The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-09-17
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A SPECIAL TRAIN
FIVE coNSEssEp PARTICIPANTS
IN PLoT ARaEsTEp on
v. o. AcGsrs.
POLICE SEARCH FOR OTHERS
pastsrdiy Plan To Ditch pssnend
Special and Secure Money t&
posed ~ Federal Agents
In Chicago.

Chicago Twenty membefs VI the
Communist Party Of America, five o.
whom are confessed participants In ~
plot to destroy the Diamond Special.
crack train Of the Illinois Central. were
arrested by Shicsxo agents oi the De
Dxrtment al Juslics 9, Springfield, III
The five mea who have confessed
gave 20 the authorities Information ~
whieh thty claim the plot Will BE-
traced 70 ine Chicago headquarters q
the parry IN pursuance ot tbis In
formation Rgsnts oi the Department %
Justice and The IocaI ponce sgouTg''
the west side. starc hing Tor a Rumbef
uf ftYsttf ws83ss' ssA ssh@la- !,
..., Ihe .1lgt dsIalla tpllos briefly 4.
r0fdinE 70 srsther conditions the
party we're ~ hss. kon" 20 lilsacll q
lonely railway signal t9Ner SIX miles
north 81 Springfield There shor' y
before he Diamond Spe1ia. cam"
through. they wety 20 have bound aud
gagged The sgnaifnAu
Al a curve quarter OF mile north
" the tower the spihsA ia oHr teagit
70 rail- we're to have Been removed,
On either side q this spot lies a digeh
40 tesi ersp
lhe 's..g getng srpnnd the curve,
would nave plunged into the ditch.
The 2lotirrs With taGk al com
pressed gasoline. then planned "a bi0~
open The sale. steal ils contents, So
tire 10 the train and leave the dead
and lniuf a passengers TO the mercy VI
me flames
The prisoners we're, Capiuredsin air
faids made simultaneously OF K
houses IN ths Springfield foreign dol
gay shleh is located u The village ~
Ridgriy suburb They we're made by
special Agent August u roaIa 81 The
chicago branch Of the department ~
Justice. chief ot Police Wilbur Norris
II Springfield ard his entire police
force Of 40 men. q \ Lowell " &
D'vsnot and Harry Cieyiand VI the /!
G Railway
As fast w. the prisoners we're taken
they we're rushed TO tbe central station
At Sptlngfie~ for questioning As
they spoke nothns bur Polish Or iIthu
anlan the questioning deyoiSrd upon
Mr. Leula
The frat Information regarding The
lot was gitea 30 District Inspector
tdsard J nfennah Of the Chiraso
branch OF the Department ot Justice
uyrfal days aso by agents o. the lli
nois Central
John kona Lithuanian the firs,
man garatiunud xrtfae tfy II, Rs Ibis
plot
The p,ottcrs had tirst laid their
plans tiNe weeks asc b. said A man
from the Chteago headquarters had
toms dawn ard tsis~d to them ~
saJ.iad supgEE "a .spseaa ,,tAa. taasE
rhey bad given him a considerable
sum from Their savings aud they plan
aed % get more. For what IN
revolution that sas to give them fine
homes, fine clothes and lots =. good
things to eat sishou, Working Tor Z,
They had heard abat the huge tulns
In money being csrri d on the lrslas
So they decided Il pick ths best train
tho Diamond spec al. aad wreck il
Thus they would have npaey tor the
revolution
Chssi III fol!se Norris believes The
five Who have confessed ore expert
enpsd yvggmeB Resides their Gem
mun'rt party affiliations he d aclsrcs
they are members " the " " A.
~ell In thss connection ~ points 10
recent news dispatches Ales M q
mcsger helw 'ru the two rtmmNnist
parties AMI the " W for cam
rsign II saOo'a.e
There - ne tegbt As 'o their iH
,rut,pns ~ aad rao glaaaed ia
wreck TIA, rain aud ines wcsld
have dene It
SpaelaI AKeat ouIs oyrr ,he iaus
distance ,elepaone said ma, N pounds
nj dynamite. leea8; ema;is r.SIp.A AID
ain automatic rIleS had hstH tagd IT,
homes occupied IN ihe mon s-res "a
A complete teuatrst'l, plant. Tor
mAkine SILVER dollars aad aa.t lolisre
thai had nceu useA aas also taken II
one NJ the homes l.pl ccasist;nx
principally q Vw~rttcsS compton, /,
tiers and other ctFicc e4aiPmenL val
uNd at ft00,o vas also Isksa