Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
SIXMPLICATED
IN WALLSTREET
BOMB OUTRAGE
Lindenfeld Story Involves Two
Women and Four Men
in Plot.
POLICE PROBE GOES ON

WARSAW, Poland. Dec. 22.-Two
women and four men plotted the Wall
Street bomb explosion, Sylvester Cos
grove, American Department Of Justice
agent declared here today.
Names Of the plotters who now are
being sought by police were obtained.
COagrove said, from Wolfe Lindenfeld,
now being held in jail here until his
stories can be verified.
Local authorities, however. 6re doubt
full of Lindenfeld's story which duplicates
six radicals and maintains his own in
nocence. personal investigation Of
Lindenfelds past activities and reputa-
ton revealed the fact that he is known
as a wind jammer." He admits he has
lied several times to police and he
changes his story every day. = PERSONAL
friend Of his told me every one around
his home called him windy Bill be-
cause he Dragged about himself so much.
Il think he is merely Dragging" one
OF Lindenfeld's friends who knew him
in New York said.
LINDENFELD
FAMILY WORRIED.
Lindenfeld's younger brother and his
father were heartbroken. They were at
first reticent to talk Of Lindenfeld- They
were extremely frightened, but finally
told the following uStdAAS VI >
life up to the present time.
william (they called Lindenfeld by that
name) was never involved in the Rus
sian revolution. The aged father said:
"I can bring hundreds Of witnesses
to testify that he worked as a wood
cutter with me during that time in the
mountains"
William returned to Poland suddenly
after a long visit to America. He had
little money. Soon he was without funds
Snd began borrowing money from his
friends and his brother.
One dav he received a letter informing
him that Cosgrove was on his way to
Warsaw to take him to America. Will
liam. with moist eyes cried joyfully my
best friend-a member Of the labor party
is coming to fetch me soon TO see my
wife and children"
When William first saw Cosgrove at
the American embassy he greeted him
heartily. They both met often after that,
the younger brother sometimes accom-
panying Lindenfeld.
MANNER OF
LINDENFELD ARREST.
William was surprised that Cosgrove-
a member OF the Labor party Lindelfeid
believed-had such a good standing at
the American embassy, but he did not be-
come suspicious Immediately.
william and 1 then went on a short
trip" the younger brother said when
we returned my sister accompanied us
to the Hotel Bristol where We went to
see CosgrOve. Ny sister waited in the
lobby while we went to CosgroYe's room.
Later Cosgrove came down to the
lobby with US when William asked him
TO meet my sister.
"Cosgrove and my sister were Just
shaking hands when Paul AItendorf "a
Burns detective) and a Polish police
agent walked up and seized William.
William shrieked when Altendorf
placed his hand on Williams shoulder
Mr.. CoSgrove,' my brother cried. Cos
grove then whirled On William and struck
him in the face.
William never spoke Of political af-
fairs, the brother said. They thought him
only a newspaper reporter and believed
him incapable of implication in the
bomL plot. He often received letters
from the Slavish Press Bureau in New
York, they said.
A dozen persons here who knew Lin
denfeld said they did not believe he
was implicated. They said they were so
sure they will willingly 80 on a witness
stand and testify to that effect
The brother and father denied Lin
denfeld was related to Rosa Luxembourg,
the German radical who was killed by a
mob in 1919.