The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-18

Az RFEEsAL MAoHISE sENT FEoM xoRTH ADAKs
40 cHlcA00-ARhEsT on a PRlMREgT AAssAcRU-
sETTS LAWYER
In The iarer part Of December. 1862 box was
iinf WArurd lfom North Adams, ass, 90 New York;
ald roa thence 6 Chicago IN. II was directed 70
IA Mr. MnWpie, OF that city. As he was absent IRON
town Wb'H the box arrived, it remained IN the ex-
press Ohi"e Tor two weeks nnnoteed and unopened.
aF, Whppie returnei IRON Chicago, and suspected
that soileihlng was wrong about this myeTi0ns box
when vas about fifteen inches long, fourteen wide
and ten high, cave Dpel Ia thick wrapping paper
tied with cord, VII lie on the font side was b1ard
tsfre quarters OF an inch thick covering the keyhoe
and fastened by a screw IN each e0rner.
BeIween Mr. Whip le, to whom the box was ad
/ dre d. d Neheniah Hodge, Of North Adams, q
! cling OF enmity had tor long time existed. Mr.
u odge rs the inventor aud p4tentee OF railroad
o4ks, which is IA general throughout the country
! ie has eveial eu' pending aqaiu3t corporations
.nd individuals for elcged arrangements on his pat
eLt and Improper use OF bis bake Whisple was for
verai yea connected with tUdge in the uwaersIip
TOT this inv ntion, but this connection was loyered
short TINE ago, and Whippes nter was transfer
it'd 10 yageral railroad companies. Hodge became
GfeaiH eensed and Is said To have made threats 10
tNe ehl Ct iht he Wid bring the powers Of he'll 10
i n agaitSt Whpple.
The ryseriOI oCx having zen placed in the Gu
! lody o. thp paron TO whom it WIS 4ddrt ed, c. p
5iatleo Chsi OF Police Of Chiraq qa- whuae reputa
I l''1n g d ciive Is natOual-w'l consulted he
! ihA c. IN hand, ard pf0c1eded to u rcc0nnois-
/ nte the box He becdme satisfied that t con
/ g. ned An int rnai machine. In order 10 Open It he
'C IA ingenious fnechen nical arrancemeht The
I box wri place beiw IN leCees of rocks--a wedge
/ w IN e, IN the cover, and Il ty-sx pound weight
Iwp S pend, over it. held by gjpe over Two huns
tgtd &C. ot ChVI Bradley al the safe end of tb-
ope cave strong pull, The wei1ht fell, the wedee
I diu duty, the cover was removed. An enyele
uDe then discovered In front OF the key-hule con-
iuiJ :he key tue box aud description of ils
! con, nj (which re said 10 be new Inventions re-
no a., el...s. gN.ea
hos unopened. The mechanical vice was
]irs 4. Down came the weight aud as it
Uck he box al e., lloson followed that vas heard
I " Che DIS 9 Of mauy' milei The box proved t
'five nt@ne bout fifteen pounds Of powder. On
6 insG ot the cover spiral spring had been so ar
ranged lele , hammer aud strike percus-
onclp 1.-THE moment the box was opened. There
/ W 30 ibility Of future 10 the mLrderous en-
gne if aus hrpt was made to open it In the usual
| amer. Death was certainty to every person in
,le vioiny OF this 'ribe machine.
To disc. er the pei IN who had sent this box on s
Gdd and OF destruction was the task Of Chic
1dley To it he devoted the energies Of himself
nd his rps OF lstants. About two weeks ago he
cane 20 t q city and co suited with Detectives Wal.
tIrL Y nd Lemue Hurlbut, who4e co,uperation
| s rs secur in the important investigation. Chief
radley procured all the evidence that he could OBJ.
,ain and re urned 10 Chicago, wherenpon the United
tes Grand Jury f md bills Of Indictment against
Nehemiah Hedge, Of Nor Adams, for conspiracy
aud ee-qut with intent 70 commit mupder
A. few l3ls ago, Ulcers VAndeTwerken and Dodge
of Chief Uradeys staff, came to This city with a re
qusii on from the Governor OF Illinois upon the Gov
rnor oG Massachusetts for the surrender of the party
wso lad en- indicted. Yestertay morning these
| ites, Wi officer Kipp, of this city, proceed 20
NO,oh Adams About mon lucy proce 1drd with Of,
Ihcer j. o Robi TO Office OF Mr.. Hodge, and in
formed HIM Of their frrand, He received the starts
ling announcer ement with calnn $, and made no at,
alnpt az escape or resi-, nee. or course a terrible
! excitement was preducodin North Adams where Mir.
Il dodge has resided for maEy years. His friends call
q upon him, to W words of cheer. He is o man oi
doe presence, gre intelligence and courteous de-
| neanor. We should 10th 10 record the acts above
riten ! It Or lhe hnGInq Of a Grand Jury aud a
aem OF he officers TROY Tm,s.