Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-13
QUESTION NEW SOLUTION"
 or WALL STREET EXPLOSION

New York. Nov i2.-Oaicisl inyestiga- ton of the "solution" of the Wall Street explosion Septemmer IS, put forth by the New York Evening World yesterday, was begun today by District Attorney Swann with the examination Of men mentioned as prominent In the labor war" attrib- uied by the newspaper as having furn- ished the motive for the crime.
 William Zaranko. president of house. wreckers' union No 95. which the paper charges had been subjected to tyranny at the hands of the rival organization of Robert P. Brindell. president of the Building Trades Council and Albert A. Noik. head of a company which had the demolition contract on the New York stick exchange annex. underwent lengthy examination. Individual laboring men possibly inside the union" or sympa- thizers, the newspaper declared. were re- Eponsiblc for the explosion as a reprisal ara.nst "Brindell workers employed by Toik
 Much of Volk's statement 10 the district attorney was devoted 10 what he said was his own theory" of the explosion, ''that is was done to hurt or frighten some of my men" and to statements alleged tc have been made by Pcymond Clark. a foremwan for Ev:sS. that a man reported to hl-. immediately after the explosion
  killed. Clark. the newspaper asserted was the victim of an attempted assassin. alton within a month after the explo- sion.
 The joint legislative committees investi Eationg the alleged building trust" alst turned briefly to the explosion wher Samuel Untermyer. chief counsel. ques tioned Zaranbo. The union leader de riafed his hous Ayreckers do not us, nr1rff fH hrrFa f1na ,as and that the excavators do not come ol thc property until his men get through Inc excavators. he said. use dynamite. Nolk told the district attorney that hi 'theory' is that the explosion was caus "a by some individual "whc wanted f. create an impression on the inception o The strike which was called by the Zaran ko union" He said he understood ther vas publication of a notice to strike oi Wednesday. the day before the explosion None Of Jaranko's men. "as such" h isssrted. were in his employ but man aad joined Brindelrs union some of tber at our instance"
 And my theory Is based only on i'm agina-ion and the facts that have al ready come to light" he added.
 Inc facts that have come to light. ae declared, meant only the explosion ihe location Of the wagon. the matcria
 
 ihs quarrel between the two unions, tn iact that one union thought that W were Co blame for their plight by playin Elth Brindell to put them out"
 No threats. he said. nor demonstration sf animosity had been m adeand he doe aot believe anyone did this thing as member Of the union. except that it migi nave been a man of worse dispositio han the rest of thme"
 Abraham Fleshner secretary of Volk company. told the district attorney I saw the supposed driver of the deat wagon soon after the explosion. I'll nan. he said. appeared more of 2 fol ,iEner than an American, of medium siz and "a rather nabby sort of an 1T aviduai"
 william r. Ashley. counsel 10 the Zs ranko union, also was questioned an Asslstant District Attorney TaIley, in ffafement concerning Ashley's examin, Ion. said the union representative d, ,lared there ls not one bit of evident sbtAlnabie In any shape. manner or for ~ show a connection with the labor O. ranirations"
 zaranko himself told the district A 1orney be knew of no information tn; you'd in any way furnish a lead in sol nE thc mystery.