Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-06
No Attack on President

Alter preliminary investigation
they announced themselves as con-
WINGED that the plans of the alleged
plotters had to do entirely with de-
stroying war supplies and that no at
tack on the Presidents life was con-
templated. The police also said they
had acquired information which might
help them in solving the Black Tom,
n. j., explosion and the destruction OF
the kingsland, y. j., plant of the Cam
adian Car & Foundry Co, in which
large munition supplies for the En-
tente Allies were blown up.
| Four other men were questioned by
the authorities tonight. Chief of Police
Hayes of this city said they were
friends OF I<olb. but that he was con-
WINGED they knew nothing of the al
! legged plots.
Other Arrests May Follow
1--WE are following leads which may
result in additional arrests at any
time" declared Chief Hayes. I'VE are
co operating with the New York po-
lice and the neutrality squad of the
collector of the port of New York. All
of us have been working on this for
several weeks"
kolb was found in a small hotel, OPP
pOsite the piers of the Hamburg Amer
/ lean Line. His room, it was asserted
bore the appearance of having been
used as a laboratory, Besides the two
bombs, the police said they found some
tubing resembling that used in ships
part of it brass and part of it steel.
The bombs We're made of this material
There also was a flask Of black powder,
two lead canes, three bottles containing
gasoline, benZine and alcohol tools mis-
cellaneouS material. trinitrotuiuol and
black disc powder. Experts from the
New York detective bureau said the disc
powder was new to them but they be-
lieved it was similar to some used in
Germany.
Bombs Of Great Power
The bombs the experts declared, also
were of new type and apparently of
great power. They were about seven
inches long, an inch and a half in diam
eter and filled with an explosive which
was taken out by the police to be an
alyzed before they would express an
opinion as to its nature. About the
steel body of the bombs was found a
thin copper tubing, perforated at in.
tervals. The fuses We're contained in
this tube, the evident purpose being to
protect them, the cOnvolutions being de-
signed to permit a considerable length
of fuse being used so that time would
be given for anyone planting the bombs
to reach safe distance before they
exploded.
The workmanship of the bombs. the
police said, indicated ingenuity and skill
The1 were wrapped up in shirt which
kolb, they said. admitted was his.
kolb denied that he had anything to
do with making the bombs, but said, &C
cording to the police, that his room was
used for that purpose by a man he knew
only as Karl whom he met in sa-
loon. He added that he did not know
where Karl could be found at this
time
Kolb said he was born in Cologne. Ger
many, and came to this country shortly
after the war began. working his way
on a Standard Oil steamer. He made
several trips also between this country
and Mexico. he said, but not recently.
At various tirHes, he said he worked as 4
barkeeper and waiter and also admitted
that he was q druggist and had sought
a position as a weigher in a chemical
house.
He gave his age as 80. He had lived
at the hotel here for five weeks, paying
81 25 a week for his room.