The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-12
DEAD ANARCHISTS
SCARF IDENTIFIED
Haberdasher Gives Description
of Man to Whom He
Sold It.
FLYNN MAKES PROGRESS
Police Find Paper Wrapped
Clay Cylinder Along Wall
i'm Central Park.

The necktie worn by the anarchist
blown up by his own bomb before the
home of Attorney General Palmer in
Washington has been positively identi-
fed by the man from whom II was
bought in New York. This haberdasher
has been able to give the operatives of
the Department Of Justice a good de-
of the man. II differs only In
details from the description
gwen by the lower East Side cobbler who
put rubber heels on the mans sandals
two weeks before the explosions.
In addition to these two definite and
important clues William ]. Flynn. chief
OF the bureau of investigation of the
Department OF Justice, also announced
here last night that the mill which wove
the cloth out of which the mans clothes
we're made has been found and that every
yard fof the cloth Ia being followed 70
its ultimate destination in the hope Of
finding one more merchant. probably in
this city. who trafiicked with the anar-
chist before he went on his death dealing
mission to Washington.
Though Chief Flynn refuses to say
whether the identification of the dead an
archist has yet gone far enough to deter
mine even his nationality. he does admit
that enough already has been obtained
to warrant the belief that the man was
we'll dressed. that he had been plentifully
supplied with money short time before
the explosions and that his final identi-
fication is not far of.
Keep shopman's Name Secret.
In conjunction with the work which
has been done toward classifying the
anarchist groups of the country. the APP
proximate Identification of the perpetra-
tor of the Washington, one Of the coun-
trywide outrages of June 2, puts more
hopeful aspect on the final complete solu-
ton of che crimes than officials in charge
have been willing to admit for many
days.
Chief Flynn refuses to say who Is
the haberdasher who identified the mans
necktie, as he still refuses to tell any
thing of the whereabouts OF the cob
bier who Identified the rubber heels. He
says that the haberdasher's place OF
business Is approximately a mile and a
half from that of the cobbler The pro-
prietor of the store himself remembered
selling the tie In question. 1t was a
blue poikadut silk four In hand and
sold for $40. The man says he was
somewhat surprised that customer OF
suCn snaDDy appearance sHoulu puS SUI
q good tie.
1t Is further explained that the wide
distance between the haberdashers ant
the cobbler's shop Is accounted for BY
a remark dropped by the anarchist tC
the coboler to the effect that he was
going to visit Va part of the city soms
distance away.
Only the little strip of the tie which
runs within the collar wac found ir
Washington. 1t bore a mere fragment Of
n name. and at first was regarded as a
clue of insignificant importance. Close
examination OF the label under strong
glass, however, revealed that the labe
was a New York one. Further scrutiny
showed one whole name. and the location
OF the shop quickly followed Not onl,
was the proprietor able to say positively
that the tie had been bought from hi
shop, but 1t was almost a unique patterI
! and OF aS1uality OF which he had but
! few. He remembered promptly the Gus
| toner TO whom he sold It and the dat
of the sale This was two days after tn
sandals had been soled.
With regard to the cloth, Chief Flyn
said last night that 1t was dark. loosel
woven, with a fine green stripe and o
a summer quality that would make up int
a suit selling at between $40 and s4S
| The fact that the man had two hats. on
n soft hat IN which he pu. his railroa
| check and which, with the check, wa
found almost intact after the explosion
indicating that it had been in his poke
or in his bag; that he was wearing