New-York tribune., 1920-09-21

Attorneys Office. Most of the witnesses
have told their story before. Their
evidence touched mainly on the horse
and wagon in which the death bomb is
believed to have been taken to the spot
in front Of the ub-Treasury building.
across from the Morgan Offices.
Three Of the witnesses declared that
they saw a wagon bearing a red Gag,
with the word Explosives" on the side.
pass In the neighborhood shortly before
the blast, Their descriptions of this
wagon, however, differ from the gen.
veyanee. The wagon is thought to
have been g wide butter and egg deliv-
as~ vehicle, with a top covering, but
open on the sides. 1t is known to
have been very old and to have been
painted to resemble the vehicles used
by the Du Pont de Nemours Company
to divert attention to that firm.
victim at the Morgue may have been
the driver of the wagon was definitely
dissipated by his Identification by rela-
tives yesterday. He was e. Wallace
Kehrer, q chauffeur of good reputa-
tion, who lived with his father. mother,
wife and sister At 422 South Fourth
Street. Brooklyn. The mother and
sister. who identified the body, say
that he had been employed until three
weeks ago by manufacturer of paint
ing machinery In Crown Street. Brook
lyn. He had left home Thursday morn.
ing. they said, to look for q new JOB
in answer to advertisements for chauf-
feurs
The police admitted yesterday that
the only definite facts they have to
work upon center about the Identity Of
hn of
They point out that all witnesses so
far questioned tell conflicting stories
of what they saw Immediately follow
ing the blast, SO that the police do not
know whether TINT, dynamite or smoke
less power was used.
Differ on Color of Smoke
Some Of the witnesses say they saw
yellow smoke. which is caused by
n anarehistc bombs. Others say the
blast was followed by black smoke,
which usually follows the detonation
If INT or dynamite. DR.. John c.
Hcboen, who superintended the manu-
fGcture of thousands of pounds Of ex~
pl"sives during the war, expressed the
opiEion that it was TINT, because it
was OF slow nature and did not make
the hole in the ground or have the
picsion of dynamite
The police are not convinced by the
information of Peter Finnegsn, the
Frookiyn horseshoer. who says he put
on the two front shoes of the dead
horse found in front of the Assay
Once.
Finnegan says there were two
marks placed on the shoes by his as
sistant, John Haggerty, a non-uuion
horseshoer, as his customary identi-
fcation marks. He also says the job
was done about two weeks ago. The
police say that these shoes show at
least two months wear.
Detectives supplied with photographs
of the shoes started a canvass of all
the blacksmith shops in the city yes
t.rday in an effort to find the man
who put the comparatively new shoes
OF. the horses bind hoofs. These shoes
showed the union marks, 81. II, u"
Journeymen Horseshoers' Union.
Joseph Meade, an OFFICIAL of the Hu-
name Society, is convinced that he
saw the horse and wagon at that place
as early ds 10:30 o'clock Thursday
morning. He told the police that he
had been attracted to the animal while
passing through the district because
OF two, sores on its shoulders. He
waited around to issue summons to
the driver until about 11:10 a. m, he
said, but having other work to do he
had to leave before the driver ap-
peaYed.
The police are inclined to believe
that Meade did not see the horse that