The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
Especial to The ri,nes-pispa,ch.1

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
Los Angeles, Cal, October 1.-Fol-
lowing the explosion and IRE this
morning that completely wrecked the
building occupied by the Times-Mirror
Publishing Company and resulting In
the probn BILE death of more than n
score of employees of the newspaper,
two dynamite bombs, infernHl ma
chimes. were discovered to-day by the
police, one at the home of the pub.
Usher OF the newspaper, General Har-
Ttson Gray Otis, and the other on the
pre- rnises occupied by F. G. Iceland
lnr, secretary of the Los ANGLER
Mercbnnts' and Manufacturers, Asso-
citation.
Shortly after noon Detective Rice
assigned to tho residence OF General
Otis from police headquarters together
with the Waterman of the place, made
an examination OF the grounds sur
sn!re Boulevard and Parkville Avenue
They searched among the trees and
shrubhery surrounding the residence
for spine time. and then went to the
front uf the place to continue their
Investigations. In the ell" at the
corner OF the home. and directly under
a bay window leading to the reception
room. they discovered a suitcase con-
of Mrs. Franklin Booth. daughter OF
/ General Otis. who had been preparing
the home for the reception OF its
owner, who returned to this city from
a trip through Mexico. they went into
the house. She disclaimed ownership
OF the case. and Detective Rice started
to ascertain the contents.
Barely Escapes
At this tuncture he detected the
sound OF clockwork He cut semi
circular shash In the deathAr case a nd
disclosed twelve sticks OF dynamite
bound together with wire and an ordi-
nary alarm clock of cheap pattern.
The deteative hastily dropped the
suit case and made a race for a place
OF safety. He had rctreated abou,
fiftyyards when with roar that shook
the nearby residences the Internal de-
vice exploded. Beyond tearing a great
hole in the turf OF the park and uproot-
Ing several trees, no damage was done
c. G. Gabert and w. H. Flockam
special watchmen on the Otis premises
declared that they had made a detour
OF the place several times during the
night and that the case was not In
the yard up to the time OF the fire. I,
is the belief of the police that the In.
fernal machine was placed there early
this morning. The receptacle con.
tanned enough high power explosive te
have wrecked the entire building.
The other bomb was found earlier
In the day by servant near the
foundation of the zeehandlar resi-
dence. 1t contained fifteen sticks OF
dynamite and the clock was set FOL
1 o'clock The clock had been WOUND
too tight. and the bomb failed tc
explode The discovery was made BY
Elizabeth Wielder, maidservant
She called to a passerby who tele
phoned to the police headquarters
Sergeant Adams and Detectives Rice
and Jarvis hurried to the scene, ant
Rice took the explosives and machine
into the straet.
The Internal Machine.
4 The ffteenT sticks of dynamite were
d wrapped In cotton batting and news
paper inclosed the bundle One stlcl
had been connected With a batter,
nailed on the side Of the house.
4 The battery was an ordinary dry cell
and II was connected to the small
alarm clock with three-inch dial.
# piece OF brass was soldered TO TN
alarm key, so that the movement OF the
handle when the alarm went OH woult
move a brass 3late on pivot, thus
making the electrical connection,
The alarm had been set for o'clock
nbout-4the same time as the explosion
occurred at the Times building. Thu
key had been wound too tightly, how
ever, and the alarm did not go or a
intended.
& The bono was set directly under tn,
window Of a room occupied by Mis-
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