New-York tribune., 1921-12-20
Net Closing ON
Bomb PlOtters.
Burns Declares
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Burns Goes to Washington To-day
Mr. Burns left the Offices Of the De-
partment of Justice shortly before
o'clock and went to an uptown hotel
for Turkish bath From there he
went to his home in Scarborough-on
Hudson, where he will remain, barring
unforeseen events, until it is time to
go to the Office for an hour or SO this
morning before returning to Wash
ington, where he plans to be until
Thursday.
The report from Warsaw that
Lindenfcld had disclosed the name and
address of New York blacksmith
bomb and helped place it, was not to
be taken "too seriously" Mr.. Burns
declared. He declined to say whether
agents of the department or tho police
had under surveillance one or more of
the riotters, whose names and homes
he }Aerts arc known to the investiga
tors.
The Warsaw story was to the effect
that the conspirators were paid off ut
100 West Forteth Street. The place
now is occupied as hotel and
restaurant 1t was underoing altera-
tions when the bomb plot was being
Matched, and the proprietor is unable
to say, because he lacks records, who
were his guests at that time.
Blue Barrel Causes Furry
There was an undercurrent of
thrills in Wall Street yesterday, de-
spite the honest disnclination of
everybody to take stock in the anony-
nous warning that the financial dis
trict was to be devastated by another
explosion. 1t came to the surface for
moment in the course of the after
noon, when a red auto truck with
blue barrel in 1t rolled up to the curb
between the Sub-Treasury and the
Morgan offices. Persons in the immedi-
as if in haste to keep a forgotten ap-
pointment A detective, striving not
to appear too curious or hurried,
sidled up to the vehicle and made q
quick inventory OF it's contents, which
later proved to be kerosene for con-
struction work in the Stock Exchange
annex.
J. P. Morgan and other notables
came and went during the day ap-
parently unperturbed.
1t was said at the Old Slip police
station last night that the precautions
ary guard had not been withdrawn
from the financial district, and would
not be until instructions were received
from Inspector Coughlin, who directed
the posting of it.
Gold Brick, Says Gerber
julius Gerber, secretary of the So
cialist parry of New York, said yester-
day that from what he knew and had
heard of William Linde, who is sup
posed to be the Wolfe Lindenfeld men
toned, the Department. of Justice has
got hold of a gold brick.
He doubted whether the man had
any inside knowledge of the bomb plot,
because, ne said, the Linde he knew
was not the type to have worked him
self into any ones confidence. even if
he were spy.
Il can't imagine the Depa artment of
Justice or any one else employing
Linde for any important investigation.
said Mr.. Gerber. "He was either
stupid or astute enough to play at
being stupid. In either event his per-
sonality was such that he was not
likely to be let near anything so i'm
portant as the alleged plot to blow
up Wall Street"
The e de that Mr. Gerber knew was
expelled from the Socialist party. Pre-
vious to that he had been associated
with the Polish National Alliance, Mr..
Gerber said. His expulsion from the
Socialistic ranks was due to some
financial matter, Gerber said Later,
in 1918, he tried to be reinstated in the
Socialist party, but was rejected.
Appeared Without Funds
Mr. Gerber told of his first encounter
with Linde. 1t was at Socialist
meeting in Madison Square in 1912.
Llnde, ne said, intrudcd himself into a
room II which the committee was in
session. Mr.. Gerber put him out
Linde was always borrowing money.
according to Mr.. Gerber, and never
paying it back. He never. seemed to
have any funds, and yet he was always
able in some way to travel around the
country attending important Socialist
events. On these occasions Linde was
supposedly representing Polish news
paper in reportorial capacity, and he
gave the impression that the news
paper was paying his expenses.
"When he left for Poland" said Mr..
Gerber, mo one that I know of was
sorry. If this Lindenfeld is the same
man that | knew as Linde | can't
understand what he is making all the
noise about--unles he wants his pas
sage paid back u the United States
Lindenfeld Liar, Says Wife
Among others who do not share Mr..
5urns's faith in the reported revela-
tions of Lindenfeld is the wife of the
man in question. 1t is her outspoken
opinion that her husband is liar.
Il know that he had nothing to do
with the Wall Street explosion" said
Mrs. Lindenfeld yesterday. "He hasn't
the nerve to take such risk. He
didn't have any particul-- radical
views, but if becoming Communist
would profit him any, guess he would
wave red flag with enthusiasm"
Mrs. Lindenfeld has two children
The last time she saw her husband was
in February, just before he sailed for
Warsaw. She has been married four