Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-09-29
MORE F1REBUG ACTIVITIES


Seeman Park. Plans Tipped OF
to the Authorities. Investi-
gation Being Made.
In all probability Linton. narrowly
escaped losing it's paviliqxat Seeman
Park Saturday, night Is suitable ma
terials and plans kad been perfected
for setting it 9u> fire. The man who
was expected to do the job, however,
reported the affair to the states at
torney instead.
About 10 p. m. Saturday night,
States Attorney Coventry was awak-
ened by Harold Briddell, who told
him that an effort was being made to
get him to burn down the pavilion.
Mr.. Coventry went with him, and, af-
ter getting the sheriff, the three re-
paired to the Briddell machine shop,
where Harold Briddell turned over to
them a flashlight, large tin can
more than half filled with waste that
was soaked in kerosene, quart bot
tie of moonshine, and cleverly man
ufactured time fuse to be used in ig-
hitting the kerosene and waste. Brid-
dell claimed that it had been given
to him by Adam Thomas, the loca!
chief of Police, with the understand
ing that Briddell was to drink the
moonshine and use the other stuff in
setting the Pavilion at Seeman Park
on fire. After hearing Briddell's sto-
ry, the authorities hunted up Thom-
as and took him to Briddell's shop
where he was confronted by Harold
Rriddell's story. Thomas denied it
and Briddell vehemently supported his
charges, and went into the minutest
details of the plot. Thomas contin-
ued to maintain innocence, and inti-
mated that somebody was trying to
frame up" on him. An investiga-
tion is being conducted to determine
the facts in the case, and further
steps will be taken.
At present the matter stands az
above outlined. Briddell charges Thorn
as with trying to get him (Briddelll
to burn down the place, and Thomas
denying Briddell's charge. However,
during the investigation Saturday
night, Thomas was asked if he did not
have some insurance on q moving pic
ture machine and some chairs that
were in the pavilion. He denied hav-
ing any insurance. Investigation
proved, however, that he has insur-
ance to the extent Of $500, and that
it expires in the near future. In any
case steps were at once taken to get
the property belonging to Thomas
out of the building.
The time fuse which is now in the
hands Of sheriff Miller is an Ingenious
contrivance. Some eight or nine Cam
el cigarettes had been bundled togeth-
er and several common matches mix
ed in with them about half way down
the cigarettes, the whole thing being
held together with binding tape. Brid-
u,n s'alms .nat ne was instructed TO
place lighted cigarette in the mid
die Of the bundle, and place the waste
- se4Seu 4ss - nerosene NJ alouno tne bottom
:. than .a1 h,'.: pasAass. So me cleare.tes would
.;.a, .ea Dul' ~ uown siowly until tney lg-
.su =. "a.cnes, wn'cn would IN IN
.uln ' .l lsnse .ne waste. Inc e waste IS
was 'nvn mel eApecteosto ignite the build
ns. ne pan seemed 8 % De an ideal al
one' u ene sleare.tes Wlll burn TO
p, p.as''.aiy ~; ho.nlng pe.ore ceaslng to
pu, anu s man Woulo nave from 9
s ,,,s., 49, '.le &, ".ast. iEnl.ed' VINO
80 paneu .ns s..t1'l3 ns'u no douDt 'ult''
naa experience pe1ore, ana 1t seems
certain that when this matter is
cleared up some light will be thrown