Evening journal., 1915-10-23
PLOT TO DYNAMITE
PLANT IS FO|LED
Maryland Fire Marshal Shot
in Battle With Men at
0denton
CROWD THREATENS
MEN WITH VIOLENCE

BALTIMORE. Nd. oct 2S.-In a
desperate fight between three men
detected while placing dynamite
around big plant at Odenton last
night and a squad Of Baltimore de-
tectives state Fire Marshall George
e. Myers was wounded in the eye.
He is now in a serious condition in
the Universally HOSPITAL
Under heavy guard the three
prisoners were brought TO police
headquarters in this city In their
possession was found dynamite, oils
aud other preparations for setting on
explosives
They had secured heavy insur-
ance yesterday on the property,
which the detectives declare they
were about to destroy
While they were vaiting for the
train on which 10 return to Baltimore
the detectives had hard work quiet
ing crowd OF angry Odenton resi-
dents. who made open threats at the
three captives.
Until far into the hours of this
morning the prisoners were being
cNamined IN detective headquarters
The three men had had another
man at work in Odenton for several
weeks. He had secured a complete
blueprint drawing OF the plant OF
The George M. Murray Sons Canning
Company. the hotel owned by the
same concern. the private dwelling
~ the owners. etc. This had been
forwarded 10 them in New York
Information regarding the plans OF
The men had been given the Balti-
more detectives. and for days the
lhree men had been under close sur
teillance From New York To Balti.
more yesterday they were followed by
q Baltimore detective. and when they
reachen here they were followed by a
Dumber OF men from headquarters
On the way down nothing was
Zone. but the men we're closely
watched. AS they left the train at
ndenton. they moved swiftly up the
road in the darkness=it was about
730 o'clock and moved toward the
ulant As they were bending over
he suitcases. removing the explos-
ives. the detectives surrounded them
and called on them TO surrender
A volley Of bullets FROM the re-
voivers Of the three men was the
reply II was then that State Fire
Marshal Myers was wounded But
the superior force of the Baltimore
detectives soon overcame the three
men; they were handcufed and
ready TO be brought to Baltimore.
State Fire Marshal Myers was
placed aboard train and taken TO
the Naval Academy Junction OF the
Washington. Baltimore and Annapo-
. lis Railroad. He expressed a desire
10 remain away from Baltimore as
long as possible His condition ac-
cording TO Drs. r. a. Hammond and
q. II McMemer Of Odenton. became
gradually worse and II was Thought
advisable to bring the injured man
~ the hospital He had been shot
through the right eve by one of the
conspirators
Arriving at the University Hospital
tho injured man was placed inn
mediately upon the operating table
Waiting at the hospital were Marshal
Robert ID. Carter. president of the
Board Of Police Commissioners, Dan
iel c. Ammidon. and William r.
Stone. Republican leader None Of
n I'M would divulge any OF the details
oi, the weil-laid plot nor would they
intimate the manner In which the de-
iective became acquainted with the
conditions
Or Arthur NJ Shipley. resident
physician at the University Hospital
Immediately ordered the marshal to
the operating-room. After an X-ray
picture had been taken Il was found
that the bullet. which had been fred
from a .44-calihre gun. was still
lodged In his head Had the bullet
gone fraction OF an inch further II
would have touched the brain. The
right eyeball was entirely shot away
Efforts Of the physicians to locate
the bullet SO that Il could be extri.
Gated were OF no avail Late last
night II was said the Fire Marshal
was resting easily.
Accompanying the injured man I,
the hospital were Headquarters De
tectives Quirk and Freeman The,
had accompanied him on the trip Il
the Naval Academy Junction and re
turned to Baltimore when it wa
found necessary to bring him to tn,
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