Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-15
Will TRY Spy
FOR PERJURY
And DUST HIM
CONTINUED From First Passo

consent OF his New York attorneys
20 appear in person.
william q. Foster, Chicago labor
leader. charged with being a dele
gate 10 the Michigan convention OF
communists at Bridgeman. viii be
the first OF II radicals TO be placed
on trial, Il was practically decided
today. Foster refused 20 comment
on the trial other than to say he
would be present when his case was
called.
Bailin was subjected 20 a rigid
cross examination by Assistant At
torney General w. T. Smith, OF
Michigan, and his ASSISTANTS, includ-
ing Max Berger. formerly in the
employ OF the Federal Government.
but now connected with the Michl-
gan Attorney Generals Office. I'M
der cross examination yesterday
Baiiin admitted that many OF his
reports while an agent OF the Burns
and Thiel detective agencies. were
false.
HIS admission that many OF his
/ reports we're untrue came when Ae-
] sistant Attorney General Smith ques-
I toned him about a report he sent
I from Milwaukee detailing an alleged
meeting with one 'Lech ovetsky.' -
supposed to be a dangerous repre-
sentative OF the Soviet Government.
The examination developed he had
| furnished the report TO John l. Gar
rity. then chief o. police Of Chicago.
and the Thiel Agency and collect
"a 10
and MI Smith also attempted TO
show that the same report was sold
to the Burns Agency and expenses
collected again. but this the witness
denied. although Mr.. Smith produo-
ed copy OF the statement sid 70
come from the Burns files
you knew Il wes lie whom you
wrote that TO Chief Clarity. didn't
you" Mr.. Smith asked Balanow.
Yes" the witness replied. but
Michael Flanagan, vice-president OF
the Thiel Agency. told mo 20 write
st."
II no detective agencies told you
70 go out and kin a man. would you
do it7" Mr.. Smith asked.
When YOU work for detective
bureau you are supposed 20 follow
orders" Balanow said.
Then you would kill a man7"
We'll. would consider the cir
cumstances."
The Milwaukee report. which the
witness admitted was false. con
cerned the Wall street bomb eNplo-
sion IN New York city. On direct ex-
animation he testified that Flanni-
gan. OF the Thiel Agency. told him
the day after the explosion. on Sep
TENDER Is. 1920. TO go 20 the Stag
Hotel. IN Milwaukee. and register
under the name OF "A. 3. Rosen-
berg" and there write A report al
leging that he had met radical
named "Lechovetsi<y." a Soviet rep
resentative IN this country, and thst
Iechovetsky had told him that some
30 Russian leaders had recently held
two meetings and planned various
bomb explosions, assassinations and
armed revolts.
Flannigan. ne swore. told him 70
mail a copy OF the report 20 Chief
OF Police Garrity. The Thiel Official.
ne said had arranged 70 have him
nut on the Chicago police bomb
squad payroll. and later both the
police and Flanagan paid his sal
ary and expenses for the milwaukee,
trip.
Flanagan also gave Balm list
OF alleged Communist party mem /
bers. he said, and told him to mail I
II 10 Clarity. who would have Il /
and then mail It on I
10 Isaac z. Ferguson, OF the Work !
ers' Defense Committee. 30 that |
office could he raided and .
the list would be found there az
evidence 10 be used in convicting
him.
The Milwaukee report detailed an
alleged meeting with the Fictitious
Lechovetsky and said the latter had
.old him Of a meeting attended by
Naurvata. secretary to Ludwig c.
X. Martens. Soviet envoy 10 the
rnited States. al which Naurvata
was supposed 10 have told his assoc
,iates that they should stage a rev.
oiution in the United States and
start by killing J. P. Morgan and
John d. Rockefeller. then some OF
he Congressman and Senators. II
also was decided at this meeting.
he report said, 70 throw the Wall
itrset bomb.
At a second meeting. At which 35 ,
radicals, including Martens. were
stated to have been present. IL was
alleged TO have been decided 20 fol- {
ow with bomb throwlngs in Chicago {
chat " :
me should be assigned the task, but
volunteers should be sought u
The report continued with a state \
nent that the fictitious Lechovetsky {
,arried $4,000 Russian rubles and
hat 800 rubles obtained from him I
we're inclosed.
Bailin admitted on cross-exami- )
ration that all those details were a
igment of his own imagination
written, he insisted. to comply with
orders.
Mr.. Smith produced another re-
,ort which Bailin admitted making I
o the Burns Agency and which, he !
greed. was largely false. 1t pur- l
,orted to tell about various radicals {
With whom he was in touch, and {
that he had taken
runkload Of radical literature from {
'hicago TO New York for big Biz
haywood TO deliver to P. Walter. IL
tuveysant Place.
Yesterdays story by Bailin was as {
weird as that he told on Tuesday c
nd Monday. He pictured Allen O. 7
feyers. of the Burns Agency, as I
to send him 70 Russia 20 t
III Lenine and Trotzly by putting '
olson, TO be obtained from the =
burns agents in Poland, in their /