The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-03

Assistant Secretary OF tho Navy
Roosevelt and his wife, In an automo-
bile with friends were approaching
the scene at the time OF the explosion.
When the explosion occurred, Rose
welt stopped his machine and ran to
PaImer's house. The attorney general
appeared perfectly cool. Roosevelt said
and remarked "everythlng is all right.
Nobody hurt"
: - AT MAYORS HOME.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, juno 3.-Three
radical leaders were being hunted to-
day by police to be questioned In re-
gard to the explosion of shrapnel
bomb that partially wrecked tho homo
Of Mayor Harry L. Davis last night
The bomb exploded while tho mayor
hls wife and several friends were seat
cd on the lawn In front OF the house.
Only Davis three year old son and a
maid wero IN tho house ut tho mo-
nent OF tho explosion. Neither was
Fftrt.
TWO men seen about the Davis
premises some time before the ex-
pIosion occurred were also being
sought by police today. One Of the
men carried a suitcase and police be-
Iieve the bomb was carried In this.
The three radical leaders have been
away from their homes since early
last night, police said.
TWO BOMBS IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June g.
Homes of prominent citizens, churches
and public buildings were under
heavy guard today, following the ex-
pIosion of two bombs In the West
Philadelphia district late last night.
The first bomb to explode was at
the rectory of the Catholic church OF
Our Lady Of Victory. The second was
at the homo Of Louis JagleIky, a Jew
eIer. Mrs. Anna Neiffert nother-in-
law Of the Jeweler was Injured by
flyIna glass and debris.
Residents seated on their porches
near the parish house told police
package was thrown from passing
touring car and the explosion follow
ed. ~ lsSi9 wi Y!
TWO mon were taken Into custody
soon after the explosions, but police
refused to reveal their Identity.
The front of the rectory was badly
danaoed. but Rev. John r. Graham,
the rector and Rev. Charles McNamee,
his assistant, were not Injured. Early
4oday an abandoned autom obile, be-
lteyed to have been stolen and usec
by the bomb throwers was found IN
a park.
POLICEMAN BLOWN UP. (.
NEW YORK, June 3-A special
policeman was killed, several persons
siiohtly injured, and PROPERTY dama9e
estimated at $25, 600 done here early
today by a bomb explosion at the
hcme of Judge Charles c. Mott, Jr.
The dead man was Night Patrolman
William Boehner, killed, tho police be-
Iieve when he seized satchel con-
taInIno the explosive and tried to pre-
vent the blast.
Identification of the remains was
not made for some hours after the ex-
plosion, so shattered was the body.
Bite were found scattered over
radius of 100 yards. Pieces Of cloth
finally led to belief that the victim OF
hthe bomb was a policeman, and
bunch Of keys found In hallway fur
nished final evidence when Identified
by the patroIman's son.
IL was believed at first that the frag-
ments of a human body and scorched
bits of cloth might supply clue 70
the man who placed the Internal ma
chine.
Persons living across the street
from the Mott home told the police
thew had seen two young women sit
tina on tho steps leading to the house
for some time before the explosion.
Just before the blast they said they
heard woman scream.
TWO detectives were near by and
ran to the house after turning in fire
alarm. They found persons running
madIy about the streets, men and
women In their night clothing, many
of them hystercaI. Added to the ex-
cItement caused by the blast was the
Changing OF bells Of fire engines. The
firen1en found nothing for them to do
but search in tho ruins OF the front OF
the Mott home for possible victims.
smell of acid overhung the place.
yellow smoke rolled from the debris.
TIE odor of T. N. T. according to
Police experts, was present.
TERRORIST RING.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-With the
abiest secret service and explosive
experts In the government working
on the plot to Kill Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer here last night,
clues were being pursued to many
points In the east today.
Evidence thus far uncovered led
officials here to believe that the ter
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