Show CHINESE IS ARRESTED RES SHERIFF KS LUN ION l. l IS THROWER OF BOMB Cartridges Are Found in Room Priming Caps May Have Been Used in Explosives Prisoner Pris Pris- oner onet Active in Oriental Politics J Y Lun a Chinese who for several I months has been under suspicion n because of his experiments with gunpowder and ind nd other explosives was arrested late yesterday afternoon by Sheriff i iJohn John S S. S Corless in connection with the attempt Monday night Might to i 11 irn lIn In fh the establishment of the Consolidated Wagon and I n Machine ie or company on State street The arrest of or Lun Lint was brought about with with dispatch because of an investigation conducted by Sheriff crude crude Corless last March when a bomb was was exploded in itt the rear of a Chinese Chines store at 49 Plum alley Atthe At Atthe Atthe the Lun was suspected ed because e It was was learned by the sheriff that he had been conducting experiments with explosives After learning the details of ot the explosion oslon Monday Monda night Sheriff Cor- Cor Jess immediately dispatched deputies to search for Lain L His arrest was effected at 5 o'clock in the afternoon afternoon after after- was learned that his no noon n when it was r room om is located at No 8 Plum alley Cartridges C Are F Found un V Se Search earch of the room disclosed little e evidence d nce A box boz o of large caliber cartridges were were fo found nd hidden bidden beneath th the bed ped Explaining these cartridges es L Lun n told the sheriff that he used I the powder in making other cartridges for his own use The I sheriff however is satisfied that Lun used the priming caps In the cartridges in the manufacture of experiment experimental ex ex- ex- ex l bombs That the bomb thrown against the Consolidated Wagon company's window window window win win- dow was made up principally of ot picric pic picric plc- plc ric nc acid under high pressure is con con- ceded Picric acid which is a compound corn com pound derived primarily from com I coal f tar is highly explosive when under c heavy pressure Jt It is possible it is 4 said that the acid was confined in a tr small iron vessel under heavy pressure press- press ure tire The Vessel ressel w was s so studded with priming caps that when it struck ahard a ahard hard hird surface with ordinary force it w would uld be exploded I How Lun came to be in possession of picric acid however r remains a mystery The acid Is seldom used for tor medicinal purposes and It would be difficult to obtain it at a retail or wholesale drug house For sev several ral months past Lun has b been n away from Salt Lake Where he was during that period is is' is not not known to the local authorities He returned about a month ago and ob obtained obtained ob- ob tamed employment at the Pekin cafe which adjoins the Consolidated company's company's com coin pany's building He is known to have been In the rear of the cafe when the bomb was exploded Motive Is s Mystery The purpose of Luns Lun's alleged plot to blow up the building is what puzzles puzzles puzzles the sheriff and others in close dose touch with the situation That he was merely experimenting with the bomb seems the most likely theory That he threw the bomb perhaps with Intent to do harm to someone within the cafe cate Is another theory advanced advanced advanced ad ad- by the sheriff I Lun denies all an knowledge of the bomb and today thorough investigation investigation Invest Invest- gation failed tailed to reveal further evidence evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence in the case But the sheriff I is in possession of information ob obtained obtained ob- ob tamed through secret channels which ho believes w will n enable him to clear up the case I The Chinese residents of Plum al alIcy alley al- al ley Icy are Known to have had many runny dif dif- dif dif- s with Lun These differences differences differ differ- arose over their respective po political po- po utica affiliations Lun is declared to be a a. member of the organization In this country formed with the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of ot overthrowing Yuan Shi Kai Kat He has as been manufacturing bombs the sheriff says with the end in view of at using his invention in the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed revolution against tho the em em- Bomb Does Not Explode Last March a a. Chinese living at 49 Plum alley afley discovered a bomb In incas in- in cas cased in a a. tin can hung over the door of his fils room It had failed tailed to explode In accordance with the apparent plans of ot the maker It was thrown from tram a a. window into the street below and some time thus later was exploded by the wheels of a heavy truck Learning of ot this Sheriff Corless in in- in an Investigation which led he ne says to Information that Lun had been making such bombs The Chinese Chi- Chi nese are not familiar with the components com corn of the bombs made by Lun but have said that they are made of s. s strange explosive the nature wi ia j Lun un Has nas kept secret Sheriff Corless was undecided late this afternoon what action would be taken with r regard gard to Lun Some steps however will be taken en the e sheriff sherll says to prosecute him bin if it is found that the evidence obtained later substantiates any charge chargo which could be bo brought against him |