Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-03
Heap of Bodies Found in Times Ruins
FRESH CLEW FOUND
BY EAGER TRA|LERS
Continued from Pnre Ono,

(Coninu dfomPa one)
with than usual all day yesterday While
taking the charred trunks of three human
preaching the dasd crime that hurled innocent men
their death and left weeping widows orphans and parents
The anxious watchers the that stretched around the
building keep people remained their posts
during the entire day. The hrong dwnded down to several hun
fathers and widows the who sent awful
death without moments warning Many remained watch since
who passed hack and forth from the wrecked building to the
When body would be removed and the passed that the
features unacceptable many would bow their heads in silent
grief.
1t learned by the police last night that giving his
Robert Leonard went to the plant OF the Giant Powder
company Giant twenty miles north of Oakland September
49, and asked for 500 pounds of 1000 nocerne sticks The
pose stuff be used The stated that he clearing
land Auburn and wanted the explosive for blasting
stumps the powder company
explained hggrade powder pur
poses and stated that much lower grade explosive would be the
8O% nitro POWDER declaring that the
nature of the ground such to require heavy explosive
an 500 grade would blow through Stump
ing out of the ground The still insisted and said he must
After considerable argument the powder representative stated
that they did not keep 800 grade stock and that would have to
Leonard be
He declared that he the powder order to begin
The agent then stated could be
within our days The order then was placed and Leonard left after
stating that he would send man to get the stuff
Goes After Explosive
September p, giving the name of William Morris
plant presented Leonard
for the powder He told that the order ready but
would be made and packed the following day. The agent
Giant company asked Morris how he intended ship the
der The latter stated he would ship by boat from San Francisco
Sacramento When he told there powder train ea
the powder plant that day Morris declared he wanted
away and would haul it by team
The following day Morris reappeaed at the powder factory
paid $5 and received the 500 pounds of 800 nitro powder The
posive packed The stuff inspected by the
purchaser hauled away and later loaded 45foot
going fishing boat which tied the powder company wharf
at San Pablo.
The police it is understood have traced the shipment this
city They it packed in suit shortly before the
Southern California reached when the boat anchored off
of the beach towns conveyed Los Angeles and stored
somewhere in the city.
$50 Pounds Powder Used
The officers believe that only $50 pounds of powder used
the bombs used here that the stuff purchased Giant
that used $50 pounds of the hgade explosive still concealed
here. The detectives working this cew
The detectives ecent concerning the Detectives
and Boyd left the detective bureau late yesterday afternoon
and it understood they have information that probably will result
in the of one
The powder found the time bomb which placed
Zeehandeaa home 80 cent nitro gcene made by
the Powder bore September The
detectives this might be of the stuff that sold Leon
ard and Morris 1t is understood that the order manufactured for
the the only powder of that grade made for than
month
Goes North to Investigate
representative of the Times Attorney Earl Rogers and
powder expert have gone north to make thorough investigation
preservation the who machine