New-York tribune., 1920-10-04
Florean Zelinski, Arrested
in Pittsburgh, Says That
the Wall Street Tragedy
Was Only the Beginning
Carried Dynamite
Boldly ON Train
Prisoner Admits He Was
] in New York ON the Dav
When 81 Lost Lives
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


| PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2.-One of the
3. St iNrortsut arrests since the Wall
:, SNee bomb calamity, that cost thirty
sew en- lives and the injury of more
b n 200 others September Is, was
N lie here tonight when an alleged
a rchlsu was captured in a room in q
dc ntown hotel with large quantity
'of dynamite, fuse and percussion caps.
he prisoner, who said he was
Florean zelinski. twenty-ninc years
old. WAS locked In Central Station
sfssr admitting that he was resident
Brooklyn and was in New York on
the day of the explosion. The suspece
SIS is said to have admitted that he
We carrying the explosive in his pos
ses iion to New York and that another
great disaster similar to that which oc-
Cured was in the making.
The suspect, who admits that he is
a Red, was captured in the St. Charles
Hotel Third Avenue and Wood Street.
by Lieutenant John Callan and Motor
Cycle Detective Charles F. Sweeney.
They raided his room after a complaint
had been registered at Central Station
by Cincinnati man. whose name is
for the present withheld by the police.
Carried Dynamite on Train
This man called at Central Station
Immediately after landing in this city
from Cincinnati this evening. On the
train he struck up a casual acouant-
ance with Zclinski. Their CONVERSE
ton turned to economic and labor CON
oitions throughout the country, and
eventually 10 the Wall Street explc-
sion. At this stage Zelinski is said to
have taken five large sticks of dyna-
mite from q package he carried nder
his arm.
This is for another explosion. |
We did in Wall Street? Next time it
win be bigger and more terrible. That
was only the starter"
The new acquaintance was dunn
.cunded when the other displayed the
nigh explosive, along with coils of
iuse and II box Of percussion caps. He
appeared to attach no more Importance
10 the dangerous substances he vas
carrying than a workingman would to
ms lunch on his way to a days toll.
The Cincinnati N-n Immediately
ieft tho part of the coach occupied ~
the alleged Red, but kept him in sight.
lie also informal members or tie
irain's crew # cne dangerous chArac-
ter Of TIL PACKAGES contents. They.
too, kept vlgilant watch on him,
until the train reached this city. With
the intention Of turning him over to
an officer. In the rush Of unloading
the passengers Zelinski eluded them.
Trailed Suspect TO Hotel
The Cincinnati traveller however,
was more vigilant and picked up the
suspect in Smithfeld Street I'm
known to the latter he trailed him to
The hotel and then rushed to Central
Station with his information.
j., Lieutenant Callan and Detective
sweeney lost no time in getting to the
strangers room. Repeated rapping on
1he door brought no response, until
they declared they would batter it
down if it was not opened promptly.
when the officers entered the room they
sound Zelinsi had been reading a "a
per alleged to have been published by
New York group of Reds. re gave his
brooklyn address as 470 Cleveland
Street.