New-York tribune., 1919-06-12
Dealer Who Sold Polkadot
Adds His Description to
That Of Cobbler Who Put
Rubber Heel on Sandal
Man Had Plenty Of Money
Wore S45 Suit and 3O.Cent
Socks and Changed Hat
On Way 10 Washington

Department OF Justice ofTicisis made
public last night & fairly complete
description OF the man w,,o was Killed
in attempting 20 brow up the WASH
ington home Of Attorney General i.
Mitchell Palmer on Monday week
ago.
William ]. Flynn, head Of the forces
hunting down the rerpe. O: the
bomb cHtrages, annourc ccd last ni,5ht
shat &c was enabled 20 give out this
description as the result OF NUMEROUS
discoveries just made in conncc+ion
With the man slain in WASHINGTON.
In eddition to finding the cobblar
whe llaced a rubber heel on a sandal
of the dead man aboul three weeks
ago they have discovered a dealer vh,
sold the same man polka dot fourin-
hand Neoktie. The Identification was
made frcm small portion of tn, tie
sti! ~emaining intact sad which bore
fhe address, and name &C the dealer.
Shabby, but Bought s1.3o Tie
The dealers shop, said Mr.. Flynn. is
about mile and half from that of
the cobbler. The dealer said he re-
called the sale distinctly. because it
was the only tie of the kind he had
left in his shop. He remarked, too.
that he was surprised that a man of
the shabby appearance of the customer
could afford to purchase such tie.
which cost $780,
His description of the customer. said
Chief Flynn, did not tally in all par
ticulars with the description given by
: the cobbler. They differed particulars
ay, said Mr.. Flynn, in their beliefs as
TO the nationality of the man. Other
differences, however, he said, were in
significant. 1t was learned that the
purchase of tho tie was made about
two hours after the mending of the
shoes.
Mr.. Flynn further disclosed that at
the time the man was having the rub
ber heels placed on his sandals he told
the cobbler he was about to pay a visit
20 some one in the neighborhood. The
chief stated that they had found the
place visited at the time, but that he
was not prepared to give out any de-
tails concerning it.
From the data so far collected by
the authorities, the chief gave out the
following description OF the slain man:
Il will not say what nationality we be-
lieve the man to be. but it has been
established to our satisfaction that he
is not an Italian. nor a Russian, nor a
Spaniard.
He was apparently we'll supplied
with money On the train to Wash
1ngton he wore soft felt hat. In
Washington he wore a derby hat He
IS believed to have had a moustache,
though this fact has not yet been
verified. He wore stiff lay down con-
tour collar. He had blue-bla loose
weave suit with green stripe. He
apparently purchased the suit after
the neck tie. He wore brown socks and
dark tan sandals with rubber heels.
We have established that he paid
s45 for his suit and about thirty cents
TOR his socks. From the fact that he
changed hats on the train I assume
that ne was used to travelling. Every
tnlng he wore was to all appearances
neew and indicated good taste"
Had Lodgings in Vicinity
The fact that he wore another pair
of shoes while he was having the san
dals mended was sufficient to prove to
the authorities that the man had lodg-
1ngs IN the immediate vicinity. The
hunt for some details of the mans as
soc1ates and the group responsible for
the bomb outrages has, therefore, init
mated Mr.. Flynn, been narrowed down
70 a certain locality in this city, and
sner eventual capture assured.
superintendent Offiey, Of the local Of
flee Of the Department of Justice, dis
closed further details of the depart
ment's findings by announcing that
every known anarchist in this localit,
had been accounted for and his where
abouts on the night of the explosions
learned. 1t is apparent from this, sale
Mr.. Offey, that the Washington
bomber is not connected with an,
known group Of radicals or anarchist.
and is not associated with the radca
organizations meeting at the People.
House, 1873 East Fifteenth Street
tx. B." Was Laundry Mark
Mr.. Of1ey also stated that the letter
z. B. found on the handkerchief as vel
as on the collar of the slain man, wer'
linked in and not worked as at first sup
posed. 1t was learned, too, that it il
usual for Chinese laundres to place
such marks on wearing apparel cathe
than numerals, which the larger Amer
can laundries use. The laundry that 81
marked the dead mans remains ha
not yet been found.