The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-23
VEER
To ACCIDENT
THEORY AGAIN
FOUR WORKMEN TELL
OF MEETING DRIVER
OF the Death Wagon, Who
Declared His Cargo Had
Exploded Accidentally

\cw York. S,i,.. - White Tn. latest
d,.yrl"rm,u, r3ha! IN the in'"Si'catlou
Of Wall SIr''.;'~ MYSTERIOUS 'Np!".I"n
last Thursday pointed t. An ac"ldrm,
rather than IL plot n,wS dispatches from
Other cities indicated ,hat mild cri-
dcmIr of 'homh thr"atS' had broken
out throughout tn" country.
Cleveland. Boston. Nv~ Bee dG"rd and
ported tnonH NOUS Warnings "f dire mis-
fortune Although authorities rr"i"SS"d
to regard these messages as tn" work
Of some practical joker or crank. never
thrl"SS in "nNcrN instance. Mira pro
cautions t. prevent OutrfEcS w"r" taken.
Tn" fact that \"w l"rN customs
house still stands unshak"u after the
FAX" warning Of m explosion to have
occurred yesterday did not arusc either
Federal or local officials /" relax their
vigilcnCc. Virtually III" only progress
made in IA" investigation Of tn" dlSa'-
ter here last Thursday cam" unSouGhl
Toll Their Story.
While various investigating bodies
were tracking rlcwS all over New York
and New Jersey four men "mrlOyrd 10y
a house Wr"CkinE concern working IN th'
nrunClal district walked into IN" muli-
cipal building ON their own account nnd
on their own account and reported that
- minutes after tho blast they had
been talking with the driver OF the
death wagon which T. believed either
10 have cartcd 4 bomb into wall street
or tc hay" been hit lher" l.! nm auto
mobile white conveying explosives
across thu CIty.
Tho workers sald that the driver had
rushed up L. thClN and declared ms
wagon had been blown up while he was
tclephoninS his employer for an ad-
dress 10 which hc had been ordered TO
take some building materials. Ihen ne
is said to have disappeared.
will Be Probed.
Assistant District Attorney Tall"Y
Indicated tonight that the September
grand jury. investigating the GlSaste7'
would be particularly interested IN the
had been charged to look for criminal
negligence as we'll as conspiracy. y
hint of the former was given by the
workInen who declared TO reporters that
some contractors frequently carted cN-
plosircs in any sort OF Nchlci" Win
Mr. Tally said he would summon the
four workmen to appear at his office
When the grand jury adjourned this
afternoon its foreman ordered that SUD-
noenacs be issued for drivers and super
fntsnden$s Of explosive companies in
this city. The subpoenas are returnaole
tomorrow morning. Several witnesses
who claimed to have seen a powder
wagon in the vibinity shortly ee!erc the
explosion already nave peeH He"HN'
Find Another Clue
A new clue TO the man who drove the
bomb wagon has been occupying the at
tention OF agents of the department OF
Justice Tor the last three days, II was
learned tonight This clue is IN inc
form Of a tar issued for horses coming
into EMS state from New Jersey, certify
INK that they are not suffering from
CHAMBERS >..,
4 tag of this sort issued BY New
Jersey health department. II was Saiu'
Uac found hy n policeman, attached TO
rho neck Of tho dead horse. and was
turned over To an agent OF rhc depart
ment Of justice.
Before the tags are issued the horse IS
Lo,,, nrt,er the observation Of n vcteri-
nary surgeon for sixteen hours and III"
owHer OK the animal is obliged to give
:, tho authorities his name business
idrcss and full description Of the AMI
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