New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-18
Robert Pope, Brother-in-
Law, Employs Counsel
to Represent Prisoner at
Canadian Investigation
Said Morgan Would
Die Inside a Week
Hatred of Wall Street am
Obsession; Frequently
Made Wild Prophecies
specsa, Dispatch to The Trioun

BUFFALO, Sept 17.-Edward P.
Fischer, who sent post cards from To-
ronto, Ontario, to friends in New York
City. warning them that bomb ex-
plosion would occur in the financial
district September Is, is being exam
ined tonight by the Hamilton, On
tario, lunacy commission. Federal au-
thorities from Buffalo will cross-ques-
tion the prisoner and his brother-in-
law. Robert Pope, of New York City.
who is making an effort to have him
adjudged insane.
Acquaintance of Fischer in Canada
had noticed recently that his mind was
In a peculiarly disturbed state He
made great number of prophecies
he displayed documents which purport-
ed to show that he was a special agent
in America for the French govern
ment, ard he predicted that within a
week France would be at war, but with
whom he did not say.
He told others that he had q scien-
tifc formula for turning silver into
gold in three days. He told one man
that there would be 70 winter this
year, and 10 another ne SAID, Three
years ago l was going blind. but
cured my eyes by staring at the SUM-"
Predicted Death of Morgan.
Hatred of Wall Street was an obses-
sion with him and he mad been fore
telling a disaster there He even
prophesied hat there would be an ex-
plosion in TIC street. and last Sunday
he said to friend -. P. Morgan will
be dead inside of week" His &C
quaintances. knowing his habit of max
ing wild prophecies. paid no attention
to it.
Pope lef. Hamilton tonight. escorted
BY government agents from Buffalo.
for New York City New York police
and government agents will meet them
upon their arrival there in the morning
He has been instrumental in seeking
TO have his brother-in-iaw adjudged
insane and admits following him from
New York to Toronto and Hamilton
he was with Fischer this morning when
the latter was arrested.
Acting Strangely of Late
Fischer. who spent Wednesday in
Niagara Falls. Ontario. was arrested
In the Bank Of Hamilton this morning
on the complaint of Pope, who told the
authorities that he had been acting
strangely for several days.
Fischer is said to have left New York
several days ago for Toronto. After
MS arrival in Toronto ne is said to
nave mailed an additional lot of post
cards, some Of which the police believe
nave not been delivered as yet. Fischer
vent to Niagara Falls the morning of
me explosion and returned to Hamilton
Thursday night. Pope claims to have
followed him from New York, and both
Aaught Hotel, in Hamilton, Thursday
night.
Statements Are Contradictory
FISCHER. according to the Canadian
authorities, rambles in his conversa-
ton and contradicts himself at every
tnrn. lie says he held the metro
CONTAIN tennis ampionship Of New
i"rk City for several years and
also claims to have been a sparrSng
partner for Jack Dempsey, the heavy
weight champion.
rope, IN defending his brotherin-
Ina~, declares that the society in which
aiscner moved would preclude his be-
ing IN contact With any persons Of the
anarchist class and that he (Pope) con-
Maered IT impossible that Fischer
would have come in contact with any
one who would have given him infor-
nation regarding the Wall Street bomb
outrage. He then advanced the insan-
-. heory as a rea:on for Fischer's
ss.togethef too true prediction made
'"o weeks in advance.
p. dispatches from the New York
. so"ee Department received in Hamil-
en- THIS AFTERNOON said that an eff
UT UT 10 obtain Fjgcher'g deporta-
t ION 10 New York were met with
t1sa'S o. strong Imposition by his at
r.fy' hober' Hopson, X. c., who was
'"'hed BY Pope Immediately after
s. tcsntIauss On pass tour