Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-18
FIRST TANGIBLE CLUE
is OBTAINED IN THE
METROPOLIS EXPLOSION
CONTINUED from Page One)


New York police department. un-
der the supervision of Commits
sioner Enright and Chief GnTpcctoI
Lahey, the finance department, the
building department, the Septe'n-
Der grand jury, the medical ex-
aminer's office, and two private
inquiries by insurance companies
and ]. P. Morgan & Co.
The key to the mystery appar-
emily lies in the Identification OF
the rickety old wagon drawn by an
old horse, which was left standing
at the curb in Wall street near the
United States assay office and
across the street from the Morgan
bank few minutes before the eN.
plosion. The horse was killed and
the wagon blown 10 bits In the
blast, The driver of the wagon Is
believed to have escaped. Federal
and police authorities tonight were
centering their activities on TINS
phase of the case.
Canvass Livery Stables.
Every livery stable in the city is
being canvassed to determine
whether a horse and wagon are
missing. Examination of the
horses body disclosed that II mao
been newly clipped md shod. rms
and a mark on the horses shoes
furnish the only clues 10 its idep-
tity. A.,
Conflicting descriptions of the
wagon itself have been received by
the police. All available bits OF
the vehicle have been taken to po-
lice headquarters, where efforts are
being made to reconstruct the We
hicle sufficiently to determine It's
exact type. A cursory examination
indicates it was of unusual breadth
which leads Detective Chief cough
lin TO believe that it was or the
type used in transporting crates OF
eggs Official opinion is almost
unanimous that it was not the reg
ular type of wagon used IN the
of powder or eXplo-
siyes through the city streets.
Vehicle Described.
One of the best descriptions Oh
the mysterious vehicle was iur-
nished by Lawrence Serbln, VINO
with his partner was engaged IN
selling chocolates to the MONDAY
crowd from a wagon at the corner
of Nassau and Wall streets, less
than 200 feet away. He declared
the cart came from New street ana
was driven by a man who spoke
with a strong Scotch accent,
Inst before - O'Clock Thursday
Sorbin said that he and his partner
were doing business on Broaa
street. where the new stock ex-
change addition Is being bullt,
when they were ordered away by
a man in civilian clothes whom
thew took to be an officer. lie
added that they turned their horse
around. passed the Morgan BANK
and went to the corner of wall ana
Nassau streets. where they resunl-
ed business.
pull Your Horse Up. Buddy"
my wagon was on the right slde
of Wall street, looking towards
Broad" he added, land across the
street from me was an automoplle'
We began to do a good business
with the noon crowds. Then some
one sang out to me in a Scotch ac-
cent: Pull your horse up. BUDDY.
Il looked up at him and ms
wagon.
"rHe must have come from New
street because ! was watching the
cop on Broadway all the time, NY
partner was doing the selling. II
he came down Wall street, !
couldn't have missed him. When
I pulled out of the way he went
straight down Wall street ana
a bout a minute later I was knocked
down and didn't remember any
thing until I came to in the Broad
street hospital.
THE wagon was bum work
wagon with dark, dirty red paint,
like a dirt wagon ana
about twice the size of those used
)y street cleaners. 1t was a rusty
ed color and was drawn by an old
brown horse.
Description of Driver.
1.-THE driver was dark COM
unshaven, wiry man,
probably 35 or 40 years old, and
dressed in working clothes and
lark cap. He appeared to be about
i've feet six inches tall. He had
lark hair"
Miss Rebecca Eppstein, a stenog-
'apher in Broadway brokerage
'irr, told the authorities she saw
, reddish wagon" of the open
.ruck, type being driven east in
Wall street a few minutes before
he explosion, occurred. She said
he wagon contained either boxes
Or barrels covered with white
powder and that a red flag flew
rom the rear of the vehicle.
When 1t reached a point about
opposite the Morgan bank and the
assay office" she said, "the driver
pulled up at the curb and STONED.
He then got off the seat and walked
west on Wall street toward Broad
pav. I had reached the Equitable
when the explosion oc-
cured. I was knocked senseless.
believe would recognize the
1river if I saw him. He was of the
aboring tvpe, about forty years old
and was dressed in suit of brown
overalls. They were spotted with
he white powder I saw on the
boxes or barrels in the wagon"
EXPLOSION Not Accidental.
Examination Of shrapnel found
in the bodies of some of
he dead and Of fragments removed
n surgical operations on the in
ured has added weight to the be-
ief that the explosion came from