The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-17
MAY EXPLAIN WALL
STREET TRAGEDY

Warsaw, Dec. 16.-A tman by the
name of Wolfe Lindenfed, alias Will
liam Linde, has been arrested by the
Polish police here as a suspect in con-
nection with the Wall strict explosion
in New York, September 16, 1920. The
Warsaw police said they made the ar
rest at the request of the american
department of justice. They claimed
to have in their possession the mans
full confession of being connected
with the disaster.
Lindenfeld is described as being a
cousin of Rosa Luxemburg, the Ger
man radical socialist leader, who was
shot to death in Berlin early in 1919
after having been beaten by a mob.
His confession, the police state, gives
the names of the ring leaders and the
New York city address where the
bomb b was manufactured and says that
the bomb was intended for j. p. Nor
gan, but exploded prematurely.
Sylvester Csgreve, an American
request in behalf of the department
the arrest of the suspect was brought
about, declared that Lindenfeld had
agreed to turn states evidence and is
willing to return to America where
he has wife and two children in New
York. The suspects written confes-
sion, according to the agent, says that
$4,000 was promised for the job to
be divided among four or five persons,
and that the money was received by
New York Communists from the Mos
cow Third internationale.
Lindenfeld left New York early last
spring. The Polish police say he was
exposed in Warsaw in 1906 as Rus
sian secret agent, fleeing to America
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According to Cosgrovetand Paul AL
tendorf, who trailed Lndenfeld, the
suspect in his confession names five
principals now in Europe who shared
the money from the job One of the
principals, the confession shows, was
woman, who, from a window oppo-
site Mr.. Morgan's office, observed the
financier's movement for days and
from her reports the bomb was timed
to explode about the usual time Mr..
Morgan came out for l,hcheon.
The confession as described by the
American agents terms the premature
explosion "a mechanical mistake," for
which the bomb makers are blamed,
Lindenfeld estimating that the bomb
exploded from 10 to Ii minutes be-
fore the intended time. The plotters
also accuse the driver of the wagon
street Of having erredk not leaving
the wagon nearer the Morgan office.
Cosgrove and Altendbrf estimate
that Lindenfeld's confession covers
more than 1000 word4 and assert
that the details fit in. Nth the mass
of other information M their posses
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Further portions Of tiie confession
referred to by Cosgrove show that
Lindenfeld knew of the plans fpr
more than week prior to the ex-
plosion, but denied any actual part
in the bombing preparations. He gives
| New York addresses of various indi-
viduals involved in the plot, most of
and also gives New York address
where the communists are alleged to
have paid over the cash to the plot
ters. Cosgrove AYERS that his infor-
nation shows Lindenfeld had close
connection with Moscow whence he
received funds regularly. Polish Sc
cret service officials asserted that
the suspect attended at least one con-
ference at Moscow of the third inter
nationale; that he was born in War
saw, has many relatives here and car
ries a Polish passport. For more OF
the time since March he has been liv-
ing IN warsaw, posing as an Ameri-
can.
New York, Dec. 16.-Local officials
of the department of justice declared
late today they never had heard OF
Wolfe Lindenfeld, arrested in War.
saw in connection with the Wall street
bomb explosion. 1t was added that nc
request had gone from the New York
office for the arrest of any person ir
Poland.
Washington, Dec. 16.-Justice de
partment officials would not discus:
tonight the arrest in Poland of Wolf,
Lindenfeld in Warsaw as a suspect il
connection with the Wall street ex
plosion. 1t was indicated, however
that official reports from Poland wer,
expected by the department and tha
further details would then be avail