New-York tribune., 1918-07-28
Compelled by u. S. Agents
Near Newark to Ex-
tinguish Fuse
Details of Plot
Known i'm Advance
Explosion sWould Have
Detonated 500 Tons of
Powder


government attorneys, Department of
Justice agents and policemen watched
two skulking figures in the shadow Of
huge munitions factory at Irvington
last night as they ignited the fuse Of a
brass cylinder bomb that was intended
to demolish the plant.
Then as the pair started to fee they
were halted by four shots from an
automatic pistol by a Department of
Justice man, who forced them to return
and at the risk of their lives extin-
guish the rapidly diminishing fuse.
The agent of the Department of JUS
tice had been the intimate friend and
acconplice Of the two bomb planters
for two weeks. They thought him to be
the son of Prince Henkel Won Donners-
mark, of Berlin, but the next princeling
that tries to pal with them will not find
it easy to scrape an acquaintance.
Placed Against Wall
The bomb had been placed against
the wall of the power house of the
Gould & Eberhardt Machinery Com
pany. This concern has been making
gear-cutting machines and lathes for
the ordnance department OF the army.
A few yards distant the Mesa Fuse
Company has a powder magazine con-
tanning 500 tons Of black fuse powder
sufficient to wreck both plants and a
rood share of Irvington.
The surprised prisoners were pun
died into automobiles that the gov
ernment men had in readiness and
were taken to police headquarters in
Newark and locked up. The cars were
driven by two women of the National
League for Women's Service, Lois Sim
mock and George Galligan.
The bomb throwers were ldentihed
without difficulty, in view of the fact
that United States District Attorney
Lynch, in charge of the government
mon. knew who they were and all about
their plot before they arrived with
their bomb. One was DR.. Frederick w.
Bischof, dentist, of 921 Springfield
Avenue, Irvington, and the other his
brotherin-la law, William Heineman,
whose Occupation" in the munition
plant district of Irvington was that of
fessed that it was he who ignited the
bomb fuse.
Celluloid Novelty Maker
DR.: Bischoff is the proprietor of a
celluloid manufacturing concern, which
he calls the French Ivory Novelty Com
pany. He said he was a subject of the
Kaiser and graduate of the University
of Freiburg Mrs. Bischoff, however,
told Department of Justice agents that
her husband was native of the United
States and had been born in either
Memphis or Knoxville. Tenn. She said
ne studied dental surgery at Wander
bit University.
brought to light models of other
bombs and an aluminium torpedo Cum
loaded), with rudder blades at one end.
This closely resembles the straight
falling bombs dropped by avators. In
addition to this the search brought to
iight model of a tank propelled by
clockwork and several ounces of
arsenic
Both men pleaded guilty to violating
'he espionage and sabotage acts when
arra'gned to-day before United States
commissioner Feeny, of Paterson, N. j.
| ne authorities, however, are not salts
ned with their statements that they
are alien enemies and if they are not
they will very likely be charged with
treason, capital offence. Heineman,
however, had registered as an enemy
ahen. DR.. Bischoff had not, but he had
registered in the draft and had been
gwen deferred classification because
OF a dependent wife and children.
third arrest was made during the
morning in connection with the same
case, Bruno Reichelt, patent attor-
iney, of 843 Broad Street, Newark,
being taken. Bischoff and Heineman
were held in $4,000 bail, and Reich
e,ts was fixed at 100000 Reichelt
pleaded not guilty. 1t was stated that
II any one offered to sign the mems
bonds the amounts would be raised
Additional arrests of enemy aliens
IN Newark and lrvington are promised
by the Federal authorities
:, The arrest of these plotters recalls
me ..ne recent destruction of the plant of
lne Canadian Car and Foundry Com
pany, at Kingsland. and also Of the
pu Pont Powder Works, at Haskell. In
Doth instances there was loss of life
and, In each case it was suspected