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REPRISAL WAS PROBABLY THE PRIME MOTIVEIf Bo It Proved Dastardly At tempt to Even Up On a Matter Which Will Re- -main Under OovefAbgoies imes .« few spedaJSwmt out from Charltbn gives the following explanation of the oe* ciimnw. • ■■“When J. D. Threlkcld awakened andlook(Hi out of his window at 8 a. m. today ho found Hint his Gardner sedan had been blown to pieces by a charge of dynamite, placed, he thinks by boot* loggers in an effort to get revenue.In additIon to the total. loss, of tbe car about $200 damage was done to the garage, a concrete and'hollow tile i structure. The glass whs smashed .by the blast and the roof was;broken topee from the walls. V '^' ^An automobile belonging,- to ' Mr. Threlkeld’s son also waV, la the garage. hut wns only slightly damaged!Mr. Threlkeld as county attorney has been prosecuting a number of liquor cases recently and. has heard a number of threats purporting, to come, from his opponents. Tie says be had never worried much over these, but that he is certain now that the blast was the work of those who have been threat-'cuing hhn.The explosion occurred, ahont 2 a. m., the nttorney\ thinks. He heard a noine about that dime.4* !It Is said the culprit is known and will le apprehended and made to an-
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Chariton Leader
Chariton, Iowa, US
Tue, Feb 15, 1927
Page 7
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