Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-18

an internal machine and was not
accidental.
An official conclusion to this ef-
feet will be filed Monday by DR..
Otto A. Schultz, assistant medical
examiner attached to the district
attorneys office. he said tonight.
DR.. Schultz examined the bodies
of several dead and operated upon
some of the injured. Death in
many cases, he said, was due to
perforattng wounds from pieces of
metal directly associated with eX-
plosive matter"
He insisted they were not parts
of an automobile or wagon.
Offer $4,000 Reward.
In his operations, he said, he OBJ
served fragments of metal buried
in the flesh of the wound. Many
of the sIugs were about the size of
a walnut he asserted
The city today offered 10000
for information leading to the ar
rest and conviction of the person
or persons responsible for the ex-
plosion, and $500 for information
leading to the identification of the
owner of the wagon In which the
explosion is known to have occur
red The Preferred Accident In
surance company also offered $lO,-
600 reward for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of the
guilty party or parties. u
The brokerage firm of Daniels
and company today sent to Mayor
INInn PharIy fnr 0uk0l HnnnnGfinH
him to use it as nucleus for fund
to be raised for the relief of suffer-
ers In the disaster. The letter
points out most of those injured
were clerks and stenographers In
moderate circumstances. ,.Hl
Grand Jury Instructed.
The regular September grand
jury which began its investigation
at the order of Judge William Fl.
Wadhams, of the court of general
sessions, was instructed to divide
its inquiry into two phases; first,
to determine whether a crime has
been committed, and second,
whether the disaster was due to
criminal negligence. Judge Wad-
hams declared IL was apparent
from early reports that the explos-
ion was due to one or the other.
The grand jury went into SEES
sion Immediately and was advised
as to the legal phases and scope
of its prospective work my As
sistant District Attorney Talley.
Expert chemists who are trying to
ascertain the type of explosive
used, would be summoned as Wit
nesses, he said. The assistant dis
trict attorney has requested the po-
lice to give him the names and ad-
dresses of all the wounded and an
effort will be made, he added, to
have members of his staff interro-
gate all of them personally and
then summon those who are able to
throw any light upon the mystery,
Juries TO Scene of View.
The jury was taken to the
scene of the explosion this after
noon. District Attorney TalIey
pointed out the spot where the au-
tomobile was found wrecked, the
break in the asphalt pavement in
front of the United States assay Of
flee and the spot where the de-
molished wagon and dead horse
W6It lOullus WI IhtiCG
however, that he had been in
formed that the break in the pave
ment which was reported to have
been caused. by the explosion, was
there previously and had been
there for some time.
Fifteen minutes was spent in an
examination of the exterior of
buildings in the neighborhood. The
guides called attention to the inn
prints of metal slugs in the walls
of the Morgan bank and the Unit
ed States assay office. The jury
was then taken to the interior of
the bank where the spot in which
william T. Joyce, an employe of
bank who was killed was pointed
out.
A recess was then taken until
Monday.
Subpoenas were issued tonight
for the appearance of at least
twenty witnesses. The first sub
poenas were issued Tor Gilbert c.,
smith and John Furlong, employed
In the financial district, and John
Miehlejohn, chauffeur. who are
reported to have made statements
that they saw afpowder wagon in
the vicinity of the explosion just
before noon Thursday. They viii
testify Monday. ~
Two detectives also visited of
fices of Prosser and Romans in the
Equitable building, to obtain
postcard, dated Toronto, Septem-
Der 10. and giving warning of the
disaster. This postcard, like some
of the other warnings, made pub
lie, was signed Ed -
Assistant District Attorney Dr.
neen, who is assisting in the inyes-
tigation, also questioned Dunham
S. Beldon of South orange. N, j..
whose car was wrecked. Beldon
said he parked his car near the
Morgan building about 1l:46 a. m.
Thursday, and that there were
three or four other cars parked
there at the same time. 80
Saw a Horse drawn Truck.
Another witness questioned by
Mr.. Dineen was John w Mutch OF
Astoria, N. Y, who said he also
had parked his car on the south
side of Wall street, near the MOI
gan building, just before noon ana
that as he did so, he noticed TWEEN
ty or thirty feet east, at the juno
ton of Broad and Wall streets
horse drawn truck facing east. ne
said there was no one in IL ana
he could not see its contents.
Total losses in securities result
ing from the explosion were ap-
proximately $4,000, most OF
which has been recovered, accord
ing 10 information collected to-
night by the National Surety COM
many. II h estimated the ultimate