AMERICAN SENSATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 184, 7 August 1933, Page 7

AMERICAN SENSATION.

Arrests Follow Stock Exchange

Incident

POLICE PERPLEXED.

NEW YORK, August 0

A later account of the closing of the Stock Exchange owing to the explosion of tear gas bombs in the building, states that a few minutes after noon the Wall Street financial district was thrown into the utmost confusion as the gas from the in-geniously-placed bombs flooded the central 'trading lobby of the Stock Exchange.

They drove about 2000 brokers, clerks and attendants into the streets. Practically all tho occupants of the building suffered throat irritation, violent coughing and inflamed eyes.

It is reported that tho bombs were placed in tho automatic ventilators. Apparently it was the work of someone familiar with the lay-out of the building.

Tho police stretched a cordon round tho area and started on an immediate investigation. They discovered the identity of tho manufacturers and distributors of tho bombs.

Late last evening tho Boston police raided the headquarters of the Commoners and International party, a practically unknown political organisation, and arrested four suspects.

Acting on further information, they also arrested Eugene Daniell, jun., aged 28, head of the party, who is being held on 10,000 dollars bail, and charged him with being tho perpetrator of the bombing. Daniell refuses to admit or deny the charge, but the police say they are convinced of his guilt. They believe ho is slightly deranged mentally.

Daniell is said to have planned several "spectacular stunts" to obtain publicity in furtherance of his political ambitions.

Accused's associates are said to have admitted that Daniell proposed to send similar bombs to President Roosevelt, Mr. Hoover and leading Presidential candidates for the purpose of obtaining publicity. Daniells himself was a Presidential candidate. He secured about 380 "write in" votes from friends in Boston and the vicinity.

The fact that most of the members of the party are young college graduates of reputable families has caused the police to characterise their activities as queer rather than dangeitms.