The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17

the purchase from the local powder
works was made with a sinister pur-
pose.
Made for Times Plot
However, the dates and facts sur
rounding the Giant purchase, the bay
movements Of the Kate, the mysterious
actions Of Bryce, Smithy. alias Perry.
and the unknown Mexican and the dis
covery of last night contribute to build
up rather than destroy the THEORY that
Bryce's purchase was made for the
Times plot Not only does the substi-
tuition Of Hercules 40 per cent powder
point directly to probable subsequent
shipment of the 90 pounds of so per
cent giant powder TO Los Angeles, but
two canvass covers manufactured by
the #. Thoms awning company of 1909
Mission street, and found thrown over
the 10 boxes in the cottage would fur
ther indicate the elaborate plans of
Bryce TO conceal every movement of
shipments and the nature of material
being handled.
Fifty pounds of so per cent explosive
would be sufficient TO blast the Times
building and wreck the structure. This
IS eractly the amount removed from
the opened box in which the 40 per
cent powder was found The Giant
shipment to Bryce was all so per cent.
and the fact that a deliberate substi-
tuition was made. clearing away any
probability OF mistake in shipment. is
further illustrated in the fact that
Hercules powder is manufactured by
the Dupont powder company, indicat-
ing that either another purchase of
Dupont powder was made or that the
substituted explosive was stolen.
VIII Investigate Theft
With this situation before them. the
police will Immediately Investigate the
theft from the Presidio military reser-
walton during September of 20 sticks
Of blasting dynamite, a box of caps
and SO feet Of fuse, as was reported
last week by the military authorities,
who made a thorough search at the
army post for a clew to the theft. At
the time of the report little impor-
tance was given to it. but the one
single open box a the Nineteenth ave-
nue. cottage opens the case to many
probabilities.
Rented to One Capp
When the matter was reported at
police headquarters the detectives
made an immediate canvas of the
neighborhood for persons who might
have observed the actions of the per-
son renting the place August Mic
low, clerk for w. T. Altvater, agent
for O'Brien, the owner of the cottage,
who rented it September % to the man
named Capp, describes Capp as a dark
person. speaking clear English, whom
he believed to be a middle class la
boror. Mellow says that the man made
two visits, once to inquire about the
rent and the second time to engage
it at SIG per month. '-Capp" declared
that the location suited him because
he could see the bay from the win
dows. AS the house is but six blocks
from the shore and about a mile south
from Hunters point, where the Kate
is known 10 have anchored just before
her departure to sea, the connection
between Capp, the Giant purchase and
the schooner appears clear.
CURIOSITY AROUSED
After the house was rented and the
powder deposited in the front room
the place was deserted and the Curl
osity Of the immediate neighbors was
aroused, but nothing was done. Ac-
cording to the people living in the
vicinity the dynamite was delivered to
the house in a light spring wagon at
about o'clock September %. Two
men were riding on the seat and both
transferred the packages from the
wagon into the little structure. One
Of them. described by Mrs Ernest Boil
ton. who observed them from her home
windows at Nineteenth avenue and
Lane street, answers the description of
the Mexican who visited the Giant
works in the Pastime with Bryce or
Bryson. and -Smithy,' alias Perry or
Morris
Thomas awning company, on an in
spection of his order book found that
the covers discovered at the cottage
with the dynamite were ordered by
Capp September 19, who gave his ad-
dress as 1865 Grove street At that
time he said he would call for the
covers.
ALL EXPLOSIVES MARKED
W. A. Simonton, one of the officials
of the Du Pont-Nemours powder COM
pany, declared last night that if the
casing bore the name Hercules" it
was manufactured by his concern
An our explosives are properly
marked he said, and il will be the
easiest matter in the world TO trace
the sale. A glance at the case will let
us know who sold that identical case of
dynamite and from that sales agent it
probably would be an easy matter to
obtain a description of the purchaser.
The firm is exceedingly careful in sales
Of explosives and the fullest data is
collected
9. A Cushing, dynamite expert en-
ployed by the du Pont company, and
who was appointed a member of the
investigating committee in Los Angeles.
arrived in the city yesterday to work
on the investigation here