Show BOMB PLACED I IN S F JAil Chief of Police Narrowly Escapes Death By Explosion SAN FRANCISCO Jan P 12 13 12 Po Po-lico Po lice continued their Investigation ot of n a a bomb explosion lo ton which wrecked tho the main entrance of o the Hall of o Justice here yesterday and 1 the lives or of o a n number ot of polled police officials the Iho force torce ot of the ex explosion demon hed n a tele telephone t le phone booth In which the bomb bad ad been ben tore a n holo hole In ono one wall of ot police and shattered a n ot steam radiator Tho The authorities today were work work- workIng working ing lug on tho the theory that tho the device had been placed by scone ome ono one familiar with the promises es that some somo member of tho the department aas as tho the Intended victim Search was as being conducted throughout the city tor for a tall tali dark darl featured man who Iho was as seen Been to enter the telephone booth a n few tow minutes be- be be before fore foro oro tho the explosion Among tho the wreckage woe wan found Cound piece of ot a n gas Baa pipe past pait al t ot of a small bottle bottlo labeled essence of Jamaica ginger which boro bore the tho marl mark of or a local drug firm som some 30 ot of o 32 calibre and anda anda a large Irge amount of ot Iron lie lie- Re Reconstruction con construction of the tho bomb ed ed d It had been composed of theo sections ono one containing the tho Iron and cartridges another powder 10 dH and tl 11 F third picric acid The latter lattern lattera n a ent nt Is believed to have Ignited the powder poder Police declared that tho ho machine had hed been manufactured manufactured by an expO export t The explosion occurred a few tew minutes after alter 10 o 0 clock poster I ester day morning an hour when hen Chief of Police Daniel J ODrien 0 Crien Cap Cap- Caplain lain Cap main lain of o Detectives Di Duncan Mathe- Mathe Matheson Matheson son and Police Pollee Captain W Milan QUinn are generally Ing for tor their regular conference The Themen Themen Themen men however were ero late elay estel- estel lay day and and not arrhe arrive until after arter the tho explosion slon This freak of ot tale probably saved their lives they paid today because the bomb was placed only a a few tow feet teet 1 from om the theof theoffice of office rico where here they hold their weel week week- weekly ly ly conferences |