Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05
SUSPECT ARRESTED
. BY FEDERAL AGENTS
IN EXPLOSION CASE
Russian Radical, With Suit
case Containing Dynamite,
Held by Pfobers Of New
York Blast

PITTSBURG. Oct. Authorization
obtained from F1orean Zelenaka. Of
Brooklyn, arrested here last night
with quantity of dynamite in his
possession. may lead to a solution of
the Wall street explosion, according
to. local police and government
agents. The nature of the informa-
ton was not divulged. but it has
| been forwarded to William ]. Flynn,
of the department of justice, the po-
lice said.
Questioning of Zelenaka. who was
taken at a hotel after fight with
the police, continued until early
| this morning. He had been en- route
from Cincinnati to New York, and
his remarks on the train to an uni
Identified man who called the police,
brought about his arrest.
Authorities were reticent as to the
result of their questioning, but, 1t
was claimed clues Zelenaka furnish
ed may lead to scores of arrests in
Brooklyn and New York. He could
furnish no good reason. police said,
for having the explosives in his pos
session, and Is alleged to have re-
marked to companion on the train
"Tell them I will have the stuff
there tomorrow"
Another remark attributed to him
as he was being placed in his cell
was: ,...s,.. -:
See what we did in Wall street.
Next tim it will be bigger and more
terrible. The last was only start"
POLICE INFORMANT
REACHES NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Oct. Aeon Kon-
KEEL, a steam filter, the man who
gave the Pittsburg authorities the in
formation which led to the arrest
there last night of Florean Zelenaka,
of Brooklyn. in connection with the
Wall street explosion, arrived here
today from Pittsburg to tell his story
to the federal authorities.
Konkel told agents of the depart
ment of justice that while he was
travelling from Cincinnati to Pitts
burg with the suspect, the latter
had informed him that he had ex-
plosives in his suit case, and gloated
over the Wall street explosion. Kon-
KEEL said he had him arrested after
he had seen dynamite in his travel
ing companions suit case at a motel
in the Pennsylvania city.
If KonkePs information leads TO
solution of the New York disaster,
he is eligible for the $20,500 rewards
offered for tips leading to arrest OF
the guilty parties,
After questioning Konkel, a New
Yorker, at length. officials of the
department of, justice declared he
had been able to give them no in
formation that tended directly to
connect Zelenaka with the Wall
street explosion.
Renewed .vigor was instilled today
in the investigation Of the origin of
the mysterious Wall street explosion
on September 16, as a result of the
arrest at Pittsburg yesterday of Flo
reen Zalenaka. Department of JUS
tice agents said they attached special
significance to the arrest
On, learning of Zelenaka's arrest
in Pittsburg, where a suitcase filled
with dynamite was found In his
room, federal agents visited the
Brooklyn address he gave when ar
rested and stablished these facts:
That Zelenaka left his room at 40
Cleveland street, in the foreign Sec
ton, an hour or more before the dis
aster.
That he carried a reddish-yellow
bag.
That he was formerly employed by
the Hercules Powder company.
That he left in his room large
quantity of alleged radical Russian
literature.
Michael Terkasky, a tailor at the
Brooklyn address, told government
agents he had rented a room to Ze-
lenaka and gave other information
concerning him. In a foreign-made
trunk left by Zelenaka was a Rus
sian passport issued M 1918. -.
The possibility that there may be
some connection with the arrest Of
pan, in Brooklyn, last Friday, was
advanced here today, but official
comment was lacking.
Greenspan, when arrested for. lott
eringin the building, declared he knew
who placed the bomb in Wall street
His room, like, Ze1enaka's,& was said
by the police to hvae contained rad
ical literature. Both men are natives
of Russia.
Greenspan is under observation in
q Brooklyn hospital.
EXPLOSION DAMAGES
HOME OF LABORER
CLIFTON, n. J., Oct. 4.-Explo-
sion of a bomb at the home of SAL