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Show . f i r i .rx - r ' f ""'7" " 7" ""T"" f t """ mmm mjm mm . i Chief cf'Pdlcc Agitated Oyer Information of a Conspiracy in Connection Connec-tion Wltl Lofrimer-Durborow Lofrimer-Durborow Contest. . CHICAGO. April 16. Information of ' a plot to wreck the vaults in the election elec-tion commissioner's rooms with dynamite dyna-mite was reported to Chief of Police O'Neill last night, following the news from Springfield that the Supreme court had ruled in favor of the board in the Lorimer-Durborow contest habeas corpus cor-pus matter. ; Examined by Police Chief. ' The chief refused to divulge the name of his informant, but he went to the rooms and made an examination of the surroundings. Without consulting the commissioners, a detail of policemen were assigned to duty on the stairways and on the roof and are now guarding the place. Story of the Informant, "A time fuse is to be placed above the vaults," said the chiefs Informant. "It will be attached to a sufficient amount . of dynamite to wreck the vaults completely, com-pletely, and will destroy the contents." The investigation showed that two stairways lead to the rooms where the vaults are located. Between the celling of this room and the roof of the building build-ing is a vacant space, more than six feet high. Steam pipes, colls of wire and braces fill the attlc-Iike place. Lathing covered with a coat of plaster separates the place from the vaults below. be-low. Passageway to Block. On the roof Chief O'Neill found a passageway pas-sageway from the county building to the city hall. That was the key to the situation. n The commissioners did not regard the matter as seriously as did the Chief. |