Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-12-14 | Page 1 | Soldier Implicates Minister in Seris of Explosions at Army Post

soldier Implicates Minister In J I Series of Explosions at Army fost ClEARS MS UP P FORT FlIRT RILEY MYSTERY Dismissed Chaplain Accused t J of Instigating Instigating Destruction t of Public Property 1 DI IS lt lleV Charles hurles h M. M i Brewer i cr-i formerly 1 a a. chaplain l hapl-l in II In n the tho United States arm army now pastor or of f the Baptist church In Olustee OltIa vas accused It Il developed today toda in a confession by Private Michael Quirk of oC implication in a mysterious series of oC explosions which have baffled military authorities at ort Fort Riley Hiley for six months on United States Stales Commissioner Cha Chase Clae e here bere today stated that Brewer had been arrested at nt and that he lie was berig be- be ng rig held for Cor United States marshals Anna nna nna Jordan of or Kan Kansas as City also alsom Implicated m In Quirks Quirk's confession was as arrested toda today In Kansas City following follow follow- In ing ng a tele telegram ram to the thc police of oC that tit city from Commissioner Chase Quirk in his confession conCession to Colonel Hoyle lIole commandant at Fort ort said he be blew up the bridge across the Kaw Raw river June 4 blow blew up tho the cavalry ca stable sta sta- ble June Jun 30 ZO 0 when twenty seven cavalry cay cay- alry horses were killed or 01 burned to death and also blow blo up the water main which supplies the army post with water if Quirk declared ho committed these crimes at the Instigation of oC Brewer who Hou sought Bought ht revenge e because he ho had hat been court il and antl dismissed from the service for Cor conduct unbecoming In ing an officer and a Il gentleman Mrs Jordan implicated by Quirk Is S the tho of ot a convict In the fedora federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth She tan wn arrested hero here several months' months agor ago ahO for or r aiding her tier husband to c escape cape from Crom the guardhouse where Jio ho was sas con con- I ed on charges charge of ot stealing lIe He Was vas as 4 recaptured and sent to tho federal p pen pen- pen pen-I n- n Sirs Mrs Jordan was s rele released led Brewer was as chaplain o of the Sixth field artillery stationed at Fort Jort RileY until hi he hf was wa dismissed from the arm army June Tune 21 1 after conviction b by court martial of oC charges of having havlu- b been In Intoxicated at an enlisted mans man's dance danco at U the lie fort tort and behaving In in an en- en manner in the pr off cn- cn listed men and their wives Brewer DrewN I is married and has haa several I children