The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-01
ANARCHISTS CAVE
BOMB WARNING
Wall Street Crime Laid by Chief
Flynn to Authors of May Day
0utrages in 1919.
POSTERS ASK FOR REVOLT.
Thirty-three Dead, 400 Injured-Ed p.
Fischer, Held In Canada, Is Widely
Known as a RadicaI-City Of
fers $4,000 Reward.

New York.-An announcement made
ening circulars signed Fighting An
archists Of America" in a mail box at
Cedar street and Broadway just three
minutes before the Wall street explo-
sion and only two and half blocks
from the scene gave ground for sus-
picion that the same gang which sent
bombs by mail and otherwise to pub
lie officials fifteen months ago sent the
wagon load of explosives and slugs to
the subtreasury.
Wherever one Of the bombs exploded
In the summer Of 1919, bits of red
printed circular entitled "Plain Words"
and signed "The Fighting Anarchists"
were found.
Aside from the exploration of de-
vious anarchist trails, the chief tasks
confronting detectives were the solu-
ton of the mystery shrouding the
warning messages which Edward P.
Fischer sent to his friends before the
event and the tracing of the horse and
wagon which conveyed the mine to the
center of the financial district.
Fischer Is under arrest as q lunatic
in Hamilton, Ontario. His brother-in-
law, who delivered him to the authori-
ties, declared that 1t was ridiculous to
suppose that Fischer was in the conf
dence Of dynamiters. His theory was
that Fischer's mind was in such an alb
normal state that 1t was particularly
sensitive to telepathic influences, and
he sent to his friends the warnings
which his mind gathered from space
as wireless set collects the gossip Of
the sky.
The fact remains, however, that
Fischer, whether he was admitted to
the councils of Bolsheviki here. fire.
quently espoused the cause of Soviet
Russia in conversation with his friends.
One of his earliest utterances concern
ing q disaster in Wall street was de-
livered in the course Of such a talk.
He had been discussing with an en-
ployee in friends brokerage office
the successes Of Soviet troops in Pol
ish territory and advised him to sell
whatever securities he had, as next
''they would blow up Wall street"
In Canada, Fischer made a number
of eXtravagant statements and predic-
tions. He insisted to friends that ]. P.
Morgan would be dead within a week.
Such a statement alone would be
without significance, but Fischer's later
in,
the vague and incoherent terms of
man whose mind is beyond his control,
were so definite in stating the time of
Wall streets punishment as to arouse
the interest of investigators, though
just far enough from being absolutely
accurate as probably to absolve Fischer
from actual completely in the outrage.
The death roll of the explosion
mounted to 33, all but one Of whom
have been identified. 1t was estimated
that at least 400 persons suffered in
jury in some degree.
Chief Flynn of the Department of
Justice declared that there was "ab-
solutely no doubt" that the wagon,
which some witnesses said flew a red
nag, dll llllcIudl LudCillLc. Ills
statement that the driver was within
six minutes walk Of the Morgan Offices
at the time Of the explosion led to the
belief that federal detectives have pick
ed up his trail.
Chief Flynn of the Department Of
Justice made public anarchistic circu
lars found in a letter box at Broad
way and Cedar street at II :5S a. m.
Thursday, just three minutes before
the explosion. The circulars were sign
ed american Anarchistic Fighters"
and commanded: Free the political
prisoners or it will mean death for all
of you"
Federal authorities believe that an
organized gang of anarchists conceiv-
ed and carried out the plot. The ely
ing Squadron" of the Department of
Justice, which formerly confined its
activities to the prosecution of prof
iteers, has been put on the trail Of the