The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-19
BLACKSMITH WAS
MAKER OF BOMB

""iSa", DcC. lo.-SylNcSter Cos
grove, the American department of
justice agent, has sent cable dis
patch to Washington giving the name
| OF q blacksmith who Wolfe Linden
field, also known as William Linde, al
legeS manufactured the bomb and en-
gineered the details of the explosion
in Wall street in 1920, and received
the money fer the job at 100 West
doth street, New York. The black
smith is supposed to be in the United
states at the present time.
The blacksmith, whose name has
been sent to Washington, came to
warsaw during the summer and met
Lindcnfeld, according to Paul Alien
dorf, who visited Lindcnfcld before
his arrest. Altendorf declares Linden
fel made a statement to him that the
blacksmith accompanied him to Mos
cow last August but the blacksmith
and his wife returned to America sew
eral weeks ago.
F The hlacksmith's wife, according
to the statements, watcher J. p. Nor
gan'S movements from an adjacent
window some time prior To the cx-
plosion.
The bomb explosion in Wall street,
New York, occurred September l6.
1920. At the time J. P. Morgan was
abroad, having left New York City
with his wife in August. He returned
home early in December of 1920.
New York, Dec. 1S.-George Mcri-
tos, proprietor Of the small transient
hotel over former saloon at 100
West 4Oth street, tonight said he
Could throw no light on the transac-
ton in connection with the Wall
street bomb explosion said by Wolfe
Meritos said he had taken over the
place called the International month
before September 20, 1920, when the
kexpiosion occurred and had very few
Eguesfs at the time because repairs
E@ere in progress. He kept no register
1 at that time, he said, and hence had
no record of his patrons. He could
Erenlember no persons who aroused his
suspicious in any way, he added.
An anonymous letter sent to Chas.
L. Morgan, a Broad street broker,
warning him that the stock cX-
change and everything in radius of
five blocks will be blown up by a bomb
on December 49," was believed by
the police to be the work Of an ire
ksponsible person.
fpight, however. All persons entering
Rhe district were subjected TO close
5crutinysand motor vehicles were kept
hoying.
| New York, Dec. 18.-The text of
e. 10000 word confession, alleged
kbANe been made by Wolfe Linden
Ifeld, 6fter@ his arrest In Warsaw,
Poland, in connection with the Wall
street bomb explosions on September
16, 1920, was still being awaited to.
night by William J. Burns, director
of the bureau of investigation of the
department Of justice. Mr.. Burns
said the state department had eX-
pected to have the lengthy cable dis
patches decoded and their substance
7 o'clock tonight, but he had been in
formed later that it would be impos-
sible to do so before tomorrow.
He characterized as unfoundcd the
reports that the department Of jus
tice had given orders to begin !,
round up of Communists known 10 be
i'm this county or who might be SuS-
pected Of having knowledge OF the
plot.
In the event that arrests should be
necessitated through disclosures con-
tanned in Iindcnfeld's statement, Mr..
Burns asserted that would be done
properly and by warrant
Mr.. Burns said he also was expect
ing cablegram from Sylvester Cos
grave, department agent in Warsaw,
enlghtening him on the premature
announcement Of the statements
made by Lindenfeld. The depart
ment chief said he was just as posi-
tive today as he was on the day of
the explosion that the crime was the
handiwork of the Third Intena-
tionable. He referred to the report
he had made on the day of the
tragedy and recalled that in talking
with newspaper men ten minutes after
the explosion he had dismissed the
theory of an accident with the state
ment that the perpetrators could be
traced to Moscow.
Anticipating Il possible anarchistlc
demonstration resulting from publica-
ton of the contents of Lindenfcld's
confession, the police have taken ex-
traordinary precautionary measures
to protect the Wall street district.
Heavy guards have been thrown
around the banking house of j. P.
Morgan e. Co and the stock exchange.