Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-27
ALIFE ANKIHILATOR.
Which Kills q Man without ANY
Particular Noise or Pain.
Why n Patent Was Refused
story With = MulhattOn
Flavor.
New Haven Cor NY. Times.

story With = MulhattOn
Flavor.
z New Haven Cor. N. Y. Tines.
A we'll known Bridgeport Professor,
who refuses to give his name, makes
public the facts concerning sn engine
which he calls the instant and noise.
less annihilator Of human life, which
can be operated without detection,
and which the United States Govern
ment has just refused to patent for
him, because Of its dangerous charac>
Ter and from fear that It will be used
for neiarious purposes. A reporter Of
the Times visited this man to-day.
and was shown the machine. 1.-The
principal objection to it, /" said the in
yentor, "on the part Of the United
States Patent Office, was. | believe,
the fact that they feared | was in
lesgue with belligerent Irishmen, and
was seeking the protection Of our Gov
eminent in the future work Of killing
of English members Of Parliament
who are hostile to the Land Leaguers.
The invention consists Of brass
belt, shining like gold aud Of fine
Workmanship. II is forty two inches
long by i've inches wide, and is Eve
eighths Of an inch thick. AS the in
ventor took it up and turned it in va
rious positions he pAtted it lovingly,
and then abruptly wanted to know II
II was not indeed beautiful piece Of
mechanism DO you see that2'' he
exclaimed, pointing to slightlypro-
iecting nipple that Was exactly in the
middle OF the belt, VI can drive
pellet from that nipple that
will penetrate the skin Of an OK at a
distance Of sixty feet. If the OK is
alive | will guarantee to kill it within
fifteen minutes by means Of the same
pellet. There will be no noise from
the firing of this deadly missile, as
you shall see before you leave. Isim.
ply place my elbow to my side and the
machine goes of with the force Of a
rife; The pellet, as you will note, ("
and here the inventor took down q
case containing several greasy, green
ish looking objects, about three inches
long and as large as the leads of .
pencil, lis as heavy as 80 much lead,
but no lead enters into its composition.
1t is all poison, concentrated by pres
sure, one hundred parts into one part,
and the Ingredients Of that poison is
my secret: Now, if you will wait a
moment, ] will bring in a dog that
have in the back yard, and which
decided this morning to lay on the
altar Of science. You will then BE-
able to judge as TO the effectiveness OF
my beautiful invention" Or ,lU
In the absence OF the old man the
Times correspondent took up the dead.
y belt and examined it closely
Though the outside was Of brass il
was lined with steel and was very
flexible and hollow. The front WIS
wider and thicker than the sides and
back and the whole machine felt much
better than it looked. A hinge allowed
the back to open and the belt TO en-.
circle the body. Once in place il
snapped together much like q hand,
cuff. The entire front was composed
Of smooth brass, on the underside o.
which, right under the nipple, there
was an attachment which seemed t
be to enable the weafer to load the
belt. Otherwise the machine looked
far from being dangerous. I
4 The Professor came in struggling al
one end Of rope, with 9 miserable
looking street dog at the other. "As
was going to say just before | wen
out" he said, with this beautifu
invention Of mine man with ordi
nary care and intelligence can take Of
any public individual at any time anC
anywhere without mourning the slight
est risk for himself aud causing nC
pain to the person attacked. Do yoU
know that the cruel and dreadful
deaths OF some Of the European
crowned heads have caused me much
pain2 The idea Of the flesh and bone
Of kings being strewn along the road,
side from the force OF bomb explosions
to say nothing Of the other systems o
destruction which have been EN-
ployed from time to time by assassina
is dreadful. 1t has seemed to me tina
such deaths were cruel and unneces
sary. Now, | have worked night ant
day to provide real reformers and lega
executioners with weapon that viii
remove human beings without pain.
ask mankind nothing for my inven
ton, and / shall take nothing.
have received inquiries from a few
people in reference to this machine
A we'll known Russian reformer,
good man, wants one Of them.
have had no application from Irish
men as yet, but an attache Of the Gu
ban journal Separatist, the organ o
the revolutionists Of New York, wa
here last week to see me concerning
it. AS AN protected by no paten
now, | propose to furnish nothing Blu
working drawings, but | want to shoY
you the machinein action. y
The poor dog was doing by thu
stove. The Professor brought out 81
air pump from the closet, placed tn
belt under it, and proceeded to chargI
it with a tremendous pressure. WheE
he had finished the gauge in3the puml
stood at 10000 pounds. The belt wa
then quite rigid, but gave no evidenc,
Of the terrible strain upon it. Ate
he had removed the belt from th,
pump he threw aside his coat, claspet
the belt about him, placed one Of th,
pellets in the nipple and arranged twl
little steel levers, one under each arm
which he then connected with tn
belt. After replacing his clothing
taking care to put the nipple through
, buttonhole in his vest, where it, wa
scarcely observable, he announce,
that: he was ready. Watch m
closely" he said; you will hear n
sound" Facing the dog he pressel
his left elbow against his side, Whicl
I action he said cooked" the stranger
/ device, making it ready to 20 Of fror
. light pressure on the other side Q
! his body. Next, his right arm fell
: There" said he with a nervous nc
! ton, wiping the beads OF sweat fror
; his forehead, the dog is shot. l
. less than fifteen minutes it will b
! dead" There was profound silenc
in the room. Nothing but the toxin
!, Of the old clock on the wall broke tn
stiffness. 1t did not seem possibl
I that the dog had been struck wit
anYihinR. The Prnfessnr nrnIaine