| Show FIRE pettibone dope ignited in safe and burned photographs and papers one of the bottles of chemicals chemical Is supposed to sprung a leak and set fire to the contents of a safe in possession of mine owners colorado springs colo A special to the gazette from cripple creek says bays through a lire fire thought to haie bave be been en daubed by pettibone dope or hell fire a combustible liquid tala tain documentary evidence photographs and other valuable papers that were to he be used as evidence against moyer Ila Hayft and pettibone officers of tho the western federation of miners ners charged bilth ith complicity in the tha murder of formel governor of idaho m aich had bad been placed in the safe of the mini Q owners auers asso r elation clation in this city are believed to have been destroyed desti oyed at 1 45 oclo olt thursday afternoon smoke was discovered emitting fiba the safe in n the looms of the association lit in the national hotel small sn all drops of flie leaked out through a crack at the bottom and falling on oa the floor burned holes in the I 1 linoleum no the fire department wits was called b but lit BB as the fire vaa aas confined to the safe it was shoved out onto the sidewalk and all the cie devices vices were stopped up with putty it la Is stated that one or more bottles of the chemical which had been placed in the safe bate together with other valuable evid evidence enLe tor for safekeeping sprung a leak jerk and set fire to the con tents tenta of the safe rhe chemical camo came into the possession of the mine aline owners association several months ago it had bad been burled buried in the cripple creek district and was as found after adams disclosed its ft hereabouts the liquid it Is said will ignite by com combustion comb buslon if kept in a place tree free from air after igniting it is claimed that it will produce an intense heat beat this it Is believed his has affected the combination of the safe its is it Is impossible to open it and learn le A tn ane extent of the carnage cabage the safe still stands on the sidewalk in fiant of the national hotel and Is being guarded by officers |
