The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-01
POLICE AFTER
DYNAM|TERS
Suspect Eludes His Pursuers
After q Lively Chase.
SLEUTnS SECURE EVIDENCE

oastardiy Attempt to Blow Up Sub.
urban Car Proves Unsuecessful.
Governor Harmon Leaves the Cap.
jtsl Without Replying to the Re.
quest Of the Labor Leaders-Devel.
.opments In the streetear Strike
situation In the Capital City.
Columbus, o., Sept. lit was
learned that deputy shoriffs have
been on the trail OF Albert Strader,
~, OF Grove City. suburb, suspect.
ed OF being involved in the car ex-
plosions. He has not been in the
vicinity Of his home since Monday
and then he was pursued by officers
In an automobile. They caught up
with a train on which he was riding,
only to learn that he had alighted
some miles back. The officers re.
turned to Orient, which is near Grove
City, and were informed that the
man had just purchased additional
dynamite. They have learned that
he was refused dynamite which he
tried to buy at Grove City.
According to information given the
sheriffs the man told friends that he
was getting paid s. for each explo.
sion. He has lived in three different
apartments in Columbus at times and
all OF them have been shadowed for
some days.
Sheriff Sartain offered reward
from his own pocket of 500 for the
arrest OF Strader.
At the request OF the governor,
General John c. Speaks began an in.
veetisation OF the alleged brutal
treatment accorded the crowds the
ether night on Leonard avenue. Sew
eral witnesses were called, among
them a grocery keeper, who claims
20 have been ordered at the point OF
. pistol TO get back into his store. A
woman was also before General
speaks who claimed to have been
been roughly treated by squad OF
soldiers who forced their way into
her home. General Speaks will make
. thorough investigation.
Car Blown Up.
The dynamiting OF car north OF
Linden, a suburb, destroyed what ap-
peared to be a quiet night. The ex-
plosion was heavy enough to tear out
two feet OF track and hurl 1t dis
tance OF half city block, the veloc-
ity being so great that fence post
In Its path was torn down. The front
wheel was blown to pieces. The po-
lice department sent two automobile
loads OF police to protect the crew.
No one was injured.
George w. Bope, attorney for the
union. has prepared a history OF the
strike. and a representative will take
Il TO New York, where John Mitchell
. vice president of the American
Federation, will present II to Colonel
Roosevelt, who Is coming here for an
address. Roosevelt talked on law
and order at Toledo a few days ago
and II Is believed that he will use
this topic when he comes here.
Mitchell is a close friend OF Colonel
Roosevelt.
Governor Harmon will make no re-
ply to the union labor representatives
Who called upon him with a request
that he publicly demand arbitration
of the carmen's strike. He made no
statement. but let II be known
through his secretary that he was
not aware that further reply was
expected Of him. He left Columbus
for a trip to Proctorville, Scioto
county.
Pressed to say what the governors
position was on the proposition OF
me men that he publicly state that
N his opinion the company ought to
aSbitrate, secretary Long said that
the governor had all along been in
favor Of arbitration and the fact was
generally known.
General Manager T.. X. Stewart OF
the Rail.Lisht company said that
Governor Harmon had made no new
osertures and no demand for arbitra-
ton. He said he had not been called
to the governors ONCE.