The New York herald., 1921-12-17
SAYS REDS TRIED TO
KILL MORGAN With
DYNAMITE WAGON
Cousin of Rosa Luxembourg
Reported in Warsaw as
Confessing to Plot.
WOMAN PUT ON WATCH
Explosive Touched Off at His
Luncheon Time, but He Was
in Europe Then.
WOMAN PUT ON WATCH

WARSAW, Dec. 16 ASSOCIATED
Press). - A man of the name Of
Wolfe L,ndenfeld, alias William
Linde, has been arrested by the
Polish police here as suspect In
connection with the Wall street ex-
plosion in New York on September
16, 1920 The Warsaw police said
they made the arrest at the request
of the American Department Of JUS
tice. They say they have possession
of the mans full confession of being
connected with the outrage.
Iindenfcld is described as cousin
of Rosa Luxemburg, the German radi-
cal Socialist leader, who was shot to
Geath in Berlin early in 1919, after
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 says
alsc that the bomb was intended for
J. p. Morgan, but exploded prema-
turely.
Sylvester Cosgrove, 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
Lindenfeld has agreed to turn States
evidence and is willing to return to
America, whaie, ne has & wife and
'wo children in New York.
100000 for the Job.
TIE suspects written confession,
according to the agent, says that $780,
coo 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.
Lindenfeld 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 to Cosgrove and Paul AL
tendorf, who trailed Lindenfeld, the
suspect in his confession names five
principals, now in Europe, who shared
the money for the job. One of the
principals, the confession shows. was
woman, who from a window opposite
Mr.. Morgans office observed the finan-
cier's movements for days, and from
her reports the bomb was timed to ex-
plode about the usual time Mr. Morgan
came out for luncheon.
Mr.. J. p. Morgan was In Europe on
September 16. 1920, the day the explosion
took place.I
The confession, as described by the
American agents, terms the prema-
ture explosion "a mechanical mis-
blamed, Iindenfeld estimating that
the bomb exploded from ten to fifteen
minutes before the intended time. The
piotters also accuse the driver Of the
wagon which brought the bomb to
wall street of having erred In not
leaving the wagon nearer the Morgan
Office.
Cosgrove and Altendorf estimate that
Lindenfelds confession covers more than
10000 words. and assert that the details
ft IN with the mass of other Information
In their possession.
Got Funds from Moscow.
Further portions Of the confession re-
fcrred to by Cosgrove show that Linden
field knew of the plans for more than a
week prior to the explosion, but denies
any actual part In the bombing prepars-
tlons. He gives New York addresses OF
various individuals involved In the plot.
most OF whom have since left the coun-
try, and also gives New York address
where the Communists are alleged to
have paid over the cash to the plotters.
Cosgrove AYERS that his infcrms ton
shows Lindenfeld had close connections
with Moscow. from where he received
funds regularly. BY the Polish secret
service II is asserted that the suspect
attended at least one conference at Mos
ccw of the Third Internationale; that
he was born In Warsaw. has many rela-
tives here and carries Polish passport.
For most of the time since March he has
been living In Warsaw. posing as an