Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-18
CLUES
IN EXPLOSION
Lead to Many Different Points
and Arrests Are Expected
Soon-35 is Death Toll.

by Inc As1ociate0 EIexL
NEW YORK, Sept. 1s-Convinced
that the explosion which snufred out
the lives of thirty-hve persons and
injured nearly 800 others IN Wall
street was deliberately planned BY
radicals, officials Of the Departments
of justice. headed by Attorney Pal
mer himself. today spread a draEnef
over the country in an effort TO trap
its originators.
Spurred on by rewards Aggregate
ing $200,5O0 offered by the city and
accident insurance companies Tor
apprehension of persons Responsible
for the tragedy. police ex-servfce
men and private citizens lent their
efforts to the federal agents in fer
citing out clues.
The department of justice officials
were convinced that the disaster was
not the result of one persons IN
spiration or eccentricity. but that u
was the premeditated and 1endis1
plot of radicals, bent on defiance o.
law and organized government
William ]. Flynn, head OF tht
bureau of Investigation OF the de-
partment OF justice, was chief spokeF-
man for this general opinion. Al
torney General Palmer corr0bota<ed
this statement.
CHIEF Flynn based his opinion on
finding of radical literature in post
Office boxes near the scene Of the
tragedy soon after It occurred He
pointed out peculiar similarity pe-
tween the nature of this literature
and that found in connection with
the terrorist plots in June. 1919
Similar expressions and similarly
misspelled words characterlzed the
literature found yesterday and ~
1919. he said.
One difference between the two.
however. was that the lltera<ur4
found last year was signed THE am
archistic fighters" while that found
yesterday was signed American an
archist fighters-r
You can see." Chief Flynn re-
marked. they have simply added
American to their title now.
Very little could be done 10 tr4e@
lhe authors of this literature Or ~.
ascertain whether a general radical
movement was contemplateds uHr1l
definite persons can be found FH4
were responsible for THURSDAYS az
aster. Chief Flynn said.
Those who distributed the litez1<
ture, he said, were careful not fo
send il through the mails. and were
evidently afraid TO pass 1t aboue the
streets so they concluded to stun 4
into mail boxes and disappear be-
fore the explosion occurred.
Primary importance in today's
search was attached to finding the
driver of the dilapidated red rusty
wagon, the fragments Of which
were found nearest the crater Of the
terrific detonation. Officials beiieSe
apprehension of the authors of t1.sS
tragedy virtually hinges On this dis
covery.
Colonel William Mead. chief clerk
for ]. +. Morgan & Company, whose
offices suffered a large share Of the
property damage. declared the far
rier who shod the horse that drew
the death wagon had been found
and that he was reasonably sure Of
the owners identity. Peculiar mark
ings on the dead horses shoes II
was said. aided in searching the
remember who brought the anima.
10 Nira to be shod.
Department of justice officials AZ
tached relatively little importance
to the detention OF Edwin p. Fischer
at Hamilton, Ont. who yesterday
admitted TO Canadian authorities
having sent warnings of the disaster
to several friends here. However.
Attorney General Palmer said he
would direct that Fischer be thor
oughly examined in the hope that,
despite the belief that Fischer was 4
mentally deranged, he might present
valuab bile leads
1t also was expected that those
who received Fischer's warning mis-
sives would be questioned during the
day.
Special guards still were kept to-
day around all government buildings
here, the Morgan bank and the
homes of numerous men prominent
in the financial world.
Attorney General Palmer said this
same precaution was in vogue
throughout the country. TO make
sure of thwarting any possible rad
ical movement of nation-wide scope.