The Washington times., 1920-09-19
POLICE GET TIP
.ONFRESHPLO
Wall Street Guards Increased TO
Prevent Another Blast
n Against Banks.
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We found near the devastated Wall
Street district were made by a rub
Der stamp upon white paper"
While Lamb would not admit that
nsmbers OF the "GalIianT7 group, as
that which perpetrated the plots or a
year ago came to be known. were
being hunted by his operatives, he
said that he believed responsibility
for the Wall Street disaster rested
upon a small society Of anarchists,
aliens. and probably Italians
The ''Galliani" crowd. which was
found TO have its headquarters In
Lynn. Mass, was scattered more than
Q year ago. Many Of the number are
said 70 have been deported, including
the leader. by whose name the organ
fxation was known. Lamb said no
roundup of suspects Is contemplated
and that as yet no arrests have been
ordered.
STUDY FRAGMENT OF WOOD
Meanwhile experts are studying a
small piece of crumbling wood. one
aide OF which is painted dun red. 1t
Is a fragment OF the dilapidated old
butter-and- eggs cart used in planting
the bomb. and was found upon win
dow ledge of the twenty fourth story or
the Bankers Trust Building. which
overhangs the twisted and shattered
area This, with another similar
fragment. taken from the body of the
horse, and the harness, traced to a
manufacturing concern In Kingston
n. Y, IL Is hoped, may lead to some
cne through whose hands the animal
and wagon passed before. the day Of
its last trip.
Tracing of the blacksmith who shod
the hind hoofs of the horse Is consid-
cred Of less Importance by officials.
because. as one of them pointed out.
stolen horses usually are both shod
and sheared to spruce up their ap-
pcarance before being sold. Further
more, there is a certain market on'the
East Side where animals may be pur-
chased for about IS each, IL no ques-
tions are asked.
PALMER SURE OF CONSPIRACY.
Attorney General Palmer. who ar
rived yesterday with two assistants
and experts from the Bureau of Mines,
and who is working with Chief Of the
Secret Service William ]. Flynn, stat
ed his conviction that the tragedy
was the result of criminal conspiracy.
lie said:
Something, of course. may be dis
covered later to show that II was an
accident. If it Is found that the ex-
plosion was the result of a plot. il
may be that with the support of pub
Ire opinion we may be able to take
more drastic action in the deportation
of criminal anarchists"
Edwin p. Fischer, the New York
tennis expert, who admits having
sent warnings to friends In Wall
street before the disaster, Is said By
immigration Inspector Hugh sweeney
of Canada, to be an undesirable, ac-
cording to dispatches from Hamilton.
Ontario, and as such he will be de-
ported. 1t was said that under steady
grilling Fischer admitted that ne
visited one of the largest explosive
plants in the United States within
the last thirty days. and proved his
Familiarity with the plant by describ-
ing in minute detail.
TELLS ABOUT FISCHER.
Robert A. Pope. brother-in-law Of
Fischer, arrived from the Canadian
city last night and issued a long
statement, saying he "had come to
New York to see the authorities and
to aid them in the elimination of
Fischer from any suspicion in con-
nection with the outrage" Pope said
he was convinced his brother-in-la
was not involved in any way and had
no definite information of any plan
to blow up Wall Street.
There was never any EFFORT to
keep Fischer in Canada" explained
Pope. MY whole purpose was to get
him into the nearest sanitarium as
quickly as possible. That was why
] went to Canada after him"
Pope regards Fischer as a psychic
phenomenon. He attributes Fisch-
er's apparent fore-knowledGe Of the
bomb to mental telepathy. One Of
the first things Pope asked his
brother-in-law when they met Friday.
was to explain how he was able to
predict the explosion. Fischer re-
piled:
when any Of my friends are in
danger I know. 1t comes to me"
Fischer could not explain any fur
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