Evening journal., 1921-03-23
BOMB SUSPECTS
CAUGHT ON SHIP
Story of Capture Off Bra
- lillian Coast Told on Ar
rival at New Orleans
ARE WANTED IN
NEW YORK PLOT

NEW ORLEANS. March 23-Held
In separate cells in the New Orleans
parish prison. are five men who
classified themselves as seamen, but
who Captain J. II. b. weeldern, Of
the New York and Cuba Line
freighter. Rushville said, and De-
partment of Justice officials inti-
mated. might be wanted in New
York in connection with the inves-
ygation Of the Wall Street bomb
plot OF last September 16.
shackled hand and foot. the men
were taken from the Rushvlle yes
tcrday. hustled TO the prison and
booked under these names: Philip
Bender. Lionel Kuebreezuff, Ru-
dolph Dorsh. Hans Randin and Hen
rik Lipon. They were then held
.incommunicado.
After Captain Van Weeldern had
related the manner in which the
men were captured and the difficult
tics encountered In moving them
from Rio de Janiero to New Or
: leans, he became incommunicative
and last night would make no fur
ther statement. Department Of JUS
, tice officials said they were await
ing instructions"
Last Saturday. when the Rushville
. was approaching this port, the mas
ter wirelessed the Department OF
Justice requesting that they care for
, five consular prisoners. ElaDor-
ate preparations were made for
handling the captives and they were
treated as desperate men from the
time federal officers took them over
from the ship guard.
orders issued by Captain Van
Weeldern we're that no member OF
the crew should discuss the prison.
ers with outsiders under penalty OF
salary deductions. The captain, how
" ever related the circumstances lead
ing up to his acceptance OF the men
as involuntary passengers.
Late last month, according TO Cap
tain Van Weeldern, the United States
: Shipping Board steamship City OF
Alton, then nearing Rio de Janeiro'
received a wireless message presum-
ably from officials Of the United
states Government requesting arrest
Of the five men. night started,
and, according TO Captain Van Weel-
dern, It was with extreme difficulty
that the men were subdued, placed
in irons and taken to Rio de Janiero
where they were imprisoned
The American vice consul in Rio
de Janiero, according to Captain
Van Weeldern, requested the Mum
son Line steamship Yoro TO take the
quintet 70 New York, where 1t was
said they we're wanted" Stnl heav-
aly guarded the men were placed
aboard the Yoro, but, according "a
'the Rushville captain, started a fur
aous tight The Yoro's master speed
tly returned them to Rio de ia
neiro jail
About that time the Rushville
aams IN to load coffee for New Or
1naan and Vice Consul Thomas per-
Huaded Captain Van Weeldern to
transport the prisoners.
The prisoners. apparently between
IS and 35 years Of age. were said to
be for the most part well educated
some speaking several languages.
The officers Of the Rushville pass
cd the day and part Of last night In
the office Of the Department OF JUS
fice. no indication was given as tc
when the prisoners would be taken
70 New York.
Aside from a reporter from ar
afternoon newspaper who managed
70 talk to one OF the men and wa;
able TO peer through some Of the
/. baggage before he was excluded
from the parish prison, no one out.
side OF federal officials has talked
with the men.
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