Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-09-20
F|R[MEN UNEARTH
A BOMB CLUE
Suspicious Shortage of EX-
pIoMves" In One Fac
tory
NO EXPLANATION
Unidentified Young Man May Have
Been Driver of Death Wagon
Facts Given by Pol ice

New York, Sept. 20.-A clue to
the source of the explosive which
Thursday noon rocked New York's
financial district was unearthed to-
day by the Fire Department, after a
three days search of all establish
ments carrying explosives as stock
in trade.
The location and name Of the estab-
lishment were not made public A
Fire Department official made the
simple statement that "a suspicious
shortage of explosive" had been
found and there is no explanation of
where it went" 1t was stated fur
ther that all the facts had been put
in possession Of Department of jus
tice and police officials.
Carlos Treasca, well-Hnown |. ".
w. leader and prominent anarchist,
turned up here today. speaking at the
Russian Peoples House. radical
meeting place raided many times by
the police. His past connections with
the notorious Gallant anarchist gang
had caused inquiries by Department
of Justice officials and others as TO
mis- possible connection with the
Thursday explosion. No direct evid-
ence has as yet been secured that
would be sufficient to hold him in Gus
tody--he has the best of legal talen;
and his seizure at this time would
be futile it was said. 1t was learned.
however. that he will be kept under
surveillance.
Numerous others, whose where
abouts the Department of Justice is
anxious to learn, have not yet been
located. They, like Tresca; will not
be locked up until direct evidence of
their connection with the crime is
secured.
Tl Ddy of man brown-ha:rcd
and y eyed, from 22 to "A years
old, the only victim of the explosion
so far unidentified, is creating some
what of a puzzle in police circles.
Some officials believe he was the
driver of the explosive-laden wagon.
1t is the contention CT other Off
cials. notably Chief William J. Flynn,
cf the Department of Justice Bureau
of Investigation, that the Wall street
blast was the work Of an Italian
bomb mob. The body in question is
at of an American youth. His hands
small and beautifully moulded. show
no chemical stains or any evidence Of
rough, work. They are more of a
clerical type.
The arrival Of detective Sergeant
John Gegan, of the New York Police
Bomb Squad, and perhaps the best
known authority on radicals in the
city. brought order out of a consider
able chaos in the search. Gegan has
been in Chicago and the west for
ONE time.
Alexander J. Bralovsky, Russian
editor of the "Russky GCluS." the
Russian Voice" arrested here on
Saturday on report that he had been
seen near the scene Of the explosion
within an hour of the blast, was still
held today. His status. however, had
changed. Tie police in their question
ing failed to obtain anything which
might indicate BrailoySky had any
knowledge cf the source OF explosion,
He was then re-arrested by Sergeant
Gcgan as an undesirable alien. and
held for action b. the Federal authorl
ties.
A Brooklyn newspaper this morn
ing printed as fac. that the police
had found a horse sheer. who supplied
the name cf the owner of the horse
ard wagon which carried. the police
believe. the bomb into the Wall street