Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-24

ened and ran screaming into the streets. You can imagine, therefore, what havoc is wrought atnonA the crowds in Wall Street. Tn q brief intervai--seemingly only few sec onds- 1,700 policemen were on the scene fighting back the .thousands Of persons who rushed forward, Ill order that the wounded might moi be tramplea upon and that the am- buIances and dead wagons might have free way. They arrived upon a ghastly scene Victims were strewp about in all directions, some dead, some dying, and many suffering from painful minor injuries. The IdilapiGated vehicle which had haul ed the explosives was shattered into atoms, while the head of it's equally dilapidated horse was picked np on the steps Of the United States assay lofiice.
 The police soon had the streets roped of and the scene of the crime cleared in order that all exist ling clues might be preserved far investigation. Detectives ,from po-
 lice headqu3rtasss and agents. from the nearby Department of Justice offices, including sofue of tho most expert criminoIogists in the conn- 1 try. wcre almost immediately on hand, checking up bits of evidence, luuestioning alleged witnesses and tracing various reports, t ! Fairly intelligent descriptions Of 1 the horse and wagon were obtained from three persons who claimed to have seen the vehicle chatter into ! Wall Street Hoof pads of the horse, bearing the inscription Bison Hoif Pad Company, Buffalo, New Work were picked up, and from the size of these pads the investi- .gators were able to judge the ay- Eaet weight of the horse. They were
 also able to Judge from the size and
 extent of the disaster that ii had
 been caused by approximately 900
 pounds of T. N. f. The presence
 of small bits of metal, scattered lover q vast area (the deadly pieces iof sash weights. already referred to) Iconvincod the police that they had ,to deal with deliberately planned
 crime. This assuinp.ion wns strengthened by the stateanents cl lseveraI witnesses who claimed te have seen three Italians standing
 linear the fa,ceul wagon five rainu
 or s.o before the explosion, Then came tho seeming confirmation 0. Ithis theory in the news that waru-
 ings of the impending catastrophe had been mailed to various persons on the day before t occurred.
 The last clue was investigated first. In D short time, agents oi the Department Of Justice had m
 coyered the surprising Information
 that the warnings had been malice lby Edwin r. Fischer. former tenn!: champion of New York city. "Keef Iout of the financial district on tht afternoon of September l6." wal the message he had sent to seyera Ifriends as well as to the Frenci |High Commission.
 The solution of the mysterious ex
 pIosion seemed to be reduceo to tht imere matter of locating Edwin r Fischer. Fischer saved the .polic' Ithis trouble by appearing i'll HMnil
 ton Ontario, 54 hours after the dis
 faster, in company with his brother Iwho was tryine to have him commit
 ted to the care of the Canadiai ILunacy Commission. Instead. n
 was taken into custody by the Can adian police, who held him unt: United States Secret Service me' jeould reach Hamilton. This the. sdid in a great hurry, bringing witi
 them q staff of stenogfaphers 10
 the purpose of recording Fsscher's