The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-30
RESIDENCE OF IVAN P. LEE IS
DESTROYED BY DYNAMITERS
ArAMILY NARROWLY
ESCAPES FROM
DEATH.
Revenge Said 10 Have
Been Motive for the
Dsstardly Act.


s..ss<fsa 81 being the party who
- 80 tried 70 XIII the family
s,srp. lee BY exploding a bomb
! - hort porch Of the premises.
Z H. Sys place. the police are 10.
e .saxslrQ for Frank J. Wallace.
ste~sss. lislne AZ YORK staslen.
uxizsce fsrvnsrly rented Lees
$50 ~ Ne moved from the prem.
zxsss 80 rent. The claim was
sruss sssr 10 tire National coliee.
= k,s>es. which brought suit
uelea ~ man. The police be
- ~ they can prove that Wal.
- sonc&ssu the idea o. blowing
~ Asss< With = bomb By way
rsxsr1>
rr.r& seperrosi and his two
c.s.r slsssnsuads were taken to
- ,r<ss q me bome outrage shls
.s,s-~ess. Ina authorities pro
$3.50 4 al sasrs article Of cloth.
- ssIss "a hsen worn BY Wal
/ 80 srd s's ~ aoss a scent IN
- a, kesr5s skk ed Up the trail
| ~, 40 ~}rs 4 viii be regarded
= rrocf tat xsilses wa near she
svssrf<5 srsmlses las, night.
fs.su<<crs sr tns old Renton
- sAcss ssrs entered or left tire
~ s<srs snd after she time o.
i X szsssslsr. are slso &c be inter
/ vsrsa. q sss n thsy ear remen-
W Il ~sllscs. or q ran answering
NJ sssrrlptior. getting on or of
4. IN a o. near Jackson st last
~
rssoak,e6ly inspired with q De.
n b. revenge. dgnamlters last
u ried 70 maFder the entire
- q Ivan 2. Lee. Al 2oes Nye
~ y exploding = bomb on the
~ perch Of the house. That
q nnrzndsrs did not succeed ID
~ araAish attempt u due "a
~ haste In Hetting away before
= tuuh vas properly placed.
ne lever part o. the house waa
ec<< cenplrfesy wrecked Pr.
~ n he porch. walis and even
- heesy wooden porch columns
- klown axfy fest across the
- fheTe 10 . big hole IN the
= sir~cfly beneath the porch.
Id the death laden agent was
~ and only two rcoms on the
- fInor 70 TIA rear. the kitchea
one bedroom. escaped ths aw-
fores Of the exrio<tss.
Fsss csasrsa usssslp1
Several members q the family
ere dfrctfy abcve the SPOT where
= beub hsd been placed. Four
Ea6ren wsrs slesplnx upstairs and
- babies xsrs IN the downstairs
|u6ron with NJ. aat Mrs Lee.
I86eFt . lz-yesr-oid son, Who was
lr1iu. was almost blown out of
- - and aEoke wffh plaster
gp<en sIrdoe glass and portions
- fsHt walls falling down upon
Che hand vas cut BY glass.
oE1erwlss he vas not injured
- The eldest daughter, had
= ne bathroom and had
3 - The short flight Of stairs
ne front hallway only a
- esfors the explosion. She
1znued BY he eoncussl0n, but
e 70 Injuries OF eonae-
The other children up
H<re all enveloped In the
q vrsekaEs. but received
Z zeFs serious than bruises.
k'rss Thrown Out Of BED.
!. lls - II the explosion almost
~ ~ nd Mrs. Lee out Of bed
- hsy huYriedly opened
nadlns into the dining
"a rsre almost smothered
o*asf fumes and shattered
Neithef they or the two
@tfe even scratched, al
y Of the plaster 10 their
kss thrown to the floor.
Aezly a. possible after the
N ns police we're notified
u sspsss were dispatched 70
80 e make an INVESTIGATION.
ne late hour and the gen
1Le'ismeut. however. but little
xka made on TIE case IN. !
y mofnlng. when Chief OF Pc .
Z. 800 ahd Sergeant OF Detec.
= isanant took personal charge !
ss~ the Explosion.
! - gnIT man who actually saw 9
~ p, s.ion was Fred Edmunds :
y aYs place, who was return
80 aoNn-town. He was al.
directly IN front Of the gate q
|. - nome when he saw the !
.s4zefing In the darkness :
!. 80 sagh be half stopped ana 3
~. -1asq 10 make a closer invea. b
49, shen the explosion came. B
. 49, was ihrowp fully ak Z
= zee air One Of the porch 8
". rom the house whlrzed by '
Y ieot Of his head. and splin. 4
1aFes and debris Fell about .
|. shower. The man explains 1
800. !. nas 70 stunned Il was sew.
| III P'asnts before he could pick
-, He says Il was a mira
Ms q escaped death or aari. b
- = tps mass 81 wreckage ,
~ uFoken . Block Away. o
~ 'ef@e Of The explosion was b
=. Almost all the windows Ia +
y - more than block lp o
49, .setion weFe blown ogf =
7 .aa ~ radius u hair a 4
1890 20 that the dishes and (
| ~ ss ratified The detoua. 4
49,. aeaTd plainly down IN lie n
alssfict. and 10 some Sec. Il