New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
Two Known to Have Plan
ned Trip to Boston;
Queer Machine Found
Chemist Viewed
With Suspicion
Came From Philadelphia
Saturday With Unas-
sembled Apparatus

Following information that a plot
was afoot to assassinate President
tectives of the bomb squad made a
roundup of New York anarchists yes
terday.
They arrested fourteen Spanish
radicals in two spectacular raids. Two
men under arrest. the authorities say,
planned to go to Boston last night on
the eve of the Presidents arrival at
that port from Europe.
Some of the prisoners are avowcd
anarchists and all of those taken in
the two raids are affiliated with the
Spanish group of the l. w. W.
The raids were made at The club
rooms of the Spanish organization
1922 Lexington Avenue, and at room
ing house at Ais West Fifty third
Street. Large quantities of anarchistic
literature we're found. as we'll as an
unassembed machine of peculiar de-
sign. which one of the Reds brought
from Philadelphia Saturday. No bombs,
guns or other weapons were discovered.
After ten Cubans and Spaniards had
hen arrested in North Philadelphia
last night, United States District Attor-
hey Kane. of Philadelphia, said the plot
had been discovered there. He said the
New York arrests were made on infor-
nation supplied by Philade lphia agents
OF the Department of Justice.
Net Out in Other Cities
Unless We have been entirely mis-
led" declared one official last night
who participated in the roundup. "we
have to-day in custody alien Reds
who were directly implicated in a plot
to kill the President of the United
States when he arrives in Boston to-
morrow
The arrests are, in my opinion, as
important as any that have been made
since Bolshevism began to rear it's
head in America and | would not be
surprised if they were followed by
others equally as vital to our national
safety"
The Secret Service net is out in
Boston as welt as PHILADELPHIA.
and the government agents made it
plain they do not accuse all of the
fourteen nabbed in New York with
completely in plot against the ma
uon's Chief Executive.
The prisoners were locked up on a
technical charge of violating the Presi-
Dental proclamation against the cir
eulation Of seditious literature. They
VII be arraigned before United States
commissioner Hitchcock to-day.
Those Under Arrest
ihose in custody are:
Jose Grau, twenty five years old. of
i22 Lexington Avenue. Grau is ed
''or OF the radical Spanish language
newspaper "El Corsario" and uses
ine pen name of "Arnaldo Sapelana."
ne has been in the United States
one yea1 and half.
josef Roman Fernandez, twenty
one years old, Of 81 Broadway,
siizabethport, n. j., laborer, eigh-
eeE monthg in the United States
Jose \. Lacier, twenty-five years
old, Of 1922 Lexington Avenue,
eigarmakcr, one year in the United
States.
Raphael Acosta, twenty-fou years
cid, Of es East 122d Street, a cigar
maker, fourteen months in the
United States.
A'emanareo MaTcono, twenty years
Old, Of BAL East seventy-sixth
street, a pantryman, two months in
the United States.
celestino Granada, twcnty-four
Fears old, of 1922 Lexington Avenue,
e'garmaker, three years in the
United States.
Eogeiio Gacia, twcnty~six years
'le, Of 1914 Park Avenue, a cigar
MAKER, eighteen months in the
United States.
Ramon Sanchez, twenty.thrce
Years old, Of 1909 Lexington Avenue,
elgarsnaker, two years in the
faiNd States.
Theodore Martin, twcnty-nine
wasz old, Of f722 Lexington Avenue.
sssoelate editor and business man
&SeY Of "El Coraario," thirteen
Menths in the United states.
siarlo orestissa, thirty~nine years
g, Of 2el0 Eagt Norris Street, Phil