The sun., 1919-06-05

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outrage was planned by one Of the more
intellectual OF the anarchists. 1t is
tradition on the bomb squad that the
most complicated mechanisms. with all
the means OF Identification. which they
entail. are usually devised by the widest
anarchists and those Of the lowest men,
tality. The dynamite. they point out, Is
just as effective, II enough of It Is used,
and II neither requires discriminating
preparation nor leaves tell tale frae-
ments.
Inspector Egan bases his conclusions
on a careful inspection OF the site of the
explosion in Sixty-frst street. which he
made with sixteen men from the Bureau
of Buildings. Every possible fragment
was picked up and examined. Not a
single bit of metal was found any place
to Indicate that the explosive was con-
fined In a container of any sort. Mr..
Egan further believes that the traces OF
the explosion itself indicate that dynam-
lite was used and that II was set just at
the top of the steps in the angle below
the vestibule floor. He Gays the step it.
self was crushed, but that most OF the
damage was done by the falling Of the
keystone Of the doorway arch.
Mrs. ]. z. Muckenstuerm, who lives
across the street from Judge Motifs
house, gave further confirmation yes.
terday Of her story that two young
women sat on Judge Motifs steps just
before the bomb exploded. She again
insisted that she could not possibly have
confused these women with the daugh-
tiers of DR.. McKew, who sat on the steps
next door earlier in the evening.
Heard n woman's Scream.
II saw the McKew girls go in" she
says, "and saw this other couple after
ward They were there when / went to
bed fifteen minutes before tho ex-
plosion."
But the most startling assertion of
Mrs. Muckenstuerm is that she heard a
womsn's scream just before the ex-
plosion.
From my bed heard the scream and
explosion Immediately afterward." she
says now.
Detectives interpret this to mean that
the young woman did place the bomb
and that this scream was perhaps an
Involuntary one. perhaps an effort at a
warning when they saw the elderly
Waterman approach the deadly tnlng
which they had set going.
Russian. DO Not Know johnson.
Investigation at the Russian People,
House in 1873 East Fifteenth street
brought an emphatic denial from Sergiua
A. Youmshanoff, head of the organiza-
ton established there, that johnson. said
by the Pittsburg police TO have stopped
there. was known. Others about the
place admitted. however. that II was
!. quite possible that Johnson or even Big
Bill Haywood himself might have come
there without becoming known.
This was born out by the state OF
the building. Good natured Russians
were scattered all through the rooms
talking, playing the piano, studying
reading and eating and drinking tea
There were many groups with no APP
parent connection among them. They
all asserted that the building was used
by many groups of Russians
Its chief function. according to Mr.
Youmshsnoff, is to house his own or
gapization. which. he says, Is exclusively
confined to classes for Russians who de-
sire. to learn English or technical sub
jects, and to helping them with legal and
other advice. He denies that his organi'
zation Is interested in propaganda of any
political nature, except among Russians
with respect to their own country, but
admits that the lower rooms of the house
are rented TO all sorts Of Russian 30
cieties, of which he knows little or moth
ing.
+. Repatriation Abandoned.
Some time ago. he asserted, the or
ganization also interested itself ir
aiding the repatriation OF Russians who
hearing of the distribution OF LAND
= among the peasants by the Soviet gov
eminent, desired to return to their orig
inal pursuits on the farm and escape
from American factories. This activ
ity. however. he says. has been dis
continued by his organization on the re-
quest of l.. c.. X Martens, the officia
Soviet representative In this country.
The house Is recognized by the poles
as a gathering place for both men ant
women Russian radicals. though there
were no women in the house yesterday
1t was raided in March and 164 suspects
taken to Police Headquarters All bu
four of these were released and three Of
the four are now awaiting deportation
after the final disposal of their legal ap
peals The remaining member of th'
quartet held was Mollie Steiner. at the
time on bail for a Federal offense anC
now held in double bonds for both tn,
criminal charge and for deportation.
The house is also centre for tn,
spread of Russian radical literature
though Mr.. Youmshanoff insists that al
of 1t is translated and sent to tn
Federal authorities for approval befor
distribution. lie Salu tndt daily news
paper issued by his society was printed
at 243 East Thirteenth street. Inquir
there revealed the basement print sho
locked and barred. AS soon as reporter
stopped before the door, however, the.
were accosted by two men. APPARENT.
Russian. who said they were printer
employed IN the shop. They denied tina
any newspaper had been printed there
saying that there was no press in tn
shop and that its work was confined I
job composition. They were familia
with Mr.. Youmshanoff. but insisted tina
he had no paper printed in their shop
1. w. w. Also Profess Ignorance
This shop Is typical OF hundreds hk
II on the East Side below Fourteent
street at any one OF which the IAN
archist Fighters proclamation whic
accompanied the bomb outrages Nigh
have been set up or run off. Two 9th
ers are in the same block with 1t II
Thirteenth street. This is typical OF thu