The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-29
Frank Lindsay Brought Back
Dynamite From Cherokee.
Enough to Wreck One Wing Of
State House.
FOUND IN A HOUSE
Believed That JOintist Placed 1t
There and Lighted Fuse.
To Kill Informers-They Were
Saved When Fuse Was Cut.

When Frank Lindsay returned tn
Topeka today from the scene of activi-
ties in Cherokee and Crawford coun--
ties, in a cigar box he carried under
his arm enough dynamite to blow tho
south wing of the state house and its
occupants into eternity with slight op-
portunity to make preparations The
box full of triple strength dynamite,
the big detonating cap and the so feet
of fuse was what had been in store for
a West Mineral man and woman sus-
pected of giving evidence against vio-
lators of the prohibitory law
Judge Lindsay and T. p. Burr were
in the West Mineral district at tha
time the execution of 1S-year-old Mary
Levesick was planned. The fuse at
tached to the heavy charge of dyna-
mite was burning fiercely when a
boarder at the home of Joe and Mary
Levesick discovered the plot and cut
the fuse with knife.
LeVeslck, his 1S-year-old bride and
a boarder at the home had gone to
West Mineral, Il mile distance, to at
tend a picture show Jointists in the
ne;ghborhood haG charged that Mary
Levesick had 'peached'' at a recent in
QUESTION and given evidence against
several jointists. Threats had then been
made against the family.
As the three persons returned from
town, they saw a man near the home.
He disappeared as they neared the
house. Then Mrs. Levesicx smelled
something burning It was the fuse.
A search was made The boarder found
the burning fuse and hastily cut the
fuse several feet above the burning
point Then the party found the four
heavy sticks of dynamite concealed in
the chimney on the second floor OF
the home. 1t was wrapped in an old
shirt and the charge of dynamite had
I GO Y
polsd shortly after the three persons
retired for the night.
The following day Lindsay secured
coil of fuse. the four triple
strength sticks of dynamite and the
detonating cap and started for Topeka.
via Kansas City. He arrived here this
morning.
Il am not a very excitable man."
explained Lindsay, after he had un-
wrapped the explosives III the attor-
ney generals Office today. hut want
to tell you that the fifteen hours that
stuff was in my possession was the
most nerve wracking I ever spent
was scared every minute that some jar
would set the stuff off. I rode to Kan
sas City, stayed there over night, then
came to Topeka and rode to the state
house on a street car. This is the first
good breath 1 have drawn since [
started on the trip.
An effort is being maSe by the at.
torney generals office tc locate the
parties who put the dynamite in the
Levesick home. No arrests have yet
been made.
This stuff tells the sto~v Of the con-
ditions in that country better than L
cam" said John Dawson, "and / want
to tell you that those fellows mean
business They will stop at nothing.
have instructed every officer in that
district that if anything arises that
looks, like shooting to be sure that they
do the first SHOOTING. If anyone thinks
the Cherokee and Crawford county
conditions are a joke, they want TO go
down there and try to enfcrc the pro-
i hibitory law
Then the officials in the south wing
of the state house conferred al to who
should be delegated to take charge of
/ the explosives