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Show Meld as Bomb Planter in Chicago Federal Building. FORMER SECRETARY Identified by Four as Man Seen Running. Run-ning. CHICAGO. Sept. 6. John W. (Shorty) Wilson, a leader of the I. W. W., and Mrs. Minnie Wymann. sister of William D. Haywood, convicted leader of the I. W. W.. were taken into custody in a raid nmde on a west-side house in connection with the bomb explosion ex-plosion in the federal building on Wednesday, resulting in the death of four persons and the injury of more than thirty others. From measures taken to guard Wilson, it was believed his detention was regarded as of more than ordinary importance. Michael F. Sullivan, assistant state's attorney, today declared that John W. Wilson, arrested last night, had been positively identified as having been implicated in the planting of the bomb in the Chicago Federal building. Explosion Ex-plosion of the bomb killed four persons and resulted in serious injury to a score of others. Haywoods' Former Secretary. Wilson is a member of the I. W. W. and is believed at one time to have been private secretary to William D. Haywood, general secretary-treasurer. In his announcement, Mr. Sullivan said Wilson had been identified by four persons as the men seen running away from the Adams street entrance to the Federal building shortly before the bomb exploded. He wag described as "the man with a black fedora hat who ran out of the building, leaped into a black automobile and was whirled away." Detectives who questioned Wilson j said he admitted that he was employed' as a bookkeeper by the I. W. W. and lhat he spent the greater part of Wed- nocilnv 5n the TJVfloml hnildlnr hilh-l j er he went, ho said, to arrange for the transfer of Haywood to the olllce of I the federal prosccuTor in order that , Haywood might attend to some pri-i , vate business affairs. I He denied any connection with Hid explosion. |