Show INFERNAL MACHINE PLACED ON PORCH Tiny Girls Play With Diabolical Contrivance e But Fail to Explode It ONE SUSPECT IS ARRESTED OBJECT OF OP FIENDS WRATH WATE TELLS OF OP THREAT Omaha Oma Neb May 22 2 An n infernal machine was this evening discovered on the porch of the residence of Thomas Dennison a well known citizen Frank Erdman was placed under wider arrest as a suspect and Is being held for invest Investigation gation gatlon tion Dennison made a statement to the effect that Erdman had stated some sometime sometime sometime time ago that he would murder Denni Dennl Dennison son The Infernal machine was in the form of a suit case containing two compart compartments compartments ments In one of which found 24 sticks of dynamite and in inthe Inthe inthe the other with a barrel so placed as asto asto asto to fire into the dynamite was a loaded revolver When found the suit case was fastened with a string a screw eye which was in turn fastened to the porch The belief is that the dynamite was Intended to be exploded through the agency of the th string and the revolver when the suit case would be lifted from the porch Mr little daughter and a schoolmate during the afternoon had tried to lift the suit case but failing because of Its weight merely exposed the cord which attracted Mr Denni Dennl sons attention He at once notified the police pollee department and two detectives were sent to the scene The cord was cut and the grip was removed to a va vacant vacant vacant cant lot where examination showed its dangerous character Mr Dennison believes the grip was placed on the porch while the family was at dinner dl ner For a number of years Mr Dennison has been a man of con considerable consider sider ble prominence in local politics He some ome time since admitted in court that t at his occupation was that of a gambler |