Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-10
FINDS DYNAMITE IN
HALL OF RECORDS
2 Sticks of Explosive Discovered
by Police After a Warning
Telephone Message
ONE SUSPECT UNDER ARREST
Prisoner, Closely Questioned, De-
nies He Has Any knowledge
of Supposed Plot

Two small sticks of dynamite were
discovered in the vicinity Of the new
hall of records now under construc-
tion on the property adjoining the
county court house early yesterday
morning. Whether the finding of the
| explosives frustrated an attempt to
dynamite the structure or revealed a
plan to create public sentiment rela-
tive to the strike of iron workers is
one of the features which the investi-
cation of yesterday failed to ex-
plain. b. H. Connell, a striking iron
worker, who was arrested for drunk
enness late Thursday night, but who
was charged with suspicion following
the finding of the dynamite, is still
in the city Jail.
He was closely questioned by Cap
tain of Police Lehhnhausen and At
| torney Earl Rogers yesterday but
stoutly denied having any connection
with the dynamite or any knowledge
of any plan to dynamite the building.
Connell was employed by the Llew-
ellyn Iron works before the strike of
several months ago and had worked on
the building two different times.
LOITERING IN ALLEY
Connell was caught lettering in the
building by Patrolman Abel shortly
after II o'clock Thursday night. When
asked what his business was there at
that late hour of the night, he struck
the officer q blow on the point of the
chin and fled toward Broadway. Abel,
who was only stunned by the blow,
gave chase and succeeded in appre-
hending him after he had proceeded a
few feet south in Broadway.
III
ed Lieut.. Sebastian at central police
headquarters received an anonymous
telephone call from a "citizen,' who
told him that there was a plan on
foot to dynamite the new hall of re-
cords building. Sebastian Immediate
ly mustered a squad of patrolmen
and went to the building, but moth
ing could be found.
DYNAMITE FOUND
The dynamite was found a short
time after 6 o'clock yesterday morning
by Patrolman Kierscey as he was
passing through the alleyway on the
south side of the building, from Broad
way to New High street. One of the
sticks was placed near the elevator
shaft and the other was lying about
the 15-foot alleyway. Both of the
sticks were equipped with caps and
20-foot fuse, which would have taken
twenty minutes after it was lighted
before 1t would explode.
Why a person who had a design to
destroy the building would place the
explosives where it could so easily have
been found and why they would use
only two sticks, which according to
experts would not have been suffi-
cient to cause any great damage, are
two of the features left unexplained
by the police investigation.
A close search of the building was
made yesterday for more dynamite
but none was found.
Captain of Police Charles Lehnhau-
sen detailed squad of extra patrol
men on duty at the building last night
and instructed them to arrest any
person who might attempt to. enter
the structure. Despite the fact that
Lehnhausen does not place any cred
ence in the information given to Lieut.
Sebastian over the telephone by an
anonymous person, a close watch will
be maintained on the building.
Connell will be held in the city Jail
until a further investigation is made.
A. B. Maple, an unemployed iron
worker, was arrested by Patrolman
Browning at 7:15 o'clock last night
and locked up in the city jail on sus-
picion of felony. He is alleged to have
been one of the three men who ran
away from the new hall of records on
North Broadway early yesterday
morning when Patrolman Abel arrest
ed Conner.
Maple was questioned by the officers
and denied any knowledge of the
matter
A thorough investigation will be
made by the police.