Evening star., 1909-02-17
TR|PSMAN W|THbOMb
Millionaire Held Up in Home
Captures Threatener.
$1,000 OR LIFE DEMANDED
Intruder Compels Merchant, Wife
and Son to Sit Down and Listen.
AGREED TO GET CASH AT BANK
Bandit Intended Later to Take His
Victim to Rented House and
Keep Him in Chains.
$1,000 OR LIFE DEMANDED
AGREED TO GET CASH AT BANK

| KANSAS CITY February 17.-While
Lawrence n JONES' millionaire and
president of the Jones Bros. Dry Goods
| Company. was preparing to leave home
for his business yesterday morning, a
| man giving the maid the name of D.
Jones of Grand Island. Neb.. called and
asked TO see him..
The visitor who was apparently about
forty years of age and decent1y dressed
was shown into the library. The dry
goods merchant was notified.
Mr. Jones entered. to be confronted
bv revolver in the hands Of the in-
truder who commanded him to be seated.
To additionally enforce his order. the
man drew from under his overcoat
dynamite bomb. explaining what it was.
Mr.. Jones sat down.
Money or Your Life.
Now" said the visitor. Il want $1,000
from YOU Give it to me quick or l will
blow yoA into atoms
The man appeared wild with excite
ment Mr. Jones began to talk to him
and had held his violence in check for
more than half an hour. when Mrs.
Jones' apprehensive on account or the
length Of the interview, entered the
library.
The man sternly ordered her to be
seated. She obeyed. and the man re-
sumed the conversation with Mr. Jones,
insisting that he would have the $1,000
or kill both the merchant and his wire
with the explosive.
While the trio still talked Mr. Jones
grown son. Chester I. Jones. secretary
mother into the library. He. too. was
made to sit down, and once more the
consideration Of the money was resumed
Finally the merchant said he would
pay the $1,000 and. declaring ina.
there was not that much in the mouse,
suggested that the men accompany hlm
to bank. This proposal was accepted.
Trips the Dynamiter.
AS the merchant and his unpleasant
names AXE were passing along the lower
hall, Mr. Jones suddenly stepped back
placed his foot in front of the man at
the risk of being blown to pieces by the
Impact of the dynamite. and hurled him to
the floor Then with the aid of his son
he stripped him OF his weapon and polhD
and called the police.
The prisoner told the police that his
name was c. H. rGarnett. but later said
the name was assumed. He startied me
police by declaring that he had intended
after securing the 5000, to take Nj.
Jones to Independence, and there hold
him a prisoner in a house he had rented
for the purpose.
He said he had been planning the hold
up for three months, and that ne had
fitted the house at Independence as Sc
curely as prison, and had a lot of chains
with which to bind Mr.. Jones.
Newspaper reporters and policemen
found late yesterday afternoon the house
described by Garnett: 1t was a small
frame dwelling, vacant. In closet were
discovered three padlocks and seVerai long
chains attached to the wall.
"I Simply Wanted Money
Garnett was surly and defiant in his
cell.
Am l sorry for what I've done?' he
said NO; I'm not. The only thing I'm
sorry for is that l did not kill myself be-
fore the officers got me.
Three months ago 1 quit my job in
Omaha and decided that as soon as my
money ran out I'd kill myself. l came
to Kansas City January 2S- About ten
days ago, when my funds got low, l TOOK
a revolver I had bought in Omaha and
went out on the bridge that spans the
Missouri.
Just as | was about to kill myself the
thought came to me that I still had one
more chance if l could only get few
thousand dollars. The thought then came
to me to make an Internal machine.
pendence and purchased ten sticks of
dynamite Then I decided to construct
a box l believed this would scare my
victim | had no intention of hurting
any one. 1 simply wanted money.
Accomplice Are Suspected.
That Garnett had accomplices was as
serted positively by the police today. The
officers are working on the theory that
two or more men. and possibly woman,
were concerned in the plot.
The real estate agent who rented the
house which Garnett had fitted up with
chains with which to imprson Mr.. Jones
asserts that an elderly well dressed man
engaged the place, who said he, and his
brother were stockmen, living in Omaha.
The day after the house had been en-
gagged a neighbor saw two men and
woman walking about the second story
as if inspecting the floor.
Garnett refused again today to tell his
real name. or anything of his past.