New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
TELLS DYNAMITE FLOT.
cTOOL PIGEON CONFESSES.
Cans Strikers Planned to Wreck
Post 6 McCord Buildings.

uere rearrested yesterday afternoon fol-
M their indictment on charges of attempt
sxplode dynamite in place where human
m a endangered. and both men were held in
- ,oo hail for trial by Judge OSuilivan in the
n General Sessions.
~. arrests are said to follow one of the most
-sa,ional confessions the District Attorneys
zos has ever obtained from a prisoner the
..ssion according 10 Assistant District At
.-,ev Mott last night. having been made by
~, Guthrie who. when first arrested, on the
.,b, Of February "a last. gave his address as
a. s1e 7th street, Jersey City.
The case had its origin in the attempt which Is
.nagss 10 have been made TO dynamite the
tuSine in the course of construction by Post
a Nccord al Nos. 3o4 and sos East 23d street
The Two men under Indictment are Charles
Moran. Of No. 60 Nelson street. Jersey City,
and Thomas Wier. OF No. 405 East oath street
Guthrie, according to Mr.. Mott, has confessed
that he learned Of the plan OF the ironworkers 20
s-rsr,ife the buildings OF which Post & Nc
cord were in charge. Guthrie went to Post &
ucror5 and told them what he had learned. and
st the FIRMS advice and at fits expense. Guthrie
,oned the union and became a member of the
sinner circle"
Mr.. Mott says that Guthrie went before the
member Of the union for several weeks he had
been designated one Of a committee OF three TO
consist Of Moran. Wier and Guthrie to dyna.
mite the building in course Of erection at Nos.
sO4 and sos East 23d street.
GUTHRIE TELLS OF PLOT
Guthrie told how he went 10 the building with
his two aids on the night OF Saturday, Feb
rusry "a. carrying dynamite with which to de-
hsTsTIf IL o1ca old
formed Post & McCord Of the plot on foot and
also the Office OF the District Attorney. with the
result that when the trio went to the scene of
the proposed dynamiting they We're arrested. but
not until after fight had been made for free
dom.
Inspector Mclaughlin was informed al Police
Headquarters late on the afternoon of February
q that the ironworkers were planning destruc-
tive work al the 23d street location. The infor-
nation came in a letter from a Mrs. Belts. who
lives at No. 394 Second avenue The woman told
where the three men were to meet, and that
night Detective Sergeant Dunn, with nine other
Central Office men. met the trio at Third avenue
ana 23d street, preparatory TO the blow-up.
The Central Office men were scattered along
Third avenue from 23d street TO oath street
and shortly before o'clock witnessed the meet
ing Of the ironworkers One OF them came out
q q house at No. 405 East oath street carrying
ss:chel. and al Third avenue and 23d street,
The appointed place. was Joined by two others.
The three men walked east through 23d street
10 the ferry. In a sand pile. midway between
the rscreation pier and the ferry house. they
buried satchel after taking a package from II.
One Of the men quickly placed the package
under his long coat, and walked briskly to Sec
end avenue. followed by his two companions.
Wier who had charge OF the dynamite the
police say retraced his steps until he came to
The Post McCord building. There he stood
on the lookout. Moran is alleged to have en-
tered the yard back OF the tenement house at
Nc. 3g4 Second avenue, which faces on the rear
Of the building. Guthrie was seen to walk
boldly into the new building 10 see. the police
say that the coast was clear. Guthrie came
out Of the building. his every move watched by
ihe Central Ofhce men, and was seen to take
package from Wier. Then Guthrie re-entered
Inc building.
DETECTIVES FOIL PLOT
Ihe police say that Moran who was in the
yard in the rear Of the Second avenue house
was about 10 give the signal TO Guthrie that
everything was all right when two detective
seFgeants fell on Moran and fought him into
submission. Moran drew a blackjack and tried
70 hight the detectives. but his efforts were not
successful. A revolver pointed against Moran's
head slenoed him
Al about the same instant Guthrie and Wier
were grabbed by the detectives Both fought
10Y freedom but quickly subdued. All three
were landed safely in cells at Police Head
quarters The package. containing twenty
Iouhos Of dynamite. was found on Guthrie.
mere was a long fuse attached 10 the dynamite
me explosive was sent to the Bureau Of Com
'usuoles at Fire Headquarters. Fifteen pounds
dynamite were found in the sand pile where
,ne satchel had been buried. This dynamite also
nsd fuse attached TO it. This was likewise
'eh 10 Fire Headquarters
me detectives az Police Headquarters say
~St Il the twenty pounds Of dynamite had been
EXPLODED great havoc. and possibly loss of life
d the immediate neighborhood. would have re-
''''eo' on the block are number Of tall tene-
Msn houses. the Columbia Lodging House and
~ oAfe Tree Inn, while in the several
iee story private dwelling houses. The build
e IN course Of construction would have been
aiy wrecked II the charge had been set off
'he prisoners were taken the following day
ue forkville Police Court and arraigned
fe magistrate Baaow, who remanded them
essn, % Police Headquarters Detective Ser
~ - McAulen said in court on the morning
me srralgnmen; that one of the men would
ls Ds oe asked TO turn states evidence, but
+rs "ouIa not name the T.an. Later the prison
were released in nominal bail. Meanwhile
kbc. .tas been Kept under constant sUr"eil-
h ~ MORAN and Wier Will be taken 10 court
Bsre BsaQ 10 the indictments either to-day or to-
@NlEs GUTHRIE BELONGED TO UNION.
eLlek J. Farrell. secretary of the Greater
I"fh District Council Of the Fousesmiths
D'ogemen's Cnion, was ashed last night
sH Guthries confession.
-, u'le was not A member Of the union" he
,l,r neither was Moran or Wier. The whole
put up job 10 bring discredit on
-Iloo Guthrie was a ron-unfnn man en-