Evening star., 1963-02-13
Man Seized i'm FBI Bomb Threat
Tear Gas Used
BYPo|icedt
Justice Dept.
Auto Is Driven
To Front Door;
Area Cleared

Riot police, using tear-gas
grenades today captured a man
who had driven his car up the
steps Of the main entrance to
the Justice Department in the
900 block of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. and then crawled
under the automobile with
what he said was a bomb.
Police had cordoned off the
whole area from 1920 pm. un-
til 1:55 pm.
Three policemen used seven
grenades and forced the man
from under the automobile. He
was Immediately placed in a
patrol wagon and taken TO D. c.
General Hospital.
Car Sprayed
Firemen and Army bomb dis
posal experts then moved in to
spray water on the car and
neutralize the bomb. II 1t proved
to be a real explosive device.
While they were trying to per-
suade the man to give up his
suicidal threats, police were
able to see only a container
and some wires underneath the
automobile.
The first police to get under
the car after the man was
seized said he had a small metal
valise. stuffed with old Arizona
newspapers. under there with
him.
In the back seat, police said.
were three 5-gallon cans of
gasoline.
Police had asked Fort Lesley
j. McNair TO send a demolition
squad to the scene.
Came TO See Hoover
Police said the man gave his
name as Nathan Wiskosky''
and told officers from under
the car that he wouldn't come
out until he could see FBI Di-
rector j. Edgar Hoover.
The man said he had "evi-
dence" that would result In the
Impeachment Of President Ken
nedy and the entire Cabinet.
More than 80 policemen
rushed to the scene without
using their sirens by specific
radioed orders and cordoned
off the entire block. People in
stores and restaurants across
the street from the Justice
Building were not permitted to
leave because Of the bomb
threat.
Police blocked Pennsylvania
avenue at Ninth and Tenth
streets and barred cars, buses
and pedestrians from the area.
Police Talk 10 Man
| Deputy Chief George H.
Wallrodt. First Precinct Sergt.
Michael John and other police
men periodically attempted to
persuade the man TO come out
from under the car. Officers
said the man repeated his
determination TO stay there un-
til he could see the FBI Direc-
tor.
Mr.. Hoover. however. re-
mained in his fifth-floor office
Attorney General Kennedy was
out of the city today. The
building was not evacuated, but
employees in several offices
nearest the main entrance left
their rooms.
AT las pm. Chief Wallrodt
warned all spectators across
the street TO get away from
glass windows and doors.
IF this thing goes. all the
glass will go too" he told a
reporter.
Claims Racket Evidence
THE man told me he has
evidence of certain operations
Of the Government concerning
the rackets," Chief Wallrodt
said, land he says he is not
going TO leave there alive.
Sometimes he says he has a
bomb and sometimes he says he
doesn't"
I'VE don't know II II Is a
bomb or not" said Inspector
John Hughes. but we aren't
taking any chances.
/ Building guards closed the
heavy doors TO the entrance
where the car stopped with It's
front wheels a few feet from
the Threshold.
Police said the car. a gray or
white 1856 Oldsmobile with
Arizona license plates, drove up
over the curb, up the three