The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-03
HE PLACED DYNAMITE;
THEN DISCOVERED IT
Wntchman In Department of ARricul-
ture building Hoped to Gnin
Recognition as Hero.
WANTED PROMOTION FOR REWARD
Explosion Would Have Wrecked Struc-
turc and Probably Killed zoo Clerks
and Employee.

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.1
Washington. Juno 2-By placing
four sticks OF dynamite In n basement
corridor of the main office building OF
the Department of Agriculture. and
then pretending he had discovered the
explosive and riskcd his own life to
eXtinguish the sputtering fuse. just In
time to prevent great disaster, Dan
lei Jauch. watchman. admitted to
the police tonight, that he had hoped
TO gain recognition as n hero and be
rewarded by promotion.
Had the dynamite exploded tho build
ing would have crumblcd to ruins and
over zoo clerks and government en-
ployes would probably have perlshed
or have been seriously injured.
The police are inclined to doubt
whether Jauch actually planned to
blow up the building or merely want
ed to brighten the employees and head
officials and pose before them as the
man who had prevented Il calamity.
FUSE BURNED NEARLY
IT'S ENTIRE: LENGTH
When the bundle OF dynamite was
discovered after the watchman had
sounded the alarm, Il fuse had burned
nearly its entire length and gone out.
Whether the fuse went out accident
ally or was eXtinEuished by the watch
man in q moment of repentance. tho
police have not boon able to determine.
Jauch declares he did not light tho
fuse after he had deposited the dyna-
mite In the building. lie burned the
fuse down to the end on Monday while
alone in his room. ne said. and he then
carried the explosive to the office build
Ing and arranged the stage setting for
the little drama he had planned to play
Jauch has been employed as n watch
man at the main office building for the
past five years. He patrols the corri-
doris and offices. his hours being from
3 In the afternoon until II o'clock at
night He is forty-two years old and
single. On Monday he returned from Il
two weeks vacation in Springfield.
Ohio, where he visited his mother and
sister.
shortly before o'clock this after
noon, Jauch came tearing into the Of
fce of Beverly r. Galloway. assistant
secretary OF the Department of AGri-
culture. shouting that the building was
about to be blown 10 the skies, and
warning the clerks to fec for their
lives.
APPEARS TO LABOR UNDER
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
The man appeared to be laborinG
under intense excitement. y number
Of government employees surrounded,
each demanding and explaining. but it
was several minutes before the watch
man was able TO speak coherently.
.'What's the trouble?" demanded An
drew y. Ormsby. assistant chief clerk,
elbowing his way through the crowd
"I found bundle OF dynamite III
the basement" Jauch said, when he
became more composed. "Thero was
n fuse attached. 1t was lighted, but
l guess put out the fire all right.
See. here IS where burned my fingers"
He held out his blackcncd hand for
inspection, but no one stopped to look.
\ general rush was made for tho base
ment. with Assistant Secretary GALLO
way In tho lead.
Directly under the assistant eecre-
tary's office, In dark corner on tho
cement floor OF the basement was found
the dynamite. There were four sticks.
each eight inches in length. tied to-
| gether with heavy cord and wrapped
| in oiled paper. y fuse that had burned
almost to tho very cap attached to
the bundle could be soen.
You found this fuse burning?"
Ormsby asked the watchman, Jauch
| having followed the crowd to tho base
ment.
IsIs RI:IIEARSES STORY
( SECOND AND THIRD TIME
/ The Waterman rehearsed tho story
n second and third timo. Finally one
/ of the clerks asked the watchman what
he was doing in that part of the build
/ ing at such an early hour In. the aftor-
noon.
/ Il was on my way to the guard
ROOM he replied.
"But the guardroom is at tho other
end OF tho building he was told.
| Jauch easily explained this by say
! ing that the guardrOom had been moved
while ho was away on his vacation and
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