The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-16

Kansas City. Feb. 16.-Armed with
a revolver In hand and dynamite
bomb In the other, a man apparently
about 40 years Of age. today entered
the home of Lawrence NJ. Jones, presi-
dent Of the Jones Brothers Dry Goods
company of this city, and demanded
81 900 By ruse Mr.. Jones overpow-
cred the man who was arrested.
AT the police station the bomb
thrower gave the name of G. n, Car
nett. He said he was 40 years of age.
The man appeared at the Jones home,
26l3 Troost avenue. shortly before
noon and asked for Mr.. Jones. He was
shown to the library. Mr.. Jones. who
was In another part of the house, up"
on entering the library, was confront
ed by the Intruder's revolver. The
man told Jones 10 be seated. He then
drew from under his overcoat a dyna-
mite bomb. He explained 10 Mr..
Jones that unless the latter gave him
$1,000 he would Immediately blow him
TO pieces. In an endeavor to calm the
man, Mt Jones talked with him over
a half hour. Mrs. Jones, feeling ap-
prehensive on account of her hus-
bands long interview, entered the H.
brary at this point The intruder
ordered her TO be seated. The con.
rersation was resumed. Chester ].
Jones. secretary of the Jones COM
pany. a son. followed his mother and
he.too was ordered 10 be seated Mr..
Jones then suggested that as he did
not have the necessary funds In tho
house, the man accompany him to the
bank This was agreed. As the pair
were passing through the lower hall,
Mr. Jones stepped suddenly back and,
placing his foot in front OF his visitor,
hurled him TO the floor, Mr., Jones
and his son then overpowered the man,
stripping him of his weapons and call
ed the police. The bomb did not OK
plode when the intruder fell.
AT the police station. IL was said
that the officers had not investigated
the bomb and would not
Mr.. Jones is one Of the best-known
lry-goods merchants of the country.
He is reputed to be worth over mil
lion dollars.
AT the police station. the man said
he planned after securing the money
from Mr.. Jones, TO take him to Inde
pendence, 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 this scheme for
Beyeral months.
With his arms folded and his slouch
hat pulled down over his eyes, Garnett
stood surly and defiant In his cell at
the Flora Avenue station this after
noon. Am ] sorry for what I've
I'm Sorry for Ia that | didn't kill 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, I'd kill myself.
came to Kansas City January 2S.
Yes, I've had family troubles and
business troubles too"
Garnett acknowledged that the
name given to the police was fictitious.
He said be had no intention of telling
his real name, even at his trial
Garnett continued:
About ten days ago. when my funds
got low. | decided that the time had
come for me to quit this world. | took
t"e icNoiNSl udQ bought IN OmHnd
and went out on bridge that spans
the Missouri. Just as | was about To
XIII myself, the thought came TO me
that | still had one more chance-if
] could only get few thousand dol
lars, The thought then came to me To
make an Internal machine / went TO
q hardware store at independence and
purchased ten sticks Of dynamite.
Then | decided TO construct a box
believed this would scare my victim.
J had no intention of harming anyone.
] simply wanted money"
Garnett said he rented house in
independence and constructed many
chains with which to chain Mr. Jones.
had be beenIeuccessful The police
have been unable to find the house.
Mr.. Jones said this afternoon that
when Garnett first presented himself
at his door. he said his name was D.
Jones, and that he came from Grand
Island. Neb.
Late this afternoon, police officers
and newspaper men located the house
described by Garnett 1t was small
vacant frame house at 3l3 West Lin
don avenue. In Independence. Tho
closet contained a number of long
chains attached to the wall, and thrce
padlocks. Garnett planned to impris.
on Mr.. Jones until he could mako his
escape with the money