Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-23
Evidence of Intent to Damage Stock of Buxton-Smith
 Co. Discovered.
THREE THOUSAND CORDS
 OF WOOD ENDANGERED
EmpIoye of Buxton-Smith Co, Finds Stick of Dynamite in WoodpiIe of That Concern on Opera Drive.

Was an attempt made 10 do damage to the stock Of wood of the Buxton Smith Company? is a question that is sorely troubling Manager George BuX- ten, of that firm.
 On Tuesday morning upon visiting the big wood pile of his company, Manager Jasper Tumlinson found Sc creed in a 30GO-cord pile of wood, stored on Opera Drive, a stick of min. CTS giant powder. How the stick of dynamite came to be there still re- mains a mystery, despite detective work on the part of Buxton and spe- cial officers detailed to look into the incident.
 The Buxton-Smith Co. is probably the largest commission firm ill COchise county and among other commodities deals in hay, grain and fuel. But recently he last of q heavy shipment of wood from their Chiricahua Noun tain wood camp was delivered in the city, and owing to lack of better faciIi, tics for storage was temporarily left iE the open on the ground OWned by MT Buxton on Opera Drive. The big pile contains nearly 290o cords Of wood of different varieties and th" OK plusion of dynamite there would en- tail a heavy joss to the company
 Mir. Buxton, when asked about the finding of the dynamite. could assign no good reason why h. should be made he target of any destructive plot, ana is at a loss to understand why the dH- namite should have been placed. II II Was placed, upon property owned by him. No clew has been discovered that would indicate who the party or par ties might be who left the dynamite on the wood pile. or whether il was Jeff there with intent to do damage.
 There are a score of houses within short radius of the BuN1Cn wool pile, and had an explosion occurred There all would have suffered to a greater or less degree. In any event. if is certain that hundreds of windows would have been broken. even though m further damage were sustained.
 A close watch has been kept on the Dia!risvS since the finding of the oE- ranirc by TUmiinsOn. but ID to no" ro one has app arCd who "ctcl C" though ne were interested in the BuA- tcn-SmitE property Cl even Knew oi < existence there.
 II ;s of the opinion of Mr. B,'Nicn II.at if the dyn2nitr WIS piac't ulelc il wa@ found for he purpose Of damaging his property. th" DIS, cf ..anls wCr, tlight5A"G of th" %Eo@h before hey could Accomoliih tA'lr purpose. .,o.
 AnotneY theory of Buxton is ;hai he stick was 1hrO%n upon the WOOL pile and failed 10 explode. This theory k rardly probable. "s th5 """iG-De Ealnh-thrower would be in imme"la'2 ' danger of losing his own life or a. Ic;.sr of being discovered in the Niclh- ity ;mmcdiateIy after the explosion.
 A Mexican in the employ of Buxton is of he opinion that enemies ol hl"' unknown to him. placed the dynamite fEfrp in the hope that he would eA- piode it by droppinG it or by concu g. si,n following the rough Handling oI tht wood itself.
 That any miner. passing by the pl!' of wood would have placed it there merely to be rid of it is hardly ten arip for had he wished tO dispose O! inc dynamite he would hardly have taken th.. pains 10 so CarefuuN @Hi- he'd il in the pile where il would not rr noticed bv anyone Tn paSs.ng.>
 \ s,r,ro watch k being kept CT me premises immediately sFTr"HEdin% .s!" ..uo.r pile b. IinXrnI in tn hope iAa' f tna attempt is yen, a Il 'h' cH.HE' wlw 1, t0.cu irIo custody.