| Show DYNAMITE ASSAULT MULTON ON BULKELY WELLS WEIL I Colorado Mine Manager Blown From Bed Narrowly Escapes Escapes Es Es- capes Death I ECHO OF OLD WARFARE Intended Victim Active in the Prosecution of Steve Ad Adams Ad- Ad ams arns and Others Colo Cob March 28 The Tho Tho tact fact that the force of or exploding dynamite Is 18 naturally downward especially In Incases Incases incases cases where no great Sleat resistance is Ie of offered ot- ot bred erell is all aU that saved time the life of ot General Wells of or Denver general gen sen eral oral manager of or the Union mines anti and mills at Pandora two miles south sauth of or shortly after 2 o'clock this morning A charge hargo of dynamite l was exploded under General Wells's reUss b bed In a a. sleeping porch on the second floor at the northeast corner cornel of or the resi residence ence of or the building building build build- ing of or the thc company compan for tho the purpose of or killing him General Wells Veils was blown fifteen feet across the time porch nn and rendered ren ren- tiered dered unconscious an and temporarily deaf deaC Ills His face and head hea were also IJa badly ly lacerated anti and he is suffering Intensely Intensely in intensely In- In tensely front from the tho shock his nelves nerves sus SUB One suspect has been already arrested See ii o 0 of Hf f mCi ll t cl In the same building on the tIme ground O floor or ono one night six years 18 01 ago aso Arthur ArthurL I L 1 L. L Co Collins IU an Englishman and predecessor pro pre of or General Wells eUs as ne general manager was assassinated while playIng playIng play- play Ing lag a a. game gamo of car cards 8 with a number of or friends The rhe man manlio who lio murdered Collins fired tIred a n lon load of buckshot through the time window Into his back I Steve Adams Harl Harry Orchards Orchard's an ge accomplice in tho the mur murder elO of Former Formel Governor Go of Idaho Is la now in jail In and will wilt soon be he placed place on trial on the tIme charge chargo of or murdering mur mur- mur-I mur dering Collins General Wells Veils is chiefly responsible for A Adams ams being brought back to tom m Colorado Colom on this I elm argo I It lt Is IR believed that at it K six i ix sticks Clicks j I notified Sheriff at ot ri ride who immediately latch summoned a 1 number of or deputies and started for roC Pandora random reaching there in less lees than an hour Scores Score of citizens also volunteered vol vol- u re their service ser and IntI a U. patrol atro was established along all nil roQ roads s and trails leading heading to sad from Pan Pandora orn Co for I time the purpose of or preventing anyone leaving that section who ho could not give a satisfactory account of himself Close Is Kept All persons leaving on the time train this morning were also clo closely eb scrutinized Ono One man who talked loudl loudly after news of 01 the explosion became became be be- came known about the time justification of or orthe time the attempt to murder General Wells Is under arrest pending an investigation tion Other arrests may be ma made c soon General Wells Yells spent tho time early part of ot last night with friends s in e He lIe return returned eJ to Pandora at midnight and 30 minutes later retired occupying occupy occupy- ing lug the time bed on the porch as Is hl his custom and his deputies began an outside e investigation at daylight daylight day day- uy- uy light nn and quickly discovered how bow the time person or persona persons gained entrance Into the building to plant the time dynamite A long In ladder used about tho time mill haul hall been taken from its accustomed place and carried to a n spot un underneath the bathroom window on the tho second floor an and 1 l placed against t the building Time The assassin climbed time the ladder and forced etl the lie window ow and entered Dropped to lo Ground After Arter placing the explosive un under cr General Wells's bed he hue attached a n fuse the tho free end of which was carried carried car car- ried ned to the side of the sleeping porch and dropped over to the ground Then the man left the time building taking the time i precaution to lower tho ho ladder I are no other othel occupants of oC I the bulJ building except General Wells and anel hl hi his movements were no doubt being closely watched When General Wells returned they were wele hiding neat near by and when they believed he was soun sound asleep sleep they lighted the time long lont fuse and anil hurriedly mado their get away In speaking peaking of the time attempted assa assassination as as- sa General Wells said mid I Specifically speaking I tb do not know vi whom horn to suspect of ot this timi crime but bUl In Ina Ina ina a general way I believe T J know lutoW who the tho responsible parties are I ha have e received many anonymous letters threatening m my life Uto since the tIme arrest and trial of ot William D D. Haywood and George but recently these communications havo ceased to comeI come i I r rei lW ei much attention to them hut since ten Steve A Adams ams was brought back t c to lo er ans for the time of oC dynamite W ware were le used for a hole mail nearl three throe Ce feet t In diameter was wa torn through time the floor of the sleeping porch and the of oC the dining dimming room beneath beneath be be- neath Tho Time flooring was broken into small mall pieces and antl several joists were rc reduced ucc to lo kindling wood Tho Tue be bed which Wells General occupied pled pied was utterly wrecked J. J anti ami the time hea heavy rugs that covered the springs I two t mattresses blankets sheets sheet an anti and pillows were torn lorn to ribbons by the force Coree of the explosion Had any perOn person per per- son On be been n in the time dining room at the time line of or the explosion ho or she sime would have been killed When General Wells Well recovered consciousness con con- con con- he found himself surrounded surround surround- t ed by of c. Aller ler A s curing a light lie liu matte made his way to thus the main office on the ground floor and murder of ot Arthur L L. L Collins my n predecessor pro pre I lieu here my friends s have o warned me mc to be careful |
