Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-20

HOLOCAUST PREVENTED
BY NERVY OFFICER
While STRANGERS Attention is
Distracted by Conversation,
SIeuth Knocks Him Uncon-
sciouS from Behind,

SciouS from Behind,
IBy Morning Journni Special Leased Wire
Los Angeles, Nov g.. Nrmeu VIII
an internal machine containing enonsl
dynamite to destroy an entire city
block. a bottle of nitroglycerin ana
fortN-five calibrc revolver masked
maniac took possession Of the centra
police station today and held IL tQl
more than an hour while the hundreds
of occupants of the building and those
for blocks around, panic stricken
sought the safety cf distance.
Whom Detective James Hosiek
knocked tho man unconscious with 4
leather hily, after slipping behlno
him, the fuse nf the Internal machine
was automatically gnited and without
thinking Of the consequences, Detec-
tive samuel t. Browne carried the
box outside the fuse sputtering and
splitting sparks and hurled it INTO the
street
sticks of high power dynamite scat
tered over the pavement while nun
dreds Of spectators stood apparently
by fright. awaiting the de-
donation that would send them int
eternity There was no explosion.
Davis entered the outer room OF
Chief of police Sebastian's office al
II o'clock this morning His face
ana head were completely covered
with a grotosque mask and he car
ried lin his arms a large box covered
with cloth The box was strapped
around his shoulders and resempleu
a small hand organ. First startle'
ana then amused hv the strange spec
th,
practical Joke, asked the man Wha'
he wanted tlNe got enough dyna'
mite in here to blow us all into eyer
pitv" he said "and ! want you l'
send for the highest official Of th'
Southern Pacific railway the mask
cd visitor set the box ON iiinS c"ni
net ana Assistant District Attorney i,
q Graham who was in the oiflce
started joking With him rms IS nc
ioke.N said Davis, mean pusiheS'
and if you don't believe II try 10 lah'
this away from me. NV hand n laS''
cned in this box and If pun IT Vul-
All die.
There was no Joke. Davis thei
walked into the office Of Police Sec'
rotary c. e. SnveiN which opens lnt'
Tho private office Of chief sebastian
ana repeated his request lhat tn'
hnad official Of the southern Paei v
he summoned Snively asked MIN u
n. mad any preference in the mhl
he desired to blow up ana he rcple'
that ne only wanted the mead man
Snivelv then took down the telepl""'
receiver and pretended to hold con
with Paul Shoup, genera
manager Of the Pacific Electric Noll
many "Mr. Shoup IS busy, but ne
viii be here in about fifteen minutes
said Snivelv. "Well, he q bettel
hurry replied Davis I'm gettint
nervous.
In the meantime chief Sebastian
who had brief conversation wllh ln'
man and realized that he was ~ ear
most. ordered the street roped or TOR
block either way and took steps -
have The 100 prisoners IN the Guy J"l
removed | nthe building two lusilc'
courts were in session and both coui
rooms were crowded ue'tr',
passed the word to d baiihl in judge
Chambers court where JaPaheS'
,vas having preliminary examination
ON n murder charge before q crowd 81
his country men ana the balliil WINS
ptred 10 the judge
~Crurt is adjourned until y. m
CLEAR the court room ordered tn'
ado, promptly. and there was a rusf
cnr the stairway. 4 similar scene Was
nnaced in Justice Frederickson cour'
There were not sufficient patrol wa
gons 10 remove the prisoners from tn'
ian tn the Boyle Heights prison AM
Two street cars were sent loi' II N"'
an orderly procedure and the prison
~ we're soon on their way 10 th'
east side guarded hy the officers
An ambulance removed tAe patients
from the city emergency j. ital JUS
around the corner from tnc HhiVi
nffice The hospital was ci' dec
with patients injured in last H.
fire at the ST. George hotel
Realizing tho necessity for Meplns
the mans attention engaged unui 'n'
building had been eleared~ ana SUN
means defined for foiiing ms pi"'iS
Secretary ~niVeN and the detre'lNe y
the room carried on fuhhihh i'''
or conversation with him,
"Whv didn't YOU go down TO the
pacific and blow up inc MAJ
Won wanted o." he was asked.
"WfllH ne replied thuushuully.
tboneht me uolice could handle il
Letter and / wanted go do good Jop
/ might have killed the wrong ones
otherwise.
While the conversation was In pro
prcss several policemen ana h"WalfH.
per men pa sad through the room y
newspaper pholHbIHPNf 'NN" '"",N -
and took IL picture of the man, sittint
,.n ~. chair with his internal ma
chine resting ON lis knees.
Davis lnaly asked that everybody
he kept hack.
"Curiosity has Killed iots of people.
he said. "and if this thing goes OF
there's goins to bc whole lot oi lh'h
GO up g.,
one of the spectators attracted .
th, scene WIS J. Eaudei mlnlhs
man from Chihuahua Mex.
Eandcl came in and shook hanos
with Davis. asking him If il was feai-
Is dynamite in the hoN.
"Ycs. and its so per cent siuil' 100
declared Davis.
81 don't believe it. you're biuifins,'
laughed Eandcl
Davis lifted the cloth cover on th,