The Washington times., 1920-09-18
PLOT WARNING
GIVEN IN FIVE
SIGNED NOTES
SIeuths Comb New York for
"American Anarchist
Fighters"
DEATH TOLL NOW IS "a
Prisoners in JaiIs Grilled for
"Red" information
Directs Hunt.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Five
threatening circulars signed "Ameri-
can Anarchist Fighters" a pair OF
virtually brand new union-made
horseshoes, and the skeleton of the
mystery wagon" that is supposed
to have carried a powerful time
bomb formed the main clues today
in eight separate, but well co-ordi-
mated, investigations into the ex-
plosion in front of the Morgan bank
ing Offices at Broad and Wall streets
at noon Thursday.
The death toll from the appalling
tragedy which rocked the financial
center of America and of the world
to it's foundations stood at thirty
four early today, but little hope is
held out for the recovery of several
badly injured victims in hospitals.
200 HAVE WOUNDS.
The number of those suffering
from more or less serious wounds
is close to 200.
More than five hundred detectives,
the cream of the profession, both
public and private, are concentrating
their skill upon the bomb outrage
today.
COMB CITY AND SUBURBS.
Two hundred are combing the city
and suburbs, trying to trace the old
wagon believed to have carried the
explosive into Wall street. This is
the most promising clue. But no
one knows that the wagon did carry
a bomb.
Scores of sleuths are interrogating
prisoners of various sorts who might
have knowledge of a terrorist plot.
1t is now said that every inch of the
ground and the floors and roofs Of
the buildings and all underground
passages in the explosion area have
been inspected.
REWARDS SPUR SEARCH.
The announced S20 500 rewards. and
the possibility of still higher rewards
from Wall street men for actual ac-
complishment. give the detective
forces particularly keen interest.
Photographs of every scrap OF
evidence are being made and sup
piled to the sleuths.
PALMER ARRIVES ON SCENE.
n
.istants. Garvan and Hoover. and VIII.
liam J. Flynn, chief OF the bureau OF
investigation of the Department OF
Justice were on the scene early this
morning. working to Rsubstantiate
their preliminary theory that the ex-
plosion was the work OF a group OF
Reds" and that INT was used.
The most significant factor that led
the Federal investigators to this con-
clusion was the revelation by Chief
Flynn that half an hour before tho
blast occurred there was placed In .
mail box at the corner of Cedar street
and Broadway, only three blocks from
the scene of the disaster. hvc cir
culars reading:
"Rimember, we will not tolearte
any longer. Free the political prison
ers or 1t will be sure death for all
of you!
AMERICAN ANARCHIST FIGHTERS"
II was declared Il was this same
organization that signed the revolu-
tionary circulars wrapped around
bombs sent out i'm various parts of
the country on June ., 1919. when the
Department OF Justice nipped In the
bud n nationwide terrorist plot.
An additional clue, though less
definite. was seen by the Investigators
in the discovery amid the wrcckage
of three battered tin cans bearing
traces Of gasoline and kerosene,
These. II is believed were intended by
the supposed plotters TO hurl names
in all directions when blasted by the
explosion. CHASTITY burns on some
OF the victims Of tho disaster tend 10
bear out this theory.
Most promising in the hunt for the
cause OF the disaster and It's insti-
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