The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-03

Merna and MCGUIRE we're leaving
Busby and Barnitz and Detectives
Murphy and Walsh. posing as New
Jersey forestry officers. held Them up
and told them they were under arr
rest on a charge OF blowing up stumps
with dynamite without a permit.
Mcclure and Merna protested they
didn't know a permit was necessary.
BY a subterfuge the detectives got
both men 20 New York. As soon 4
they we're In the city Mcclure ana
Merna were taken 20 Police Head
quarters. They were questioned at
length and finally made admissions
duplicating Herlihy.
Detectives Correll and Coy went TO
Herlihy's home and arrested him at 2
o'clock this morning. Al Police
HEADQUARTERS he was ushered Into
room -whero Merna and Mcclure were
sitting at n table on whichewcre the
fuse and caps that had been found
in Central Park and tho dynamite
fuse and caps that were purchased In
Kenvii yesterday
/ you've got me-" said Hcrlihy'
throwing up his hands. and turning
| TO Capt. Tunnoy
Herlihy then made a detailed con-
/ fe,sion. In which he exoneratcd John
B Curley. President OF Local 81. ana the
national officers of the union. lie
mentioned the names OF several other
men, however. and the police are
! looking for thom.
! Herllhy said that at a meeting OF
tho Executive Committee OF the
union held In Horton Hall In East
One Hundred and Sixteenth street
about two weeks ago, one Of the
members said IL was time to do some
thing desperate. as many strikers
were getting ready TO go back TO
work. Dynamite explosions were sug-
, gested.
FINALLY AGREE TO TRY TER.
RoRlSM.
At first. the proposition was op-
posed. but when It was pointed out
that ,nkplosions could be caused IN
the q morning with the least dan
ger topassengers and the best chance
to cripple the subway, the members
present finally agreed TO try some
terrorism.
1t was agreed that the dynamite
must be bought outside the city.
Merna said he had q friend In New
Jersey. who could help out. Then
Kulfe. who was the custodian OF the
street collections brought In by the
organ grinders. turned over $50 to
Pollock. who In turn handed IL to
Herlihy.
! On Monday, Oct. q. Hcrlihy and
Merna went to McGuiro's homo In
Caldwell and Mcclure agreed to help
them. Herllhy and Nerna went to
Kcnvii from Caldwell by trolley. On
the way they saw one OF JShnson's $
moving vans. and Hcrlihy. who had
learned that buying dynamite is quite
a complicated operation. decided 70
adopt the name OF johnson for the
purpose.
The people at tho powder plant
knew there was c. J. Johnson In
\ BerHn rdsville and sales OF dynamite
10 persons who want to blow w
stumps or blast ground for planting
are frequent
PRACTICE WITH BOMB IN NEW
JERSEY.
~ Nerna and Mcclure had the dyna-
mite. caps and fuse packed In a box
and rode from Kenvil to Dover In
an automobile hired from Charles
Hanson. In store opposite tho rail-
road station y Dover they bough,
some wrapping paper and string
which they wrapped around the box
The men then took a train to New
ark and a trolley to McGuire's home
In Caldwell. There they practised on
affixing the Illuminating caps TO the
dynamite and burned fuse In various
lengths for timing purposes. They
found that two feet OF fuse burned
about one minute and fifty seconds
and decided on that length for theil
purpose.
Mcclure furnished suitcase Il