Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-09-18
EXPLOSION WORK
0F FIGHTING REDS
American Anarchists" De-
mand Release of Politi-
cal Prisoners
RECALLS PLOT OF 1919
Pay Little Attention to FiScher-Ap-
parently Small Credence Placed in
Theory he has Direct knowledge

New York, Sept, lS.-Receipt BY
Department Of Justice agents last
night of five radical circulars. signed
"American Anarchist Fighters" which
were found in a mail box at Cedar
Street ana Broadway at 1l.5s a. NJ
Thursday. furnished the first tangible
.lue. they said to the identity OF The
the explosion in Wall Street. which
three minutes later killed thirty-five
persons. injured 200 others and cau$~
ed property damage running into tn"
millions.
II making public the circulars.
which were printed on cheap parcr.
seven by eleven inches, Chief Will
liam J. Flynn. Of the Bureau Of n
ves.ti~ltion of the Department CT
Justice called attention to the fact
the bomb sent in the nationwide bomb
NJ: June ,. 1919, were wrapped IN
ciiffpulars announcing the coming OF
ths.rcvolution, and signed "Anarchis-
ghters."
'Ss.Sln s.SSlsn circulars. to which he said he
att!asbed the utmost Importance. read:
"RdSemhcr. We will not tolerate
tsiy any longer. Free tn cpoli-
ssSS asSSS Eprisoncrs. or it viii be sure
ssfor all of YOU
sspy opinion Chief Flynn de-
ahis is not an attack on }. F.
MorSan ard Co., | believe that t?'dsc
responsible picked out the financial
center in order to create a demon
stration."
The striking coincidence Of post
card warnings giving nctice of the
district which were sent to men III
the financial district by Edward
Fischer. formerly an cmpioye Of the
French high commission, received the
attention of police and Fedora! au-
thorities today. although apparently
little crcdence is placed in the theor!
that he has any direct knowledge OF
the explosion. Chief Flynn. OF the De
partment of Justice, expressed the be-
lief he was simply a paranoiac, who
happened "to hit it off right"
Examination of shraprcl found en-
bcdded in the bodies of some Of the
dead and Of fragments removed IN
surgical operations OF the injured
has added weight to the belief that
the explosion came from an Internal
machine, and was not accidental.
An official conclusion to this effect
will he filed Monday by Dr.. Otto a.
Schultz assistant medical examiner
attached to the district attorneys Of
flee. ne said last night.
DR.. Schaltz examined the bodies OF
several dead and operated upon some
Of the injured. Deaths in many cases.
he said. was due To perforating
wounds from pieces of metal directly
associated with explosive materials.
He insisted they were not parts of an
automobile or wagon.
In his operations, he said h" oh
served fragments of metal buried in
the flesh cf the wounded. Many of
the slugs were about the size Of a
walnut. he asserted.
The city today offered $4,000 for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction Of the person or persons
responsible for the explosion and $500
for information leading to the den
tifica ticn of the owner Of the wagon
IN which the explosion is kncwn TO
have occurred The Preferred Acc:-
dent Insurance Company also offered
$4,000 reward for information. lead
ing to the arrest and conviction Of
the guilty parties.
The brokerage firm Of Daniels &
Co. today sent Mayor Hylan a check
for $3.50, requesting him to use il a.
a nucleus for a fund 10 he raised for
the relief Of sufferers in the disaster.
The letter points out most Of those
injured were clerks and stcnograph-
nrs IN moderate circums tanccs