Evening star., 1917-09-23
Thirty-Six Sticks of Explosive
and Fuses Found Near
Big Conduit.
MAN is CAUGHT GOING
TO CACHE AT MIDNIGHT
Carpenter and Another Under Ar.
rest Here-Federal Agents and
Police Guard Facts.


mite and fifty-two feet of fuse in q
chicken house adjoining vacant farm
house less than mile from the Wash
ington conduit and two miles this side
of Great Falls, has resulted in the ar
rest of two men now being held in
Washington, one Of whom was caught
entering the chicken house with an
empty satchel at midnight Friday.
Department of Justice officials who
have taken charge of the case, WASH
ington police officials, and the author
itics of Montgomery county, who dis
covered the explosive and made the first
arrest, were uniformly reticent last
night, but it is known that at least one
other man is implicated in what is be-
licved to have been a plot to put the
city water supply out of commission, and
his arrest is expected today.
Carpenter Is Held.
The blotter at the detective bureau
shows only that George Alfred Tiverny.
to live at COS H street northwest. il
held for investigation on complaint Of
George Lillard. agent Of the Depart.
ment Of Justice. One other man. how
ever. is known to have been taken In
custody yesterday while working in q
restaurant near 14th street and New
York avenue northwest.
The discovery of the explosive and
the subsequent arrest of the man Civ
ing his name as Tiverny reads like the
plot of a movie thriller,
The action began to develop Friday
afternoon about o'clock. when Albert
Brooks an empioye Of the Maryiand Gold
south Of Great Falls. in Montgomery
about eleven years old prouling aboo4 =
company. They carried a basket and .
small hand satcheL both apparently
empty. The house formerly was owned
and occupied by farmer named Sands.
but 1t has been vacant since the property
was purchased by the mining company
about year ago.
Looking for Package.
The actions of the two attracting his
attention, Brooks approached them. and
in response to his inquiries the woman
is said to have told him she was look
ing for package which a man named
Ernest Knott was to leave there for
her husband. Joining in the search
where to his surprise he saw on a shelf
tin box containing thirty-six sticks
OF dynamite. most of which was packed
in piece of five-inch pipe, and fifty
two feet of fuse.
Brooks suspicious Immediately were
aroused, and emerging from the
chicken house he told the woman there
was nothing in there. She became very
much agitated as the search proceeded,
and with the girl. presumably her
daughter. returned to the electric line
station nearby. They took 4:3o o'clock
car back to Washington. having ar
rived on car about two hours pre-
viously.
While they were waiting for the car.
Miss Nina Alexander. granddaughter OF
Justice OF the Peace William Bull. pass
ed by and heard the woman crying.
She seemed very much excited. Miss
Alexander said.
what shall do? What will become
of US? Oh. 1 know we will be ruined!"
statement made to a reporter by Miss
Alexander last night. When the woman
saw that her actions were noticed she
made an effort to control herself. but
continued to walk up and down the
platform until the car came.
Immediately after her departure.
Brooks reported the circumstances to
Justice Bull, whose home Is about 200
yards northwe est of where the dynamite
was found. and on the same side of the
car track. that is. between the track
and the river.
Guard Posted at House.
Feeling sure that some one again
would come in search of the dynamite,
Justice Brooks placed Deputy Sheriff
Frank Boswell in charge OF the prop
erty Friday night. with orders to ar
rest any prowlers. The last Great
Falls car was late that night and Bos-
OF a d,i iph
the station below the vacant house.
A few minutes later he heard some one
up the track, his shoes rattling the
stone ballast along the right of way.
Hiding in the shadows. the deputy
saw a man leave the track and ap-
proach rapidly through the orchard.
which lies between the buildings and
the railway. Just as the man reached
the chicken house door Boswell stepped
out and fred shot overhead, at the
same time calling on the intruder to
throw up his hands. The man drop
ped a small satchel he was carrying
and complied. trembling with fear at
he sudden attack.
The deputy then marched his prisoner
over to Justice Bulls home and awak-
,ued that Official There the man gave
old conflicting stories as to his object
n going out there at night He first
,aid that he had come to get some dam
IONS from the trees around the Sands
on season had ended several weeks
Igo Later he said that he had intended
o walk down to the Conduit and then
walk hack along Conduit road to Cabin
[ohn bridge.
Justice Bull called up the Department
f Justice and was told that a man would
,e sent out early yesterday. With
Deputy Boswell he then took the prisoner
ver to an empty smokehouse on the
nine property. about half a mile away
nd locked him up there. When searched
10 was found to be unarmed. except for
small pocketknife. but he carried q
int bottle Of whisky which had been
purchased in a saloon in southwest WASH
ngton.
Caught Escaping Through Roof.
About 1870 am. the two officers who
-ere sitting outside the building. heard
commotion. and running to the other
ide saw the prisoner emerging from
he shingle roof, having torn a hole
here there had once been an opening
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