The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-05
WOMAN
OF MYSTERY
HELD NOW
M#M #W M N
New Arrest May Throw
Light; Suspect Taken
From One of Wash
ington's Lead
ing Hotels.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERy,cEl


woman Of mystery" whose name the
authorities refuse to divuige. being held
in Washington in connection with Red
plots. department of justice investga-
tors today were hopeful OF develop
ments that would go long way toward
rounding UP those guilty of the ter
Eorist campaign that sought the lives
OF Atty. Gen. Palmer and other promi-
nent men throughout the country.
The woman. whose identity was be-
ing carefully guarded, was taken from
one of Washington's leading hotels not
many hours after William J. Flynn.
former chief of the United States secret
service had been placed in charge of the
bureau of investig srion Of the depart
ment.
UNDER no FORMAL CHARGE.
II was understood today that no for
NAL charge has been preferred against
her, but that she is being detained while
certain chemical products found among
her effects were being analysed by ex-
plosive experts from the bureau 81
mines. The woman is said to have come
here from Canada and claims to be Of
Scotch descent, although these who
have seen her say she has the facial
characteristics of an Italian. Only in
the event that she is unquestionably
connected with the bomb plot will her
identity be made public officials said.
If her innocence is established she will
be released imm ediateiy. they added
FoRESHADoWS OTHER ARRESTS.
The detention of the woman was said
10 foreshadow several arrests in the
national capital. The metropolitan po-
lice. working in cooperation with
agents from the attorney generals Of
fee. are reported TO have drawn a net
around at least a dozen persons-sev-
eral of them women-known TO be Of
anarchistic proclivities and suspected
Of having some knowledge of Monday
nights plot
New York detectives were WORKING
with Washington authorities today in
an effort to establish the identity of
the man who was blown to pieces by
the bomb with which he had hoped TO
claim the life of Atty. Gen. Palmer.
Clues seem to be plentiful. but not
productive. The latest theory. although
indications pointed to the man having
boarded a train at Philadelphia, was
that he belonged to a radical group in
New York and authorities have eN-
pressed the opinion today that his iden-
tihcation ultimately would be made in
that city. All of the scraps of clothing
he wore have been assembled and prac-
tically all of the body reconstructed
but il was known that this tedious pro-
cess, UP 70 the present time, had PRO-
duced nothing tangible in tho way Of
clues TO establish the mans Identity.
The local authorities. as we'll as the
department Of justice agents, continued
reticert today. They insisted they were
making progress" but aside from that
they refused TO discuss any actual de-
velopnents resulting from their investi-
cations. 1t was known that Chief Flynn
planned today to question the woman
Of mystery" closely. She is said TO have
explained her presence in Washin gton
as a saleswoman for rare laees.
However, she had failed 10 convince
officials that this was her calling and
could not explain. il was said. the
presence of chemicals in her effects.