Show ill POLICE SIM ELEVEN KILLED WHEN INFERNAL MACHINE FOUND IN EXPLODES police officers were in attendance for examination of bomb which all believed harmless when accident occurred milwaukee eleven persons nine of them police detects es and one woman were instantly killed saturday when a bomb exploded in the squad room 0 the central street police station here the bomb was intended to kill august pastor of the itaman evangelist church and others in the church the police believe it was found in the kev church by miss maude richter church organist she took it to the central station and handed it to station keeper declert idoll had just been called in the station house and some of the city s best detectives and police officers were in attendance for an examination of the bomb which all believed perfectly harmless it had been brought in early in the afternoon and beyond a casual inspection had been left for a more thorough examination and explanation at roll call the examination had not been under way more than a few minutes when the bomb exploded with fearful violence and with a noise that was heard distinctly all over the city A small fire ensued in the wreckage of the building but this was soon extinguished by alre apparatus which had beta summoned immediately the central police station is located at the corner of broadway and onelda streets opposite the county jail the bemb was described as being cylindrical about eight inches in diameter and ten inches high it bad heavy iron plates bolted to each side so oe to make it a formidable weapon even it it exploded in the open there was a hole in the center of the top of he bomb in which was inserted a small bottle containing nitro alj cerane it was so arranged that the slightest friction fould cause it to explode how it tailed to explode in the hands of the girl who brought it to the station Is a mystery those who saw the bomb said it was constructed something like a large hand grenade |