, 1877-04-06
The Explosion Fatal to
Himself and One OF
His Partners.
That Tribe Of Devils, Harpies, and
Furies Now in Clanking
Manacles.
Narrow Escape OF a Lady In
Iowa from Abduction and
Incarceration.

Iowa from ADQuCLlCIl dA9A
Incarceration.
A D1AROLtCAL CRIME.
NEW YOnK, April 5.-Thts morning fearful
tragedy uec,iTred in tllc Office OF Messrs jewett,
1872 Frunt street, white lead manufacturers,
when u honlbsl,cIl exploded, Instantly killing
Georgu W. Jewett, nf Port Richmond, Staten
Island, the head Of the tirni, and Bon Of John
Jcwctt. 0ryEle D. .fcwctt, relative, also
menbcr uf the 1rIu, had his left hand shattcr-
el and suffered internal Injuries. He was taken
to Chat1tbrss Street Hospital. Josepn 4. Dem,
Ut Grunge, N. j., had Ills knee pan fractured
and suffered Internal injuries. Both Mr.
Dean and o. D. Jewett refuse to make my
statement OF the particulars Of the terrible
nflair. Pistols and largo dagger were
found among tho trio. The explosion oc-
Cured III tue Office OIL tho second floor; the
windows are Elown out; the eoot IS two inches
decp on the floor, and the Office furniture Is
powdered to hits. Picccs of boaibshcll are In
'the rooul. The pistols aud daEgcrs afe In the
Police station. The body Of Jcwctt lies In ILLS
private u.lice, fronting TN Dufllng slip The
corpse a1ld carpet arc bathed In gore. Ills facs
was nll blackrsel With SCOT, and his banda were
coal.blurk. The Coroner ts Investigating thc
case.
Portions o! conlcal shcl! OF llan1.grenadc
were fund lsntelduJ In tue walls mud ceiling
Of tho room, md TWO rcvolyers and dirk-knfc
were found on tue floor. Thu scabbasd md belt
corresponding to Dae of tho rcrulVeFs were
fuuutl OIL tho pcraon of Orvll1e D. Jewett.
.TftreH clerks Alt4 q eUn 0f Mr. Lean wcr9 In
an ndIu1inx room, at the ti!ne of the explosion,
auu wcre ros!tiye u t1lcir assertions TINT 2 shell
hal ncvor been In tho placc. Alter ti!e War.
few shells ttckcl up On the battlefield were
gent to .i,c,nbers Of the trim, who llal them
eu,pttcl into tlle East Nrer. The clrrks say
the al!ell must have nccn brought to the otllce
this 'uot4alng by one Of the injured nlcn.
Thy tl.;ory u the poltcu Is that deorgc ".
and Orvllie u. JoSett oecaH1c tuSo III 4 dis
pute, aud that the shcll must hive been Used rs
Aweapou. This theory 1s strengthened by the
discovery Of re7olvers and q knife IN tile ruom.
When ons OF the rsvolvsrs was found, lts burFel
was warm aral orr Of the chambers empty. with
Ut cxploaatl tap on It,
Every e.1ort was made TO and out The cauae Of
lad exploled nothing could bc learned. as Mr..
: Lean, when aHlsci for Information, both by the
rlles ana rcporteFs' merely answered; "Don't
Il,r explosion caused great excitement In tho
Slcfhlty, nitl tho. open spaca In uurlinx slip was
soon CROWDED with pcuple. A Gection Ut police
men ~as tpor Oil this scruc, md regular fire
linz was sun established, no uuu being per-
or who was utn exlleii thctt ly Legitimate uua!-
hrss. Ruauors Ut dlsagreelnents bctwecl. the
parties were circulated, and one person. who
claimed to 10 intimately connected with. tho
1stn, tol4 Cosanstretal reporter that business
matters hal not been eoing on lately ~ harino-
nuusly IN they might llavs dunc.
ono tts:oty advanced as to the cause OF tho
explosion IL: TINT u sheu was thrown into tho
crate wltllt!c coal, at!d another IL that II was
e0Eelcsaly handled.
tho late WIZ, aud It IL stated shell was kepi
w blHl In tlo otlce as Y relic OF tho struggle.
others, who profess to bo faniIlIar with tho
Ot!ce, deny The cxtsiet'cc there Of surl 4 dan.
u lts residencc IN Nayerly place, but Uryllto
u. JeMctt. wI.f. resides Ut orange, N. j., was
taken to csalslbeEs Street Hospital, where, late
In the aftstnool!, to was thought to be dying.
NEW roHE, April 5.-The 11tae1 tomorrow
Will publtsh from authentic sources the true
story OF ehc cxplosio,s, revealing tbs fact that
1taGoltcal eEi,nu has been perpettatcl. Ory|lu
y. Jewett was admitted to the Iirn Vt wllcl, lii
luther, when alive, was member six or suye,l
years nt:o slmply because ot that relationship.
~ Inv oceu sonewhat Wild aud patd little IT.
tsntlon ~ tue ousll.eas, which ser!na not to mare
bceu to his taste. lie Aas been 1baent Inst Wt1,-
ter yaelt!nE at bermuda, aul Tn Ills return cx.
pressed destro to withdraw from tho ar.n. Ills
business, und opposed his retiring, but ho
persistel In tic determination, ami finally },c-
ea1ne 70 d!sagEccaos that t.ry conceded his
request anI agreed 10 pay htns S.a>1, ,utO for his
kt'H~*s AH2 A@tt8a"f papEt9 Hc4G AEAHH W,
aud wcEu to have Lecn signed Today. Young
Jcwutt, probably erazrl with liquor, calne to tic
otler as1ii:a with baud grenade. 4 pistol, aud
satk. s;.ns aEry wors passsa and'le pulled
noor. An explus!on followed. The ulcle was
Killed. ill., OWL !cg4 broken, and lle received
ihrse terrible wounds ~ thu aeaolncn. 4e then
through tls bead, but h!s aim was iuctfectIye.
lie died this eVentnG III the hospital.
gsan, who xa. injured BY the explosion, IA
unaesssooo not 20 W ~ . dangerous condtiaou.
,,sls MY Y9na, a, Aats!4 r6::-As.i:!ant Foreman
pst.aa to ssss to heSs ssais: e.. T. a1:s H.
occurrence, aays. ."About f,3o S,ciocE
Fireman MaIaSy aud ! were startled by loud
eS asS q is:s'aSpf .aaIs .ar an e1p9'S n e. I'D ,aw
the second floor Of The buliilnx
occupied BY John Jywctt 4; Sons, nearly o..
postts ~ euglae.houss. I found tic placo
smell 81 burned powder, and, IN consequence d
the density u ttv suloke, objects III
The place, were, barely dssccrnlbl.. /,
hoxeysr. distinguished thy fortns OF two
outer oules. Wllepws entered lbs private olllse
y ih ths wsIs ss grosrnK e tle aSor oa Istaf..nx
H. ~ w4 ss ssT oa
Lcwett'4 desk wps Oh tIfe.
sRA0axsTs or 4 sfsELl.
l1y seattefe4 III oil 4lTecttU4s, anl In some
p!aces west ttnoeddea III the wills aud articles
u furniture. Ths windows were completely
blown out. On the nooF near tho spot wh~ru
w touud the bodlos picked W large nayy
a1l closed 1ack-kuife. After W.
hal cxtinRutshea the ase Iu the
carpet went tuto the office occupied by tls
Siefks, and, ssooplug over tho body uf Orylile
y. jewett, notlcvd that . pottion OF hts veal
near the breast WIS on hrr. A policeman put
tte t1e out, aud thea SAW that t4u W0unuei
naaA woss leather belt with al attached plstol-
CAPT. rRUifs kT4IEMKxT,
Coroner ElInRer arrived at the place Ut 2:ao,
aho took the statements Of ss7efal pytxura.
Iatt. tstt ia!sf Me4 lla thst Mf. Dean r.