Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-23
FIND DYNAMITE
HIDDEN IN BUSH
NEAR PATERSON
Enough Explosive Seized to
Blow Up an Entire City
Block.
DETECTIVES ARE RUSHED
TO SCENE OF DISCOVERY
City's SIeuths to Aid Borough
Officials in Investigation.
Postpone |. w. w. Trials.
Especial to the Newark star.I

PATTERSON, n. j., June 23.-The
chance discovery of discarded dyna-
mite sufficient to blow up city block
led Captain Tracey, of the detective
bureau to rush men into Prospect
Park Borough today.
1t is the police theory that the dyG
amite, which was found near Mort
Fourteenth street. off Bell avenue
was part Of larger quantity of ex
plosive stolen from the magazine of
the Sowerbutt quarry
Such n theft WAS what has been
dreaded during the entire course CT
the silk strike, and a special force of
six deputy sheriffs were sent into no
borough by Sheriff Radcliffe to work
under the direction of Marshal Van
Doian.
While these deputies We're making
their rounds yesterday they came
upon the discarded dynamite hidden
in the bushes. 1t was turned over to
Motorcycle Policeman Hennessy, of
the local force.
Since the borough is outside he
jurisdiction of Paterson. and the
police practically never interfere In
an outside case, the seriousness of
the situation is indicated by the de
cision of Captain Tracey to put De-
tective Sergeants Lord and Keppler
to work Immediately
Il don't know what they have
found, said Chief Bimson TO an Eve
ming Star correspondent today. There
is, of course nothing to connect the
finding of the dynamite with the silk
strike. l understand 1t may be some
that was taken from the Sowerbutt
quarry"
The chief said that not more ;..2n
two hundred strikers went back to
work today. In reality, the number
must be considerably below that. for
more than a hundred striking dyers
who returned found that they could
not work because there were no
helpers on hand, The laborers have,
for the most part, left the city since
the beginning Of the strike.
Dynamite has been vexed sub
ject with the police ever since the
strike began Numerous bombs have
exploded. Although they have done
little damage to life and property.
they may have intimidated some of
the mill hands who were thinking of
going back to work
Despite every effort, the police have
been una BILE to trace a single bonn b
to it's maker. Where the dynamite
came from and who assembled and
set the internal machines have re-
mained mysteries.
The dynamite found by the deputy
sheriffs was in state of compara-
tive disintegration through exposure
to the weather. What is puzzling the
police is how it came to be where 1t
was and how much more Is missing
from the guarded vaults of the quar-
ry magazine
The strike leaders. have alleged
from the beginning that the bomb ex-
plosions have been the deliberate
work of private detectives hired to
discredit the strikers Patrick Quin-
Ian has threatened several times to
make a complete expose of the plot
he claims he and his associates have
unearthed.
The postponing of Elizabeth Gurley
Flvnn's trial for one week. owing TO
the death of the wife of Prosecutor
Michael Dunn, delayed what is bound
to be the most dramatic features or
the strike-the trial of the I. w w.
leaders, including big Bill Hay
wood