Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-01

judges, to watch for packages which
might contain bombs
William NJ. Wood. Boston. Mass;
Mr. Fredk C. Howe Comm. of En-
migration, \. Y, n. Y:
Hon. Mitchell A. Palmer, L. S at
torney general, Wash. d. c.,
Mr. Anthony Camminetti, Bureau Of
Immigration Wash, u. c.;
Hon. VIM, b. Wilson, sec'y of La
Dor, Wash, D. G.;
Senator + Larry Ezra. Chester,
Penna;
Mr. VIM H. lamar Solicitor Cen
eral. Wash D. c.;
Mr. w, II, Finch. Dept. of Justice,
n. Y.
Hon, A. S. Bureson, Postmaster
general, Wash, d. c.;
Hon. J. F, Hylan. MAJOR. New York
CITY, n, Y;
Rich f. Enrsht Police Comm,
New York City, n. Y;
John d. Rockefeller. Pocantico Hills,
Tarryton, n. Y;
Mr.. VIM, l. Schaffer Attorney Gen.
eral, Harrisburg, Penna
Gov VIM G. Sproul. Chester, Penn;
Hon. Olive Wendell Holmes, L. S.
Chief Justice. Washington, d. c.;
Mr. J. p Morgan, New York City.
Made Only Little Slip.
A slip on the part of the senders
of the Internal machines coupled with
the sharp wits of a postoffice clerk
here were all that prevented the
bombs from being delivered, The
seventeen packages We're mailed Sat
urday night in a box somewhere In
iNn knha hat.l,E 4 g l,
and Broadway. They had the correct
postage for the parcel post but were
sealed with red waters and therefore
could be accepted only as first class
matter, Accordingly they were sent
to the general postoffice . be re-
ferred back to the sender
Each narcel had the name of Gim-
bel Brothers printed on il and the
denartment store was notified but
failed to answer. Early this morning
Charles kaplan, postoff!ce clerk
who on his way home from work read
in a morning paper of the bomb sent
to Senator Tardwick of Georgia. The
description of the package containing
the bombs struck him and he hurEied
back to the postOffiCe and examined
the detained parcels. He then noti-
fled the superintendent of his sus-
lll'lOHS anu IIle pdChdseS were sent lD
Chief POstoffice Inspector w. +.
Cochran. Explosives experts were
sailed in by Inspector Cochran and
One of the parcels was opened. 1t
a small ph.al fastened to
he tou of a polished wood cylin-
Ter in such manner that the cylin-
der could not he opened without
breaking the bottle. The breaking of
he bottle would release a chemical
which in turn would ignite three full
inmate of mercury cans resting on a
stick Of dynamite. The whole bomb
showed evidences of skilled work
Wrapped in Spccia! Paper.
Later IN the day a representative
If Gimbel Brothers called on In
'pectOr Cochran and after examining
he parcels declared the wrapping had
lever originated IN the department
store. He pointed out that the out
side covering was of highly glazed,
expensive tyne of paper, such as
would not be used by am department
store for mere wrapping purposes.
rhe inner box containing the wooden
cylinder was also made of a very fine
-"aA g. - Green cardboard. unlike any
IN ordinary use Each of the parcels
..ea.sureu eight inches N length
On the back of each parcel was
stamped in red. "Novelties-a sam
lie" Inspector Cochran expressed
he belief that this was an ingenius
effort on the part of senders to in
iuce the secretarv of an intended VIC
i'm to hand the parcel unopened to
lis chief.
Agents of the DEPARTMENT of justice
said theH believed the mailing of the
lombs was timed to cause a reign of
error on Ma da". observed through
,ut the world not ONLY h. peaceable
ahor organizations but the most pro-
bounced radicals. 1t was recalled that
'adicals n this countr., had threaten
ID a demonstration on May /. In be-
half of Thomas ]. Mooney, under
sentence OF life Imprisonment in CAL
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