, 1875-12-18

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THE AosEL MURDERER.
The rhymestsr who wrote that horrors
pAo on Aosross aeea "as feiesAa8, We ee-
hose, to m unpleasant legend concerning the
nature OF heu' out II LIE had poen propheayang
about the recent news from Bremeu ho could
not have potter MT sae NAL upon tho head.
such fiendish scheme rs that revealed by
the investigation into the dynamite exp1o-
scarcely evor been heard OF BEFORE One OF
tho crimea which damns Nxnos name to
everlasting infany is bis attempt to hnvo q
ship containing dozen people sunk IN deep
wnter, but THOMAS, to whom NERO vas no
body, deliberately planncd IN explosion on
n''d"ocean which would have sent tho
steamer Mosel, with every soul on board,
roellng down to sure dostruet1on. The Idea
TINT man OF this century should be oapa-
bio OF planning such tfsghtful scheme Is
simply terrible.
The story OF tho crime rs still m some re-
aI'eets incomplete, but oil the main points
arc known WILLIAM HING IaoMAs, the
Wholesale murderer was q native OF Brook
lyn, N. 7. Ho married at New Orleans md
lived In Virginia during tho War, when ho
made fortuna by blocl:ade-running. Upon
tho collapse OF the C3nfedarncy ho fied to
Germany, where he has ainca lived under the
assumed name OF IHoaiaRsEs. Having lost
his ill~gotten gums by speculation ho laid
tue plan which has cost tho world nearly LOO
Avea already and which may lead other mis-
croans to al1nilar bloost-cardhng or'mes here
After. Lie had an explosive machine made.
1t conslstou OF barrel divided into
two pasta, ono tlled with dynamite,
tho other occupied ~ clock.work 70
arranged that at the END OF el8hs
OF ten tlaya tic deadly dynamite WOULD be e1'
pioded oy sudden blow. he intended 70
have thia shipped at Hreman upon the
peutschland' which no was TO ioaVo hinsoh
at Southampton. At the latter port, NUM-
ber Of cases OF rubbish, insured as very costly
goods, vera to be placod On board Then
the Deutechland was to steam Westward on
tha broad Atlantic, crowded with passengers,
laden with hopes The eonspiratoEs--for
IHouAs hna confessed that he had accom-
piees in New fork-expoctcd TINT when tho
vessel was out OF sight OF land, out OF roach
Of all help, there would t> shock like that
OF III earthquake, rosAs Ike that OF wiirl-
wind, column Of flame like that
OF . volcanic eruption. The ataamer
| would be blown into infnitasimal fragments.
Passengers and crew would DO hurled in
| stantly into eteEnity. Days and ~ooka would
| wear wearily on without news Of the missing
vessel, and, whilo hundreds Of familias were
| settling down into tho dull agony ct hopeless
gzisf, the parties to this lslliah plot would
collect the Hctitioua insurance, tho blood
money Of their guilt, and so repair their
shattered fortunes. The internal machine
WA not ready whon tho Deutschland sailed,
aud the lattor therefore escaped this Qlaryb-
dis to strike upon the scylla Of the " Kentish
! Knock" The Mosel wss the nott steamer Of
tho same line. BY somo niece Of good for.
tuue,--comparatiyely good, positively bad,
Binee 1t coat 100 lives, tho dynamite
exploded on tho wharf ot l,romsrhayan
instead Of in ,pit-ocean. TuoaAs, who was
already on the Mosel. waa driyon by a cu;lty
conscience 10 attempt to commit suicide.
lis was promptly arrested and his wounds
bandaeei. Tie toro of the bandares only to
hive them reulocod, but at Inst aucceeslod in
killing h]mRolf Ga cfYeetna1lv 81 he Ind the
murdered hundred He died Thursday. He
Ia bevond tho reaoh of human ;ustica. bnt