Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-20
Russian Joufh.S,: ~. Sted
Saturday, Is Seh.% =
Charged With Beins' :.
desirable Alien.
DEATH LIST IN BLAST
NOW PLACED AT "a
Body of 19-year old Boy,
Believed to Have Been
the Driver of the death
Wagon" Is Not Identified.
Isr sess,sa JOURNAL SPECIAL LsAsup w,sSi


of justice agents and the police
were still without definite clue
tonight to the identity of the per-
sons responsible for Thursdays ex-
plosion in Wall street.
Alexander Brailovsky, a Russian
journalist who was arrested yes
terday on Information furnished by
an anonymouse correspondent and
who admitted having been in the
financial district short time af-
ter the explosion, is still held
without bail on charge of being
an undesirable alien.
William j. FLYNN, chief of the
bureau of investigation of the de-
partment of Justice. declared to-
night that he placed no special sig
nifieance in Brailovskys arrest, but
said he was. being questioned and
held in conformance with the de-
partments plan mot to overlook
any BETS and to follow up all
leads"
No other charge or suggestion
that Rrailovsky is in any way per-
sonally responsible for the disas-
ter has yet been made by the au-
thorities. They announced, how
ever, that he would be questioned
further and an effort made to To-
cate three men with whom he was
seen talking at Pine and Nassau
streets, less than an hour after the
blast. He vehemently denies being
implicated in the supposed plot.
Boys Body Unidentified.
The only other recent important
development is the suggestion by
Medical Expert Morris that the sole
remaining unidentified body, that of
a blonde haired boy about 10, may
be that of the driver of the death
wagon" which was abandoned near
the assay office Just before the ex-
plosion and which is believed to
have carried the time bomb caus-
ing, the disaster Seven "identift-
cations of the body were made to-
day but all proved erroneous.
A revised list of the dead tonight
showed that thirty-four persons
were killed.
Pope IL Questioned.
Robert A. Pope, brother-in law
Edwin Fischer, who sent post
card warnings of the disaster from
Toronto TO friends in the financial
district. was questioned for tro hours
today at the department of jEstice.
Pope turned Fischer over to the
authorities in Hamilton Ont,
where he is being detained pending
his extradltion to this city, where
he will be questioned az to MIS-
knowledge Of the blast. Chief
Flynn would not disclose the ma
ture of the investigation of Pope
or say whether he had come volun-
tarily or In answer to summons.
Fischer who already had been ad-
Judged mentally unbalanced by a.
lunaey commission in Hamilton, is
expected here tomorrow.
No New Developments.
Chief Flynn declared there were
no new developments i'll the case
tonight, although his men We're
working on several "leads' ana
hoped for definite results. lie de-
MED published reports that he was
seeking five members of the SO
called Gallant band of anarchists.
~ know where these people are
ana we are MdltlllllH aiiHhit ~
said. 1--WE have them under sur
veillance along with a number OF
other people. but we are not look
ing for them"
Extra Guards Placed,
Police estimated that 10000
persons visited the scene of the eX-
plosion today.
All prominent churches and pub
lie buildings. as well as the homes
Of high public officials and finan-
riers, were placed under extra
guard during the week END.
Impressive funeral services were
held today for eight of the dead,
honors being accorded to
hree who were war veterans.
The September grand jury will
oegin listening to the testimony OF
witnesses tomorrow. Subpoenas
nave been issued for more than
score of persons who claim to have |
,een within a block of the expios-
on.