The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-04

q RED WITH SIX STICKS !
OF DYNAMITE TALKED J
OF n. Y. EXPLOSION
Pittsburgh Holds Zelen-
aka for Alleged Comr
picity in Plot. :,

Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct. 4.--Informa-l
ton obtained from Florean Zelen-
aka of Brooklyn. arrested here last
night with a quantity Of dXpamite'
in his possession. may lead to So
luton Of the Wall street explosion
according to local police and gov
eminent agents. The nature Of the
Information was not divulged. butt
it has been forwarded to William
j. Flynn OF. the department Of jus-i
tice, the police said.
Questioning of Zelenaka. who wast
taken at hotel after a fight with
the police, continued until early
this morning. He had been en-
route from Cincinnati to New York. |
and his remarks on the train to an
unidentified man who called the po-
lice, brought about his arrest.
Authorities Reticent.
Authorities were reticent - to
the result Of their questioning, but
it was claimed that clues which Ze-
lenaka furnished may lead to scores
Of arrests in Brooklyn and New
York.
On learning OF Zelenaka's arrest
in Pittsburgh. where a suitcase NIL.
ed with dynamite was found in his
room. federal agents visited the
Brooklyn address he gave when ar
rested and established Aese facts:
That Zelenaka left his room at
40 Cleveland street, an hour OF
more before the disaster:
That he carried a reddish yellow
bag;
That be formerly was employed
by the Hercules Powder company;
That he left in his room a large
quantity Of alleged radical Russian
literature.
Michael Terkasky. q tailor with
the Brooklyn address, told govern
mont agents that he rented a rom
to Zelenaka and gave bther infof-
nation concerning him. In for
eign made trunk left by Zelenaka
was . Russian passport issued in
1918.
~See What We Did In Wall Street"
He could furnish no good reason,
police said, for having the explo-
sive in his possession, and Is al
legged to have remarked to . COM
panion on the train:
"Tell them I will have the stun
there tomorrow"
Another remark attributed TO
him as he was being placed in his
cell. was:
"See what we did in Wall street.
Next time. it will be bigger ami
more terrible. The last was only
a start"
Will Hold ZelenakA
Department OF justice agents said
today that they had not questioned
Zelenaka last night because he
seemed badly frightened, and they
had allowed the police to return
him TO q cell in the central station.
They expressed the hope that after
a nights rest the man might be able
to tell a connected story, and they
were prepared to further interro-
gate him today.
1t was stated at the federal build
ing that If the facts warranted it.
Zelenaka' would be held under a
federal charge, but IL not, he would
likely be prosecuted underthe state
law for transporting explosives and
having explosives in his possession
The man who is said to have no
titled the police Of Zelenaka's pres.
ence in the city and to have report
ed his alleged conversation with
him on train LEFT here this morn.
ing for New York. to give his infor.
nation, first hand, to the depart
ment agents investigating the Wall
street explosion.
Konkel VIII Tell Story.
New York. Oct. 4.-Leon konkel
a steamfitter, the man Who gave the
Pittsburgh authorities the informa'
ton which led to the arrest there
last night Of Florean Zelenaka in
Brooklyn in connection with the
Wall street bomb explosion, arrived
here today from Pittsburgh, to tell
his story to the federal authorities
Konkel told agents Of the depart
ment of justice that while be was
| travelling from Cincinnati to Pitts
bursh with the suspect the latter
had informed him that he had ex'
plosives in his suitcase and gloated
over the Wall street explosion
! Konkel said that he had him ar'
rested after he had seen dynamite
in his travelling companions suit
case at . Pittsburgh hotel. -
II Konkel's information leads u
solution of the New York disastss
he is eligible for the $20,500 re
wards offered for tips" leading I
arrest Of the guilty parties.
sUNTTED PARTY" EMERGING
Atlanta. Ga, Oct. 4.-Great gair
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