Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-17
Desperate Armed With Dyna-
mite Bomb and Big Revolver
InvadeS Home Of Kansas City
Merchant,
DEMANDS BIG SUM ON
PAIN OF INSTANT DEATH
Tricked Into Accompanying
Victims to Bank, Thug Is
0verpowered and Arrested
After Struggle

Kansas city, FEB lila aWrcnCc
NJ Jones, millionaire dry goods mer-
chant president Of the Jones Dry
Goods company, his wife ana his son,
Chester, narrowly escaped death to-
day at the hands of a desperate man
who entered Mr., Jones southside home
and with dynamite bomb in one
hand and revolver in the other de-
manded $1,000 from Mr. Jones. AZ
ter clever maneuvering Mr. Jones
managed to gain the mans consent
to accompany his and his son to a
bank for the funds While the trio
were about to enter the Jones motor
car to be whirled downtown Mr..
Jones threw himself upon the man
from behind and seized him around
the chest in such a fashion as to PIN
ion his arms. At the same time by
trick he learned when boy he kicked
the mans feet from under him Both
fell and rolled down the stone steps
at the edge Of the Jones' porch. Ches-
ter the son, was upon the intruder
before hc could recover The young
man seized the mans pistol in one
hand just as the trigger VAS pulled.
The weapon failed to explode. Mrs
Jones then ran in close and seized the
bag containing the bomb which she
carried to the house,
An examination of 1t showed that
the match had been ignited but failed
To- explode the powder At the police
station the intruder gave the name
of c. H. Garnett. He ACKNOWLEDGED
however, that this was not his real
name Garnett is about five feet, six
inches tall, weighs about 150 pounds.
and is 40 years OF age He has the
appearance of being foreigner but
speaks English quite we'll He has
q tanned skin and dark hair recently
cut His eyes are Watery brown
and are crossed. His ears are set
close to his head and with his black
slouch hat pulled far over his face,
one instinctivelly thinks of borderline
ruffians Garnctt SAYS he is 40 years
old and in hard luck His home is
in Omaha
I'm not ashamed of my intentions
he said Il wasn't going out to slug
poor man over the head in dark
alley. | made up my mind to 80 out
to some mansion in broad daylight ana
make my demands"
A maid at the Jones home corro-
borates Garnett's statement that ne
called there on last Saturday Gar
nett told an interviewer that he plan
ned to make the late j. X. Burnham,
also wealthy dry goods man his vic
tim. At the Burnham home he learn
ed that Mr.. Burnham has been dead
two years. "On my way down town
from Burnham's," he said, II saw the
Jones brother sign and decided to go
after Mr. Jones. / looked his ad-
dress up in tho telephone directory
ana YOU know the rest
Following Garnctts statement the
police late today found the house
whore Garnctt proposed to imprison
Mr. Jones after getting the money 1t
is a small frame affair at Number 3l3
Linden avenue, in Independence Mo-
a suburb \ closet on the second
tloor Of the house was rugged up for
the prison with rings and heavy
chairs The house is in secluded
spot Garnett said he proposed to
chain Mr.. Jones up, notify Mrs. Jones
Of her husbands whereabouts by
mail ana make his escape
Mr. Jones was fun Of praise for
his Wife's bravery when seen this az
tornoon.
Two hours and half prisoner.
said Mr Jones. with sight Of relief.
and throughout the nerve raeking
experience Mrs Jones was by far
more calm than l. My boy too, de-
serves great credit for his coolness.
] knew we would get the man sooner
or later but | was helpless in the face
of that dynamite"
Mrs Jones said she offered the man
some coffee shortly after entering the
library and seeing the situation.
I've neither eaten nor slept for
four days" he told her
Poor man." she said. have you a
wife and babies?"
Yes
Tell me about them"
oh YOU wouldn't be interested be-
cause you have plenty of money" re-
sponded the intruder.
Lawrence Jones is well known
throughout the entire country be-
cause Of his interest in national water
Ways
With his arms folded and his
siouch hat pulled down over his eyes.
Garnett stood. surly and defiant in his
cell at the Flora avenue station this
afternoon.
Am / sorry for what I've done o."
be said. no I'm not The only