Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-01

the handful Of parasites who have
lived upon your brothers. who have
depended upon your brothers to slave
for you:
We have asked TOO many times for
the right Of free speech and free press
given by the constitution. We have
asked for bread. Tie answer by your
things in Uniform has been anything
but justice Now We have chosen 9TH
err means learned to use other weap-
onS instead Of words. Mans weapon
IS now dynamite. Science triumphed
over the Torquemada's century. An
archy W. triumph over the present
TorqUemadas Of Your century. We
have demanded the freedom OF all po-
liticai prisoners, of free press and
free speech. You have refused We
war against YOU"
The man taken into custody gave
( lis name as John Lafferty. He denied
any connection with the affair. The
police say ne was seen to pick UP
many Of the pamphlets. Police guard
ed the residences OF Senator Penrose,
Mayor Smith, District Attorney Ro-
tan, local and federal judges and 9TH
!
night Extra guards were also thrown
around federal and city buildings.
The bombs were loaded with nitro
g!ycerine or r. y. 7 Besides the houses
Of Justice Won Moschzisker. Mr.. Trisg
ana Mr. Mills. eight nearly residences
We're damaged by the explosions.
The first house bombed was that OF
MI Trigs. which is IN the extreme
western section of the city. Here the
bomb was exploded az 10 ~ P. II. Ten
minutes later the home OF M Mills,
near.y three miles distant, WAS attack
ed, and Is minutes later Justice Won
MoschZisker : house. nearly four miles
from th, Mills residence, was attacked.
one theory IS that one party of men,
I us4ns an automobile. committed al
three outrages. From fragments Of iron
and steel gathered up after the explo-
siGus Superintendent Mills hopes 70 be
able 70 ascertain the type OF bomb used
Twelve pieces of steel were found near
his home Several are threaded on one
side and are believed 70 ne small pieces
OF pipe. Other pieces are in the shape
OF a double triangle. Two pieces OF pipe
are believed to have been part of the
fuse 4 large fragmen; of IRON was
found at the home 81 Justice Won
Moscnzisker
Justice Won Moschzisner today eX-
pressed the belief that his home was at
lacked simply because ne is the highest
! court officer in Philadelphia.
Since the outbreak OF the war Justice
Won Moschzisker has been active IN Sc
Mayor Smith ana Superintendent Mills
found he entire front of the Judges
mouse wrecked, ami the drawing room
with all It's furniture in ruins Windows
n every house ii the block were shat
tered
Announcement Of an arrest was
maue thus Afternoon bv Superintendent
Mills. who declined 10 make known
he name
This MAN Is probably responsible
for the explosions, sad Mills -
I was given o tip about IN hour after
4 the rxplos on We have followed his
actions for the past SIX months and
! they have been suspicious. This mas
I has been connected actively with Boil
/ shevisrr and the 7. " " We Will not
We VIII not permit his relatives to ap-
! proach him.
A fourth bomb. = "dud, when
/ talIed to explode. is sand to have been
found by a policeman. one of several
/ groups dispatched 20 The home 81
prominent citizens after the eXplo-
! slors to search for bombs
The unnamed man under arrest IS
said tc have been the leader of 4
! vorknlan's revolutionary club III me
mill district OF Philadelphia. He $
!lso sand 10 have been active as m
( anti draft aGItator and an ally II !
, clique hat has opposed law and or
der Some of his associates are Satd
! to bc a present serving terms rang
/ ing from five 10 % wears for anti
drat activities
/ Tie intended rlct.n Of the bomb
which dId not explode. >uperlntend-
! ent Mlls said. IS widely known. one
4 report is thar the house here It
I was found. is occupied either by L
! ;,ir3 ..r,rr-- or rov1v official!