Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-21
MASKED MANIAC
CREATES A PANIC
Enters Police Station with Dyna-
mite Enough to Destroy En-.
tire City Block.
HIDDEN IN INTERNAL MACHINE
Wears Grotesque Head Covering
and Hand Extends to Fuse
through Hole in Box Re-
sembIng Organ.
HIDDEN IN INTERNAL MACHINE

Los Angeles, Nov 1s.-Armec with
an Internal machine containing enough
dynamite TO destroy an entire CITY
| block. bottle of nitro giycerine and
46 calibre revolver. 8 masked maniac
took possession Of the central police
station to-day and held Il for more
than an hour while hundreds OF occu-
| pants OF the building and those for
blocks aorund. panic stricken. sought
safety IN distance.
When detectives james Ho,icI,
Knocked tho man unconscious with a
Leather billy after slipping up be-
hihH Vim. the fuse Of tho Internal
mac ch''' was automatically ignited
out directive Samuel l.. Brown grab
bed the box, with It's fuse sharply
splUtlerins and hurled it into .he street.
sticks q high power dynamite scat
tered over tho pavement while hundreds
or spectators stood apparently parnlyzed
ny fright Through freak OF chance
there was no explosion. ard Brown con-
unued kicking tho sticks of dynar,it.
ana Jumping on the fuse until h, had
the fire
Manacled to a cot in the reo.lvin.,
hospital, Tonight the would-bedyna.
inter VINO gave his name as Albert
Henry Davis, is suffering with several
severe scalp wounds, but the police
surgeons say his injuries are not
serious.
Davis entered the outer office of chief
or Police Sebastian this forenoon. His
race and head were completely covered
with a grotesque mask AMI h. carried
IN his arms a large box covero,! with
cloth.
The box was strapped around his
shoulders and resembl.d 4 small ha,d
organ
First startled and nen anus d by the
Strange spectacle Police Sergeant 4. g.
H!'f who suspected Il practical Joke.
asked the man what he wanted
I've got enough dynamite in here to
blow us all into eternity" he said. and
want You 70 send for the highest Off
cial of the Southern Pacific railroad"
tn" masked visitor rested tho box on
filing cabinet and Assistant District At
tciney r. o. Graham. who was in the
office started Joking with him.
This Is no joke said Davis Il mean
business and If you don't believe it try
to take this away from me. My hand is
fastened in this box and il pull 1t out
lang We all die"
a hole had been cut in the box and the
occupants of the room saw for the first
time that the mans left hand was hidden
in the box.
h.,
no Joke. Davis then walked into the
oiilcc OF police secretary c. T.. SniVe'y
which opens into the private office ..
chief Sebastian and repeated his re-
quest that the head official OF the
Pacific he Summoned Snive- |
~ asked him If he hal any prefer /
oncc in the man he desired to blow !
up and he replied that he only want |
ed the head man.
Snivcly then took down tao tele.
phone receiver and preten led to hold !
a conversation with Paul Shoup. gen
cral manager OF the Pacific Electric !
company.
Mr. Shoup is busy hnt he will IL. |
here in about Is minutes said S,.iv, |
~.
We'll he'd better hurry" replieJ !
Davis, I'm getting nervous"
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