The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

goSted particularly that he could easily blow up the Brooks Locomotive Works at Dunkirk, N. Y. He was willing to take the job for $5,0OO cash. but he would not expect a dollar until he had completed the work and had given satisfaction.
 He bragged about his ability to ham dle dynamite, to make bombs and to construct destructive machinery. His experience in the McKinnon, Dash company's munitions plant had given him first rate Knowledge of the man. ufacture of time fuses, time bombs and hand grenades, and he represent ed that it was as simple a matter to blast any buildin+police headquar- ters the Federal building, any sort of big factory or munitions plant-from it's foundations a sit would be for an ordinary man to start a fire in a kit chen stove. He said he could make time bomb which would explode with in three minutes after he had planted it.
 The Police Informed.
 The German street speaker had heard enough and went straight to police headquarters, although not until after he had told Newton he would lay the matter before the s'chief" and that Newton would hear from the ''chfef'' a little later. Capt. Tunney assigned Sergeant Barnitz to the case and Barnitz located Newton at the Mills Hotel No. B. Barnitz pretended. to be a German agent anxious to deal with a reliable man who could make trouble for the Allies. They had sev-- eraK talks and yesterday afternoon Tat 2 o'clock they met again at Grand street and the Bowery. Barnitz said:
 Now, I'm in al hurry-hayen't much time to discuss all this. You say you're in the business strictly for the money. The chief is willing to pay you 5000 if you will smash the Vel land Canal or blow up the Brooks Lo- eonotive Works or burn the McKin- non, Dash company's plant at St Catharines. But how do we know you won't demand more from US after you are paid? Maybe you'll want more cash for your assistants
 Newton was quick to reply that he had no assistant. He said he worked alone and wouldn't trust nobody. He was anxious to start with the Brooks Isjob" at Dunkirk. He told Barnitz he was all ready to destroy the Brooks plant because he had left in the bag gage room of the New York Central railroad at Buffalo a suit case con- taining powerful bombs, and that it would ba necessary only for him to go to Buffalo, get the suit case, hasten to Dunkirk and blow up the locomotive works
 s'Fine,' said Barnitz esYou are un- der arrest.''
 Newton stared a moment, then laughed. X
 You New York cops are a damned 1 sight smarter than ever thought you were" he said. stAnd you made me think you were a German!''
 Describes His Plan At police Headquarters he described his plan for blowing up the We1land Canal Having worked in a town To- cated on the canal, he was familiar with the position of the locks Tt would be a simple matter" he said. sYou see t4iese buttons I am wearing Q nIny watch chain and in my coat lapel. One Of them, the plain | gilt one, bears the inscription, sOn His Majesty's FService.' The other, the blue and white one,- reads sMcKinnon Dash Company Munitions. On Ser vice Those buttons are passes thai l would let me into any munitions plant in Canada or this country. They would
 pass me through the guards of the
 canal. It would be easy for me tc 1 pretend to be a workman, get a boa and, carrying only dinner pail, but 2 pail filled with explosives, to pick out a weak spot in the canal works and de tstroy the whole business.
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