New-York tribune., 1919-06-11
New York Cobbler Iden-
tifies Shoe Worn by
Man Who Tried to
Destroy Palmer Home
Flynn Is Elated
By the Discovery
Search for Anarchist Nest
Narrows Down to One
Section of This City

The man who was killed in attempt
mr to blow up the Washington home
Il Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
Inst week was seen in this city three
weeks ago.
The authorities have found a cob
bier here who has positively identified
sandal worn by the slain man as
ono upon which he placed a rubber
heel. The cobbler remembered the
man and has given a general descrip-
ton Of him to the Department of
Justice officials. He says he was not
an Italian.
William J. Flynn, head Of all the
agencies hunting down the perpetra-
tors Of last weeks bomb outrages,
said last night that this discovery was
the most important SO far made.
Has Mans Description
y don't want to say that arrests
viii follow Immediately" said Mr..
Flynn. "We don't yet know who the
msn vas or who his associates are. But
We are sure that the shoemaker saw
him, and we have good general idea
Of what he looked like. I can't say
whether he is New Yorker or not.
He may have come from some other
city"
Chief Flynn said that FIVE or six
other clews unearthed in connection
with the plot all led to certain section
OF the city. In canvassing all the
shoemakers in the section they found
eobbler VINO recalled having placed
rubber heel upon sandal resem-
bling the one shoe of the dead man
that still remained intact.
The shoemaker particularly remem-
Dersd the incident because he said the
sandal vas made of a peculiar COM
position to which he could not attach
the rubber heel with the ordinary
cement. He explained that he had to
sttach piece of leather to the sandal
and then glue on the rubber heel.
Verify Cobbler's Story
The heel. he said, was red. Chief
Flynn said the cobbler's statements were
~ verified. When the rubber heel
sas detached they found the piece of
'easher which the shoemaker said he
placed there.
ne sandal is of cheap manufacture
aao Is OF type usually worn by the
aoss extreme faddists and radicals.
'ne eobbler told the chief that he did
g believe the man was an Italian.
Flynn says that this elimination is
,aFsher reinforced by the letters X. B.
,sund on the dead mans collar and
uaakerchief. If these letters indi-
oN At all the initials of the mans
saue, he said, he couldn't possibly be
= !salian, there being no letter. K
y the Italian alphabet.
Description Is Sent Out
The cobbler asserted that he was
=. asquainted with the man and knew
sosalng Of his associates or his per-
.slasisy. The incident of the peculiar
npcsition of the sandal, he said,
.v.sser, recalled a vivid recollection.
we mans appearance, a description
sesntsy. '"'
Az. .an latest development entirely
s.s'nafes in the minds of officials the
-. , OF the Chief Of Police of Besse-
ga, that cobbler of that town
Npaired the dead mans shoe. 1t
oorted then that the rubber heel
me initials II. r. s."
- .s.sl a Flynn also disposed of the re-
~ snas the iatters ID. NJ" were found
4. nat OF the dead man and that
hsters related to an associate of
u, s,mste Louise" Berger, an anarchist
.nown and now being hunted by
3. 1s,'es. The Chief said no such let
found in the mans nat.
1l,9oo Reward offered
n 'asnt with the disclosures of
H.stJnn came an announcement of
..l. eHsrsd by District Attorney
s,sss lor information leading to the
49, snd conviction Of the person or
sss VINO placed the bomb under
ga - sns home ct Judge Charles
~ sTanri made the announcement
1,s, 5 : conference at City Hail with
nyisn. The Mayor, according
nj ,ss.s .es1snn, was thoroughly in ac~
~ the plan.
s1ries Attorney said the de-
stt1eited on pa0e four