Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-01
CLERKS SHARP
WITS FOIL PLOT
OF TERR0R|STS

which might be delivered to them,
and a guard was thrown around
the criminal courts building.
Address on Packages.
The addresses on the 10 packages
seized here were all typewriter.
The style and a couple of minor
errors led officials to believe that
the addressing was done by a for
eigner. The addresses were:
William M. Wood, Boston, Mass.
Mr. Fredk. c. Howe. Comm of
Immigration, N Y. N. Y.
Hon Mitchell Palmer, U. S. Atty
General, Wash, D. c.
Mr. Anthony Camminetti. Bureau
OF immigration, Wash. d c.
Hon VIM. B. Wilson, Secy of La
Dor, Wash, D. c.
Senator T, Larry Eyra, Chester.
Mr. VIM H. Lamar, Solicitor
General, Wash, D. c.
Mr. w. H. Finch, Dept of Justice,
N. Y.
Hon A. S. Burleson. Postmaster
General, Wash D. c.
Hon J. F. Hylan, Mayor, New
York City, N. Y.
Rich E. Enright, Police Comm,
New York City, N. Y.
John D. Rockefeller, Pocantico
Hills, Tarrytown, N. Y.
Mr. VIM. I. Schaffer, Attorney
General. Harrisburg. Pa.
Gov. Vim. c. Sproul, Chester, Pa.
Hon Oliver Wendell Holmes, U.
S. chief justice, Wash, D. c.
Mr.. J. P. Morgan, New.York City.
Clerk Foils conspirators.
A slip on the part of the senders
of the Internal machines, coupled
with the sharp wits of postoffice
clerk, were all that prevented the
bombs from being delivered. The
10 packages were mailed Saturday
night in a box somewhere in the
neighborhood of Thirtieth street 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 postofice to be
referred back to the sender.
Each parcel had the name of Gim-
bel Brothers printed on it and the
department store was notified but
failed to answer. Early this morn
ing Charles Kaplan, postoffice
clerk, while on his way home from
work, read in a morning paper of
the bomb sent to Senator Hardwick,
of Georgia. The description of the
package containing the bomb struck
him and he hurried back to the post
Office and examined the detained
parcels. He then notified the super
intendent of his suspicious and the
paektges were sent to Chief Post
office Inspector w. E. Cochran.
Machines Skillfully Constructed.
Explosives experts were called in
by Inspector Cochran and one of the
parcels was opened. vt contained a
small phial fastened to the top of
polished Eastwood Cyl. der in such
a manner that the cylinder could not
be opened without breaking the bot
tie. The breaking of the bottle
would release a chemical which in
turn would ignite three illuminate of
mercury caps resting on stick of
dynamite. The whole bomb showed
evidences of skilled workmanship.
Later in the day a representative
of Gimble Brothers called on In
spector Cochran and after examin-
ing the parcels declared the wrap
pings had never originated in the
department store. He pointed out
that the outside covering was of
highly glazed, expensive type of pa
per, such as would not be used by
any department store for mere wrap
ping purposes. The inner box con-
tanning the wooden cylinder was also
made of very fine grade of green
card board, unlike any in ordinary.
use. Each of the parcels measured
eight inches in length, two in depth
and two in width.
The back of each parcel was stamp
ed in red ink, "Novelties-a sam
Pile Inspector Cochran expressed
the belief that this was an ingenious
effort on the part of the senders to
induce the secretary of an intended
victim to hand the parcel unopened
to his chief. The officials who are
in charge of the investigation believe
that the very elaborateness of the
would-be assassins' preparations
may prove their undoing as afford
ing certain clues to their identity.