The sun., 1919-06-03
Bomb Skaters House of Palmer:
Assassin Is Blown to FRAGMENTS

hatred of the established order brinRs
| them INTO conflict with the provisions of
me laws against treason and sedition.
Evidence on the series of May Day dem
onstrations by radicals throughout III.
country was gathered by Department of
justice agents. the men on whom Mr..
runner feiies for evidence and was for
warded TO his office In Washington Mr.
falmer announced his policy against
radicals would be to take action only in
cases In which was advocated the forci-
Die overthrow OF existing Government.
Mr.. Palmer Is a native OF Pennsyl
Nania and an ardent Wilson Democrat.
before being appointed Alien Property
Custodian in October, 1917. by presj
oeht Wilson he had served three terms
as a representative in Congress and for
snort time was Judge of the United
States Circuit Court
He wns nominated by President WI.
son for the post OF Attorney General on
february II last after the resignation
OF FORMER Attorney-Generai Gregory
VINO returned to private law practice
one immediate result OF the outrage
Tonight Is certain to be the enactment
by Congress OF drastic laws to put down
every tendency toward anarchy and tho
perceptible drift In some quarters to-
ward red flag" doctrines Several OF
ready and the way will be cleared now
for rushing them through to completion
TO supplement the efforts of the Secret
service and tho Department OF Justice
congress may call before IL every prom
inent agttator known to the authorities
and attempt to get out OF them Just how
FAR their activities have gone.
The remains of the man killed were
literally shredded over the block and
driven into the asphalt pavement
The only way I can reconstruct tho
incident" said Major Pullman, superin-
tendent of the capital police at the end
Of his preliminary investigation, 'Is on
the theory that the explosive blew
up Just as IT was being deposited in
the doorway. 1t is possible but unlikely
that It was passerby involved"
Instantly upon the receipt OF the news
of the attempt on the lives of other
leading men in other communities Major
Pullman ordered special guards sent out
TO the residences of Cabinet officers and
prominent men in tho Government.
Walter E. Wedger. explosives expert
OF the State police, said after hasty ex-
animation that the explosion probably
had been caused by a bomb three or
four inches long. Pieces OF iron, some
of them an inch thick. were found em-
bedded In the walls OF the Hayden house
and OF the adjoining residence OF II s.
Kelley. Others were found in the cellar
OF the Hayden house.
The portico of the Hayden residence
was smashed to bits. leading the police
to think that n bomb had been planted
under It. Most of die damage was in
the front part of the house. Windows
in several nearby residences were shat
tered.
Superintendent OF Police Crowley, who
arrived at the house soon after the ex-
plosion, said that he had heard It at
his home two miles away. He took
charge OF several copies OF n printed
circular headed plain Words and bear-
ing the signature. THE Anarchist Fight
ers." which were found on the grounds
OF Justice Hayden's residence.
Justice Hayden's son, Malcolm, was
returning homo and was a short distance
from the house when the explosion oc-
Cured Immediately atterward he saw
an automobile coming down the street at
high speed. The police thought Il possl-
Bile that the persons who planted the
bomb might have escaped in this car.
Whether tho explosion OF tie A-,1b
planted In the lower portion OF Attorney
General Palmers residence was Intended
| ~ the Nrsi c: the series q. explosions cr
whether It had been 'imsd 70 occ;;- 1T
approximately the same instant as the
others but exploded prsmatwely could
not b. decidsa hX AeAntS08 thA. nSDaaoR