Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-03

Satisfied beyond reasonable doubt
that the destruction of the Los Angeles
Times building on October l was
caused by dynamite, the special grand
Jury yesterday began tracing the men
and motives that caused the crime.
Twenty-nine witnesses, brought here
from the bay counties region, whose
course of life is known to have crossed
the dynamite trail" appeared to give
their evidence. Six of these were ex-
amined. Their evidence revealed the be-
ginning of the trail, introduced the
three men, Schmidt, Bryson and Cap
Ian masquerading under false tdenti-
ties in San Francisco and negotiating
for dynamite, traced them to the water
front, where they bartered for the
launch Pastime, followed them back
from the water front to the hardware
store of the Moyes-Klinker company,
where they bought aluminium letters to
alter the name of the Pastime to the
Peerless, and took them again to the
city offices of the powder company,
where they closed the deal for 800
pounds of 80 per cent dynamite.
There the evid nee of the day ended.
Tt laid bare the broken twigs and faint
beginnings of a trail that promises to
grow broad as a highway before 1t ends
Where it will lead to depends on the
testimony given by the twenty-nine
persons who reported yesterday to give
their evidence.
NO WOMEN TESTIFY
The evidence given yesterday was all
given by men. George H. Philips, as
sistant superintendent of the Giant
Powder company, told of three men
giving the names of Bryce, Perry and
Leonard negotiating for a dynamite
purchase under guise that they were
miners. A Douglas Burrowes told or
the same three men coming to MN
with an offer to lease his launch Pas-
time. Harrison M Nutter told OF the
men coming to the hardware store OF
the Moyes- -KlinGer company ana Duy-
ing aluminium letters spelling the name
Peerless" Bruce M. McCaull, ship
ping clerk for the Giant Powder COM
pany, told of the men returning to the
San Francisco offices of his company
and concluding the negotiations Tor tne
dynamite. Joseph Zianin1 gave expert
testimony on the dynamite and Attor-
ney Earl Rogers gave evidence con-
cerning the witnesses ana now tnelr
testimony was secured.
But far SURPRISING in interest tho
testimony given yesterday was the ex-
pectancy aroused by the arrival here or
the women in the case" AS the san
Francisco witnesses trudged UP the MIL
to the courthouse yesterday woman's
face was pressed to the barred WIN
dows Of cell facing on Temple street
in the county jail. Mrs. Belle Lawn
from the prison where she Is held as
a party to the Times dynamiting
stared out at the people on whom her
fate depends. Unstrung, broken ana
fearful, she saw pass Mrs. IngersoH'
her chum and companion in her affairs
with Schmidt and Bryson. She saw
John dollhouse, her particular rrlend'
and she saw others Of whom she mas
talked much in her statements TO the
police and Rogers and about whom
she will be demanded to tell more be-
fore the grand jury.
MRS. LAWN NEAR MYSTERIES
Many Of the witnesses climbing the
hill stared curiously at the jail, but
none saw Mrs. LAWN. When they had
all passed Mrs. LAWN asked the Jail
keeper If she would be soon called as
witness. She was told that her tes-
timony was reserved almost for the
last. For the first time since she was
arrested Mrs. LAWN showed signs or
becoming hysterical and the prison ma
tron was needed to quiet her.
Mrs. Ingersoll showed some curiosity
about Mrs. LAWN, but not much. Cool
and collected, she ran the battery or
eyes that followed her wherever she
went. She has given to the police moro
information concerning the man Bry-
son than all the other witnesses COM
bined. 1t needed TO third degree" to
make her talk, Bryson to her was
"good scout" a fellow that was
fun" Probably Bryson was in love
with her, for she is attractive in
buxom way and had the confidence OF
the suspect. She denies that she ever
cared for him, has no hesitancy in de-
scribing all his actions, wastes no SYM
pathy on anybody connected with the
case and keeps apart from the rest OF
the witnesses. Mrs. Ingersoll is de-
clared to be the last known person to
have had communication with Bryson.
1t is declared that following the dy-
namiting of the Times she had an ap-
pointment to meet Bryson and that
the detectives set trap to catch the
man. Publication of the fact that she
was connected with the case frustrat-
ed this plan. Now Mrs. Ingersoll is
giving all the aid she can to capture
the man.
Mrs. Ingersoll is expected to testify
today she will relate Bryson's boast
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