The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-21
THINKS STATES
RE WARD LEGAL
Such Is Tentative Opinion of
AttOrney-General Albert
r. Barnes.
NEW LIGHT is SHED
ON MOTIVE FOR CRIME
International Association of
Iron Workers Offers $500
More Reward.

the state for the apprehension of the
dynamiters OF The Hotel Utah is legal.
The attorney general thinks that the
bomb or other device the mlscrean,s used
I'm their attempt 10 blow up the hotel
mlEht ne classed as an Internal device
ana The oHensc thus removed from the
MALICIOUS mischief class and brought uu-
der the section OF the law providing di-
fcciIy for the punishment OF acts relat
Ing 20 the use OF Internal machines and
explosives as gelonIes
Mr. Barnes looked into the law We'd
ncsday In anticipation OF a request for
an opinion on the subject and likely Will
give Acting Governor Charles s. Tngey.
through whom the state offers reward
OF $1,000 for the apprehension OF the dy
nainitinE nends opinion early The
burden Of proof that the explosive or de-
Vice used was an Internal machine would
ne upoh the state. the county attorney
ihlnks, The punishment for the use of
such an explosive or device is twenty
nv" wears imprisonment IN the state
prison. The penalty for tho con,rivance
o. an Internal machine is five years Inn
piisonmeni.
What the Law Says.
Here are the sections OF the statute
defining internal devices and providing
punishment:
@YaS55S;-lnfernal machine denned-An
Internal machine is any box, package.
conulya1cc Or apparatus containing or
arranged With an explosive Of acid or
poisonous or iEnammable substance
chemical compound or knife or load
"a pistol or gun. or other dangerous or
harmful weapon az thing, constructed.
contrived on arranged 30 as TO explode
isn!ie or throw forth its contents. or TO
strike with any OF its parts. unexpectedly
when moved or handled or opened or af- /
Ter the lapse OF time or under conditions, |
ar IN manner calculated 10 endanger
heai,S- ,ife; limb or property,
ffS,Sl-EVery person who delivers or |
causes To be delivered 10 any express or |
railway company or other common car /,
rier. or TO any person any Internal ma |
chine knowing il 10 be such without in |
forming such common carrier or person OF |
The nature thereof, or sends the same /
through the mail or throws or places !
the same or or about the promises or !
property OF another, or in any place where (,
another may he injured thereby in his |
person or property. Is guilty Of felony. !
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun /
ished by imprisonment In the state pris-
on for term not exceeding twenty-five
gears
"A4S7X2-Every person who knowingly
constructs or contrivcs any Internal ma
chine or with intent Ia iujure another In
his person or property has any Internal
machine in his possession is guilty of a
he punished by Imprisonment In the state
prison for term not exceeding five
years.
New Light on Motive.
New light was shed on the motive OF
ihe dynami'ers Wednesday afternoon
Gently employed on the structure. called
IT the police station 10 report the loss
"f a suit case. In the course OF his re-
marks Van Tassc said tina lie had been
employed riveter on IA steel bridge
under construction at Kansas City and
Was receiving $3.50 day. While thus
preached by representative OF an en-
ployment agency a Kansas city who
wished 10 hire him. with seventeen others.
Ior the Utah motel structure.
Van ia Scetl la he nd l,. ,fh /
had been promised $3.50 a day with
work the entire summer. and that he
and the others had then contracted 10
come 10 Salt Lake City al that price. The
eighteen iron workers comprising the
party quit their jobs and. with the def
mite understanding that they were to re-
city and went TO work on tho Utah
hotel structure.
Van Tassell said that he worked one
week as a riyeter on the Utah hotel but
that when he went 10 receive his wages.
he was paid off at tho rate Of Sc n day
Van Tasson added that when he remon-
that 81 day was the scale, and that no
one in Kansas City ha6 been empowered
10 offer any more than that. Van Tas-
sell then told OF working another week
and OF being paid Off the second week at |
the rate Of $3.50 day after which. he
said he quit.
Investigation by members Of the police
department has brought TO light that
there Is considerable feeling among the
men who were employed in other cities
nnder The snpposition that they were to
receive $3.50 a daS and who received S.
and $50 day when they went 10 work
on The Utah hotel structure This the
police say, may have led some employee
who was inceused over the situation TO
TO blow up the structure.
Still More Reward
John Murscy. business agent Of the
local Structural Iron Workers union.
stated Wednesday night that he had re.
ceiNed telegram from j. j, McNamarn,
secretary of the international Associa
i!on OF Structural Iron Workers. with
headquarters In Indianapolis. instruct.
ing him to offer an additional reward oi
c;ation for the apprehension and con-
vctlon OF tho person or persons RESPONSE
Bile for the dynamiting.
This makes the reward now offered
by the structural iron workers $1,000
said Mr. Munscy. Some people have
been unllind enough 10 question our good
faith in the matter. but am authorized
by Mr. Mcnamara to say that the inter-
national association stands back of the
local unions offer as we'll as Its own. We
stand ready at any time to place $1,000
5he understanding that it will be paid
over TO the man. or men, securing the
arrest and conviction Of the guilty per-
son. or persons. There is nothing new I'm
the situation. though there arc indications
that there will be interesting develop
mcnts before long.
or ot ''Dic&" Jones OF the Jones Con-
struction company. which had The sub
contract from the American Bridge com
psny for tne erection OF the steel said
Wednesday night that there WAS no
truth IN the rumor that had been going
the rounds 10 the effect that Jones had
placed steel damaged by him in erecting
at the northeast corner OF the Utah
hotel site where The explosion occurred
There was absolutely nc steel damaged"
said ne. Furthermore from invcstiga-
tious which 7 have made. ] am OF the
opinion that the dynamite charge was not
thrown. but was planted Indications
all point 10 this fact"
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