of clues with the
hope Of discovering the method by which
the bombs We're made ahd how they
we're placed on board the ships. In that
time they have trailed thousands Of men
IN New York. Jersey and Connecticut
and have followed others to iIoston and
Philadelphia and followed clues indi-
rcctly to San Francisco and Seattle.
They have consulted chemists and
other scientists. with the idea Of gain
Ing information concerning the making
az bombs and the various ingredients.
When there was a luil in sleuthing Capt.
Tunpey would call his men together at
Police Headquarters and for hours ut
time they would work over problems I'm
ehemistry dealing with explosives and
liquid fire. All the time they had one
ATM In view-the unravelling OF the ship
fires.
Amorg the men who followed clues
we're Lieut.. Busby. Detectives Barnitz.
J'ayth. Fenneily. Wallace. Jenkins.
Walsh. Coy. Murphy. Sterett. Carer.
Terra. Puglinani. Santinelli and kiley.
While these men were following vari-
rus clues and after they had received
y-o,n the French Government. through
the American state Department. the
bomb which was our on the Kirk o.
valid they got a definite clue from Capt.
fay. whom Capt. Tunncy's men arrested
III Hoboken.
where Chemist Failed.
Fay. In one OF his talks with Capt.
Tunucy. said
"Thege IL a certain mar IN this city
who has put up $4,000 for the manu-
Sacture Of bombs to destroy ships going
To the Allies. ! know that the chemist,
u whom a large amount OF money was
paid 10 fulfil a contract for making the
Ingredients OF the bombs did not carry
out his specifications That IL the rea-
Hcn Why the bombs did not 20 on and
why iires did not occur. I know too
not made strong enough. and that where
they were expected to destroy ships they
did very little damage
In connection with that statement
Capt. Tunney and his men gathered
ruinors about Il quarrel that had taken
place between the men putting up the
money aud the men making the bombs.
The chemist was chided for his failures
and then bombs were made OF much
stronger acid and exploded too soon.
The result was that two fires occurred OH
lighters carrying bags of sugar from
Piers to ships that were loading. and in
other instances fires started in holds
while the vessels were yet in port.
stin. without any clue to the iden.
tty OF the men who were making tho
bombs. Capt. Tunney's men continued
their surveillance OF hundreds OF Ger.
mans. One day they became suspicion.
of Capt. Won Kleist. Detectives workins
WIZ the utmost care in picking up ever,
suapicious detail finally became con.
"i-ccd that Won Kleist knew something
ubpJt the making of the bombs. Barth
"err1. Sterett. Coy and Kiley took turn.
~ following the captain. After a tim,
one man gained the confidence OF Vor
lil"'st. spending days cumming will
h.n In restaurants and other places
ana all the time danHling the Allies.
bomb Hidden In Garden
The first definite clue was obtaine,
wien Won kleist dug up from the gardei
g. his Hoboken home one Of two bomb
which he had hidden there. lie is. sal,
10 have shown a certain man the bonn