The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-22
POWDER Maniac
HURT At WORK ON
CANDY BOX BOMB
CONTINUED from First PaSs.)

he had not been In his sons room,
htted like the arms storsroom Of .
fort. with moro than atty weapons. 30.
years. It was the one sacred room In
the house. according 70 Herman klOts;
none dared venture In and the door was
always locked.
So Jealous was the son Of his strange
domain that lie cleaned the room him
self. rather than let any member OF
the family enter 1t, and there he spent
hours among his guns revolvers ard
powder reccptacles. Pounding. Ming
and the block In which II stands.
the locked room when the son was In
It: the family called Il "experi.nent-
ing"
ENOUGH EXPLOSIVES TO BLOW
UP WHOLE BLOCK.
When detectives examined that locked
room to-day they found enough OK.
plosives to blow up the whole house
and half the block In which 1t stands.
Nearly 5000 rounds Of ammunition. both
for rife and revolver. weU stored under
the bed and In the closet. There were
twenty-five revolvers. ranging In siss
and type from tho latest magasins auto
matte to the ancient fiint-lock army
pistol, such as was used In the War Of
1872. One was . toy vest pocket ~
volver.
Seven rifles of various makes stood In
corners or on racks: nine swords were
hung on the walls; full set Of loading
tools. bullet mouids and wadders com.
pleted tho equipment Investigation
showed that young klotx had done most
Of his own loading and made his own
bullets.
As yet the detectives have not found
conclusive evidence SUFFICIENT To NJ upon
Klotx tho responsibility for the making
OF the three deadly bombs that have
exploded during the past year In various
parts Of the city by tho ufting of their
covers. But every hour 10 uncoverinG
more evidence tending to throw the
shadow OF suspicion upon this strange
powder maniac"
The detectives found In his room .
| a two-cell and a one-cell battery linked
| together-which was almost Identical
with the batteries that were part OF
| the deadly machinery Of tina bombs
which killed Helen Taylor. severely
wounded Inspector Egan Of the Bureau
II Combustibles In Judge Rosaisky'a
| home and killed Mrs. Madeline Herrera
| in the Bronx, less than two blocks from
where Klotz lives. q little more than q
month ago.
They also picked up from . boz Of
| steel and iron scrap in . closet a stin
chilled steel spring almost Identical
with the one which served to drive
| the contact hammer against the per-
cusslon cap In the Herrera bomb. Be-
| sddes these evidences . quantity OF
chemical powders. not yet analysed but
believed to BIO component parts Of the
same explosive that was used In the
Rosalsky and the Herrera bombs. were
discovered in the draughtamans prt-
vate arsenal
coMeusrisLEs BUREAU Taken
POSSESSION OF ARSENAL.
A van from the Bureau OF Combusti
bles backed up to the house near noon
to-day and all Of the rife and revolver
shells, the powder In bulk and the chem
icais found In klotz's room were loaded
therein. to bs taken to the Bureau FOL
expert examination.
Herman klots. the father. said to an
Evening World reporter:
Henry has worked with me In the
Bureau of Design and the Topographic,
cal Bureau Of the Bronx as q draughts'
man for fifteen yeara His salary now
Is $1,000. Since the time he was Z
child he has always acted strangely
He Asvo4 AaooniAtaa with othAs mn