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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 142.DYNAMITING OF WALL OF PEN PLOTTED DY HOWARD BOWMAN IN CODED NOTE TO BROTHERLETTER ADDRESSED TO NEAL BOWMAN GAVE DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING EXPLOSIVE IN SEWER.CODE LETTERGOOD PUZZLECOLUMBUS. March 13.—At least I aeven and possibly more ronvlct* were involved in a plot engineered! by Howard Bowman lo dynamite, their way out of the Ohio Btafe Penitentiary, Warden Preston E. Thomas disclosed today.Furthor investigation may link additional inmates with the plot,} which was to have been executed by Neal Bowman. Ohio's No. 1 furtive criminal. Thomas snid.COLUMBUS. March 18.—An excerpt of the Bowman note follows:WOR ZYJ EO LDCS AJ\A PBOAP •'You can go In this sewerAKA LOLRBL CRCR CL IDC and tunnel over to theWK1D WLD MISYC A ABSRW wall and place a heavyA note bearing Inatructiona for the plot, written by Howard Bow-man and to be delivered to his brother. Neal Bowman, was found on Edward Klentlng, It was revealed. Howard Bowman is serving a life term on a bank robbery charge. Neal Bowman escaped froni the Lima Hoslptal for Criminal Insane last Christmas Day.Klenzing, officials said, intended to pass the note to his mother, who In turn would send It to Neal Bowman. Joe Fllkowakl. Cleveland murderer, and Lyell • Tex Cornell, ft member of the Bowman gang, nlso were Implicated, authorities Mid.Thomas today said he planned to construct new steel doors at the entrance of the prison to thwart any mid on th* prison. In his connection it was recalled that Harry Plerpont. Dfllinger gangster who was sentenced to death at Lima Sunday, will be brought lo the prison soon.Col. Lynn Black, superintendent of the Ohio Highway Patrol, revealed that ho waa called In by Warden Thomas last Friday and told of the Intercepted code note. Black said he doubted that Neal Itowman was in the state or had uny connection with the plot.Neal Bowman is regarded by Ohio authorities as one of the moat elusive OlHo criminals now at large. He escaped from the Lima hospital Christmas day. He was hunted over southeastern Ohio for three weeks by scores of state police but eluded the extensive trap laid for him and was last reported at lola. Miss.The note, parts of which were In poor English and criminal parlance, Instructed Neal to arrange for a man to crawl through a large city sewer which parallels the east wall of the prison, and set off three charges of dynamite under the wall on the east side of the prison. Neal wus directed to pull this off sometime In March, on a Sunday about 9 o’clock when we are in the chapel.Gave Inatructiona.Use electricity and work so that it can be set off with a battery but first send someone who is unknown in Columbus and let him find a spot to enter the sewer so that no one will see him going Into It. the letter read.You and the guy that seta it off get your watches regulated so that they keep time with each other.CEXJCC OF AQJYMFQW, KT NF-charge of dynamite or nl-QJK. HIOBUPJY RKVAP TEBtro. directly under theOWJY.'wall.FEAR INSULL MAY ATTEMPT TO KILL SELFFORMER UTILITIES MAGNATE GRANTED TRAVELING PAPERS—DESTINATION NOT YET KNOWN.ATHENS. March 18.—Samuel In-(Continued on pacs 11JURORS ENDsull waa furnished with United States government traveling paper* today as those around him guarded him closely In fear that he might commit suicide. -Insult'* wife, was urging him to return to the United States and face trial but It waa reported he would go to a half doien other countries including Liechtenstein, the dream-like republic of BO square mile* and 10,000 Inhabitants, on the Rhine between Switzerland and Austria.Must Leave Soon.The American travelling papers were provided at the suggestion of the Greek government. Many consulates had refused to visa the Greek government travel papers given Insull so he could leave the country before Thursday, when he must go or be deported on the first ship sailing to New York.The consulate consulted the legation when a suggestion for the papers came from the Greek foreign office. It was announced the legation would consult the state department. At noon today Consul General Leiand B. Nnrrl* banded the rorelgn office a traveling corticate. It contained his photograph, the date, his Identity and the fact that he was a naturalized American—he was born in London. It Is valid for three months.The report that he would go to Liechtenstein was about equally Insistent with reports that he might return to the United States.•A! Prii Fra i In 8w«FEGEN.DILIFIClsengeiplane corat’ ly ai rush*John Led Sleph* round* trainee the pithe f tlves here whereinnv nnnnrWe John D with a announ defense demurr and a r Dilllni terdny 1i al Han
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Marysville Evening Tribune
Marysville, Ohio, US
Tue, Mar 13, 1934
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