Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-04
WITNESS IN BOMB
PLOTS JUMPS TO
INSTANT DEATH

NEW YORK, May 3.-The fact
that the government had made sew
eral arrests in connection with the
nationwide bomb plots of last June
became known today when Andrae
SaIsedo, who confessed to having
printed the anarchistic circulars
found near the scene of the outrages,
committed suicide by leaping to Park
Row from the fourteenth story of an
office housing headquarters of the
department of justice in this city.
William J. Flynn, chief of the de-
partment's bureau of investigation,
admitted that several other men had
been arrested in connection with the
plots, that they had confessed to par
ticipa ton and that they had agreed
to turn government witnesses.
He declined, however, to give their
names or to explain what part they
had played.
Salsedo also known as Ebony
Lazio," was slee1ng with another
government witness. Awakening, he
derclothes and hurled himself from
a window without awakening his
companion. 1t is believed he took his
life rather than appear in court
against the other plotters.
From Chief Flynn and N. C. Do
nato, Salsedo's lawyer, it was learn
ed that the circulars found at the
were made on the lives of many pub
lie men, had been printed in an
Italian printing establishment in
Brooklyn, where Salsedo was en-
ployed!
According to Donate. his clients
of the job, and that Salsedo must
have done it in his spare time with
out his knowledge. He admitted,
however that the circulars headed
plain Words" and signed "Anar-
chist Fighters, had been turned out
According to Flynn, the suicide
of Salsedo, an Italian anarchist who
lived in this city with his wife and
two children. will not affect the
governments case, and through in
formation supplied by him and other
witnesses, important arrests may be
expected.
According to- Donate, Salsedo, who
came to this country about five years
ago. did not know English and was
not "a man of action" His attor-
neys said that when anarchists ask
ed him to print the pink circulars
he did not appreciate the gravity of
his act.
immigration officials at Ellis Is
land said a warrant for Salsedo's
March 10 on representation by the
department of justice that he was
an anarchist. The prisoner was not
surrendered, however, to the Ellis
Island authorities. nor was his war
rant returned.
ment of justice in the hope that
dozen italians who had fled to Italy
Or Switzerland would return to the
United States. Federal agents did
not give reasons for expecting this
return.
At police headquarters it was ad-
mitted today that two other arrests
had been made here before Salsedo
was taken into custody.
The man arrested was Roberto FL
liza, of Brooklyn. The police assert
ed he had a loaded revolver, that he
and that he was editor of a publica-
ton known as Domain. Arraigned
on a charge of violating the Sulli-
van law by carrying loaded weapon,
he was placed under suspended SEN
tence and turned over to the depart
ment of justice.
On information said to have been
supplied by ELLA, Vito Marriani, an
Italian laborer, was taken into GUS
tody. The police say he admitted he
was an anarchist and supplied infor
nation on which Salsedo was ar
rested.
Chief Flynn said Sa1sedo and 9TH
err government witnesses had ex-
pressed fear of being murdered by
the anarchist plotters If it became
known they had confessed.
At their own suggestion quarters
were arranged for them in the Park
Row building. There they slept and
had their meals, and did not leave
the building excap: for exercise. ~.
Salsados wife was allowed to visit
him Frequently.
salsedo's wife was allowed to Wis
it him frequently. She is said to
have spent much of yesterday with
him.
News of Salsedos death will, give
the first information to some of his
former confederates, Chief Flynn
said, that some OF the conspira tors
had been for a long time in custody
and might cause them to go into
hiding or take especial pains to
elude the government agents, who
have been watching them. Enough is
known, however, according to Flynn,
so that none Of the principals can
long escape.