Evening star., 1933-08-06
BOMBING SUSPECT
AWAITS HEARING
IaWyer Held in Stock Ex.
change Case Under $4,000
Bond Until Tuesday.
~ the Associa ted Press.

y the ASSoCla led Press.
NEW YORK. August 5.-Eugene S.
Daniel, jr.. of Somerville, Mass, youth
Sul leader Of an obscure political party,
was held IN $4,000 bail today in con-
nection with the placing of two tear
gas bomb3 in the New York Stock Ex-
change.
DarieI was arrested in a midtown
hotel and charged with suspicion Of
malicious mischief, felony. He will
be given a hearing in Tombs Court on
Tuesday.
Daniel. who received 325 votes as the
National Independent party candidate
for President last November, is an at
torney. member of the Massachusetts,
National Guard and former champion
wrestler at Harvard University.
Questioned by police. Daniel was said
to have admitted leaving fake bomb
on the doorstep Of the home of Mayor
James NJ. Curley of Boston last October
to get publicity for the Independent
party.
How do you hope to better this coun-
try" Daniel was asked by Inspector
John A. Lyons, by violence or in what
Way?"
Denies Violence Intended.
"Oh. now. We don't advocate vio-
3ence." replied Daniel. tall and broad
shouldereu. We do it through legiti-
mate propaganda and education The
people CT this country are not edu-
Gated"
Police Commissioner James S. Bolan
said he had no doubt that the young
lawyer was connected with the placing
of the bombs in the ventilating system
which sent brokers and attaches
Scurrying to the street for air and
forced a closing of the Exchange yes
terday
Meanwhile Boston police. seeking
Daniel, raided the Independent party's
headquarters in Boston loft building
and said they found fake gas ma
chimes in packages addressed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, former President Hoo
yer and Norman Thomas. Socialist can
didate for President last year.
Four men. said to be associates of
Daniel, we're arrested in Boston and
will be arraigned Monday on charges
of conspiracy to promote anarchy. In
addition. the Boston police conf1scated
Nazi literature found in the headquar-
ters
Boston police were in possession Of
q letleF. SolQ 10 nave DeeQ WTlILen Oy
Daniel to a friend in New York. which
spoke Of publicity "of a spectacular
sort" and inquired about obtaining
pass to enter the Exchange.
Hits Socialism. Communism.
Danie1. police said. talked pleasantly
and freely about any subject. but the
bombs-which the young attorney in
sisted were machines" because they
were not explosive.
While he opposed Socialism and Com
munism. Daniel was quoted bv Inspec-
tor Lyons as favoring change in
Government.
we have a capitaiistic aristocracy
controlling this country" Lyons said
the young attorney remarked. There
is no real democracy The capitalistic
minority is in control"
Commissioner Bolan said Daniel told
him he had lost money in the stock
market crash in 1929. but that the
prisoner did not seem resentful about
it to q degree that would have caused
him t. set the bombs.
Worl,len will go over the exchange
Ventila ing system during the week end
to determine whether it has been
dama2Cd or whether additional bombs
remain il the intakes.
1t was expected the gas fumes would
be cleared so that normal business could
be resumed on Monday.