Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
THE HALL OF RECORDS PLOT

LOS ANGELES, May 2f-The ar test of the salieEed dynamite con spiratOrs WLu attempted 10 wreck the ltai of Records building has back of it an interesting history. The contract for the construction ler the Hall of Records was Ter .n Iebruary of 1909 to the Carl Leon arlt company The specifications called for 8 building ten stories n height, 240 feet in length. nInety-sa feet wide and with a floor space of 20e rooms. The structural part of tse Liiffring, according to the contract, was 10 be of iron and steel
 This part Of the contract was sub lot to the Llewellyn Iron Works. After the foundation work had been eooncluded the Llewellyn concern, il necordance with the contract. began 70 deliver steel girders at the build Ing site. It was at this time that the first dispute between inc Founders association and the Structural Iron workers arose.
 Construction Proceeds.
 Although some deiay was encouur- cred as the result of the dispute. the Llewellyn concern obtained men ,l carry on the building work The work progressed rapidly, and it was estimated a short tiIEe after the con tract had been let that the buildins would be finished in eighteen months rom the time the contracts were let
 Several additional delays were in- cured. but it was claimed by tho contractors that the Structural Iron workers dispute did not rezliy anect the construction. From time 10 tims pieketing was done on the Broadway and New High street side of the buildjne. Complaints was made to the police. and after Ihe passage of the antipicketing ordinanee. Captain Iehuhausen detailed officers tO pre- vent attractions of the city regulsr ,ion.
 Police Are Warned.
 IL was early last September that the police department, first learned that an alleged plot had been evolved to dynamite the structure. On the evening of September x, the then Lieutenant Charles [. Sebas- tian. who is now chief of police, was warned that arrangements nad been made and men actually secured ra place dynamite in the building
 Sebastian was told by some un- known person that the police de partment should uake immedsate action to prevent the destruction of tbe building. This information was given over the telephone, and when the informant was asked TO reveal ! Ia hn faH phone. Sebastian then ordered q soaad of officers to tho threatened building. aud Actine Sergeant Mur- ubv. Policemen Croft v r'tin and c. \. Abel patrolle0 the Broadway and New High Street sides of the struc ture.
 ShcrrIy before o'clock, wbile in ihe alley Cn the south side of the building. Abel saw man walk up from the New High street side and start to enter the building froiC the alley
 Just as the man started to step inside the building Abel called to hin 10 nat. Without replying the m known mar struck Abel ana ;-t tempted to run through the alley to- ward Broadway Abel quickly re covered and caught the neelhE ulau on Broadway and placed him under i arrest.
 Corners Arrest When taken 10 the police station the prisoner said that his name was E. H. Corners. He was unable to explain why he was in the alley near the Hall of Records. or why he ran when the officer commanded him 10 stop. He stated at that time that he had Leen with several uiends earlier in the evening. but that he did not remember their names. At that time. the officers claimed tha, . Corners was under intoxication. | Corners formerly was saloon ] keeper in Bisbee, Ariz.
 ] At daylight. following the aTest oi Corners. Policeman Kiercey found l TWO sticks of dynamite in -the alley