The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-02
Wall Street and Italian High
Officials Targets of Terror
Plot Barred by Bomb Blasts
Nation Wide Conspiracy Is
Investigated by U. S.
Detectives.
By United Press


NEW YORK, Jan. "A three
fold terrorist plot aimed at Wall
Street, prominent italians, high gov
eminent officials, bankers and bust
ness men was pictured today by
postal inspectors, investigating
nationwide conspiracy already ia
tai to three men.
Working here and in EaSton, Pa,
the government mems findings led to
the opinion that the Wall Street
outrage was prevented last month
when hundreds of New York police
surrounded the financial center, fol-
lowing information obtained by fed
eral operatives
The second step of the terrorists,
agents believe, was the mailing in
Easton of five internal machines.
The men marked for death in this
case were saved at the cost of three
lives.
AS the forces of government
agents, city and state police united
to prevent completion of the third
step in the apparently well-orga-
nized terrorist conspiracy, definite
clews were unearthed as to the
identity of the Easton plotterS.
Remain in EastOn
The postofice department devel-
oped the fact that the three men
who mailed the Internal machines
in Easton Wednesday remained
there overnight.
Three pictures from rogueS' gall
leries we're identified as resembling
the three men. Harry Brader, clerk
at the hotel where the three stayed,
and the Rev. P. T. Stengle an&
Chester Vollmer all agreed on the
rogue pictures. The minister and
Vollmer were in the poStoffice when
the bomb packages were mailed.
AS additional bomb plots were
frustrated over the country Friday,
demand for congressional investi-
CATION into the plots came from
two sources. DR.. Charles Fama,
former medical officer in the United
States army, sent a telegram to
Representative Hamilton Fish Jr.
calling for congress to investigate
the activities of both FascistS and
-FaScists in the United States.
Fama is national president of
The Defenders of the Constitution.
His telegram also was signed by the
Rev. A. M. D. Riggio, pastor of the
Christian church of Newark.
Find Package in New Haven
Additional clews developed here
through an American express en-
ploye gave police hope of finding
the men who sent bomb packages
for delivery in the middle west.
A mysterious package discovered
in the New Haven Comm post
Office was believed the latest move
of the terrorists. This bundle,
wrapped in burlap, bore no address.
Two copper wires protruding from
it first aroused suspicion. The
package was nineteen inches long
and six inches wide and weighed
eleven pounds. 1t was immersed in
a pail. Of water and placed in
charge of the chemical division OF
the fire department. The package
will be subjected to a volley of gum
fire today to determine it's con-
tents.
Chicago police definitely estab-
lished that the package addressed
to Giuseppe Castruchio, Italian
consul in that city, was another
bomb, the second sent to Chicago
by express. The bomb was exploded
in a stone quarry and its force vas
reported strong enough to wreck a
building.
Others Are Targets
The other internal machine sent
by express to Chicago was addressed
to Oscar Durante, editor of pro-
Fascist newspaper. He refused to
accept the package. His fears were
confirmed when police fired into the
box and found it contained high
explosives.
The targets OF other similar at
temptS we're Count Ugo Berni
Canani, Detroit Italian vice consul;
Count Cesare Buzzi Grandenigo,
Italian consul at Cleveland, and DR..
A. Rasapepe, Italian consular agent
at youngstown o.