The sun., 1919-05-04

Department Of Justice, Post once In
spectors and a few men detailed by In
spector Joseph L. Faurot from the po-
lice department were at work In twenty
cities of the East trying to locate the
paper box factory which turned out
twenty-five cartons from the special
pasteboard manufactured by the Louis
De Jonge Company in this city.
Most of tho sixteen bombs intercepted
here have now been taken apart after
the method described in THE SUN yes
terday morning by owen Eagan or by
tho experts from the Bureau Of Mines.
II any proof had been needed that the
bombs were exactly alike, oil Of a pre-
clsely Identical pattern, 1t was removed
by the examination yesterday. The
bomb which exploded in Senator Hard
wick's home, burning Mrs. Hardwick'e
face and mangling the hands Of ser
want. was sent to this city-the remains
of 1t rather--and closely examined by
Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Traunce. While neither
would commit himself It was evident
that the authorities believe that the
whole lot of twenty-five was manufac-
tured by one individual, and an expert
In such wickedness. Certain little
pecullarities such as an Individual work.
man would have, are to be found In
cry bomb, Just as II twenty-five let
tiers written by the same man would
bear similar traces of identity.
The best guess is now that a gang OF
New York anarchists made up of L W.
w. members, assorted anarchists, de-
clared BolsheviSi and red radicals gener-
ally (there has been a notable centripe-
tai motion Gin the last few months as
the vtrious varieties OF anarchists have
moved toward a common purpose),
Joined purposes OF revenge on the au-
thoritirs and ideas of terrorism Equipped
with their own printing press, supply OF
explosives and chemicals, they knew
where 10 find. so it is assumed. just the
expert required for the evil business.
Plot q Close Corporation.
On the other hand officials to whom a
reporter dor THE Sun talked y esterday 90
not believe that many individuals were
cognizant Of the actual plot itself, other
wise tIere would have been danger OF
the secret leaking out or OF an informer
selling the facts. The assumption Is that
few ultra-radical leaders In the very
centre Of the web Of conspiracy against
government plotted the outrage and at
tended to the details, though II Is posi-
BILE that others may have had some
knowledge of one phase or another of
the plot. At all events, the Investigators
feel that when arrests are finally made
perhaps less than half q dozen men will
be incriminated.
With the passage OF another twenty
four hours from Friday to yesterday II
appeared as IL Chief Cochran's predic-
ton that all danger was past was justI-
fed. There has been no report Of q
bomb delivered or intercepted since
Thursday afternoon.
As THE Sun stated yesterday the
arrest OF Charles r. Baldwin, or Charles
Pichel. as the police give his name, and
the raid at his medical institute" at
135 West Forty-fifth street, which led
to the discovery of thirty bottles Of INT
and smokeless powder proved to be of
no value in the investigation Of the mail
bomb plot The authorities expected, in
deed. to uncover other hidden stores Of
illicitly held explosives before the
general hunt was over.
Turned over to the Federal authorities
by the Police Department, Baldwin was
questioned for several hours yesterday
and was then arraigned before United
states Commissioner Hitchcock on a
charge additional to the one previously
against him. that of illegilly having mar
cotics in his possession. He was charged
with violating the Federal act which for
bids unlicensed persons to have explo-
sives In their possession. At the request
OF Assistant United States Attorney Ben
A. Matthews. Baldwin was held on a
bond of $4,000 and his examination was
set for tomorrow.