The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-10
MODERN INVENTION.
a NoisELEss ANNlAiLAToR
rAA. Command, the Admiration Of the s.er.. As
sassln-ASsW Rasland Man Inrsats a Life Do.
stroysrthat Makes no NSiss and cOussaln
the Wound-Nhy he got no Patent.


known Bridgeport professor, who refuse
to give his name, makes public the fact
concerning an engine which he calls tn
instant and noiseless annihilator OF humal
life, which can be operated without detet
ton, and which the United States Govern
ment has Just refused to patent for him
because Of its dangerous character, an,
from fear that 1t will be used for neiariou
purposes. A reporter visited this man to
day, and was shown the machine. 9TH
principal objection to Il" said the inventor
ION the part Of the United States Psten
Office was, l believe, the fact that the,
feared l was in league with belligeren
Irishmen, and was seeking the protection
OF our Government in the future world o
killing off English members Of Parliamen
who are hostile to the Land Leaguers.
~ have no objection now TO exhibit my
invention. ! have spent years upon it-ir
fact, it has taken all my leisure hours fol
nearly decade, but as ! find / cannot bt
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, have no reason foi
further secrecy"
THE INVENTION.
The invention consists OF brass belt,
shining like gold and of fine workmanship.
1t is forty.two inches long by five inches
wide, and Is five-eight6s 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 beautiful piece OF mechanism.
"Do you see that?" he exclaimed, pointing
to slightly projecting nipple that was ex-
actly in the middle Of the belt. ~ can
drive pellet from that nipple that will
penetrate the skin Of an OK at distance
Of sixty feet If the OK is alive will guar.
antee TO kill II in fifteen minutes, by means
Of the same pellet. There will be no noise
from the firing OF this deadly missile, as
ou shall see before you leave. ! simply
place my elbow on nay side and the ma.
chine goes off with the force OF a rifle. The
pellet, as you will note" and here the In.
ventor look down 9 case containing several
greasy, greenish looking objects, ahout
three inches long and as large as the leads
Of pencil, "s as heavy as 30 much lead,
but no lead enters into its composition. Ii
all poison, concentrated by pressure, 100
parts into l part, and the Ingredients OF
that poison is my secret. Now, II you will
wait moment, l will bring in dog that l
have in the back yard, and which 1 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"
In the ABSENCE OF the old man the cor
respondent took up the deadly belt and ex.
amined it closely. Though the outside
was Il brass 1t was lined with steel and
was very flexible and hollow. The front
was wider and thicker than the sides and
back, and the whole machine felt much
heavier than It looked. A hinge allowed
the back TO open and the belt 10 encircle
the body. Once in place it snapped togeth.
er much like handcuE. The entire front
was composed OF smooth brass, on the un-
der side Of which, right under the nipple,
was On attachment which seemed to ena-
BILE the wearer to load the belt. Otherwise
the machine looked far from being dam
gerous.
A VICTIM.
The Professor came in struggling.at one
end Of the rope, with a mlserable.looking
street dog at the other. "As l was going
to say just before ! went out,' he said,
with this beautiful invention OF mine q
man With ordinary care and intelligence
can take of any. public individual at any
time and anywhere without incurring 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 European crowned heads have
caused me much pain2 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 sys-
tens OF destruction which have been EN-
ployed from time 10 time by assassins, ia
dreadful. 1t has seemed 10 me that such
deaths were cruel and unnecessary. Now,
l have worked night and day to provide
real retormers and legal executionsrs with
a weapon that will remove human beings
without pain. / ask mankind nothing for
my invention and | Fhall take nothing. l
have received inquiries from few people
in reference to this machine. A well.
known Russian reiQrmer, good man,
wants one ot them. have had no applir
cation from lrishmen as yet, but an at.
taChe Of the Cuban journal, SepdrdtiSt, the
organ OF the revolutionists oil New York,
was here lust week to see me concerning 1t.
AS am protected by no patent now, l
propose TO furnish nothing but working
drawings, but ! want TO show you the ma.
chine in action"
AN EXECUTION.
The poor dog was doing by the stoye,
The Professor brought out IN air.pump
from the closet, placed the belt under it,
and proceeded to charge 1t with a tremen.
dous pressure. When. he had finished the
gauge in the pump stood at &c, 900 pounds.
The belt was then quite rigid, but gave no
evidence Of the terrible strain upon 1t.
After he had removed the belt from the
pump be threw aside his coat, clasped the
beltabout him, placed one Of the pellets
in the nipple, 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 button hole in bis waistcoat
where IT was scarcely observable, he an.
roppcad that he VIVA ready. HNatcb
me closely" said. said hei e. "you will hear
his bT 'OIa left elbow sgainst BIZ bic side side,
which action he said Cooked" the
strange device, making it ready to 20 off
from light pressure on the other side Of
his body. Next, his rightarm fell. "There,"
said be, with nervous motion, wiping the
beads Of sweat from his forehead, "That
dog Is shot. In less than fifteen minutes
Il will be dead" There was'a profound