The New York herald., 1921-12-19
WARSAW TIP SAVED
WALL ST. BOMBERS
Feared Confession GaOe the
Guilty Chance to Escape.

William J. Burns. chief OF the Bureau
Of Investigation, Department Of Justice.
is afraid that the publicity given to
Wolfe Lindenfeld's statement may de-
feat the Governments purpose OF maxi
ing q quick roundup OF the persons re-
sponsible for the Wall street explosion.
Contrary to expectations the text of
Llndenfeld's statement (Mr. Burns in
sists that it cannot be considered in the
light Of a confession) was not in
Mr.. Burns's hands yesterday. He said
that there had been some delay in
transmission to Washington from
Warsaw. where Lindenfeld made his
deposition. According to schedule 1t
should be decoded by the state Depart
ment this morning. A digest is TO be
made public. according to Mr.. Burns.
More about LIndenfeld. his ways and
means. was given at Mr.. Burns's home
yesterday. II now appears that this
extraordinary man devoted much of his
time. according to Mr.. Burns, to double
crossing folk. He was employed by the
Burns Detective Agency to 20 TO War
saw hunting radicals because of his
knowledge of the inceution of the poiab
outrage and because OF his intimacy
with radicals.
His radical friends it seems believed
that he was aligning himself with Burns
that nc might keep them apprised of
the movements Of the detectives. Even
tuslly, said Mr.. Burns. II became ap-
parent that Lindenfeld decided that dis
cretion was his cue, for he failed to
keep the American officials notified Of
his progress In Europe.
But just how they got this statement
out OF him." said the chief "is = dark
mystery 10 me. More disconcerting is
how II got into tho hands of the news
agency that sent II to America MY
guess is. and Il is only a guess. that
radicals in Warsaw. being In OIL the
secret. tipped II off to the news agency
that the very people We want to grab
might be warned"
Mr.. Burns explained that Lindenfeld
came 70 him before the Wall street cx-
plosion and told him that such a biowup
was TO take place. Just where 1t was to
happen Lindenfeld did not know. More
over. Lindenfcld did not know precisely
when.
I'm explaining this" said Mr.. Burns,
TO dlsslpate few erroneous impress
sions that seem TO have gone abroad.
see that there are people who call Lin
dcnfeld--or 1.nde. AS we knew hn---a
braggart and lover OF cheap publicity
I assure YOU ne was far from that.
Gle didn't know where or when thie
explosion was 10 take place. VIC did a
bit OF thinking and decided that az Il
wuF 90 be nothing more or less than n
demonstration OF what they call mass
action---a bit OF terrorism. In other words
1t would take place In the financial
district There was no spy In an opposite
window watching J. T. Morgan and
learning the hours he entered and left
his Offices 30 that the bomb might cx-
plode at a time when he would bc near
BY on the street That's all bosh.
"Liudenfcid told US that n number OF
places we're considered for the demon
stratlon--thc explosion. You must
understaud that 1indenfeh had no part
I'm the plot. lie merely knew details OF
st. We know he knew and we wanted
to get from him the very statement he
has now made IN Warsaw. We tried
various means The $4,000 reward for
information wac moro or less a bait cast
before him and others. too, for that
matter. But II failed TO get him.
martens. who called himself the
Soviet Ambassador and purchasing agent
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