The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-20
Armed With Enough
Dynamite to Destroy
Entire City Block.
HUNDREDS SEEK
SAFETY IN FLIGHT
Courts Adjourn and Prisoners
Removed From Building While
Men Distract Lunatic's At
tention-Finally Detective
Slips Up Behind Him and
Knocks Him Unconscious.

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Los Angeles, Cal. November To-
Armed with an Internal machine con-
tanning enough dynamite to destroy
an entire city block. bottle Of nitro
Klycertn and q 45-caltore revolver. a
masked maniac took possession of the
Central Police Station to-day and held
Il for more than an hour. while hum
dreds OF occupants Of the building. and
those for blocks around. panic-stricken
sought safety In distance.
When Detective James Hosick
Knocked the man unconscious with a
leather billy" after slipping UP be-
hind him. the fuse Of the Internal ma
chine was automatically ignited. but
Detective Samuel L Brown grabbed
the box. with its fuse sharply splut-
tering. and hurled IL into the street
Sticks of high power dynamite scat
tered over the pavement. while hun
dreds OF spectators stood apparently
paraiyzed by fright Through chance
there was no explosion. and Brown
continued kicking the sticks OF dyna-
mite and jumping upon the fuse until
he broke the connection.
Manacled to q cot in the hospital
tonight the wouid-be dynamiter. who
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 once OF
Chief Of Police SEBASTIAN His face
and head were completely covered
with a grotesque mask and he carried
in his arms q large box covered with
cloth. The box was strapped around
his shoulders. and resembled a small
hand organ.
Suspects Practical joke.
First startled and then amused by
the strange spectacle. Police Sergeant
R. c. Hilf. who suspected . practical
joke. asked tho man what he wanted.
I've got enough dynamite In here
70 blow you ali into eternity" he said,
and ] want you to send for the high.
est oAicial Of the 6antAern Pacific
Railroad"
The masked visitor rested the box
trtet Attorney Rogham. who was IN
the once. started joking with him.
This 10 no Joke said Davis. Il
mean business, and II you don't believe
II, try to take this away from me.
Ny hand 10 fastened in this box, and
II I pull It out-bang! We all die"
A. hole had been cut in the box and
room left for the mans hand. which
was hidden in the box Davis then
walked into the ONCE Of Police Secre-i
tary C. E Snively. which opens into the
private ONCE OF Chief Sebastian, and
mis- request that the head
omcial of the Southern Pacific be sum
Snively asked him II he had
any preference in the man he desired
TO blow up, and he replied that he
only wanted the head man.
Snively then took down the telephone
receiver and pretended to hold a con-
versation with Paul Shoup, general
manager Of the Pacific Electric Com
pany M. Shoup Is busy. but he
will be here in about fifteen minutes"
said Snively.
Well. he had better hurry" replied
Davis. I'm getting nervous"
In the meantime Chief Sebastian, who
had Q Srsef conversation with the
man and realized that he was In ear
nest, ordered tho street roped on for
4 block either way and took steps to
have the 100 prisoners in the prison
Upstairs in the building two
justices courts were in session. ard
both courtrooms were crowded.
Courts Adjourn.
baili6 in Judge Chambers court. where
a ia. anese was having q preliminary
on a murder charge be-
fore crowd Of his countrymen. The
bailin whispered to the Judge Courts
adjourned until to-morrw. Clear the
courtroom" ordered the Judge
promptly, and there was a rush for the
stairway. A SIMILAR scene was enacted
in Justice Freder.cksen's court.
There was not enough patrol wagons
to remove the prisoners from the Jail
To the Deal Heights prison, and two
street cars were sent for. II was an
orderly procedure, and the prisoners
were soon on their way TO the East
side. guarded by the reserves. who had
been called out
Ar,eu.ances removed the patients
from the City Emergency Hospital.
.us, around the corner. The hospital
was crowded with patients injured last
ni~bt A, the fire at ST. Georges Hotel
the necessity Of keeping the
mans attention until the building was
cleared. and adopting some plan for
foi,;ps his plars. Detective Sniveiy and
others in the room carried on . con-
versatisn with him
why d.dn', you 60 down to the
southern Pacific and blow mp the man
you wantcdr he vac askeA
well he rerIsed. tSoughtfuiiy. II
though, the police co&ld handle IL
better. and I wanted TO DO . good Job.
7 might have killed the wrong ones
otherwise"
While the conversation was tn prog
rcss several policemen and newspaper
men passed through the room 4 news
paper photographic even came IN ano
took q picture Of the man sstssns
on the chair with the internal machine
resting On his knee
Davis fusIly asked that everybody
BE- Kept hack.
curiosity has killed. lots Of people"
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