The sun., 1919-06-07
BOMB CLUES FUTILE,
POLICE HERE ADMIT
Neither Local Nor Federal Au-
thorities Have Single
Fact to Work On.
PROCESSES TO BE SLOW
Reds, Inspired by Success,
May Try Again July 4 or
! Bastile Day.

New methods Of deduction have been
forced on the police and Government
agents by the almost total absence Of
definite clues remaining after Monday
nights bomb outrages. Following con-
ferences between william ]. Flynn. head
Of the Department Of Justice secret ser
vice. and William J. ofiey. his represent
tative in this city, as well as with the
police OF this and other cities, It was
admitted yesterday that there remains
no single fact whence the man hant can
proceed by induction to the perpetrators
Of the crime.
ohicials admit that the hunt now has
turned into necessarily slow processes
There has been and there will be no ces-
sation of activity. On the contrary,
more and more men will be assigned to
the task. But instead OF following clues
developed out OF the crimes themselves
a start will now have to be made at the
other end by a thorough examination Of
all radicals and radical gathering places
and workshops. Numerous arrests or de-
tentions may be possible from time to
time. but officials admit that these will
be more for purposes OF information
than any belief that those detained had
any direct part in the crime itself.
The possibility Of the bombs being
part Of q great Bolshevist or anarchistio
plot aimed annbitiously at the overthrow
OF the Government and the possibility
OF plans being made for repetition OF
the demonstrations on July 4 or July II,
Bastile day. are admitted. Police officers
even hope that such plans are being
made. for. they say, the more this kind
or thing IL agitated in anarchist circles
the better are the chances Of picking up
Information that will bring results, as
recruits are added for the dangerous
task OF carrying out the anarchistic
plans.
No doubt was expressed in the minds
of any of those concerned in the hunt
yesterday but that the plots Of Monday
were planned by a circle far INSIDE
OF the usual radical circles. The plan,
they say, was probably conceived by
four or five men who are seen little
among their fellows and who never talk.
1t was executed by a larger number
of confederates, Of course, but 1t Is be-
lieved that these confederates were not
OF the inner circle. 1t Is believed that
each Of the actual workers was assigned
his part without being informed Of the
whole scheme.
The information gained from John
johnson. the l. w. W. leader. held In
Pittsburg, Is pointed to as illustrating
both the favorable and the unfavorable
aspects OF the chase. johnson WAS ar
rested almost by pure chance. When
"sweated he gave the police informa-
tion that has enabled them to make at
least ono other arrest. 1t Is generally
admitted. however. that even with this
Information nothing has yet been
cleaned which would stand for a mo-
ment as evidence for conviction Of any
one IN a court for connection with
Monday nights outrases.
1t Is further explained that the report
that tho police are looking for q woman
known as Dynamite Louise" has but
a secondary Importance. 1t is but one
of the thousand steps which the police
will have to take.
OfflcialS connected with the hunt say
very plainly that while they welcome
tips from citizens which the citizens may
think important most OF these tips in
volve the waste of much police time
without bringing anything new.
nave bettef DETERMINATION.
The practical consolidation OF the
homicide and narcotic squads with the
bomb squad. however, indicates that the
New York police have been moved to
better organization by the steps taken
in the Department OF Justice and other
cities of the East where the bombs ex-
ploded. Most OF the men in these squads
were engaged to-day in canvass of the
laundries Of the city with Photographic
copies OF the laundry mark found inside
a scrap OF collar before the Attorney
Generals home in Washington and with
the makers name OF the hat which was
found. Police officials admit that both
are slender clues.
One lead which at first looked i'm
pressive, the finding OF a wallet on
Attorney-General Palmer's lawn In
Washington with papers indicating that
its owner had recently arrived here
from France. died aborning. Before the
officials Of the French line and immigra-
ticn officials here could be asked about
this 1t was discovered that the wallet
belonged to a citizen OF Washington.