Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31

windows of Judge Gorman's garage, how
ever, were blown out, and a shrapnel
slug went through the windshield and
curtains of touring car, then on through
the aluminium body of a limousine and
buried itself in the cushions opposite.
Mr. Trisg, seen at his home, said
that he had been summoned by tele-
phone from the city. where he was with
Mrs. Trigg My two children, Helen,
! fifteen, and Ernest, Jr.. six, were asleep
on the second floor on the west side of
tho house. The bomb was placed near
a door leading into the basement on the
east side.
IT don't see why bomb would be
aimed at me. It seems more likely that
1t was meant for Judge German. The
| perpetrators of the outrage did not take
much pains to learn where our sleeping
quarters were If they meant to injure us.
Il am satisfied that the outrage was
part of a campaign of terrorism the
Bolsheviki have inaugurated. | am salts
fed however, that 1t will get them no.
where"
Explosion Near "L" Portion
The Trigg house is built in the shape OF
an L." The explosion occurred near the
corner of this IL" The bomb dug a shall
| low hole in the ground. blew out bit
of masonry tore away the door jamb
and blew out the windows. Its force was
felt severely in the house, though 1t did
not make a breach in the walls. The
basement bathroom was wrecked. and
| the living and dining rooms on the first
| floor were severely damaged.
Former Mayor Weaver was one of the
/ Il ,nhi ilA Of =
Trigg's home today to see IL he could be
of service to his friend. other neigh
bors hurried in and early in the morn
ing the street in front of the house was
lined with automobiles.
| DR.. Thomas c. Ely, Judge Germans
physician. saw him today and said that
his condition had not been disturbed
by the explosion.
Judge German said to me that he be-
lieved the bomb outrages we're an at
tempt to introduce the terrorism of
Russia into this country" said DR.. Ely.
BIames Terrorists
He believes that they were insti-
gated by that force that knows no law
except Its own will and is satisfied that
this terrorist element is responsible for
! the outrages. Judge German added in
| conversation with me. that he knew no
reason why the bomb should have been
directed at his residence"
The cover of box that may have
contained the bomb set off at the apart
ment house where Acting Superintend-
ent of Police Mills lives was found in
the basement of the building. 1t was
about four by six inches in dimensions
All that remained of the bottom of the
box was splinter of wood to which the
hinges were fastened.
Acting Superintendent of Police Mills
thus described the bomb attack on his
home at 1899 North Forty-frst street: {:
Knowing that had a hard day
ahead of me I had gone home early to
get a rest. I had been reading Bolshe-
vik literature for a while and then had
gone to bed about 10 o'clock l had
just fallen into a first sound sleep when
I suddenly found myself lying in the
hallway outside my bedroom covered
with fallen plaster and mass of spln-
tered timber.
Mills Flung from Bed
The shock, which threw my bed on
end and flung me into the hail. for
tunately wrenched the heavy oaken door
at the entrance to my room from its
hinges or should not have been here
talking to you.
For a moment was daZed. Then
I realized something serious had hap
pened. I crept into my room, made my
way to the phone, which was the only
thing not disturbed by the shock of
the explosion, and called the police
OF the Thirty-nInth street and Lam
caster avenue station. ! said, I don't
know what 1t Is, but something has
happened It's a fire, eXplosian or
something; but send a patrol wagon TO
Forty-irst street and Girard avenue
Finds Boishevik Circulars
Then I employed the time in look
ing around through the wreckage of
the first floor 1t was then that l
found some of the Bolshevik literature
scattered about in the debris When I
saw it's character I realized really for
the first time the seriousness of the
situation, and comprehended that IL
they had blown up my home they were
probably bombing the houses OF promi-
nent persons and probably explosions
were then about to occur In other sec
tIons of the city.
Immediately I got my Office in City
Hall on the wire and instructed that
every police station in the city be notI-
fed to place guards at the residences
of all prominent persons in their re-
spective districts. In that way I hoped
to forestall any repetition Of what had
occurred at my house.
with other officials I have been re-
ceiving numerous threats by telephone
during the last two weeks. but attached
no serious significance to them. The move
ment win be put down as quickly as II
has arisen. but no steps will be over
, looked toward giving every one abso-
Lutte and effective protection"