Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-20
REVEALS DARKER plot
Arrested Dynamiters Tell Of the At.
tempt to Destroy the Cron
Home.
Motive Was Revenge For Activity
In Prosecuting saloonkeepers
and Making Collections.

Principal Of the Affair Now Under
| Arrest in Michigan-lowa
News.
Cedar Rapids, March 20-Since the f
arrest of the eight men for an alleged [
attempt to dynamite st. Paul's NJ f. |
Church, the police have been attempting
/ to develop their theory that the leaders
/ in the church outrage We're also the
rinsseaders in the attempt TO blow up
the home of Attorney Cron. Late sun
day night they secured apartial confes-
sion from lSuba. but cid not give the
I matter out untilt they had taken steps to
secure The arrest of his confedera;e
Mstfie. Monday they received a teie-
gram from Michigan sheriff stating
shat M,tsie had been arrested and
Il would be held until the arrival of an of
iicor from this city ku,a was lilfn arr
lraignea and held IN bonds OF $1,000,
which he will be unable to furnish.
Mcttie is II trenchman who WAS here
4 last yeal. and acted as foreman al the
Northwestern stone crusherHjust below
the city. He became intimate with a
fast woman and the two often frequent
ed the kuba saloon. II was there that
me became We'll acquainted With lSuba.
: One night several men We're in the sa
loon talking and some one said that u
would be a good idea u blow up some
of the matchmaking lawyers. 4Attoriey
ICron has had the reputation, whether
; justly or not, of bleeding the saloon
linen.
2 Nothing more was thought OF the.
= mattet. a that time, but afterwards
I Mettie and Kuba got together and con-
: cocted the plan. according to the story
of the altiant, Of blowing up the 6'ron
I home. 1t was on Thanksgiving night
t that they put their plan into operation.
They first Went to the dance a the G.
S. z. S. Hall. Shortly before midnight
$ they slipped away and getting the dy-
Mantle proceeded 10 the Cron home
They had something oye. two pounds ul
the explosive. which they powdered up
and wrapped tightly in a newspaper.
u They then affixed about twenty feet of
fuse at the end of which a decorating
cap was affixed. This was placed on the
q doorstep and Nlettie lighted the fuse
I from Ku)a's cigar. Mettie was an ex-
d as they hurried away that none would
= ever live toatell what had happened. Af-
d ter going seyral blocks they stopped and
4. waited for the explosion and We're much
/ surprised that they did not hearit. They
y Iafterward returned to the dance. re-
70 naming until morning.
Eel Louis Cejka, who was an Intimate
% friend of kuba, and who was employed
at the stone cruSher. happened To be
at the salocn the night when the frs
suggestion was made il. regard t
blowing up the Cron home. He KEEP
Il. referring To the matter, first to Mettit
IF and then To Kuba Each supposed tha'
l. lithe other mad told him the whols
l. story. and finally tod him the full ac-
X count III what they had done anl
Is lasked him 10 keep quiet. Cejka was il
N the crowd which visited the church !
= week ago Sunday night, and WAS tbs
only one of this. crowd. except Kupa
who knew that dynamite had beer
placed on the church steps. 1t wa.
!: cejka Who first told the Cren story
when closely questioned by the polio.
on Sunday. lSuha, when he learned o
=: it. admitted that Cejka had told tn,
IS: truth.
The plot to blow up the Cron HON,
<. was a most diaboiical one, altho up t,
te the present time it has been general.
ne supposed that it was done to intimi
~ date Attorney Cron. Cron is an aggres
~ sive lawyer He practices in justie
courts. largely, and does a collection
business. He has the reputation of be
ing merciless in his vocation. He ais
has the reputation of mulcting the sa
. loonkeepers, but there Is no proof o
i this and many disbelieve IL. He has a
- excellent Wife and three little children
% Had the charge of dynamite whic
~ was placed on his doorstep explode
not one would have escaped instan
: DEATH as there was enough dynamit
us to blow the house into atoms Bu'
ne fortunately, the decorating cap ha
: been placed on the fuse carelessly an
ne was only on about half way. The fus
OH burned down to the cap, but did ne
20 exphde it.
'io About two weeks ago kuba planne
to blow up the home oil Malcolm Sinitl
Mr. Smith is one of the leading temper
ance nle. OF the state, and last fall va
,,v ON the prohibition ticket for secretar
* of state. He MAS largely instrumental
- when the crusade against the saloon
-, gan in this city some weeks ago. o
j organizing the committee OF .uv
~ battle against the new petition of COZ
ill syn
cit ,ee a'su 81. 80 si'.S, !. !
of iNaos. Psp " -, 80
silI. pe DOM up ai'u asAsu 80 "
s then kuba gave ii up.
7, The Liquor Dealers Association he
nd, .,''s
ling the act and expelled Kuba from II
association.
a TELLS A BITTER STORY.
tai 4 Des Noines Momun.s Answer
In Husbands suit For Divorce.
OF Des Aoines. March 20.-Sone tin