Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-16
c. H. Garrett Entered Residence
OF Kansas City Merchant and
Demanded $1,000.
MAN WAS EVIDENTLY INSANE.
Farley With Intended Victim. Finally
Agreed 20 Go TO Bank With Him
Md Was Trlppcd aud Arrested

Kansas city Feb. lG-Amed with
revolver iu one hand and bomb iu
the other. a man apparently about 40
years OF age today entered the home of
lawrence 81. Jones. president or the
Jones Brothers Dry Goods company of
this city. and demanded $1,000. By "a
ru4e Mr. Jones oyerpowered the man.
who was arrested. At the police sta-
ton the bomb throver gave the name
OF G.. II. Gamott. He said ho was 40
years OF age.
The man appeared at The Jones
home. 2n3 Troost avenue. shortly be-
fore noon and asked Tor Nj. Jones.
He was shown TO the library. Nh
Jones' who was in another part OF the
house. upOn entering the library was
confronted by the intrudcr's revolver
The man told Jones TO be- seated. He
then drew from under his overC0at
"a dynamite bomb. He explained TO MI
Jones that unless the latter gave him
$1,000. he would Immediately blow him
To- pieces. m an endoagor To- calm the
man Mr.. Jones talked with him over
a hale hour. Mrs. Jones' feeling app
preheusiye on account of her husbands
long interview, entered the library at
this point The intruder ordered her
Co Doe seated. The conversation was
resumed. Chester l. Jones. secretary OF
/ the Jones company "a son, followed
his mother and he too was ordered TO
be seated Mr.. Jones then suggested
that as he did not have the neces-
sary funds in tho house the man ace
company him 90 the bank This was
agreed Co. AS the pair We're passing
through the lower hall, Mr.. Jones step
ped suddenly back and placing ms foot
I'm front OF his visitor, hurled him TO
| the floor MI. Jones and his son then
overpowered the man and stripping
him OF his weapons, called the police.
Tho bomb did not explode when the
| intruder fell
At the police station 10 was said that
the officers had not investigated the
| bomb. and would not.
Mr. Jones is one Of the best dry
[ goods merchants % the country, He is
reputed to be worth over 81 900 600
At the police station the man said
/ he planned, after securing the money
! from Mr.. Jones. to take him TO In
| dependence. a suburb, where he would
| have chained him up IN a house he
| had fitted up for the purpose. He said
| he had been planning the scheme for
! several months.
/ With his arms folded and his SLOUGH
/ hat pulled down over his eyes, Garnet
/ stood surly and defiant in his cell at
! the Flora avenue station this after
| noon.
Am I sorry for what I've done?" he
! said. "No I'm not. The only thing
/ I'm sorry for is that 1 did not XIII my
| self before the officers got me. Three
| months ago / quit my Job In Omaha
! and decided that as soon as my money
! ran out ia XIII myself 7 came to
| Kansas city Jan. 2s- Yes, I've had
| family troubles and business troubles
| too"
Garnctt acknowledged that the name
| given To- the police was fictitious He
| said he had no intention OF telling his
| real name, even at his trial.
| Garnctt continued.
| About 10 days ago when my funds
| got low, j decided that the time had
| come for me 20 quit this world. took
the revolver 1 had bought IN oma-
ha and went out on a. bridge that
spans the Missouri just as / was
about 90 Kim myself the thought came
10 me that 1 still had one more chance
If ] could only get 81 few thousand
dollars. The Thought then came % me
t0 make uu Internal machine. ] Went
| tb "A hardware store at Independence
and purchased 10 sticks of dynamite.
| Then I decided To construct box
believed this would scare my victims.
| L had no intention of harmlns any one.
/ simply wanted money
| Garnott said he rented house in
| Independence and constructed many
! chains with which 90 chain Mr.. Jones
had he been successful. The police
have been unable 20 find the house.
Mr.. Jones said this afternoon that
! when Gamott first presented himself
| "a his door he said his names was ID,
Jones and that he came from Grand
| Island, Nebraska,