The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-09
An Internal Machine Was Sent
To the Rev. Henry A. Buch-
tel, Now Governor of the
State of Colorado.
DISCOVERED IN TIME;
GIVEN TO THE POLICE.
Sender of the Bomb Has Made
A Confession But Has Not
Made Clear His Motive---Is
Ohio Man.

DR.. Henry Buchtel, at one time pas
tor of Grace church, this city, now
governor of Colorado, and a speaker at
the recent Richmond chautauqua, is
one of several men whose lives were
attempted at Denver with internal ma
chimes. A dispatch from that city
says:
Governor Henry A. Buchtel, David
H. Moffat, president of the First Nat
ional bank of Denver and Charles B.
Kountze, president of the Colorado
National bank, received through the
mails Tuesday Internal machines con-
tanning sufficient dynamite to have
caused great destruction of life and
property had they been exploded. For
tunately, warning had been received
by Chief of Police Michael Delaney,
who had obtained a confession from
Kemp V. Bigelow, by whom they were
mailed.
The attempt to assassinate Cover
nor Buchtel and others was a daring
one. 1t was frustrated by the prema
ture confession of the would-be assas-
sin.
That Governor Buchte1 has been
marked for death as a result of one
of the bitterest political fights in the
history of the state has been believed
for some time. 1t has been suggested
that a gang had hatched a plot to put
the governor and his friends out of the
way forever. The Developments of to-
day, however, seem to disprove the
theory. Kemp " Bigelow, who has
impressed the police as a notoriety
seeker, has made a full confession to
the police.
Bigelow confessed also that he had
sent Internal machines to Lawrence
c. Phipps and Edward Chase, but
these were not delivered today.
The machines received by Moffat
and Kountze were turned over to the
police department. The one sent to
Governor Buchtel was received by the
governors private secretary, Alfred c.
Montgomery, who removed the wrap
per, disclosing a box with a sliding
cover. His suspicious were aroused
and he reported the matter to Cover
nor Buchtel, who then informed him
that he had been warned by the chief
of police to be on the lookout for an
Internal machine.
Adit. Gen. Kelley and officers of the
police department were called in and
the box was carefully opened by them
in such a manner as 10 avoid an eX-
plosion. 1t was found to contain two
sticks of dynamite, to which were at
tached fuses and caps and which were
packed in black powder.
The sliding top was lined with sand
paper and matches had been placed
with the heads in contact with the
sandpaper so that they would have
been lighted if the box was opened in
the manner intended, thus causing an
explosion OF the dynamite. The |other
internal machines We're counterparts
of this one.
No Motive Given.
Bigeiow gave no satisfactory expla-
nation of his motive for sending the
machines and seemed to have no other
purpose than to cause sensation.
Bigelow, who is 81 years old, arrived
in Denver several weeks ago and Sc
cured a position as clerk in a book
and stationary store. He said he was
the son of c. L. Bigelow, superinten-
dent of the schools IN Bryan, o.
On Sunday night Bigelow notified
the police department that he had ov-
erheard two men talk about a plot to
kill Edward Chase, Governor Buchtel
and other prominent citizens and that
Mr. Chase's residence vas to be blown
up that night
A search in the vicinity of the Chase
residence resulted in the discovery of
package containing fifty-one sticks
of dynamite. Bigelow's story was re-
garded with suspicion and he was
placed under arrest Monday night.
Tuesday he confessed that he him.
self placed the dynamite near Mr.
Chase's house where it was found and
that he had sent several Internal ma
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