The Washington times., 1920-10-05
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Special Agents Decide Zelenska
Had No Part in Wall
Street Horror.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-kocal agents
OF the Department OF Justice this sf-
ternoon established TO their own sat
isfaction that Florean Zelenska. the
foreigner under arrest In Pittsburgh
on the charge OF having dynamite in
his possession, had no connection
with the Wall street bomb outrage
and dropped their Investigation.
CHIEF William J. Flynn announced
that no attempt would be made TO
have zelenska brought here either
for interrogation or trial.
William j. flynn. chief OF the bu-
feau OF Investigation OF the Depart
ment OF Justice. frankly admitted that
he believes that Zelensks knows moth
wall street blast However. Zelen-
ska viii be brought to New York
upon Flynns orders.
My men are still investigating,
but so far we have not developed
anything TO connect Zelenska with
the Wall street explosion" said chief
Flynn. There are still more reports
10 come in"
or POLISH DESCENT.
Zelensky is OF Polish descent
Many OF his relatives In this city
have already been questioned by
secret service agents and detectives,
but all declared that the suspect
never expressed any anarchistic opln-
ions.
The foreign literature found In Ze-
iepska's trunk at 40 Cleveland
street. Brooklyn, which was first
thought to be Russian BoIshevist pro-
paganda, has proved to be a bundle
of Polish newspapers
Officials Of the Hercules Powder
Company say their records show that
Zelenska was employed In the plant
at Kendall. n. j., about three years
ago. but he worked as a laborer and
had nothing to do with the compound
ing OF explosives.
FLYNN IN CHARGE OF INQUIRY.
William J. Flynn, chief OF the inves-
tigation division OF the Department
OF Justice, yesterday took full charge
OF the inquiry into Zelenska's activi-
ties in this city before he left for
the coal mine at Whltmans. Logan
county. w. Va, where ne Ia alleged
" nave oDtuineu uyHdHlitc 1ounu on
him when arrested in Pittsburgh.
Pa, Sunday. After a conference with
George T.. Lamb. chief OF the local
bureau of the Department of Justice.
Chief Flynn selected score OF men
in Mr.. Lambs office to run down any
clues relating TO Zelenska
Mr.. Flynn admitted that the Depart
ment of Justice had no information
connecting Zelenska with the activi-
ties Of Reds in any part of the country
II asked him about those stories"
Lavaszevsky told the agents. land
his answers were such that I told him
could no longer permit him to re-
side with my family. Florean comes
OF a nice family in Vobynia, in the
Ukraine. but ! never heard that he
had any radical leanings. On the
contrary. ] on several occasions have
heard him denounce radicals for their
unreasona bleness."
Levaszevsky turned over to the
Government agents photograph of
Zelensku and young woman in a
bride dress. >He said she was the
young woman on whose account he
had ordered Zelensku from his home
Otto Kavilisky of 400 New Jersey
avenue was another friend OF Zelen-
ska questioned by the agents. Zelen-
ska had told the Pittsburgh police
that he lived with kavilisky before
he moved to the Cleveland street ad-
dress. Kavilisky said last night at
1t was his impression that Zelenska
was anything but a radical