The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
PLOT DOUBTED
BY BIELASKI
No Trial Likely for Men
Under Arrest, He
Saws.

Denial last night BY A. Bruce Biel-
ask. chief of the Bureau of Inyesti-
CATION. Of the Department of Justice.
OF many Of the phases of the so-called
dynamite plot to wreck the water
nipes running from Great Falls to
Washington which we're published yes
terday, established the general belief
last week that the alleged plot never
existed
Bielaski declared the Federal agents
who are investigating the cases have
considerable doubt whether anything
will come Of the two arrests made
Saturday in connection with the find
ing Of the explosives.
That no trial is likely to be or
dcred for Ernest Augustus Knott
and George alfred Tiverny. who
were arrested in connection with
the case, was also stated by Mr..
Bielaski.
Il am rather sure that this in
vestigGtion will be cleared up either
tomorrow or the next day." he said.
Another item in the sensational
report that was denied by the chief
OF the Investigation Bureau was the
fact that a search is being made
for a woman and girl believed to be
implicated in the plot.
know NITc's Whereabouts.
The reports that the wife OF Tiverny
had disappeared was laughed at by
the chief who said that the depart
ment knew perfectly well where she
VA
Thirty-six sticks of dynamite and
fIty-twO Icet OF fuse is not an un-
common thing to ind in the vicinity Of
a mine il was pointed out. The stuif
was found in an abandoned chicken
house q shot distance from the shalt
OF the Maryland Gold Mine Company.
Mr.. BIelaski made public last night
the details that led up to the arrest OF
TiYerny and Knott. Albert Brooks.
an empIOye OF the gold mine COM
pany, v no lives a short distance from
Great Falls. stated that on Friday aft
crnOOn he had seen a woman and a
yOunS girl acting in n suspicious man
ncr about the old chicken house lie
questioned them and was told they
had come to get a package that Err
nest Knott had left there for her hus-
hand.
FINDS Bundle; Hides IL.
BROOKS joined in the search and on
walking into the chicken shed dis
covered the explosives ard fuse. He
hid the bundle and told the woman
and girl that the search was futile.
They left on trolley car soon after.
Brooks then reported the matter TO
Justice Of the Peace William Bull, OF
Montgomery County, Md. Deputy
Sheriff Frank Boswell was assigned
to the case.
lie hid himself in the vicinity Of the
shed where the dynamite had been
found and about midnight arrested
TiveFny, who had come to the place
carrying a snail satcheL
It is said that the arrested mar
sOuld not aivc a proper account o.
himself He was placed in the smoke
house Of the gold company and was
held till SaturGly morning when ne
was brought bacS to this city and
placed under arrest at the Fifth po-
ise precinct.
Arrested Saturday.
Knott was arrested Saturday by
Central Office Detective Kelly, and
was held for investigation at the
Third precinct on the strength of
Brooks hearing knOtt's name men
toned by tho strange woman and
girl at the chicken house.
Knott gave the police as his ad-
dress 100 Thirteenth street north
west He said that his age was
IS and his vocation a clerk. The
other man. TiveTny. said that he is
I carpenter and is ~ years Of age.
tie lives at COS II street northwest.
anil iS married.
BOtn Of these men were arrested
January 25, 1915. in this city on a
-havEe OF robbery, and are well
xnOUn by the police.