Evening star., 1922-12-28
PROBE BOMB PLOT
IN GUARDED CITY
Wholesale Havoc Planned at
Columbus, Ga, Where Band
Meets in Cemetery.

By the Aksocia ted Press
COLUMBUS. Ga, December 2S.-The
Muscosee county grand jury convened
here today in extraordinary session
to investigate the alleged bomb plot
unearthed yesterday which caused the
police to place guards around the
homes of the five city commissioners.
an apartment house and a large fac
tory. The police reported early today
that there was no visible move made
on the part of the alleged plotters
last night.
The police continued their activity
early today to obtain evidence and to
round up suspects and. 1t Is said, they
were ready to present to the grand
jury full details of the so-called plot
which. they claimed. had been formu-
lated to bring about wholesale de-
struction in this city.
Marshall Morton. a, city commission l.
er, in a statement made public last
night, claimed that the alleged plot
ters had planned their first attacks
early this morning. He said he based
his statement on what had taken
place at a meeting of the ailegeG
plotters held Tuesday night in local
cemetery.
Name. 4. Police Hands.
Tn his abatement he intimated that
the authorities have the names OF
every man who attended the fneetihs'
although 1t was supposed TO nave pen
ro.atino had been planned for yester-
day hut the activity OF the police Is
relieved to have called on this ses-
sion. .o,,,a mon
involved in the alleged plot. wnich il.
cludes members OF the Coiunhuus po
department. malcOntents. crnninals anu
one mr. two persons from the Alabama
cities located across the river from mere.
At a meeting of citizens called yes
terday afternoon it was stated pS .ie
authorities that they had inlormat. II
to the effect that the plot was LOT 'i.e
party to divide. each group solns IN m
automobiles carrying quantity OF
INT. and at the appointed moment 10
nse the explosive on the property marked
for destruction so that all the expio-
sions would occur simultaneously.
The places to be DESTROYED, s;nm a.eolo-
ing to the police, were the following
Residence Of ]. Homer Dimon, city
commissioner and mayor.
Residence of Miss Alma Griffin, city
commissioner. ;.,
commissioner. ,,
plant Of the National Show Case
Company, of which Mayor Dmon is
president -,
part by Mayor Dimon.
Resolutions were adopted at the
citizens meeting to back the Guy
commissioners to the limit IN any
step they should take to enforce the
law, preserve order and protect life
and property. Citizens offered their
services to any extent needed IN RIO
ding Columbus of this band OF out
laws"
The disclosure Of the alleged plot
is regarded throughout the city as
having probably checked serious
outbreak. Much alarm Is being leit
because Of the recent disorders OF this
nature in Columbus. Some time ago
three men assaulted H. Gordon Hin
kle. then acting city manager.
On the night of May Il last the
>home Of Mayor DimOn was dynamlted.
the front of the house being wrecked
nv the explosion of a bomb. Two men
were charged with the outrage. One
OF them was acquitted and the others
case was nolle pressed.
The attack on the acting city man
arer. the bombing Of the mayor
home and other outrages occurred
within a short time after the inau-
puration of commission form of
government here. They were regard
ed as protest of the lawless ele-
ment against this form Of municipal
government and against the policy OF
law enforcement inaugurated.