New-York tribune., 1919-05-03
Dozenkinds ofExplosives
Taken I'm Raid on Medi-
cal Institute; Prisoner
Has Rogues' Gallery
Record
Several Arrests
Promised Soon
Federal Officials Declare
Clews Lead to Band
in New England City


Institute, 1875 West Forty-fifth Street
by police officials who are hunting
down the makers Of the Internal ma
chimes which were sent through the
mails to twenty-five public officials anc
prominent men of the country.
The discovery of the explosives in
II crowded theatre district just of
Broadway was disclosed after the po-
lice had arrested Charles Baldwin
head of the institute. While chemists
and bomb experts were scanning the
effects taken in a raid on the place in
an effort to find clew to the May
Day conspiracy to assassinate through
the mails governors, senators, mayors
that Baldwin had a police record.
Picture in Rogues Gallery
His picture was found in the rogues'
gallery. He was sentenced in 1914 to
one years Imprisonment for violating
the narcotic law. He was arrested
only a few days ago for alleged viola
ton of the Harrison narcotic law and
was under $4,000 bail when arrested
yesterday.
All the explosives, shells, tubes and
printed matter taken from Baldwin's
place were secretly conveyed to Police
Headquarters late Thursday night.
The raid was kept secret pending the
apprehension of Baldwin. He is being
held on technical charge of unlaw-
fully possessing explosives. and prob
ably will be arragned to-day.
Police Inspector Joseph A. Faurot
in charge of the bomb squad, after
consulting with Inspector Owen Earan.
bomb expert of the division of COM
bustibles of the Fire Department. and
with chemists at the Municipal Iab-
oratory at 125 Worth Street, said he
had developed no information which
might lead to a solution OF the bomb
mystery. All the explosives taken from
ne Baldwin place appeared to be os
different kind from that found in
the bombs put in the mails, he said.
Man Left Them, He Saws
Baldwin, who is thirty years old. told
the police that he sis a good American
ana not Socialist or Bolshevik." He
declared that he had been drafted
ana served as an inspector in muni
Ion factories until last winter. He ex
plained the presence of the explosives
m his institute by saying that a man
named Oscar Parker, of Philade lphia.
mad left bundle there three weeks
ago Many persons had kicked the
bundle about the floor not knovin o.
what 1T contained, he said. He de,
cared he did not know the contents nm
1l the police had seized the bundle and
had opened it. anu
.o,; n,;nough explosives, according to the
ponce, we're found in the Baldwin &C.
tablshment TO blow up laree sec-
non Of the theatre district. The ex-
Pioslves were found on the floor in a
PACK room of four story brownstone
mouse; The two upper floors are oc
cuped by roomers
police: 'S INC
Nine ten-ounce bottles contain;no
INT crystallized; INT melted: lort";m'9s an'as
monia. '''0 ~ am
Seven legal-sizc envelopes contain
ihs smokeless powder; envelopes
WIN printed marking, "Du pont En-
SSiheeering Company, williamsburg,
q
Five empty shells some with caps.
One glass testing tube containing
smal quantities. Of various explo-
s.Nes, each separated by cotton wad.
dung
Five sticks and two cakes of ex-
Pios'VeS contained in ercase
Place Is Raided
~ was through the action oe the
%"'nor'1les IN suppressng the mar
Ip''c eFii tnat the Baldwin collection
<. e.. s%ploslYes was brought to light.
Su>piNious Of The large quantities. ~
narcotics which the Baldwin estab-
MSnment obtained, the police rajded
lhe place 9n April %. On Thursdav
,foking Ior more evidence, thew found
tne exposures. DR.. John d. Ackcr
VINO appeared TO be in charge was
laHcn 70 roiice Headquarters and ex-
ahmed lie said that the institution
,Jeaicd addicts, and that bn waa ~,
smp''ys OF BALDWIN. Baldwin previ
cuaiy mad been arrested by Federal
anspectore and released by Cornm;a.
Sicner Hitchcock on $1,000 bail
Examined ny inspector faurot, Bald
~'n SAID that he was also known AZ
1!afies j. Pichel and that he lived a.
D'f summit Avenue, Jersey City, Az
ore tifne ne Was chemist at 1897
bfoadway, he said.
"nat were you doing with all those
sxpiozivrs IN your Office" asked In
s2ector Faurot
Denies He Owned Bottles
ney were left there BY a cbanco
ae9naintance," raid Baldwin. 81 am a
Eo9a american and not Socialjst Or n
,,'a nn'aasyix. a'x J waa drafted, and during
shs war worked for the Ordnance De-.
partment as an inspector. NV knowI'
engs 1f chemistry vas thought TO he
.sefni; ! used to 20 to various .nunis
I'm pants and inspect explosives. Ar.
,ef vas mustered out Of tho .,r,,y
'ast February started in business' "'
Hoona three weeks ago a man named
psfsr XXI. Parker. whom ! had met in
rnIaadelphls, brought 10 my nIacn - =
bundle wbieh he said he would rII@ call sos
4nssn ns never came baek. do moi
800 what became Of him. The bnndIs
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