The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-03
nationwide
ANARCHISTIC
PLOT BEHIND
EXPLOSIONS
Department of Justice Agents
In Search for Men Who
Caused Bomb Attacks on
Prominent Americans.
ONE MAN IS KILLED
fBy Associated Press,

spread bomb explosions last night ap-
parently are equal to the unsuccess-
ful May Day outrages when Internal
machines were mailed broadcast from
New York to government officials and
men prominent in public life. was be-
heved by officials here to be another
move in an anarchist movement for
the overthrow of organized govern
ment in the United States, rumors Of
which were said to have been called
to the attention Of members Of con-
gress and department of justice offic-
ials months ago.
Evidence that the plot was carefully
planned was contained in a pamphlet
found at the home of Attorney Gen.
eral A. Mitchell Palmer, whose home
in the fashionable section here, was
partly wrecked by q bomb, giving
warning that "a time has come when
the social questions solution can be
delayed no longer, class war Is on and
cannot cease but with complete vic
tory for the international proletariat."
The pamphlet, one of large num-
Der scattered about after the bomb
which had been intended to destroy
Mr.. Palmer, prematurely exploded and
blew to bits the author of the crime
and undoubtedly was intended as
signal to show the reign Of terrorism
was on.
PIotter Is Killed.
Although apparently intended to
cause greater damage, the latest bomb
explosions, from standpoint of loss
of life, appeared to have been but lit
tie more successful than those Of May
~. knlf
day were confined to the plotter him
self at the Palmer home and to New
York, where one was killed and sew
eral injured.
The police have established that the
dead anarchist who probably was an
Italian. came to Washington from Phil.
adelphia and they have reason for be.
neving that the nationwide plot was
conceived in and directed from that
city.
AS In the May Day attempts, the
bomb plot last night was directed
in majority Of cases. against public
officials in various cities, men who
have been active in suppression Of
organized lawlessness. AS there was
little difference in the time between
the explosions with the exception OF
that in Washington, the police and
government agents believe the instru-
ments of destruction were to be timed
to explode at about the same hour.
The fact that wearing apparel and
anarchistic literature were found at
the Palmer home. indicated to the
police that the bomb exploded just as
the dynamiter took 1t from the suit
case in the front entrance to the
building. This premature disarrange-
ment of plans explained why the ex-
plosion here was so much ahead of
those in New York, Philadelphia and
elsewhere.
Copies Of the pamphlet, bearing the
caption, plain Talk" are In posses
sion of the police and department of
justice officers, and may possibly fur
nish the only clue to the identity of
the plotters. Printed on what likely
was intended to be red paper, the
pamphlets bear no distinguishing mark
however, and might easily have been
printed In some small print shop.
Explosions in Six Cities.
Mr. Palmer has been active in urg-
ing anti Bolshevism measures and the
attack on him as well as on the various
court judges and officials as represen-
tatievs of law and order are obvious
to the authorities, but government
agents were at a loss to understand
the attempted destruction of a church
in Philadelphia.
The full list of cities in which ex
plosions occurred were New York
Washington, Cleveland, Pittsburgh
two; Philadelphia, two; Boston, Pat
erson and Newtonville, Mass.
Following so closely the outrages
of last month, the anarchistie out
break last night is expected to hasten
action on bills now before congress
dealing with suppression OF anarch
ism and deportation of undesirable:
aliens The attempt on the life oi
Attorney General Palmer has literally
brought home to congress the serious
ness of the menace and members to
day showed marked increase in theil
desire to eliminate the radical ele
ment, which they charge is largely
made up of foreigners who should be
disposed of by deportation.
ONE KILLED IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, June 3.-One mar
was killed and several men and WON
en- had narrow escape from injury
early today when a bomb placed at {
basement entrance to the home o.
Judge Charles C. Mott Of General Ses
sions Court exploded. The front par
Of the Mott residence was blown ou
and houses nearby on East Sixty-firs
street were damaged. Judge Not
was not at home and Mrs. Mott, whit
was asleep on the second floor was un
injured.
William Boehner, private watch
man, was blown to pieces, parts o
his body being found block from th'
scene of the explosion. He was 1den
tilted by his two sons from particle!
of his clothing and a ring Of keys. Fo
the last ten years Boehner has beef
employed as watchman for numbe
: of private dwellings in the neighboI
hood OF Judge Motifs home. The ez
act time of the explosion was learnet
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