New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-15
Custom House
Threatened I'm
Bomb Mystery
tcoHtlnued from psss sas,


came to the metropolis and the Po-
lice Department began checking up
there was only one instance of any
thing to indicate that anybody took
the police precautions seriously. A
domestic in the home of c. W. Kress.
at 300 West End Avenue, read the bomb
story, dropped package which had
been sent to the Kress home, and tele-
phoned frantically for the pol &C..
James Callahan, Inspector of Com
bustiblcs, and Detective Mccartney
took the package to vacant lot near
the Kress home, opened it gingerly and
extracted fourteen pieces of Dresden
china.
Precautions Continued
Nobody but the police seemed to
know yesterday why the bomb scare
WAS STAGED, but they as usual withheld
any information they possessed. At
4u4lce headquarters it was said that
only Comnllssloner Enright knew where
the tip on the destruction of the city
by anarchists had come from, but the
commissioner could not be reached by
newspaper men, also as usual. Ser
geant Gegan, of the bomb squad, who
sometimes will tell reporters what's
going on IN the Police Department, was
not at headquarters yesterday or last
night. 1t was said that he and the
squad were out on business" as they
were Thursday night also
1t was learned as Headquarters that
the precautions inaugurated Thursday
night were continued last night on a
more extensive scale. Several down
town buildings were added to the list
OF those believed, by the police, to be
IN danger Of an attack by anarchists,
ana uniformed men We're detailed 10
guard them. Two men we're on duty
az inc Sub-Ireasury, two st the Barge
once two at the Custom House, two
AT the Standard OH Building, 26 Broad
way; two at the Produce Exchange.
two st tie Park Row Building, where
the 2mces OF the Department Of Justice
are located; one in front of City Hall,
two at the Criminal Courts Building,
Two in front Of Police Headquarters.
Two at the Woolworth Building. two at
st. Peters Church, Barclay Street,
near Broadway; two at Trinity Church,
two at St. Paul's Chapel and two at
the Equitable Building.
George Il. Lamb, divisional superin-
tendent of the Department Of Justice
IN New York, said last night that he
dld not know where the police got the
tip as to the anarchist uprising. The
Department of Justice did not believe.
he said that there WAS any cause for
bomb scare and had not assigned any
men for duty in connection with it.
United States Holds Aloof
He made the following statement:
I'VE have no information OF this
alleged bomb plot and have passed on
no tips to the Police Department. We
have taken no part in this activity:
we have no men assigned to it ana
have absolutely no connection with it.
William j. Flynn, chief of the lntelli-
gence Service here, has not been around
the city with men, as reported, and
knows nothing about it, in spite Of
reports to the contrary"
Federal officers Invariably cooperate
with the police in bomb plot cases.
The fact that the Department Of Jus
tice is taking no part in the present
activities of the police has increased
the mystery as to the motives which
inspired these activities.
In spite of the failure of the Depart
ment OF Justice TO be disturbed over
the warning of the police. the Ameri-
can Defense Society became sufficiently
interested to warn It's members to be
on the alert against any Red uprising
and to ask them to collect information
regarding Red activities