Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-20
FISCHER RETURNED
BY POLICE T0FACE
F. GR|LL|NG ON BOMB
Card Warns That Customs
House Will Be Blown Up
Tomorrow.
BODY OF LAST VICTIM
OF BLAST is IDENTIFIED
Department of Justice Agents De-
cline to Take Russian Who
Is Released.

NEW YORK, September 20.-Edwin
i. Fischer. the former metropolitan
tennis star, who was detained in Ham
ilton, Ontario. in connection with his
postcard warnings of the Wall street
explosion, arrived here this morning
in the custody of New York and Ham
Iiton detectives. He was taken to po-
lice headquarters at once. Fischer,
after laughing with a swarm of re-
porters and photographers while pos
ing for news movies" showed his
way with the detectives to Lexing-
ton avenue lunchroom, where he
breakfasted on beef stew and coffee.
finishing the meal when he washed
his face with glass of water.
lie stuffed into his pocket three ci-
gars that he picked up from the
Grand Central station floor. chuck
ling as he did SO and explaining that
he did not smoke, but his friends did -
When posing for camera men he
vas asked to remove his hat. This
brought an exclamation.
Have a heart" he cried.
requested to talk, he said: ooh,
talk my eyeY'
Tn I'm il, in the hands Of my friends
here" he added. referring to the de-
tectives. That's all I know. I don't
know what sort Of statement you fell
lows expect me to make. 1 don't
know much to say"
Seems to Enjoy Himself.
Fischers jocularity continued with
out let-up throughout the excitement
of the arrival. When he disappeared
from view down a subway entrance
he still was smiling as if enjoying
himself thoroughly.
When detectives said they had to
invoke the combined aid of the
of police. United States consul and the
immigration authorities of both coun-
tries at Hamilton to get Fischer away
the former tennis star broke in:
Yes. if it hadn't been for them
Id still be up in that darned place.'
FISCHER wore gray suit and cap.
both wrinkled by travel. He was
clean-shaven. but needed haircut.
He carried a small black handbag.
Department Of Justice agents accom-
panied him and the detectives to po-
lice headquarters.
At police headquarters the cigars
Fischer picked up were examined
and found to contain nothing butStoe,
Fischer stuck TO his statement that
i fFftwas a pfernonifion" that warned
him IN advance Of the Wall street
The detectives whe brought him
here from Hamirton sexpIalned that
Fischer invariably had made the same
assertions in reply to their questions
throughout the trip. adding that he
was q friend Of the under dog"
Edwards Gets Warning.
: = A post card warning that an at
tempt would be made tomorrow to
blow up the customhouse. after the
Wall street explosion last Thursday.
was received in the mail today by
William B. Edw ards collector Of In
ternai revenue for .s this districs S,,;xsr
was turned over to the custodian of
the building by Mr.. Edwards, who also
notified Postmaster Thomas G. Patten.
The Department of Justice, too. was
informed of receipt OF the post card.
house, already under heavy guard,
would be blown up at 2 pm. Mr. Ed
wards said that a preliminary inves-
tigation had shown no evidence OF
plot and he was inclined to regard the
warning as hoax.
a few minutes before the warning
post card had been received by Big
RilP Edwards, who is former
Princeton foot ball star. Edwin r.
Fischer, ex-tennis player. who sent
= warnings of the first explosion on tne
strength of an alleged telepathle
.tip." had declared at police headQuar-
ters on his arrival here frtIf Canada
that more will happen IL the fu-
ture."
Unseen powers have communicated
that to me-" he said. e.
Officials of the Department OF JUS
tice regarded the warning as the
work of a crank. They SAID that
uerson intending to cause such an ex'
plosion would hardly warn the au-
thorities about it hours in advance.
Examined by Attorney.
Fischer was examined in the dis
trict attorneys Office at some length
after which Assistant District AL,
torney Talley announced that he had
arrived at the definite conclusion
that Fischer "is crazy"
Assistant District Attorney Car
limo announced thai Mrs Laura
pope. Fischer's sister, had petitioned
the West Side court two days before
tho explosion to have her brother
committed to an asylum or entered at
bellevue Hospital for observation
Her request was refused. Carlino said,
adding that Mrs. Pope explained that
her brother was laboring under the
deiusion that he could transmute
brass into gold and glass into diamonds
and that he believed he possessed
power to communicate at long dis
tances without the aid Of scientific
instruments.
Last Victim Identified.
The body of the one victim OF
the Wall street explosion which had
remained unidentified was recognized
at the morgue today by Mrs. Olive
Tehrer Of Brooklyn as her son, Elmer
Wallace Kehrer. twenty-one-year.
old chauffeur.
Kehrer had been out of work and
looking for employment, Mrs. kehrel
said. adding that the youth had made
his home with her. at 422 South 4tf
street.
Considerable Importance had beer
attached to the fact that kehrer had
remained unidentified so long. official
opinion differing over the theory that
This lack of identification might sig
Nifty fear to recognize him by per-
sons of questionable character.
The eptember grand jury was con-
vened today to Investigate the ex-
plosion that shookSthe financial dis
;rct last Thursday and exacted a
toll Of thirty-four lives and injury
TO nearly 300 others Subjoenas
ere issued for the appearance OF
scores of eyewitnesses of the blast.
Attorney General Palmer was ex-
pvcted to return here during the day
and resume personal charge of the
investigation by the Department OF
Justice.
Efforts TO identify the owner of the
1orse which drew the wagon sup
posed TO carry the Internal machine
were continued. Although John Hag-
Ferty, the farrier who identified the
shoes of the dead horse as those he
had attached two weeks ago. faint
nope was expressed of being able to
fCoptipued IN Tepft, Pave