Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-17
PLACING THE DYNAMITE.


serviceable.
PLACING THE DYNAMITE.
Trncing the Men Who Caused Recent Ex'
plosion.
New York Times.I
After the explosion at Grand and Al
len streets in February last, when the
windows in Garry Brothers dry-goods
store were shattered by dynamite, the
police became convinced that members
of the Equality Association of Dry
Goods Clerks were guilty of the crime.
The fruit Of the investigation was the
arraienment yesterday at the Jefferson
Market Police Court of Peter A. DAILY,
David J. Naughton, and Thomas j. Fitz-
patrick. They belong to the associa-
ton mentioned, which has for its avowed
objects the protection Of personal rights
and the securing OF redress when such
rights are violated.
The Equality Association had become
displeased with Garry Brothers be-
cause about Christmas the firm had
discharged a salesman. AS the man
was not taken back about thirty Of the
employees left the store. They came
back soon after, however, and matters
were quiet for time. Other troubles
intensified the bad feeling, and it was
known that the firm did not stand well
with the Association. The Association
held its meetings at Orchard Hall, No.
6SB Orchard street, over saloon
kept by Morris Cersten. Inspector
Byrnes secured man not at
tached to the police force, and
ordered him to wait near the saloon
and to become acquainted with men,
bers of the Association, and, if posi-
BILE, to Join it. lie tried to get in the
Association, but failed. even after OBJ
tanning position as floor-walker in the
store of A. G. Strenz & Sons, at Grand
and Chrystie streets. During all this
time, however, he had become espe-
cially intimate with David, Frank, and
George Gersten, young sons Of the pro-
prietor of Orchard Hall, and with one
of their friends, boy named Edward
Feurst. To these boys the detective
floor-walker told his trouble about get
ting into the Association. He also said
he should begin suit against the
Equality Association for defamation Of
character.
David Gersten then told him that
some of the clerks were bal, and that
he knew three of them who had put ex-
plosive material under Garry Brothers
windows. The Association, he said,
had had meeting in his fathers place
on the night of the explosion, and after
it had adjourned three Of the members
remained to hold special secret meet
ing. A package for David j. Naughton
had been left in the saloon that evening.
While in this secret session one Of the
boys crept up to the door and heard the
men talking of blowing up some place,
the name Of which the boy could not
catch. The three men stayed very late
in their evening secret session. Final
" Naughton came down and got the
package which was addressed to him..
Soon after the three left the house.
They were Naughton, Daily, and Fitz-
patrick. 1t was about l:30 Sunday
morning. The boys, believing that they
were going to blow up something, fol-
lowed after them. They say they
saw Naughton place something under
Garry Brothers window. The electric
lights at the corner made it nearly as
light as day. Then two of the men
started off rapidly Fitzpatrick walked.
The explosion occurred very soon aftel
the three men had started away, and
the conclusion knocked Fitzpatrick
down on the sidewalk. The boys made
similar statements to Inspector Byrnes
and also in the shape Of afii lavits, upor
} which warrants were issued. Mr.. Ger
stem, the father, knew nothing Of thu
4 matter, but encouraged the boys to tel
I the truth.
DAILY was arrested Saturday night a
= Garry Brothers store, where he haC
< gone to work soon after tn, explosion
: Naughton was arrested at his house
! No. % Monroe street, the same night
Q and at 2 O'Clock yesterday morning
!, Fitzpatrick was taken into custody a
i No. 264 Monroe street. With tn
/" witnesses, they were taken be
u fore Justice O'Reilly yesterday morn
q ing in Jefferson Market Police Court
J. They waived examination, and wer
II held in one thousand dollars bail eacl
+ for trial at Special Sessions. Naugh
% ton acted in boisterous and swagger
: ing manner before Clerk Mage van, VIII,
was taking the prisoners names ant
u the statements Of witnesses. lie tries
J. to intimidate the witnesses by statinl
: that il any Of them dared to swea
l. against him they would come to quicl
end. Naughton worked for lie Bou
$ tillier, in Twenty-third street, and Fitz
l. patrick was employed as book-kcepe
y at Broadway and Ninth street. The mel
'' are liable to sentence Of tel
- years in prison under section GAS o
a the Penal Code, which provides penal
!, ty for the malicious placing an l firm
u Of explosives with the purpose of de
: stroying property or life. The paper
. in the present instance were drawn "a
u under another section, which make
! their act felony and themselves liabl
Q to two years. Imprisonment. II an in
dictment is found by the grand jury i
$ will probably be under the former sec
: ton.