Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-05
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matter of determining the identity of
the dead man. 1t was further report
ed that the Washington detective
probably would go to New York to-
day.
Part of Detective Burlingame's in
vesttgation had to do with ascertain
ing the identity of the man who
bought the shat from De Luca Bros.
that was found among the effects
Detective Edward Kelly was hur-
ried to Baltimore last night to in
vestigate bit of information OBJ
tanned here. His trip was not in vain,
Maj. Pullman stated, but it was ad-
mitted that nothing of great i'm
portance was obtained.
The two New York detectives. men,
bers of the bomb squad, who came
here yesterday morning, returned
home last night. They were much in
terested in what they learned in this
city, Maj. Pullman said. declaring the
Washington police had more direct
information bearing on the identity
of the gang than any other city, and
they felt hopeful that the Washing
ton police would trace their clues to
successful termination.
Details Interest Chief Flynn.
Chief Flynn. who has charge of the
investigation throughout the country,
was much interested in the stories of
the affair related by Maj. Pullman
and Inspector Grant. They went
Flynn was told in detail of what the
police had learned and done. Out
side the house, where the explosion
occurred, the ground was gone over
in order that the new chief of the
bureau of Investigations might fully
familiarize himself with every detail
of the affair."
Several residents of this city were
alarmed yesterday when small sam
pie packages of peanuts were re-
ceived by them through the mail
They had not ordered merchandise
that would come by mail, they ex-
planned to the police, and bomb
their minds. Detectives stood about
the basin in the squadroom at head
quarters while one of the packages
was being soaked, and the sight OF
peanuts relieved the tension, al
though some of the onlookers knew
that such packages had been re-
ceived by friends.
Wallet, Is Identified.
Maj Langlois, military attache OF
the French embassy, identified the
wallet found in a hedge not far from
Attorney General Palmer's home. I,
was lost by the nine-year-old son OF
the major.
Gets Clue From Little Rock.
Inspector Edwin T. Reaves of the
bureau Of mines, at Little Rock, Ark
t.
here today what may prove one of the
most tangible clues to the explosion
plot.
With three others. William r. Ortiz
go was arrested near Hartford, Ark
with an automobile filled with high
explosives. Ortigo is probably fatally
wounded. The men have been con.
further action by the Department OF
Justice.
Secret service agents are now work
ing on the case. None of the quartet
would make any statement whatever
of the possession Of the explosives.
made that the men be brought to
Washington for examination by De-
partment Of Justice agents.
Ortigo was shot trough the lung by
City Marshal Hargis when he resisted
arrest. another Of the men suffered a
0ullSC "Oun0 MS l0E. dynamite
caps and fuses were found inside the
automobile.
Flynn's Arrival Starts Move.
With the arrival in Washington
yesterday Of William J. Flynn, new
chief Of the bureau Of investigation.
Department. of Justice, the campaign
Of determination to be waged against
anarchists, reds" bolsheviki and
other law -defying enemies of society
assumed definite form.
In company with Maj. Pullman. SUI
perintsndsnt Of police. and Inspector
Lawrence ODea, Mr.. Flynn visited
the premises at 21S2 r street and
went carefully over the place. He
also gave the vicinity OF the bomb
outrage Of Monday night q careful
Inspection. Nothing new in the way
Of evidence was discovered. Mr.. Flynn
saying he had little expectation OF
finding anything of the kind. Tho
inspection, he said, was for tho pur-
pose of familiarixinE himself with
the lay Of the land ana to learn at
first hand just what the Washington
police and detectives have done.
Reports Of arrests in Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, New York, Toledo, Gin
cinnati, Cleveland and other cities
are being received At the Department
Of Justice.