The Hartford republican., 1921-03-25
new YORK BLAST
SUSPECTS JAILED
S Men Shipped AS Seamen
Landed In Chains At
New Orleans.

ANtW OIltdHSf MdIVH SS-iiCiu III
separate cells in the New Orleans
Parish Prison tonight were five men
} who classified themselves as seamen,
Nbut whom Capt. ]. II. b. Van Weel-
dern OF the New York and Cuba Line
freighter Rushville said and Depart
ment of Justice officials intimated
Nmight be wanted in New. York in con-
erection with the Investigation of the
wall Street bomb plot of Septem-
ber 16.
Shackled hand and foot the men
were taken from the steamer Rush
willie today, hustled to the parish
prison and booked under the follow
ing names:
Philip Bender, Lionel Kuebreezuff,
Rudolph Dorsh. Hans Randin and
Henrik Lipan. They then were held
incommunicado.
Captain Becomes Silent.
After Captain Van Weeldern had
related the manner in which the men
were captured and the difficulties en-
countered in moving them from Rio
de Janeiro to New Orleans he too be-
came uncommunicative and tonight
would make no further statements.
Department of Justice officials said
they were awaiting instructions"
Saturday when the Rushville was
approaching this port the master
wirelessed the Department OF JUS
tice requesting that they care for five
<'conslular prisoners" Elaborate
preparations were made for handling
the captives and they were treated as
desperate men from the time Federal
officers took them over from the ship
guard under which they were in
charge.
Orders issued by the master Of the
Rushville we're that no members of
the crew should discuss the prisoners
with outsiders under penalty of sal
airy deductions. The Captain, how
ever, related the circumstances lead
ing up to his acceptance of the men
Arrested On Radio Order.
Late last month, according to Cap
tain Weeldern, the United States
Shipping Board vessel City Of Alton,
then nearing Rio de Janerio, receiv-
ed a wireless message, presumably
from officials OF the United States
Government, requesting arrest of the
five men.
A fight started and. according to
Captain Van Weeldern, it was with
extreme difficulty that the men were
subdued, placed, in irons and taken
to Rio de Janerio, where they were
imprisoned.
The American Vice Consul at Rio
de Janeiro, according to Captain Van
weeldern, requested the Munson line
steamer Yoro to take the quintette to
New York, where. 1t was said, they
were wanted" Still heavily guard
ed, the men were placed aboard the
Yoro, and in some manner, accord |
ing to the Rushville captain, started |
furious fight. The Yoro's master
then speedily returned them to the !
Rio de Janeiro jail.
Takes Them on Rushville.
About that time the Rushville came
in TO load coffee for New Orleans, and /
Vice Consul Thomas managed to per-
suade Captain Van Weeldern to at
tempt transportation of the prison.
ers. 1
1--WE accepted, and here they are"
the skipper concluded.
The prisoners, apparently between
25 and 35 years of age. were said to
be for the most part well educated,
some speaking several languages. The
Officers of the Rushville spent the
day and part Of tonight in the offices
of the Department of Justice. No in
dication was given as to when the
prisoners would be taken TO New
York, orders apparently being
awaited.
Aside from a reporter from an af-
ternoon newspaper, who managed to
talk to one of the men and was able
to peer through some of the baggage
before he was excluded from the par
rish prison, no one outside of Federal
officials has talked with the men.