Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-03
FIVE MEN INVOLVED.

.iSCViUiiS " tllt tuelcCtiNtS, I'VE men
were seen lettering; near the home Of
Zeehandelaar Friday afternoon. Two
men, 1t is alleged. appeared and
casually inspected the premises. Later
they were Joined by three others and
the five held Il short conversation and
left, going in different directions.
person living III the neighborhood
is said TO have noticed the men and
later when the bomb was found not;-
fled tho officers. z
1T IS understood the police have n
fair description of the men and every
effort is being made to trace their
movements rom the Zechundelaar
home Friday afternoon.
II Is believed that the men planted
the explosives nj The Times office, at
Gen. Otis home and at MI. Zeehande-
uar's residence within period of one
hour Friday night.
The entire police force is working 12
hours n day and Will be worked on
this schedule until conditions become
normal
Patrolmen arc kept in reserve at
tho central police station and two
motorcycle officers arc held on duty to
answer cmergcncv calls. Everything Is
being done to maintain order and pro-
tcct property,
Gen. Otis again inspected The Times
building today. He was accompanied
by two officers in plain clothes who
kept close to him.
Stirred by the fact that the bomb
explosion which wrecked The Times
plant and killed u men and subsequent
attempted dynamiting ontrages has
created an emergency with which the
police force is finding itself unable to
cope, the city council passed an
emergency ordinance at II special meet
ing today which authorized the i'm
mediate appointment OF 40 additional
patromen. 10 sergeants and one lieu
tenant These men will be used to
hunt down and imprison or drive out
of the city men who have been known
TO express commentator of acts Of
violence and others who have been in
trouble witt, the police department
since the labor troubles began in Los
Angeles several months ago.
a proposal also was discussed to
raise the citys reward for the detec-
ton of tho bomb conspirators from
$4,000 to $25.0C0 1t was determined to
make the reward $4,000 for the detec-
ton of each conspirator.
The city's reward was augmented to-
day by an offer from the county board
of supervisors OF $4,000 to $4,000.
The amount will be fixed at meet
ing of the supervisors later today. 1t
NNS lHe lIliSllllfl VI WV .N'hi'NS VI
ficials to make the county offer OF re-
ward equal to that Of the city. Hence
1t probably Will be $4,000 for each
dynamitcr convicted.
DYNAMITE SUSPECTS.
Seventeen men are now in the city
jail, booked as dynamite suspects. How
ever the best clew so far obtained came
from the offices or the Giant Powder
company In san francisco, where, 1t
Is said. that men named Bryson ana
Morris and another man purchased 800
pounds of explosive similar IN power
and kind to that found In the inrorHtl
machine discovered At the home OF r.
j. Zechandelaar, secretary OF the mer-
chants & Manufacturers association.
Chief of Police Galloway and All MS
subordinates maintain silence regarding
this clew,. but 1t Is regarded rs 80 inl-
portant that'pen from the local. detec-
tive bureau, accompanied BY an at
torney, left for san Francisco last
night to aid in the hunt for tie three
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