The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-17
SUPPORTS
BOMB PLOT THEORY
IRON SLUG FRAGMENTS
FROM BOMB FOUND
Police Inspector Lahey and
Detective Burns Unite
In Plot Belief

New York. Sept. 16.--(Ey The A.
confirm the theory that the Wall Stree,
explosion today WAS caused by honh
or some other Internal machine. came
from several sources.
Chief Police Inspector l.ahey repoTted
late today that he had found evidence
to justify the CONCLUSION that the en-
plusiou WAS caused by n huge bomb
loaded with, IT. y. T."-tr'nlt otoluo!--
, reinforced with iron slugs fashioned
from window weight bars. Fteces nf
these >iugS w"ra found in several ad-
jacenl structures. This type nC weight
bars. a close inspection by police and
department Of justice agents disclosed.
is not used in any building within
radius Of several hundred feet from
the scene OF the explosion.
Warning From Burns.
Warning that radicals planned re-
newal Of bombing outraEes wer" sent
less than n month ago 10 all Eastern
clients Of the William !. Burns D"tec-
! tive Agency according TO statement
by Mr.. Burns. who said he was con-
vinc"G that today's explosion was a
prcmcditated attack and was not accl-
dental
Mr. Burns who SAID he had been en-
gagged by the Morgan firm to make an
Investigation Of III" accident. stated
that his personal mvcsigauon con-
vinCed hIm the wagon containing bomb
or bombs was left IN from, Of the sue
treasury building with n timing device
so fixed as 10 cause II TO explode pre-
Ciselv at noon No trace Of The driver
Of the wagon has been found.he said.
and added that in his opinion the man
escaped 4 few moments before III" ex-
| ploSiUn occurred.
Bomb Theory Supposed.
Fire Chief Kcnlon and Officers from
= H.. ~ hI,c { ihlnC O.
cd the belief that the explosion was
caused by a bomb after examining fraE-
ments Of metal found In the street IN
front OF tho Morgan offices. DIR. vii.
! liam +. Doyle, chief OF the bureau or
combustiblcs. pointed out that the small
! hole found in the street near tho Nor
! gan offices and the widely scattered
| scars on the facadeS Of nearby buildings
also indicated that the blast was caused
by bomb rather than by an explosion
OF quantity Of dynamite " other ex-
| plosiveS.
Some Have Accident Theory
Despite the police theory that the cx-
| plosion was that Of an Internal machine.
several witnesses reported that a
wagon bearing the sign explosives" was
seen near the Morgan building few
moments before the blast occurred This
by members OF tie Morgan firm tonight.
that the explosion was caused by COL
l!sion between this eNplos!ve-laden
wagon and another vehicle.
From what We have learned ] am in
! cllned to believe that the explosion was
duo merely Ia an accident" Thomas w:
! Lamont. Of the Morgan firm. declared
tonight There are no reasons that We
can hnd that would lead to premedi'
| tated bombing"
! The Powder wagon
DR. Charles Norris chief medical cX-
alnincr. declared The explosive force WAS
! trinttrotoluol Whether tho explosive
was hauled into the district IN a r!ckety
/ and badly ktot wagon that stopped at
the curb not far from the Morgan build
! ing a minute before the explosion, is not
(Continucd On Pago Two.l