The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-27
DYNAMITE FOR
SADDLE MAKER
Texas Factory Owner Who
Had Army Order, Had
Marrow Escape From
Death.
FRIGHTENED OUT OF IT
Declares He VIII Mako No More
Goods for the Allies Since
Attempt Was Made on
His Life.
FRIGHTENED OUT OF IT

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DALLAS, Texas, July 27.-Six men
had been rounded up at a. M. In
connection with the unsuccessful at
tempt to bomb the home Of President
u. D. Padgitt Of the Padgitt Bros.
Saddlery Co., and the successful ex.
plosion in the home of w. T. Moore,
a Padgitt saddle maker, which badly
injured him and slightly hurt his son
Frank J. Moore.
The authorities, however, had little
tangible evidence in the arrests. The
men were loiterers picked up by the
city wide searchers In the early morn
ing hours.
The elder Moore was reported at
local hospital early today to be out
Of danger ard his son had been dis
charged soon after receiving slight
treatment. President Padgett explain
ed today that his company had been
working on war order for the allies,
and he apparently hslieved the dyna-
mite plot was directed at him and his
workers through German sympathiz-
ers., In fact he had warning yester-
day over the phone that an attempt
twaE to be made on his life and while
he intfmated he knew Of the source
Of the warning, police thus far have
been unable to round up any tangible
clues.
The explosion in the Moore home
occurred late last night as the Moores
slept. The son was awakened by the
sputtering fuse and the smell of pow
der, just an instant before the bomb
went off with roar. blowing both
people out of their beds. Only heavy
mattress saved the father from more
serious injury than a crushed chest.
The room was wrecked.
The attempt at the Padgitt home
was frustrated by police vigtlence.
They found two dynamite sticks with
fuse attached, which had failed to
operate.
That more than one man had a
part in the plot was evident from the
facts that warnings to Padgett came
from three different men.
The bomb placed under the Padgitt
house, sleeping porch, 1t developed to-
day, was directly beneath the cot of
two year old Caroline Padgitt. child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. K. D. Padgitt, Jr.
Padgitt senior announced today he
Is done with making saddle equipment
for the allies.
filled big sub-contract for the Stude.
baker company, of Fort Wayne, IN
diana, and we had lately been work
ing on a smaller order. But We will
quit now. I don't know for what ma
ton these goods were made, Dut
assume England.
Padgitt said his last warning came
about 10: SO last night.
nvou,I botfor 1onlx around under
your house before you go to bed sad
a mysterious voice. you're likely to
be blown up.
who is it," asked Padgitt.
TITS the phone man." answered the
voice. as the connection was shut Off
Police are combing the vicinity or
Moore's home In the heart of the Ger
man section Of the city.
Spy Theory Exploded.
DALLAS. Texas, July 27.-Discard-
ing the German spy theory, the police
today held on suspicion Wallace
Moore. son Of w. T. Moore, saddle
maker. in whose house bomb ex-
ploded late last night, inturing the ell
der Moore and Frank Moore. Several
other suspects were released.
The police were firmly convinced
that the younger Moore is responsible
for the bomb outrage in the Moore
home and for the unsuccessful attempt
to blow up the home Of Pr sident
Padgitt Of the Padgitt Saddlery COM
pany. working on an allies war order.
According to the information in the
hands Of police there is considerable
money in the Moore family and Wal
lace Moore, so-called black sheep Of
the family, has been anxious to get
share Of it.
The Padgitt attempt was considered
blind to cover the Moore case.
Wallace Moore had been discharged
from the Padgitt concern about week
ago, but as far as police could ascer-
tain he held no particular grievance
against the company.
Despite the police conviction that
the son was responsible, a new and
startling element was injected into
the situation today when a myster-