The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-17
In Effort to Kill Morgan, Others
( We're Victims
CONFESSION AT WARSAW
Strange Story From Poland Of
Plot Which Caused Death
Of Scores

warsaw Dec. lG. (Associatsd
Press)'- man by the name Of
Wolfe Lindenfeld, alias William
l4inde. has been arrested by The
Polish police here as SUSPECT n
connection with the Wall street ex-
piosion IN New York on September
TO- 1870 The Warsaw police sad
tley made the arrest at the request
or the American Department of Jus.
nee. They claimed to nave in their
possession the man full confession
OF being connected with the outrage.
lindenfeld Is described as a cousin
OF ROSA Luxembourg, the German radi-
Cal Socialist leader, who was shot to
death in Berlin early in 1919 a.ter
having been beaten by mob. His
confession the police state, gives the
names of the ringleaders and the
New York city address where the
bomb was manufactured, and saws
also that the bomb vas intended for
j. P. Morgan, but exploded prema-
turely.
Sylvester Cosgroye, an American
Department of Justice Agent. at
whose request. in behalf OF the de-
partment, the arrest of the suspect
was brought about, declared that
Lindenfed has agreed TO turn State s
evidence and Is willing to return to
America, where he has a wife and
two children in New York.
The suspects written confession.
according to the agent, says that s30,.
600 was promised for the Job, to be
divided among four or five persons,
and that the money was received by
New York Communists from the Mos
COW Third Internationale.
Lindenfeid left New York early last
spring. The Polish police say he was
exposed in Warsaw In 1906 as a Rus.
sian secret agent, fleeing to America
shortly afterwards.
According 10 Cosgrove and Paul Al
tendorf. who trailRd Lindenfeld. the
suspect In his confession names Ave
principals, nov in Europe, who share,i
the money for the job. Ono OF the
principals, the confession shows, was
woman, who from q window op-
posite Mr. Morgan's Office observed
the financler's movements for days.
and from her reports the homb was
timed TO explode about the usual
hour Mr. Morgan came out for lunch
con.
TIE confession, as described by the
American agents, terms the prema-
ture explosions "a mechanical mis-
take" for which tho bomb makers are
blamed. Lindenfeld estimating that
the bomb exploded from ten to fifteen
minutes before the intended time
The plotters also accuse the driver
OF the wagon which brought tho
bomb TO Wall street of having erred
In not leaving the wagon nearer tho
Morgan Office.
Cosgrove and Altendorf estimate
shows Lndenfeld had close counec.
more than 10000 words. and assert
that the details at In with the mass
OF other Information in their posses
sion.
Further portions OF the confession
referred to by Cosgrove show that
Lindenfeld knew Of the plans for
more than week prior 10 the eXplos-
ion. but denies any actual part in the
bombing preparations. He gives New
York addresses OF various ipdiyidu.
ais involved in the prot. most OF
whom lave since left the country,
and also gives New York address
where tho COMMUNISTS are alleged %
have paid over the cash to the plot.
ters.
Cosgrove AYERS that his information
shows Iinenfeld had close connec-
ticns with Moscow. from whore he re
ceiyed funds regularly, by the Po-
lish secret service it Is asserted that
the suspect attended at least one con
ference at Moscow of the Third Inter
rationale; that he was born IN War.
saw. has many relatives here and
carries Polish passport. For most
of the tine since March he has been
living in Warsaw, posing rs an
American