Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-10
Two Mysterious Explosions OF
Dynamite in Southeastern
Section of City.
POLICE WORKING ON CASES.
People in the Neighborhood Ter
rorized by a Young Boy,
They Claim.
Front of Lochren Residence Blown
Out and Occupant Is Suffering from
\ Stroke of Paralysis.

Has salt Lake City young Harry
Orchard?
Ihere are number OF reasons wbv
me question should be answered in The
"'''''atiVe. There have been two
dynamite explosions, one with serjops
results and both are laid. by inu4ndc
~ the door of an ls~year.old vo,,h
named Victor Bernstrom of 1899 R,vant
avenue. S"ilt
'hat the people Of the neighborhood
are terrorizes there can he No do,,I,.
lhfeats have been made and it is ne
heved that some OF them have beo,
carried out Complaints have hsan
, t.aug pul 50 far, practically nothing
,+ peen zone to remedy the evil. for
ne reason that II has been inr,ossibIa
mus tar 10 secure competent ana ~,
torial evidence ""u 'Ild7
rms. IN spite OF the fact that de.
lives OF tho salt Lake. police force
allve been working earnestly on thn
U.s. Tor weeks They have failed 10
connecting evidence for rho req.
s sun that those who could give the
ihcts We're afraid to do so for fa,r a,
INJURY "a themselves
A'NA-.tlo Ai4tskGEI.
When verbal complaints wera ,nada
ponce headquarters, and in tho
Stliiitlai divlsion Of tho city court /,
vas stated that young Bernstrom ba5
made threats 30 kill his uncle ard ny
nIso threatened to blow up certain
persons, Detective Chase ana of ~
OFFICERS working on the case state
ehat those with whom he talked wers
u wopt1 M IN fear that the threats
OF young Bernstrom.
WINDOWS SHATTERED
On July the front windows in the
residence of Mrs King. 1915 psrlr
avenue, We're blown out. At nrst n
was thought 10 have been the result
~ tne explosion of a giant cracker
mite caused the damage. ana tha,
hernstron was responsible for thn
same, but with reference to fine tat-
tet proposition, no tangible evidence
Could be secured by the officers
me same condition Of affairs applies
~. -, cue o5.se OF an explosion In front of
me residence OF a man named I,ochre,,
on Eleventh East between Tenth and
Eleventh South streets.
FRONT BLOWN OUT.
several weeks ago, at an early hour
IN the morning, there was n terrific
explosion immediately In front Of the
Lochren residence. Nearly the entire
front OF the building was torn out and
windows We're smashed. The shock
was 80 great as to give Mr.. I,ochren a
stroke of paralysis. According 10
statements made to the News" by an
otlcer this morning, physicians declared
mat the paraiytic stroke was the direct
result or the shock produced by the
explosion. Statements were made. n
IS alleged. that the young tough of the
neighborhood had made threats against
Locliren and that he had also boosted
later that he had done some blowing up
ana would do some more II any ona
bothered him.
HE HAS A RECORD.
Some time ago young Bernstrom was
arrested by Officer Taylor on the charge
OF stealing a quantity OF brass. Being
under is years Of age at the time his
case was sent TO the juvenile court
Dut the young man was not punished.
FATHER PowERLEss.
A day or two ago the uncle and faith
or Of the young man called at police
headquarters and stated that they could
90 nothing with him: that he was be-
yond the control of his parents, and the
uncle wanted the matter brought to the
complained that Victor had threatened
to kill him and the young mans father
said the boy was beyond his control.
No Official complaint was filed by the
city authorities but the complalnants
were referred 10 the county attorney.
During this time and since then tile
police have vainly tried to secure owl
dence that would warrant an arrest and
conviction. No one Will swear to a
complaint because OF the threats and
the explosions that have followed
threats.
HAS THEM ''BUFFALOED."
One OF tho officers working on the
case said this morning.
We are up against II for the reason
that we cannot get the evidence, The
people down In that nelghborhood to
whom / talked are satisfied that young
Bernstrom was responsible for both
explosions. / believe they could fur
nish the evidence, but they seem TO be
afraid 70 do 30. The boy seems 10
have them all 'buffaloed. and they are
afraid II they say anything they VIII
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