Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-13
A NEW INTERNAL MACHINE.
A Machine Which Kills Without NOis,
or Pain

New Haven Correspondence Of the New York Times.
well-knOwn Bridgeport professor. who re-
fuses to give his name, makes public the facts
concerning an engine which he calls the instant
and noiseless annihilator of human life, which
can be operated without detection, and which
the United States government has just refused
to patent for him, because of its dangerous char
acter and from fear that 1t will be used for nefa-
rious purposes. A reporter of The Times visited
this man to-day, and was shown the machine.
''The principal objection to it," said the inven-
tor, ION the part of the United States Patent
Office was, believe, the fact that they feared
was in league with belligerent Irishmen, and
was seeking the protection of our government
in the future work of killing off English men,
bers OF parliament who are hostile to the land
leaguers.
II have no objection now to exhibit my in
yention. nave spent years upon tin fact. it
has taken all my leisure hours for nearly de-
cade. but, as | find cannot be protected by
patent, and that my models and plans have
been seen by many persons in Washington, and
l can prevent no one from using the same, l
have no reason for further secrecy"
The invention consists of brass belt, shining
like gold and of fine workmanship. 1t is AZ
inches long by inches wide. and is five-eighths
of an inch thick. As the inventor took 1t up
and turned it in various positions he patted it
lovingly, and then abruptly wanted to know II
| it was not indeed a beautiful piece of mechan-
ism. ''Do you see that?'' he exclaimed. point
was exactly in the middle of the belt.
81 can drive a pellet from that nipple
that will penetrate the skin of0en OK at a dis
lance of 60 feet. If the OK Nklive l will guar
antee to kill it within Is 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. simply place my elbow to
my side and the machine goes of with the force
81 a rifle. The pellet as you will note" and
here the inventor took down a case containing
several greasy. greenish-lOOking Objects about
three inches long and as large as the leads of a
pencil, lis as heavy as so much lead, but no
lead enters into its composition. 1t is all
poison, concentrated by pressure, 100 parts into
part, and the ingredients of that poison is my
secret Now, if you will wait moment, 1 will
bring in a dog that have in the back yard. and
which l decided this morning to Law on the
altar of science. You will then be able to Judge
as the effectiveness of my beautiful inven-
ton"
In the absence of the old man The Times cor
respondent took up the deadly belt and exam
ined it closely. Though the outside was of
brass it was lined with steel and was very ffeXi-
be and hollow. The front was wider and
thicker than the sides and back, and the whole
machine felt much heavier than it looked.
hinge allowed the back to open and the belt to
encirclc the body Once in place it snapped to-
gether much like a handcuff. The entire front
was composed of smooth brass. on the under
side of which, right under the nipple, there was
an attachment which seemed to be to enable the
wearer to load the belt. Otherwise the machine
looked far from dangerous.
The professor came in struggling at one end
of rope. with misunderstanding street dog
at the other. 'As was going to gay, just be-
fore / went out, he said with this beautiful
invention of mine man with ordinary care and
intelligence can take off any public individual
at any time and anywhere without mourning the
slightest risk for himself and causing no pain to
the person attacked. Do you know that the
cruel and dreadful deaths of some of the Euro
pean crowned heads have caused me much pain?
The idea of the flesh and bones of kings being
strewn along the roadside from the force of
bomb explosions. to say nothing of the other
systems of destruction which have been en-
ployed from time to time by assassins. is dread
full. 1t has seemed to me that such deaths were
cruel and unnecessary. Now. | have worked
night and day to provide real refOrmers and
legal executioners with weapon that will re-
move human beings without pain. | ask man
kind nothing for my invention. and shall take
nothing. have received inquiries from few
people in reference to this machine. A we'll
known Russian refOrmer, a good man. wants
one of them. / have had no application from
lrishmen as yet. but an attache of the Cuban
journal Sepdr0tast the organ of the revolution
lists OF New York. was here last week to see me
now. propose to furnish nothing but working
drawings, but want to show you the machine
III action
The poor dog was doing by the stove. The
professor brought out an ar-pump from the
closet, placed the belt under it. and proceeded
to charge it with a tremendous pressure. When
he had finished the gauge in the pump stood at
&c. 200 pounds. The belt was then quite rigid
but gave no evidence of the terrible strain upon
it, After he had removed the belt from the
INN q no no
about him. placed one 81 the pellets in the nip
pie, and arranged two little steel levers. one
under each arm, which he then connected with
the belt After replacing his clothing. taking
care to put the nipple through a buttOn-hOle in
his wascoat where it was scarcely observable,
he announced that he was ready. swatch me
closely" said he; You will hear no sound"
Facing the dog, he pressed his left elbow against
his side, which action he said cooked" the
strange device, making it ready to 90 Off frOma
light pressure on the other side of his body.
Next. his right arm fell. There" said he with
nervous motion, wiping the beads Ofsweat from
his forehead, ''that dog is shot. In less than
Is minutes it will be dead" There was pro-
found silence in the room. Nothing but the
ticking Of the Old clock on the wall broke the
stiffness. 1t did not seem possible that the dog
had been struck with anything. The professor
explained that the penetration was so swift. and
the hole made by the pellet SO small that it
caused very little pain. no more than that made
by the point of pin. Suddenly the dog gave
piercing shrek. jumped from the floor into the
air. and fell back lifeless. He was dead.
1T is not necessary" said the professor, ''that
these prOjectiles.' as he picked up one of the
pellets. SHOULD reach vital part to cause
death. 1t is only necessary that the prOjectile
should enter under the skin of the animal or
man. The warmth and moisture of the body
dissolve the substance of which the pellet is
composed, and the instant drop of blood that
is tainted with it enters the heart, death en-
sues"
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