The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-16
CONVINCED OF ANARCHIST PLOT.

New York. Sept. 16.-Police officials
sair they were convinced that a bomb
of gigantic power had been exploited
by anarchists.
Chief Inspector William J. I.ihey.in
charge or the police inquiry, rrpn ten
that he had .ound evidence 20 Justify
conclusion that :he exclusion was
caused by a huge TINT. bomb, rein
forced with heavy iron slugs fashioned
from window weight bars.
Assistant District Attorney Alfred J.
Talley. who is directing the investiga-
ton for the district attorneys office, Is
working on tho theory that time
bonib was conveyed TO the sccre n
wagon similar to the kind used by the
Dupont Powder company to allay sus-
picion. He believes that the plot was
aimed at the distinction Of either J. 2.
Morgan & Co. or the United states
suhtreasury, or possibly both.
While the officials were working
with might and main to solve the mys-
terry of the explosion, policemen were
CARRYING the mangled bodies OF men
and women from the scene.
q. Assistant District Attorney Talley.
latter inspecting the wrecked Morgan
building the street outside ana inter
viewing many persons who were pres
ent but escaped death and serious IN
jury. issued this statement:
INV Investigation leads me TO tne
belief that there was a bomb, and II
was timbed for 1901 p. m.
The location of the vehicle containing
the explosive was probably midway ne
tween the Morgan building and the
United states subtreasury. 1t was 100
much of a coincidence to be an accl-
don't"
The explosion struck the fnanc,ai
district with the force or an earth-
Quake iarrinC buildings. smashing win
hn
crs into n panic. About 200 pounds or
slurS were picked mp against the wall
side of the Morgan building ana III
front OF the suhtreasurN. .,,s
The solid masonry OF the Two p", ~,
jrcs bore numerous dents iro" ING
violent homhardment
Ferretlnu Thirty Leads.
Police Commissioner Enr'Eht saiu ,' v's,S
afternoon that the police were "orhlhs
~, ,t,ir+, leads in an endeavor to as
ccrtain trc cause Of the explosion.
'"rbcre arc certain Developments which
do NM UNFOLD the explosion OF dNna-
mite in n wagon as accounting TOT e"e
vrtck of the building" the commissioner
added MY men have found slugs Oh
iron all around the scene OF tne us
astcr. They resemble weights OF WIN,
dows broken in pieces nut my ~
not come from windows IN tne Ni''"''''
MS far as We can find out.
commissioner Enright said he mao
mon working on the reported tliEht OF
two mon between William ana nan
over streets and wall street, VINO were
said TO have lcaped into an automohle
and dnrtcd away shortly after tine OK
plosion,
DISAPPEARED In Crowd.
vrassenper who was near wan ana
Proad street when the blast occurreu,
tnId the police that four men drove up
I'm front OF the suhtTeasury IN a Naevt'
loft the vehicle and disappeared IN 'ne
crowd. The men hurried s snt" later
Broad street Nnd le" "''i'
TronT Francisco, who IL directing the
investigation for the department. oi Sus
lice, said that a wagon containing n's T.,
cxniosiyes mint purposely have Deet IN
.troo, In such a position that
nnssinr automobile would strike and
Fire Marshal Brophy established that
no explosives were que IoI ~ IN nrog.
any Of the big excavation JOBS III pTns-
r r"s in tho Immediate vicinity during
the day. -. Nto,,or Ivlap
Police Commissioner Enright Issued
- ,,,cre In the vicinity Of the eNplo-
.inn Who can give any Information no
matter how slight, TO offer Y at once
10 the nearest police station.
BLACK BOX q
r, A,"aau ~ comhustibles an
ro,,nced n was examining black box
nhon, n foot square and encircled by
wire found ny IN. police in an AZ, auto auto,
mobile parked At Wal, street Sioe aha from,
thc erniosIon The owner Of the car.
cIeTk in the National city, bank,
",llcd The poiice's attention 20 the box.
which he said he had not plneed there
and was afraid 10 remove
nINaa IMPORTANT Cue
Raw clarke 81 No. 20 Winthrop
avenue brooklyn. foreman for Albert
a VoIk q Co. which is engaged In
construction work or the southwest
corner Of Broad and Wall streets. FUR
nIshcd the police with an important clue
this aftcrnoSn.
"I,st after the explosion. a man came
x,,,rsnv I'm ~ the bridge OF the trcEtie
work wSere was standing and asked