The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
BOMB MEN KEEP
I TRAILS COVERED
Chief Flynn and Other Off
cials Work on Promising
Clues to Plottcrs.
DISCOUNT WOMAN,s TIP
Pittsburg Detectives Fail to
Get Anything Tangible Out
, Of Bessemer Tale.

Aho al oHiClhls concerned IN the
hunt for the persons responsible for the
pomb outrases here and in seven other
cities last week reported progress in
their investigations yesterday. there was
nothing Of a defnite nature given out
that might warrant the belief that the
piotters are near arrest.
William J. Flynn. who came on from
washington last week to take personal
charge OF the Investigation, said yester-
pay that progress had been fnade-that
wings had been uncovered during the
last two days that offered leads which
might result in important DEVELOPMENTS
almost any minute. To newspaper men
with whom he has had cooperation in
.he past and who enjoy his confidence
be said:
you can report progress. We turned
mp a good thing here on Sunday and
another to-day. II these clues work out
as they promise to we may have some-
thing worth while TO announce"
William NJ. offiey. superintendent of
the local office Of the Department of
Justice. made a similar statement last
night. Mr.. offiey was at his desk all
DAY In constant touch with the bureaus
operatives. He had had a conference
with CHIEF Flynn earlier in the day but
MS statement of results last night was
made independently and only in respect
20 the activities of the local office.
Both FLYNN and Offiey agreed that the
FEDERAL officials were getting all the CO.
operation possible from the Police De-
partnient. but each declined to say what
cooperation had been requested from that
direction. At Police Headouarters the
censorship was in full effect. Deputy
Commissioner Lahey and Inspector Jo-
seph A. Faurot were at work on the
bomb cases and last night were expect
ing reports from detectives that had been
sent earlier in the day to Bessemer to
Investigate clues reported to have been
unearthed by Chief OF Police James Fin
srty OF the Pennsylvania town.
Mysterious Woman n Tipster.
Inspector Faurot had several confer
ences with the Federal authorities yes
eerday and half a dozen local sleuths
are at work In and about Bessemer now
They have been Instructed to report
every development by telegraph or tele-
phone.
The little Pennsylvania town became
the centre OF the Investigation yester-
day by reason OF published statements
attributed to local Police Chief Finerty.
Chief Flynn and Superintendent Offley
both told THE Sun yesterday that they
knew nothing about the reported devei-
opments there.
These reports were to the effect that
2 woman informant in league with the
Red element, had given Chief Finerty
the names Of the persons who made the
bombs. The story was that seven bombs
mad been constructed in a shanty on the
outskirts OF the town and that these had
peen distributed through a we'll or
ganized committee of Reds to various
points within easy committing distance
rom the places where the explosions &C.
Cured on Monday night Of last week
a mysterious woman, whom earlier
reports had II was ''on the inside" and
. member OF the inner ring OF Red plot
tiers. seems to have been the source Of
the Bessemer policeman's information.
This woman is reported as being so
frightened about what might happen to
her at the hands of her associates that
ner name was not made public in Fin
erty's account OF her story. II was on
me basis OF this woman's story that Chief
Ffnerty was understood to have later de-
clared that the bomb placer who was
blown to pieces at the home Of Attorney.
General A Mitchell Palmer In Washing.
ton was one Louis Lazdue.
Pittsburg Detectives Baked.
Detectives from Pittsburg yesterday
usation OF the womans story said that
she broke down and admitted that she
knew nothing OF the plot.
Doubt OF the woman's story grew here
when Flynn and Ofiey admitted that
they knew nothing and expected nothing
from Bessemer. Both officials were re-
ferred to the sensational stories purport-
Ing to indicate an expose of the entire
plot and both declined to take the stor-
les seriously.
The sum total of yesterdays develop
ments therefore was nil as far as the
authorities would admit to the public.
The developments reported by Chief
Finerty of Bessemer are regarded as
based upon the story told by the woman
and which has since apparently been
discredlted by the other authorities.
Nevertheless, local police officials said
last night that every effort would be
made to prove up on the evidence Fin
erty is said to have and which Is to the
general effect that the bombs were made
in a shanty outside OF Bessemer and
shipped East on Saturday. May 81, to
Pittsburg. Cleveland, Camden and other
places
Superintendent ofiey had a confer
ence with his staff at which arrange
Inents were completed to pay particular
attention TO all future meetings that
promised TO develop any sort of express
sion of Red propaganda. In the mean
time the agents OF the Department OF
Justice are preparing copies of the
speeches made at Madison Square Gar
den on Sunday afternoon by Victor Ber-
ger, Judge Jacob Panken. Alderman AL
gernon Lee and others These will be
forwarded to the various legislative COM
mittees now engaged in framing legisla.
ton designed to curb the activities of
the preachers of Bolshevic doctrines.
Additional copies will be sent to the
State committee named to investigate
Bolshevjsm, OF which Senator Clayton
n. Lusk IL chairman, and which will
begin lie sessions here to-day or to-
morrow.
State OmciaIs Act.
A pamphlet entitled 1.-THE Grimes Of
Bolshevism," which was distributed at
the came meeting and which Is said to
describe the Bolshevic methods in a
most favorable light will also be drawn
TO the attention OF the committees in
terested.
Gov. Smith was understood yesterday
60 have given the necessary executive au-
thorizatlon to Attorney-General Charles
d. Newton to proceed In his investiga-
ton % Boishsvisn and correlated ques-
lions in New York State, along the same
lines that ex-Gov. Whitman authorized
former Attorney-General Merton Il.
Lewis 10 proceed in the Bolo Paaha case
something more than $4,000 of the or
fginal fund Of $4,000 is understood to be
available for the purposes OF this inves-
usation and which was provided for