The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-20
Man Who Sent Warn
ings of Wall Street
Blow-Up Brought to
New York by Detec-
tives = Chief Flynn
Thinks Him Insane
l. a S t Unidentified
+ Body Recognized.

|CdIu warning lndL an dJJemDt
would be made tomorrow TO
blow up the customs house, af-
ter the Wall Street explosion
last Thursday, was received in
the 1lail today by William B.
Edwards, collector of Internal
Revenue for this district.
New York, Sept. 2o.-The septem-
Der grand jury was convened today
to investigate the explosion that
shook the financial district last
Thursday and exacted a toll of 81
lives and injury to nearly 500 others.
Subpoenas were issued for the ap-
pearance of scores of eye witnesses
of the blast.
Included among those to be ex-
amined was Edwin P. Fischer. ar
rested in Canada, who was expected
here early today in custody of de-
tectives. Fischer has testified to
having sent warnings of the disaster
to a number of friends here but au-
thorities attach little significances to
his story because of his recognized
eccentricities.
Edwin P. Fischer, the former Me-
tropolitan tennis star, who was de-
tanned in Hamilton, Ont, in connec-
ton with his post card warnings of
the Wall street blast, arrived here
this morning in the custody OF New
York and Hamilton detectives. He
was taken to police headquarters at
once.
Fischer, after laughing with a
swarm of reporters and photograph
ers while posing for news moves"
showed his way with the detectives to
a Lexington Ave. lunch room where
| he breakfasted on beef stew and cof-
| fee, finishing the meal, when he had
wiped his face, with glass of water
Stuffing into his pocket three ci-
gars he picked up from the Grand
Central floor, chuckling as he did so
and explaining that he did not smoke
but his friends did,
| When posing for camera men he
was asked to remove his hat. This
| brought an exclamation,
| tHave a heart he cried.
| Requested to talk he said oh, talk
my eye"
I'm in the hands of my friends
here" he added, referring to the de-
| tectives. That's all 1 know. I don't
know what sort of statement you fell
| lows expect me to make. I don't
| know much to say"
| Fischer's jocularity continued with
| out let up throughout the excitement
| of his arrival. When he disappeared
| from view down a subway entrance
he still was smiling as though he was
| enjoying himself thoroughly.
! When detectives said they had to
invoke the combined aid of the Mayor,
Sheriff Crown Attorney, Chief of Po-
lice, U. S. Consul and the immigration
! auth critics Of both countries at Ham
ilton, to get Fischer away, the former
/ tennis star broke in yes, if it hadn't
| been for them I'd still be up in that
| darned place."
The body of the one victim of
I the Wall tsreet explosion which had
remained unidentified, was recognized d
at the morgue today by Mrs. Olive
Kehrer of Brooklyn as her son Elmer
Wallace Kehrer, 81 years old, a
chaffeur.
Kehrer had been out of work and
looking for employment, Mrs. KEN
her said, adding that the youth had
made his home with her at 422 South
/ Fourth street.
Considerable importance had been
attached to the fact that Kehrer had
remained unidentified so long, official
opinion differing over the theory that
this lack of Identification might sig
Nifty fear to recognize him by pei
sons of questionable character.
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