The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-16
FORT RILEY
 DYNAMI7ERS
PREACHER AND WOMAN RELEAS- sED AND ANOTHER PRIVATE
 ARRESTED FOR coMPLlcITY.
Former Soldier Says He Can Give I'm Important Evidence-Army Post
 In Danger From Ere quent Explosions.

Junction City, Was, Dec. 15.- Trumpeter John Grille, of Battery E., Sixth Field Artillery, was arrested late today ia connection with explo. siCns and fires at Fort Riley which cost the government one million dol lars.
 Grille Is the sixth soldier arrested since the investigation following Priv ate Michael Quirk's confession charg ing that he caused the explosions at the instigation of the Rev. Charles M. Brewer, ex chaplain at the fort. The arrest of Grille and the release of Mrs. Anna Jordan at kansas City before a deputy Uaited States mar sinai arrived there for her, were to- days developments. Commissioner Chase said he would have a war rant issued at once for Mrs. Jordan's arrest and would have it served by the United Sites marshal's office at Kansas City. The few army officers who could be induced to talk private ly of the explosion today declared. that Fort Riley has been for nine months as near a state of terrir as a well disciplined army post can get
 Not only were there frequent in- cendiary fires. but officers had receiy- ed frequent letters threatenag them with death and the fort with de- struction.
 Night and day since early last spring Fort Riley has been under more than double guard, sentries have beca posted constantly at the homes of the commissioned officer and the guards have spent each night in the cellars of these homes to frustrate possible plans to destroy the houses by dynamite.
 The biggest loss resulted when the $25O 900 quartct tmaster's storehouse was burned on the night of March IA, Another fire followed on March 20 in the cavarly building but the loss was small
 June third an attempt was made to burn a building housing soldiers. soaked with kerosene we're placed against the mess room doors and set on fire. Early discovery of the flames perhaps saved many lives. This fire started at Il o'clock at night.
 The government bridge across the Kaw river was dynamted on the night of June 2l
 No troops were in the fort when fire destroyed the troop. A stable fnd killed 27 horses on June 2S. The troops had been ordered out on forced march.
 Officers are firm in their belief that the plotters planned to cut off from water when they blew up wat CT main on the night of August 9. The attempt was only partly success ful The fort was left without wat CT one day.
 fn ex-soldier, whose name is clos ely guarded has written to Lieut.. Col. Hoyle. commander of the Sixth Field Artillery, from New York, where he is living, that he is in possession of the facts regarding the destruction of the government bridge across the Kaw River Reference to army re- cords show that the soldier was at Fort Riley at the time and snce has been discharged from the ser vice. Colonel Hoyle has asked the former soldier to supply him with the details.
 Mrs. Jordan Released.
 Kansas City. Mo. Dec. 15. Five hours after the police had releas- ed Mrs Annie Jordan. held upon telegraphic orders from United States Commissioner Chase at JrHction City a deputy United Marshal arrived here to take her back to Junction City. Chief of Detectives zickafeese told the marshal he had released Mrs. Jordan because he had no authority to hold her longer.
 According to to Zickatoose. the marshal had no warrant for Mrs. Jordan's arrest.
 After her release Mrs. Jordsn went to her mothers home, where she an nouneed her willingness to return