Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-13

While they are held at present on
the charge of malicious mischief this
charge later may be changed or the
charge q conspiracy added
The charge set of under the Four
teen,h street bridge on the morning
Of August 81 consisted ~ seventeen
sticks of dynamite. 60 which four
foot fuse had been attached This
fuse burned az the rate cf one and
onc-haf feet 60 the minute. 50 that
the man who lighted q had Just six
minutes To get away from the scene
before the terrific blast went of.
Refany, the police say. admits he is
the man who placed the charge and
he lighted the fuse from the end Of a
cigarette he was smoking at the time.
Before the explosion he had reached
his home. nc 1883 Ciaymont street. nn-
dressed and was In bed when the re-
port shock the eastern and northern
sections Of the city.
Detectives o,erhear Conversation.
hefany was the first Of the quartz,
taken into custody. lie was located
sunday mornlng. early. by Detective
Se ree sutton. who had been work
INK ON the case, and this officer i'm
medlatly called Detective CAPTAIN
Benson and told him ~ the develop
mcnts. Captain Benson hurric,lly
Joined Detective sutton and they were
able 10 overhear a conversation Rcfany
was having with another man and i,
was during this conversation Refany
is said 90 have revealed all he knew
about the dynamiilng.
When he had concluded. or tho
detectives agreed they had heard
enough 10 warrant their making an
arrest they burst into the room and
Captain Benson. with drawn and
levelcd revolver, ordered Befany 70
put up his hands. Befany did SO and
submitted to arrest without Offering
any resistance. His confession fol-
lowed and the three succeeding ar
rests were made early today. Two
OF the men taken into custody this
morning made written and signed con-
fessions. The third man agreed "a
tell the officers something of what
lac knew. Detective Joseph Kempski
helped IN the arrests today and he.
too. has been busily engaged on the
Investigation.
We're 10 Blow up Roundhouse.
In the admissions Of all the men
who have talked no reference is made
by any OF them 20 the fact that their
actions were the result OF suggestions
from any individual or individuals and
the police are convinced their act was
their own individual mental creation
and determination. They admit Il was
done 10 scare the rats" as they re-
ferr~d 70 the shopmen who had not
jcinec the strike which was called on
July /. and those men who have
taken the places In the railroad shops
of the workers who walked out. They
agreed that II this dynamiting did
not have the desired effect they would
try something else and the next one
would be more effective. The dunarnit-
ms Of the Fourteenth street elevated
railrond bridge was admitted by some
~ the men 30 have been a bum" iob
one would not be. for they had a
man who knew his business and knew
how 60 work. This next job was "a
have been the roundhouse at Todds
Cut. They planned TO get into the
yards disguised az railroad workers
and their bomb was 20 have been
carried In TN dinner pail TO hide H.
Says Pratt Proposed the job.
According 10 Befany's explanation
OF the whole thing. Pratt approached
him some time about August ! and
told him they would have TO get "thes,
rats" meaning the non-striking shop.
men and the strike breakers. Pratt
according % the police. is the man
who furnished the dynamite for the
Fourteenth street bridge Job Befan,
claims Pratt told him al that time
that they would have % get some.
thing 60 scare the wurkmen ont q,
the shops He says they first got 2
wooden box and tried to make a time
bomb out OF Il. They had a clock and
attempted 90 rig II up hy. making a