The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-18
Fischer Who Sent Many
Warnings, Held As Insane

onto was on the postcard. Mr.. Ho-
mans said he glanced at the picture
casually when he received the card
and laid it-aside without reading it.
He said that at the time of the explo-
sion, which killed William F. Hutchin-
son, employee of Mr.. Homans's
desk. 1t was not until yesterday
morning, when friend called him
on the telephone and told him of the
warning sent out by Fischer, that he
recalled the postcard.
Mr.. Romans told Mr.. Talley that
no one who knew Fischer would sus-
pect him of having any connection
with radical organiza tons. He add
ed that Fischer used to have ira
tional outbreaks during the war and
said occasionally that the Reds wers
| making so much progress that they
would soon be destroying everything.
Mr.. Robinson told Mr.. Talley that
at the time the Bolshevist armies
seemed about to take Warsaw F'isch-
, er said to him:
Get rid of everything you have.
They are going to blow up the Stock
Exchange and wreck everything
versations with them, the Morgan
building as one of those to be blown
up, Mr.. Homans and Mr.. Robinson
said.
Captain Arnaud said he had con-
sidered Fischer slightly deranged or
he would have paid more attention
to his letter. Fischer, he said, was
Charming fellow when normal,
and described him as capable and eff
tieient unless afflicted with what
seemed to be a periodical attack. The
letter to Captain Arnaud was made
public at Police Headquarters A
piece of the letter, which was torn
up by Captain Arnaud, could not he
found, making the last part mean
ingless. AS restored at Police Head
i quarters the letter read:
| The Queens, Toronto.
MY address may always be OBJ
tanned at my N. Y. Home, So w 92d
St, Riverside 1855"
+ Dear Mr.. Arnaud,
; Greetings.
Il think I am doing good work
in making the people know France
and in planting in them a strong
blessing the desire in them to see
France get her square desert
There is a rumor that something
IS going to happen after $3.50 P M,
around to 4 P. M. daylight saving
time in the Wall Street district I'll
advise the Mission close at P. NJ,
on that day and everybody go home
1t may be all bull, but the world is
! fell then. Have a just grievance SO
I think. The mission ought to play
safety first I hope you feel that
what L am doing is of value to
! France and if it pleases, write me al
i once to the Hotel Pontchartrain. De-
troit, Mich, where I will go SONS
time Thursday I think somebody
+ is in clean in the world of
! fail to wash their hands
want @me to
ct St Paul settled that war
anywhere else for France. No ex.
pense.
Good Luck, Ed Fischer"
The following statement concern
ing FISCHER was issued yesterday by
the French High Commission on be-
half of Maurice Casenave, Minister
| Plenipotentiary:
| Edwin Fischer joined the staff of
the French High Commission in New
ployed in the Transportation Depart
ment and was an excellent worker,
never giving cause for complaint, and
a good mixer. He was on friendly
terms with all his co11eag CUES.
Fischer left the French Mission
on Aug. z, 1920, for his vacation, but
cid not return. After a months alb
sence he was automatically dis
charged. Since Sept. I, 1920, he has
no connection with the French High
Commission, either in New York or
elsewhere.
For short time before Fischer
left his colleagues noticed in him
signs of mental arrangement.
he Joined the French Mission. He
was man of athletic build. weighing
about 200 pounds"
O'Neill received his warning from
a man whom he believed to be Fischer
on car in Hudson tube train a lit
tie more than a week ago. The. man
set the time of the predicted explo-
sion as Sept. IS.
The man got on a train at Man
I haitian Transfer" O'Neill said. "The
train which was due in New York al
S.S2 DELAYED SLIGHTLY and
the man, who entered into converse
/ ton with me, expressed concern lest
it cause him to miss a train for Buff
fa1o- He then told me that he was