Arizona republican., 1917-12-23
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SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. 22-I Thirty men were under arrest here to- night suspected by the police of being implicated in the explosion Monday night at the executive mansion here The arrests followed the discovery of what Chief of Police Ira Conran said he believed was a plot to dynamite the electric power house of the Pacific Gas md Electric company here tonight.
 Chief Conran said the police had in formation that William Hood, one of the prisoners, was alleged 10 have re- marked that "the dynamiting of the governors mansion was only the be- ginning of a series of explosions that would occur in Sacramento" The mansion was partly destroyed but neither Governor William D. Stephens nor any member of the household was Injured.
 Hood, who is said to be wanted in Chicago in connection with an ex- posion, was taken into custody with G. r. Noetter. According to police of ficers who had been trailing them in sn automobile, they were carrying box containing ten sticks of sixty per- cent dynamite, concealed under cakes of soap.
 At the approach of policemen they endeavored 10 hide the box beneath an express wagon. Arms were taken from both.
 The twenty eight other men were ar rested in raid on the local headquar- ters of the I. W. w., where, according to the police, Hood had been staying several days.
 A quantity of Industrial Workers of the World literature, maps, photo graphs and drawings were taken from some of the men under arrest, Chief Conran said. The box containing the dynamite was addressed to George Messingham' and was shipped from Smart, Cal, a small station on the Southern Pacific railroad near the Lake Spaulding dam of the Pacific Gas and Electric company.
 The police believe a search of the vicinity may reveal a dynamite cache.'
 None of the prisoners made a state ment at the time of their arrest nor when they were booked at the police station.
 A guard of police was placed in charge of the Industrial Workers of the world headquarters immediately after the arrests were made.
 Voetter tonight told the police he was a miner and had also been em- ployed as a tractor driver He denied having any knowledge of "dynamit- ing plot"
 He admitted being member of the Industrial Workers of the World, said his home was in Boston, Mass, and that he was dishonorably discharged from the United States navy January {, 1915. He said he had never been ar rested before, except for drunkenness according to the police.
 Voetter wore a liberty bond button and said he had purchased a bond.
 Hood, according to the police, also is known us Frank $. Daugherty anC William Reilly. He refused to talk
 Captain of Detectives Arthur Ryar said the police had received informa. ton concerning an alleged plot to ter roplze the city by a series of dynamit- ings. These statements he said, wer, heard at Industrial Workers of tn, World headquarters.
 Funds for the alleged reign of ter TOT" were 10 he supplied by Germans according to this information, the DO lice said
 The destruction of the Great Westeri power plant by dynamite. as well as tn Pacific Gas and Electric company plant was a. part of the plan, according {, Captain Ryan. Both planAs suppl, electric power for lighting purposes am for industries in Sacramento and large number of communities in thi vicinity.