The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-12
POLICE SEEK SUSPECTED SPY

Major Henry A. Beebe, the supreme head of the military authorities here, held consultation this morning with Chief of Police Redgate. He stated to a Farmer representative on leaving the building that the restricted zone lines in East Bridgeport probably would be extended to the half mile limit. All residents of this restricted zone who are not citizens of the United Sta1es will be advised by the police 1 to move out of the area into other sections of the city. Entrance of .nor : residents through the guard lines will be allowed only workmen carrying passes and all residents in the re- jstrictedS territory will probably be furnished with passes by Supt. Red- gate, to get to their homes. Coincident with the hunt for the men who dropped the map at the rail- road station, the Federal authorities are Investigating the case of man who gives his name as Mike Rogan- ovosky, of 419 Kossuth street, claimed by the police to be a NihiEst. They say he had anarchistic literature in his possession. He entered this colln- try with a passport, the police state, which is genuine enough in character but was issued to another person. He was arrested trying to get employ ment at the Remington Arms plant. Can't Talk Russian
 Despite the fact that he claims to come from Russia, and left that coun- try two years ago for America, Ro- ganovosky is unable to converse with Russian interpreters whom the police obtained to question him. He does not, or pretends he does not, under stand what they are talking about.
 He asserts the passport in his pos- session was given him by a man in a barroom and that he had no papers of his own on leaving Russia. In his possession were found papers the police state pertaining to the revolu- tion in Ireland and a pamphlet sign ed by Cornelius Lehane, Sein Fein leader, featuring in this country, was discovered on his person.
 He asserts he came to this city from East Walpole, Mass, and has been working in Maine logging camps. Judge Frank Wilder this morning held him in bonds of $1,00O for hearing Saturday. In the meantime the Se- cret Service men will investigate his case.
 When he applied for the position at the munition plant he was asked for his passport, producing the pa- pers. Handed piece of paper and told to write his name, he penned one entirely different from the name on the passport He then admitted un- der pressure that the passports were not his and Capt. Coley of the second precinct station arrested him.
 Protests House Search
 The minute search of rooms in the restricted area commenced yesterday morning and did not end until late yesterday afternoon. Soldiers with loaded fifles visited the residences ac- companied as a rule by a policeman. In many instances the inmates ob- jected to their bureau drawers being first emptied and each article of cloth ing shaken and examined but their protests availed nothing.
 Great excitement prevailed in the neighborhood Tn the course of the search Mrs. Mary Jasson on entering the cellar of her home, 1910 Seavlew avenue, which is situated directly acroSS- IToHh lHe CHlOn MeldiilC Oeli @ ridge shop, was startled to notice the fleeing figure of a man rush by her into the street.
 Hysterical and screaming Mrs. SSs- son fled into Seaview avenue, her cries attracting the attention of police and soldiers on guard at the plant, but the man made good his escape in the darkness of the night. Her home had been searched by soldiers an hour previous to this incident.
 A cache of revolvers and large quantity of Immunition, it was re- ported this morning, had been ear- ried from the cellar of the house by soldiers during their search of prem ises late yesterday afternoon. This was denied Wy members of the house.