The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-22
" AN TED TO
BLOW UP A
BANK
STRANGER GIVES DOCTOR AND
DETECTIVE A SCARE.
Cornelius Mannios Had Package Ho
Said Contained Giant Powder
Arrested for Horse Stealing.

Yesterday afternoon Cornelius Man
MICS called at the Office of Dr.. r. 8.
Joyce and stated TO the doctor that
he had set of surgical instruments
he would like TO dispose OF. and. think.
Ing the doctor could use such things,
he had called to mako a trade With
him. The doctor suspicloned that all
was not exactly right. and he made
an appointment with Mannlcs TO meet
him at the Office again this morning,
at which time he would look at the
instruments he had for sale.
Tho arrangements made. tho doctor
immediately notified the police depart
ment Accordingly, Detective Pendcr
WAS at tho doctors Office this morning
when Mannics saluted them by stating
that he had small package of giant
powder with him that he expected TO
use some time during the day to blow
up" the First National bank building,
the building containing DR.. Joyce's
Office. This statement was enforced
by the fellow presenting a small paste
board box
The doctor and the detective did
not collapse, but II Is said they held
hands to prevent any outward mani
festatlon of their inward feelings.
Then they rcsorted to their persua-
sive powers. Mennics was engaged
In conversation, and Detective Pen.
der. always afIablc and sometimes In
| quisitiye, induced the man 10 let him
look at the small box he carried with
| him. An examination OF the box re-
Id - l. A.
| powder, or something OF that descrip-
| ton.
That the man was laboring under
misrepresentation of worldly things
was evident, and Mr.. Pender invited
him to visit the police station, where
he was placed in a cell, upstairs, pend
ing an Investigation.
| Mannics insists that he has a set
OF surgical instruments that he de-
sires to dispose of. and he also states
that he has a son living somewhere
In this city"
Lnte this afternoon Mannics was
turned over to SheriiI Wilson, who
viii hold him until the arrival of the
Salt Lake county sheriff. who wants
| him on the charge Of horse stealing
While Detective Pendor was arrest
| ing the man upon one charge. Sheriff
! Wilson and his deputies were watch
ing a horse and buggy on the street.
waiting for MaDnics to appear and
take it. When Il was learned that
MannIcs had been arrested. the outfit
was taken TO the Corey livery stable.
where 1t will be held until the arrival
OF the Salt Lake officers this after
noon. -lIE
4 Tho horse and runabout belonging
to o physician. was stolen in Salt
Lake last Sunday afternoon. Late
that evening Mannics drove into Og-
den and left the outfit at the Corey
livery stable.
The fellow said he was accompanied
to Ogden by his flfteen-yoar-oId son,
whom he left in room In Wall
avenue lodging house.
The man is thought TO be mentally
derangcd
Since being advised of the fact that
the officers want him for the theft Of
the Salt Lake Doctors horse and bug
Ey and case OF surgical instruments
! yesterday. Mannlcs for a moment
abandoned insanity tactics and con-
fessed to the theft. He also confessed
that about ten days ago he stole q
horse and buggy from tho Smith Feed
! ward of Ogden. and sold the same In
Salt Lake for $50 Sheriff Wilson says
| the horse stolen from ogden was
worth $3.50. The officers are now OF
the opinion that Mannics is the person
| who stole Father CuShn3han's horse
| and buggy from the Sacred Heart
| Academy building Il few days ago.