The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
USED DYNAMITE
TO Win PRAISE
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the strongest composition of the explo.
sive, wrapped together with the per-
cussion cap inserted in one Of the sticks
and a snubbed-out fuse burned to with
in two inches of the dynamite Itself
Beside the fuse lay a burned match.
The department officials held Jauch for
the police and the police came on a
hurry call.
with the arrival of the police the ex-
animation of the would-be hero began.
At first he endeavored to explain that
he had heard the fuse, smuttering ana
had nipped IL just in time TO avert an
EXPLOSION. He showed two fingers Oh
his right hand blistered as with nre-
Then he was put under a stricter cross
examination and began to hounder ana
finally with tears choking his voice ne
confessed that the danger to the depart
ment had been little or none for he had
only started the scare with view 10 its
PSYCHOLOGICAL effect upon his superiors.
Two Promotions Due.
There are two promotions in the corps
of watchmen due with the conclusion Oh
the fiscal year and felt. he said. that his
heroism might weigh in the balance
against his politics.
Little by little the story OF how the
heroism play had been staged was
told the detectives that the fuse had
not even been lighted in the basement
of the building. He had prepared the
properties for his little drama In his
room Monday and had burned the end
OF the fuse to give 1t the appearance OF
having been started and had laid the
burned match beside II to make the
properties more convincing.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston was
not in Washington yesterday. Assistant
Secretary Galloway was acting in his
stead, but his office is across the hall
from that occupied by the Secretary.
At the same time the police were salts
ed that with the plant which Jauch had
set. in the event of a real explosion.
there was ample dynamite in the pack
age to have done serious damage to life
and property. Two pounds of the COM
pound which Jauch had used in his
pseudo-psycho-heroic EFFORT to gain no.
toriety and approval, were sufficient in
their opinion to have blown hole in the
old building sufficient to drive loco
motive through.
Walls Might Have Fallen.
Whether or not the walls Of the old
structure would have withstood the de-
tonation of such a charge is gravely
questioned. Nearly 300 clerks are en-
pIoyed in the main building. which in
cludes also the departmental library of
reference and statistics, the bureau of
publications, the Offices of the Secretary,
Assistant Secretary and chief clerk, and
the Photographic division.
Jauch, who was appointed from Ohio in
1905 has been an exemplary public serv-
ant in the minor capacity in which he
found himself. A few weeks ago a men,
ber of the watchmen's corps. his Junior
in time Of service, was given and ad-
vance in wages. On July l two more
promotions were due and II was one of
these which Jauch explained to the police
he hoped to earn by his exploit.
He told the detectives also his mother,
who resides in Springfield, Ohio. was de-
pendent upon his contributions for the
greater part OF ner livelihood. He has
a brother. a mechanic in his home city,
but he explained that he could not spare
enough from his earnings for his moth
er's subsistence. Jauch's salary as a
watchman was STD per annum. He had
hoped to gain an advance to $50.
The charge placed by the police against
Jauch, who will be given a preliminary
hearing today in Police Court before the
District government authorities. is at
tempting the destruction of a public
building" Under the District code, con-
yictions for this offense may be pun
ished by imprisonment for from ten
years to the term of the convict's natural
life.
Jauch is forty-two years old and said
he was a native American but Of Ger
man descent