The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-05
j. s. AGENTS IN
PITTSBURG HOLD
BOMB SUSPECT
FlOrian ZelenkO, Arrested
With Dynamite, Denies
Radical Purpose.
BOUGHT IN COAL MINE
Says He Was in Brooklyn
Tailor Shop When Wall
Street Was Bombed.
NATIONWIDE SEARCH ON
Police i'm Many Cities Hunt
for Companions on Order
From Washington.
NATIONWIDE SEARCH ON
Special Despatch to THE HmALD.


PITrssuRo. Oct 4.-Florian Zelenko,
the Russian, suspected Of knowing
something about the Wall street ex-
plosion of September IS, who was ar
rested with six sticks of dynamite in
his possession last night in the St.
Charles Hotel after fight with the
! police was turned over to the Depart
ment Of Justice agents to-day.
| AS a result OF the arrest nation
wide search for companions Of Zelenko
! has been begun by the Governments
/ secret service force, aided by police ana
! private detectives in many cities.
I AS Zelenko, who gave his address as
/ 470 Cleveland street, Brooklyn, left
! that place two hours before the disas-
/ trous Wall street blast, Department OF
! Justice agents here say they have as
J certained sufficient to warrant the man
being held for further examination.
I Secret service men declare Zelenko's
arrest is important.
. Bought Dynamite at Mine.
Zelenko was arraigned for n hearing
J before Magistrate p. J. Sullivan in Cen
! trail police court to-day. and upon inter-
rogation as to where he obtained six
1 sticks of dynamite found in his possess
sion. as we'll as thirty feet of fuse and
caps, said he had bought them from the
Island Creek Coal Company of Whit
man, w. Va, where he had been EN-
ployed four days. Not knowing what
disposal to make of the explosive when
he left the mining job the prisoner said
he carried II with him to Pttsburg.
That he has secreted enoush dynamite
/ in New York 20 blow up tire whole
town. is one declaration alleged to have
been made by Zelenko.
! The prisoner says he left Whitman
! because there was not enough work and
went from there to Cincinnati. stopping
at hotel near the station and fire.
quented principally sby Italians. He left
+ Cincinnati SesteiheyS
! He reiterated Moshe hearing. as he
( had done to sat'tment of Justice
! agents who ha- eve,en his statements
/ from the time :e this arrest until !
! o'clock this NOR 90 that he Ii a tailor.
which accounts ,cof his white hands.
However, he ma conflicting state
ments He said t.-Igh an interpreter
before the hearing 1T he obtained the
dynamite TO mine l. coal. but at the
hearing he said IL W soft coal.
The prisoner says !, was employed in
n Brooklyn tailor shop before he left
there. He asserted work was slack.
which caused him to seek employment
elsewhere. Asked by Magistrate Sulli-
van II he belonged TO the l. w. W., he
looked surprised and did not answer. He
admitted membership in the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of America
I Denie. knowledge of Wall street.
! This afternoon zelenko was questioned
again By Department of Justice agents
: and every lead given Is being followed
I by secret service men and detectives
throughout the country.
II was stated by the police that the
information regarding Zelenko having
dynamite In his possession. as well az
other allegations was given to them by
Leon Konkel. 1917 East Fourth street.
New York, who made Zelenko's ac-
/ quaintance after boarding train Mt
Cincinnati. The Russian. when sur
prlsed In his hotel room last night.
hurled a pitcher at Lieut.. John Callan's
/ head.
: Zelenko, who is 27 years old. has a
I unique handle on his suit case. turned
! over 10 secret service men. IL Is made
like n cat o. nine tails and strong for
carrying heavy loads. However. Ze-
1 lenko carried the dynamite. fuse and
caps wrapped up in yellow paper. This
! was outside his grip in the police sta
I tion.
4 Although In Brooklyn at the time,
Zelenko declares that he knew nothing
Z until September is OF the explosion
that wrecked part of Wall street Sep
/ tember is. He learned about the ex-
plosion through n Polish newspaper.
/ he said.
Where were you at the time OF the
| explosion?" was asked.
IL was in Brooklyn. working In
tailor shop for man named Wilmer,
I who has place at Rockaway and
Riverdale avenues" he answered.
A search of the East New York Sec
/ ton yesterday produced Mike Levaszev-
! sky. a cousin OF F'lorian Zelenko.
Ievaszevsky said he had tailor shop
near Rockaway and Rlverdale avenues
and that Zelenko worked FOR him. When
asked il his cousin was in the shop on
: the morning of the explosion Levaszev-
I sky said he didn't think SO.
"Zelenko used to live In my home"
l ne said. III chased him our a month ago.
! ] don't remember seeing him since then"
| RECORD OF ZELENKO