The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-04-02
FLYNN H0N TRAIL
OF REDS WHO SET
BOMB in WALL ST.
Chase Leads to Foreign
Countries Besides Dis
tricts i'll L. s.
HAS DRIVERS PlCTU RE
Same Anarchists Mailed In
fernal Machines With
Gimbel Wrappers.
BLACKSMITH Is IN FEAR
Man Who Shod Horse That
Carried Fatal Load Gives
Aid to Police.
HAS DRIVERS PICTURE
BLACKSMITH Is IN FEAR

William J. Flynn, Director OF the
Bureau of Investigation of the Depart
meat OF Justice, on his return yester-
day from Washington made the direct
assertion that he knows the identity of
the group of anarchists who plotted
and executed the Wall street explosion
last September.
Many of the individuals OF the
group now are in foreign countries,
but there is reason to believe that not
all have gone abroad" he added.
THE explosion was caused by the
same gang of advanced Reds who
caused the earlier series Of explosions,
including the attempt upon the home
of Attorney General Palmer la Wash
ington, and who were responsible for
sending to many prominent men the
score or more of Internal machines
wrapped in Gimbel Brothers station
cry. Most of these devices were dis
covered before they had iert the New
York post office"
Mr.. Flynn added that recent develop
ments have caused the chase for the
culprits TO be renewed with greater
ardor not only here but in other coun-
tries.
.'Herald's" Accuracy Upheld.
The article printed Thursday in THE
New York HERALD, describing the cir
cular letter and the wash drawing por-
traits OF the suspect was accurate, Direc-
tor Flynn admitted.
Mr.. Flynn said that In Philads iphia
~ tsYt.C .aa.r Ia ,..fs ~
OF Public Safety cortelyou and Super
intendent Of Police Mills about the Wall
street explosion, though he declined to
discuss the report that the man who
drove the explosives wagon formerly
lived in Philadelphia and had returned
there after September 16.
Mr.. Flynn said that the descriptive
circulars were sent o certain cities and
towns, most of them within a radius of
a hundred miles OF New York. Three
manufactured" photographs accom-
panied each letter. Persons to whom
the suspect was known by sight were
caused to scan 500 police photographs.
From these they selected those resem-
bling the driver OF the bomb vehicle as
they knew him. Two photographs
finally were selected and from them Mr..
Flynn had an artist make composite
drawing.
Description of Suspect.
Here is the description of the man as
contained in Chief Flynn's circular:
apparently Italian, IS or go years
old. feet inches, medium build;
broad shoulders. dark hair, dark COM
plexion and small dark moust ache,
which at the time OF the explosion rep
resented about two weeks growth. He
wore a golf cap pulled down over his
forehead and a khaki shirt turned in
at the neck, as is indicated In the pho
tograph'
The blacksmith who shod the horse
on the day before the explosion remains
under close watch. He identified and
aided In the preparation Of the manu-
featured likenesses, and from him were
obtained the first tangible leads The
blacksmith. pitiably nervous. fears
death II his identity and whereabouts
become known TO the Reds who caused
the explosion.
A despatch from Syracuse last night
reported that Chief Flynn would make
o second visit TO that city next week.
Authorities there believe the bomb
wagon driver was in Syracuse either
shortly before or after the explosion.
The Board OF Estimate adopted yes
terday a resolution authorizing the
Mayor TO appoint n commission to con-
slider recommendations OF the Grand
Jury TO Judge Mulqueen In connection
with the explosion and to increase the
city's reward to $4,000. The reward
il was explained, Is to induce persons
who may have information to dis
close Il.