Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-27
Federal Investigation Is De-
manded Following Bomb
Explosion and Deaths Of
Ten Persons, Including
Eight Police Officers.
PATRIOTIC PRIESTS
DEATH WAS PLANNED

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 26.-A leu
eral probe of the bomb explosion a.
the central police station SATURDAY
night, in which ten persons lost theil
lives, was demanded by Congressman
w. J. Cary, in telegram sent 70 a.
Bruce Bielaski, chief OF investigatlon
department Of justice at Washington
In his message Mr.. Cary says tnare
is no doubt that the affair was per
petrated by Italian outlaws who have
terrorized Milwaukee In the past, and
asks that a sufficient number OF in
yestigators be sent to Milwaukee to
run down the persons responsible fOr
the outrage.
OUTLAWS NEST IN CITY.
Mr.. Cary said that from his former
connection with the county jail as
sheriff, he realized that the local
authorities were unable to cope with
the great nest of outlaws and w. w.
organizations which exist here.
1t was announced officially today
that there were only ten victims Of the
bomb instead of eleven. Captain Sui
livan says he Is satisfied that Sam
Nazzone. who brought the bomb to
the station, came unattended and not
with another boy as was at first
thought. In addition to the eight Off
GERS and telephone operator, one girl
lost her life.
BOMB FOUND AT CHURCH.
The police department today con-
tinued its inquiry into the tragedy.
The bomb was intended for. the de-
struction of little Italian church on
Van Buren, street. 1t exploded in the
assem- .dy room of the central police
station after it had been brought there
for investigation by boys who had
found it.
Somebody blundered If the Rev
August Guiana, who is the pastor Of
the Italian church mission was the
intended victim of the bomb, as it was
learned today Guiliana went to Mark
esoan on Saturday and conducted SER
vices there on Sunday.
The bomb plot is blamed upon
blonde Italians" thought to possess
Austrian blood and known to hold pro-
German views. They selected Rev.
Guiliana for death because of his ac-
tivities on behalf of the American
cause in the war.
FAS Sh WAC SN CN0Cb VIZ INV.
1t was thought by the police and
others that the bomb, which was found
against a wall of the Italian Evangel-
ical church on Van Buren street, was
aimed to explode about 5 o'clock Sat
urday night when the pastor ordinar-
lily would have been conducting SER
vices.
The explosion was intended to dis
pose of the pastor and a number Of his
followers, making it impossible for
them to appear at the trial of eleven
Italians planned to start on Wednes-
day, on murder charge in connection
with the Bay View. riot of several
weeks ago when Rev. Guiliana was
a religious service. AT that
time two detectives were killed and
others injured.
Two we'll known Italians of Chicago
are here to assist the local police in
the mystery. A number
Of suspects were grilled yesterday and
most of them released Some, it is
said, are still held for further quizzing.
MANY BONES IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Nov. 26.-Fifty destructive
,ombs have been exploded in Chicago
Turing the last eleven months. accord.
ng to a police report made public to-
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