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Show 'il PLACED AT GOVERNORS HOI N UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO A8SASSIN ATE GOVERNOR SPRY AND FAMILY. feomb Buried in Snow on Sidewalk Leading to Front Porch of Governor's Gov-ernor's Hor.-ij Was Powerful Enough to Wreck Building. Salt Lake City. The discovery of a bomb In hist front yard Monday morn-fnisl morn-fnisl rated what is regarded by police authorities as a plot to assassinate assassi-nate Gov. William Spry and his family fam-ily and destroy his home. The bomb' was tound at 8 o'clock buried In the Know on the sidewalk leading to the governor's front porch, and three feel from the porch steps, directly in the path Hie governor followed when he returned home at 3 o'clock Sunday from a trip to Washington. Police officials characterize the bomb as a deadly missile, powerful enough to have wrecked not only the governor's home, but adjoining homes, had it been exploded. As the bomb is one that can be exploded by concussion or friction, their .theory is the plotters expected the governor to step on or stumble over the bomb as lie approached the steps. Richard F. Ncslen, local agent for the Burlington Route, whose home adjoins ad-joins that of Governor Spry, uncov ered the bomb while he was sweeping the snow from Governor Spry's walk. After discovery of the bomb t'riciuU of Governor Spry posted a reward 01 f 500 with Chief White for information .hat will lead to the arrest and conviction con-viction of the person or persons re sponsible for the deed. the theory that the plot was instigated in-stigated by members of the I. W. W. lo avengo the execution of Joseph Ilillstrom, the police Monday uight arrested six members of the organisation organi-sation and are holding them in jail for Investigation. Four were arrested in 1 shack at Ninth South and Jordan river, and the other two were taken in custody in Murray. They gave Iheir names as Edward, Till, Charles ind John Eselius and Oscar and Rob prt Erickson. With the finding of the bomb, of (leers explain the explosion Sunday night at the home of James E. Jennings, Jen-nings, which is directly fa the rear of the governor's home. The attempted destruction of the Spry home and the explosion at the Jennings residence were planned by the same men, officers of-ficers believe. Chief of Police J. Par ley White ascribes the work to the I. W. W. The explosion at the Jennings home, according to police theory, was intended in-tended merely to attract the guards on duty at the governor's home to tut scene of the explosion to give the would-be assassins opportunity to "plant" the bomb in the governor's yard without detection. |