The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-12
BLACKSMITH IN
WALL ST. BOMB
PLOT is FOUND
ShOd Horse That Drew the
Wagon Which Carried
Load of Explosives.
POLICE SEEK DRIVER
They Do Not Believe He Is
Person Who Was Seen
with the Animal.
LABOR FEUD is DISCLOSED
New Theory Is That Members
of a Union Set Bomb Off
to Injure Rivals.
POLICE SEEK DRIVER
LABOR FEUD IS DISCLOSED

William Zaranlro boss OF Housewreck-
ers Union. Local No. 95--better known
as Zaranko's Union-went to the offices
of the Department of Justice in Park
Row last night and disavowed having
direct or indirect knowledge Of the bomb
explosion that killed thirty-three persons
In Wan street on September IS.
At the same time. in Police Headquar-
tiers. 1t was made known that the police
have found the blacksmith who shod the
ancient horse that drew the explosive
laden wagon into Wall street and which
was killed by the blast Furthermore.
the police say that they have identified
the man who took the horse to the black
smith. All the police need now is to find
that man. He has vanished They do
not believe that he drove the horse the
day of the outrage.
Zaranko's visit to the offices of the
Department of Justice was the direct
result of the publication yesterday in
the Evening World of a circumstantlal
ctOiy tictl tic pOiID lau Deen intended
for the men doing demolition work on
the Stock Exchange addition. Broad and
Wall streets; that the perpetrator was
member of Zaranko's union, who had
been kicked out of work by thugs en-
ployed by Robert p. Brindell, head of
the Building Trades Council and rival
of Zaranko, and that while neither
Zaranko nor his union had any connec-
ton with the crime the outrage was a
blind blow Of a maddened workman
driven TO crazy desperation by grating
labor leaders.
Furthermore the story says, andZaranko
admits, that Zarankos union had been
driven to the wall by Brindell's men, 1t
continues to tell that Ray Clark the fore
man on the Stock Exchange addition Job,
told reporters that Immediately after the
explosion a man admitting himself to be
the driver of the wagon that carried the
bomb to the financial district came to
him demanding the use OF telephone.
was shot by three unidentified men In
Long Island City on October IT.
inaccuracies in story,
The insinuation is that Clark, who was
not badly hurt and who is now working
again. was the victim of an attempted
assassination by men who feared he
might be of assistance to the authorities
IN solving the mystery. Clark was sup
posed TO have been with James Reilly.
member of Brindelrs union, and assis-
tant foreman on the demolition Job when
shot. The story as published yesterday
afternoon Is slightly inaccurate in that
neither Clark nor Reilly lives at the ad-
dresses attributed to them. but In sec
tions rather distant from Long Island
City.
Zaranko and his lawyer, William !.
Ashley, appeared In the Department of
Justice offices together. Zaranko was
candid In his replies. He said that some
OF his men were at work on the Stock
Exchange Job at the time of the explo
sion and that tina. would eliminate the
idea that members of his union--their
friends-planned to kill any one there.
Furthermore he said that throughout
his union ne has men who come to him
ut stated periods and report the temper
Of the men, what they talk about and
what they hear outsiders talk about.
Had there been any talk about knowl-
edge OF the crime. Zaranko contends. he
would have heard It.
Personally" said Zaranko. II had no
desire TO have anything 10. do with the
occasions have received word that
strong armed men in rival unions In
tended getting me. No. we were busy
protecting our own headquarters. 81
East Fourth street, from assault and
bou1bings My men had nothing to do
with that explosion. Why should theyY
Their own friends we're there working
slonE with Brindelrs men. Besides. l
can account for all my men, None Is
missing
Suspicion, No Facts.
Auert A yoIk. the contractor doing
che demolition work on the site OF the
stock Exchange addition, declared ne
had told the police there was bare
possibility that the wall street explosion
might be traced 20 workingmen who
mad been harshly dealt with by Brindell's
men But. he added. he had no facts
TO back UP such n theory Volk is one
az the contractors who told the Lock-
wood committee that Bob Brindell was
the dictator OF construction labor in this
city and could break contractors who
refused 20 pay tribute by refusing TO let
men work on such contractors Jobs.
II told the police OF this theory" said
yoIk Yesterday IT also told n reporter
Cor the newspaper that purports 20 solve
tho wall street mystery through this
theory. But 7 haye no facts. II II
theory and nothing else The police and
the Burns detectives appeared 20 be
deeply interested In the theory and said
that they'd investigate t. am com
peIied 70 congratulate the reporter who
developed the theory In such mastery
style trust he has more facts than
/ had when I talked 10 him"
District Attorney Swami announced he
had called on all persons mentioned IN
the newspaper story 10 appear IN his
office nj 3 o'clock this afternoon Swami
added that n Ray Clark was quoted
CORRECTLY Yesterday he had changed his
story as the District Attorneys record
OF what Clark said TO him week after
the explosion was quite different
Both tho police and the Department
Of Justice operatives declare that they
once entertained the theory that the
bomb was planted by workmen who de-
sired 10 destroy an operation from which
they had been barred by the Brindell
ren But they all declared they had
failed 20 find any evidence that would
support the theory At Police Head
quarters nothing additional could be
learned about the Identification Of the
man who took the horse TO be shod
One police official said he doubted
Clark's story about the excited man who
wanted 10 telephone some one that the
horse haf been killed When asked whv