The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-20
FISCHER LAUGHS
IATPREDICAMENT
Sticks to Story OF "Premoni-
tion" of Wall Street Bomb
Disaster.
HE'S FRIEND UNDER DOG
Chuckles as Cameramen Snap
Him for Movies-Arrives
Under Guard.

New York, Sept. 20.--Flscher, aftel
laughing with a swarm OF reporter
and photographers while posing fol
news movies" showed his way with
the detectives to Lexington hvenu,
lunch room. where he breakfasted OF
beef stew and coffee. finishing the mea
when he washed his face with glas.
OF water.
He stuffed into his pocket three
cigars that he picked up from tn,
Grand Central floor, chuckling as ht
did so and explaining that he did moi
smoke, but his friends did"
When posing for camera men he wa,
asked TO remove his hat. This brought
an exclamation.
Have a heart!" he cried.
Requested to talk, he said: 'oh, talk
my eye.
Tim in the hands of my friends
here he added, referring to the detec-
tives. That's all l know. don't
know what sort OF statement YOU fell
lows expect me to make. don't know
much to say"
At police headquarters the cigars
Fischer picked up were Examined and
found to contain nothing but tobacco.
Fischer stuck to hts statement that
~ was premonition" that warned
him in advance of the Wall street ex-
plosion, adding:
more win happen in the future. I'm
seen powers have communicated that
through me"
The detectives who brought him here
invariably had made the same asser-
tions In reply TO their questions
throughout the trip, adding that he
was the friend Of the. under dog"
Dwelling on what he called an un-
canny premonition. Fischer declared
this gift" had often manifested itself
with him. especially with regard to the
nt0VpmentS NJ tho stock market wharp
he claimed. he repeatedly foretold i'm
portant ups" or downs" with re-
markabe accuracy. 1t was family
trait he asserted. and was especially
well developed with his mother.
Foretold End OF War.
He also claimed he had accurately
foretold the end OF the war.
Fischer admitted being an admirer of
Emma Goldman, the deported extrem-
list leader. He stoutly averred. how
ever, he had no connection with any
extremist or terrorist organization and
had no direct information whatever
that might have been the basis OF his
warnings.
After his examination by the police,
Fischer was taken TO the district attor-
ney's office for further grillinE, against
the protest of his brother -in-law. Rob
ert A. Pope. who brought him to New
York from Canada. Pope declared that
Fischer was n ''very sick man. and
should he Immediately placed under
physiclan's care and be allowed to rest
before put to the ordeal OF eXamna-
tions. .l.-
NEW LEADS OBTAINED.
After grlIlina Fischer at police
Headquarters, Il was announced that
several new leads In investigation
Of the explosion bad been received
from him. Fischer emerged sweat
Ing and mopoIng his brow,
Robert A. Pope, his brothcrzin- law
who had turned him over to the au-
trcrities in Canada. was waiting for
Fischer and the two men embraced.
Fischer was then finger printed" and
taken to the district attorneys office,
Pope said he believed both Fischer
and Fischer's mother had psychic pow
ars. Questioned as to his own ANNA
ions Pope said the worst thing that |
am a member OF is the committee |
FISCHER NOT SORRY FOR VICTIMS.
The police stlll are holding
Fischer. All the lnvestIa ators today
agreed that Fischer ais a man we'll
versed In all matters brought up
IN the inquiry" eonverslna lnte'li.
gently. ~
street explosion made no appeal to
his sympathy as he once was "a
victim OF Wall street himself and
could not feel sorry for anybody
who suffered through the disaster"
Fischer was examined In the district |
ttorneys office at some length, after
which Assistant District Attorney Tai
cy announced that he had arrived at
he definite conclusion that Fischer rs
razy,"
Warned japanese Chemist
Questioned at Headquarters concern
ng a visit two weeks ago TO Japa-
iese chemists nome at Clifton N. j.,
that he had on that
occasion warned the chemist and few
{ his friends that something dreadful
vas going to happen in Wall street Mt
pm. Sept Is, the day before the eX-
',osion.
The police at once sent for Jockichi
'akamine. Jr.. the japanese chemist. to
SIX him II Fischer In utterng his warm
ny used the words Explosion or ex-
lnsives"
Fischer said he arrived at the date
nd time for the explosion by figuring
on Greenwich time when | got the
message from the air"