New-York tribune., 1919-06-04
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in the block were not permitted to
loiter and with a clear street Inspector
Eagan directed the men of his bu-
reau in a minute search for scraps OF
evidence. They found little beyond
the bits of flesh and cloth of what
was William Bochner.
New York Sends Detectives
From Police Headquarters First Dep
uty Police Commissioner Lahcy dis
patched two Of his detectives to Wash
inston, two to Philadelphia, two to
Paterson, n. j., and two others to the
Middle Western cities in which cxplo-
sions occurred. They were all instruct
ed to keep their superiors here in
formed of Developments in the search
being made in those cities. The two
sent to Washington were instructed to
forward photographs and minute data
on laundry mark attached to bit OF
cloth picked up near the home Of At
torncy General A. Mitchell Palmer.
Beyond that the police officials here
we're scratching their heads and put
ting the search up to the Philadelphia
police, for it is their theory that the
bomb plot was Matched in that city. AS
for Commissioner Enright and Deputy
Lahey, they both were too busy to dis
cuss the explosion.
Judge Mott received the news of the
explosion by telephone at Black Point,
Conn. his summer home. After ascer
tanning that Mrs Mott, who was in the
town house when the bomb exploded,
was suffering only from shock and
fright, he caught the first train into
New York yesterday morning. He
spent the day at his home directing
the activities Of carpenters, bricklay
ers, plastercrs and glazicrs who sought
to restore the wrecked portions Of the
house.
"Hanging Too Good" Says Judge
q! am all at sea- said the Judge as
ne rested, coatless, in the basement of
his home after several hours Of hard
work, improvising cloth coverings for
the empty window frames of the house
There have been no bomb cs ses
tried before ne since the Cathedral
case. Those men, Frank Arcona and
Carmne Carbone, sentenced to Sing
Sing by me, are still in prison to the
best Of my knowledge. Friends of
theirs would hardly have waited this
long to avenge them.
Il have had no threatening letters
since | was in the District Attorneys
cffice as an assistant for years.
A few months ago when it was reported
that the police had information that
Judges Of New York courts were posi-
bic anarchist targets, I cautioned my
wife not 10 open the door in response
80 rings OF the bell at night.
MY feelings toward creatures who
would explode q bomb in house con-
tanning women and children are toe
violent to print. Hanging would be
too good for them by far.
My wife had come to town alone
TO get a cook. 1t was just good fort
une that she escaped being killed.
ut was only few nights ago thai
the caretaker, John Bjorkgrcn, his wife
and their seven-year- girl, Agnes
moved their sleeping quarters from
the front basement rooms to an uppe
floor OF the house. This bit Of luc!
saved their lives, for this morning
their old sleeping rooms were fille'
| with debris.
II regret very much the death o
poor old Boehner. 7 had known hir
| long as a faithful watchman.
/ CAS- for the men responsible, hav
/ no more clew to their identity or thei
4 reason than they themselves have out
! lined in the circulars they left benin
:. them when they left the bomb"
The stone steps of the Mott hon,
we're cracked right down the cent?
by the explosion and sank down in tt
: middle, so that all collapsed when tt
police yesterday morning pulled ar
81 tugged at a few stones that still su
! ported them.
q Havoc Wrought by Bomb
al The heavy ornamental stone over t
q door crashed down into the sunk
q areaway of the paved front yard
SI the Mott home. The front doors al
5 the srcrs walls Of the vcstibule we
"a hlow- 81 The inner steps we're to
q and sclints-ed, Half dozen Of t
2 back boards Of the steps we're hloN
Il inward, away from the red carr
9 that covered them. 4 plaster lion
"a riche at tbs top Of the steps "
81 wrecked, but q large mirror in a 6
E1 frame hanging on the wall Just insi
q the vesticule door was intact. Hing
8 rom tho doors. however, were fcu
al imbedG2d n the wood Of the steps, a
Sd an Gil portrait Of a member of Jud
x9 Motifs family. hanging in the hall
81 hind the s,airs, was riddled and to
Ri The drawing room was wreck
E plaster and splintcred woodwork q
n furniture Some of the furniture /
@ been blown clear through the ho'
"a into the back yard. Among these /
"a were a table and chair.
b The upper hoors Of tho house W
G badly torn up and the cracks in
E walls testified to the force Of the