The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-17
j. S. AGENTS
iSEEK CLEW TO
DEATHPLOTTER
Hunt Driver of Wagon
Which Was Brown
to Pieces

NEW YORK. Sept i7.-wnllam ..
Flynn. chlef OF the bureau OF inyrs-
tlgation. department OF Justice. de-
clared this afternoon, he was positive
that bomb had cauncd the cxpiosiui
In Wall street yesterday which took
toll Of 81 lives. Injured about 200
persons and caused property damage
running into the millions.
CHIEF Flynn made his announce
ment shortly after Fire Commissioner
brennan had reported to Mayor iiy-
Ian his belief that a bomb was fo-
sponsiblc for the disaster and tbs
police had begun 10 swing 10 tiIi
bomb theory aB opposed TO that OF
collision between powder wagon
and an automobile.
Certain at liant OF the cause OF this
explosion. federal agents and city DO
lice Increased their search for the
driver OF a wagon drawn by one horse
which WAS blown to pieces No trace
OF hiil has yet boon found.
Tho theory OF the investigators n
that time bomb WAS placed on thu
wagon and that the driver hurried
from the scene just after arranging
for the explosion to occur nt uucn.
Six expert chemists attached TO the
bureau OF mines OF the departmcut
of the interior arrived at police head
quarters this afternoon from WASH
ington and assisted In accommodating
metal fragments believed TO have
been part OF bomb.
Edward r. Fipoher. former enl-
ploye OF the French high commission
In New York. who was detained BY
the police In Hamilton. Ontario. today
after he IL alleged TO have sent i've
400 ...I.. -.
Toronto warHing them not to be jn
Wall street vt o'clock Wednesday,
thn 18TH. viii be brought 10 New
York TO testify before the September
grand jury. This body today war mr.
dercd TO inquire Into the disaster
Shortly before word OF tlachef,B
dctontion wan received here. repre-
sentative OF the district attorneys
office left for Toronto with sub-
poena Tor him.
Morgan statement
Members or the firm OF :. p. Nor
gan and company after comforting
statement TO the effect that they had
no knowledge as TO the cause or mo-
tivea OF the explosion. Several mrm-
bers OF the firm have received verbal
and written Communications In re-
gard to the explosion, but they say
that none has thrown any iiEnt apo
II.
The cxplosion, according to the Of
ficial investigators. apparently Oc-
Cured In a covered wagon at Il point
almost opposite an entrance tc the
United Stntoa assay office" II WIS a
one horse vehicle. the Investigators
found
The small pieces OF window weights
with which the Internal machine had
L.. a 49,
intense heat" indicating they had
been cut into slugs By high powered
gas burner.
Pieces OF sheet metal resembling
tin." the report said, ''wcre found Ia
the debris similar TO metal lining such
as Is used in the construction of cx-
port cases for high explosives"
Sash Weights a Cine
No sash Weights, fragments &c
which pitted the windows and wullA
OF the Morgan institution aud tho
United States assay building are
| missing. the report said. from any
OF the windows In the vicinity OF tho
explosion. The type OF sash weight
In regarded as an important clue In
the 1nveiling OF the great mystery
A preliminary report by an expert
failed to Indicate any connection be-
tween yesterdays affair and tho
countrywide bomb explosions OF y
year ago when the homes OF Attorney
General Palmer In Washington and
residences OF other prominent men In
different parts OF the country were
| bombed.
In fact the federal agents were In
clined TO the belief thut II yoaterday'a
affair was planned by anarchists they
were OF new school, at lount IN their
| destructive methods.
Scores OF pernons seeking oxcinp-
ton from classification a. enemy
aliens and others having friends ma
| Europe who desire 10 emIgfate 10 tie
United States were questioned
Police Inspector William Lehey
said marka had hcen sonnd ON the
shoes of the dead horse attached 70
the demolished wagon and that ha
hoped soon 20 find the hiarkninith
who shocd the beast. lie oxprcaHcd
the opinion that the vehicle wHs proh-
ably junk wagon
Sam aot, ~ et,r.1rItrrrfrc