Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-21
MAN Who MAILED
. BOMB WARNINGS
'HARMLESSCRANK'
Authorities Grill Fischer 8
Hours, Then Send Him
to Bellevue.
MESSAGE SAYS CUSTOM
HOUSE Is TO BE BLOWN UP
Sets 2 P. M. Today as Hour,
but Police Regard Informa-
ton as Hoax.
WATCHED 'tDEATH WAGON"
S. p. G. A. Agent Wanted to Serve
Summons on Driver for
Cruelty to Horse.
'ATCHED ''DEATH WAGON"
S. p. G. A. Agent Wanted to Serve
Summons on Driver for
Cruelty to Horse.
IBy Associated Press !

IBy Associated Press.I
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Statemcnts
by two men-one of whom claims to
have seen the death wagon" which
carted the explosive standing near
the assay office at 1880 A. NJ.
Thursday, one and one-hah hours
before the explosion occurred, and
the other. who claims to have seen
three men running away from the
scene just before the blast-furnished
the most important developments to-
day In the several Investigations of
the disaster now under way.
| Other interesting developments of
the day included:
Announcement by the district at
torney's office that Edwin p. Fischer,
lawyer and former employe of the
French high commission, who sent
postcard warnings of the disaster
| from Toronto. had virtually elimi-
mated himself from any direct
Knowledge OF completely in the case
after eight hours questioning.
More WARNINGS Received.
Receipt OF warning by William
II. Edwards. collector OF internal
revenue. that an attempt would be
made to destroy the custom house
ut p. NJ. tomorrow. This is re-
garded by the police as n hoax.
| Identification Of the hitherto un-
Identified body-previously believed
as probably that of the driver of the
eSplosive-laden wagon-as that OF
Elmer w. kehrer. an unemployed
chauffeur. and lack OF any evidence
Connecting him with the crime.
Release OF Alexander Brailovsky,
Russian Journalist. who was ar
an undesirable alien after he admit
an undesirable alien after he admit
ted having been in the vicinity Of
Broad and Wall streets shortly after
the explosion took place.
Search by Federal agents for a re-
ported cache Of explosives on Plumb
Beach Island. a government reser-
vation or Sheepshead Bay. where 4
quantity of trinitrotoluol was found
in an abandoned vessel several
months ago.
$. Il. G. A. Agent Watched for Driver.
Joseph Meade, an agent OF the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals, is the man who claims
10 nave seen tho death wagon" in
Wall Street at 1880 Thursday morn
delivery wagon in front of the assay
office. The horse appeared broken
down, he said. and he went over to
make an examination of it, finding
bad sore under tho collar.
He looked at his watch and noticed
1t was 1890. he told the police, and
waited beside the wagon until 1890
with the Intention OF serving a sum-
mons on the driver. when he was
forced to leave In order to serve a
summons in Brooklyn. He did not
examine closely the contents OF tho
wagon, but described 1t as IAN or
binary. dilapidated express wagon
Meade also told the police the coll
lar worn by the horse was of the
k tyne. and this is the kind OF a
collar that was found in the street
after the explosion. He also noticed
that all the ornamental knobs ana
other markings had been stripped
from tho harness and In this, too, his
description tallies with that of the
material actually found. He also
stated the horse had been recently
clipped, and that the wagon bore mn
name, but had some numerals on tbe
side
Consider Evidence Important
Police attach considerable imnor-
1ance TO Afeade's statement and ara
using the material he furnished In
their investigation into the identity
or the wagon and its driver.
Information that three suspicious.
looking men were seen running from
the scene was furnished by samuel
s. Wellington. president OF the Vast
indies Trading Company He de-
ciared he left lawyers office In
wall Street few minutes before
noon Thursday. and as he did he.
heard voices calling: Hurry. Beat
IL. Get out OF this" He looked
across the street and saw two mid
dIe-aged men. who looked to him ltka
EAST Side peddiers." beckonlng and
caiine TO third man. who was on
.ho other side Of the street nearer
the assay office, and across the street
from the Morgan bank. The third
man. oeheved to be about sixty years
oio' and described as greasy" look.
ing, was then peering into the ram-
shackie wagon at tho curb.
In response to tho call Of the others
the third man. Mr.. Wellington said,
started to run after them toward VIII
nam Street. He took them for bond
thieves, he added. and expected to
see them chased by a policeman.
When no reached tho corner OF Mas
sau Street he was knocked uncon.
scious by the explosion.
FAeher Sent to RelleyuA.
At tho conclusion OF Fischers ex,
animation tonight he was sent to the
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