Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
Despairing Would Be Lover Contrives Internal Ma chine-Wanted To Blow Girl and Himself To Pieces Second Thought Made Him Give Plot Away Now In Jail

Yesterday Phoenix had all the ele- ments of tragedy-a tragedy that came perilously near to fruition, a tragedy that was designed 10 snutf out the lives of two people, and might have been responsible for the death Of many. Ali the clements were there. girl a man who was loco about her, the green devil Of despairing jealousy, dy- uamite. and the plan 10 end 1t all with an internal machine that should wipe out the girl and her despairing would be lover so that there wouldn't be | even my shoes left to ship home all | these were there. and only the forum ] atc circumstance of the girl finding 1t necessary to come to town. and the | resultant second thought on the part of he. desperate admirer prevented q i tragedy that would have put rank mel odrama far into the shade. Arthur D. Clay is in the county jail under g. felony charge for the placing of dynamite where people habttually pass. The internal machine he built is in the possession of Sheriff Montgom- cry. who got it near the Desert Inn where Clay had placed it. The prelim- mary hearing of Clay will be held this morning in Judge Wheelers court. Last night in the office of County Attorney Laney, in the presence of five people Clay told the whole story, or his side of it, apparently without re- ~ervation. to "try to get out Of 1t and go home" as he said
 The Story Of the Plot
 IT. vrfrt11 Ba frlDOSGibfp to fell in q news story the entire story as out lined in detail by the prisoner.
 He stated that he had gone to work for Dr. RcdewiIl at the Desert Inn few weeks ago. That he had become uuamoured Of the goveTness employed To care for the doctors children, Miss Anna Hornberger, and that for time she had seemed to him to reciprocate his affection.
 Then. be said. she cooled toward him, following some teasing. on his part about another girl, and completely isT uored him after the advent at the Inn of a sailor in uniform.
 Scorned Lover Desperate
 Clay said that he became desperate, that he must have been loco" that he could not sleep Of nights, lost weight, and brooded over the matter until he determined to do away with both ths girl and himself to "blow us both up SO there wouldn't be enough left to Hake a funeral
 Clay had been entrusted by Dr. EcdewiH with the WorK Of making ex- clvatious for tree planting. digging, and other work of the kind. and had part of a box of dynamite for this work
 After brooding over the matter and 0eciding 10 make away with himself and the girl, he arose before daylight yesterday morning after a sleepless night. took the box of dynamite from where he kept it under his bed. and manufactured the internal machine.
 The Deadly Bomb
 He secured a big fibreboard box and placed in it 19 sticks of dynamite. With them he placed 22 caps, each one alone powerful enough to do great damage. He placed dry paper next to the caps and arranged it so that the lighting of what was apparently a pile of trash would precipitate a cataclys- mic explosion.
 ,Ie had already tried out exploding the caps by enclosing some in dry paper and lighting the paper. and found that it worked perfectly.
 Having completed the deadly infer nal machine by filling the box with nails, rocks, old bolts, and odds and ends of scrap metal found about the shop. he carried it to a nearby orroyo and concealed it near a path leading to a place where the girl took Dr. Rede- wills children during the day, where she had arranged seats in the sha6s at a distance of about 100 yards from where the bomb was placed.
 The Plan
 His plan was to induce the girl tc leave the children for a few minutes and go a little ways off. to the location of the bomb, and try to bring about 8 reconciliation. Tn case he failed he intended to light the apparent pile o1 trash and absolutely destroy then both.
 The resulting explosion might wei have injured the children and wrecked the building of the Desert Inn. though Clay says he had no intention of in turing anyone except himself and ths girl.
 Fortunately. Miss Hornberger had To bring the children to Phoenix yes terday morning for music lessons. After she had gone, Clay says he thought the matter over and decided that i would be foolish, and decided Instead to leave and go home to his parents in Minnesota, near Osakis.
 lie had already packed his clothe. to ship to his brother, and arranged tt send his money to his father, and wa: wearing an old suit
 Second Thought Saved Lives
 In thinking the matter over he de. cided that someone might get h1r accidentally by disturbing the inferna machine, so he went to pr. Redewill. office and told him the whole story and offered to hire a car and 20 ou and dismantle the bomb and put .h, dynamite back and then go on hi 7wav home.
 Instead, Sheriff Montgomery wa. notified, drove out to the Inn, found tn. internal machine concealed in a pile o trash, and brought it in.
 Deputy Sheriff Earnest Smith wa given description of Clay, and goin Co the station, picked him up just a he was approaching the window to bu ticket.
 Once an l. w. w.
 In Clay's room at the Desert Inn wa fou1d an l. w. w. red card. but C1a1 curing his examination at the hands e County Attorney Lane, denied an knowledge of the local l. w. w. or eaaizatioH, any previous trouble c that he had any pals in the locs Wobbly organization.
 lie claimed that he had been induce to join the l. W, w last year in Min neapoiis, had paid an initiation fee (