Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-14
Dynamiters in N. Y.
ARREsr OF THE MEN WHO OTRlED
TO BLOW UP NEW YORK
DRY GOODS STORE.
DETEC TIVE POLICE E

NEW IOhhp oopbs lo.-I Iuo WlnQOWb
Of the drygoods store Of Garry Brothers
ut Grand and Allen streets, we're chatter
cd BY the explosion of dynamite or some
similar substance, on the 1st day of
February, 1885. The explosion at tho
ted by disafiected dry goods clerks. II rs,
men were seen running away from the
store about the time OF the concussion,
which nearly wrecked the build ing. .
Several arrests were made at the time,
but evidence ut hand was insufficient to
warrant detention OF the pri soners.
Inspector Byrnes, ch ief of detecti YES
possessed himself Of all facts known in
connection with the affair, and from
that time for ward detectives have been
busy on the case. The long quest en-
ded to-day, when the three men who
committed the outrage were arraigned
in Court. They are Peter A. Daly,
aged % years Thomas Fitzpatrick, "a
years CID, and David j. Naughton,
aged 36 years.
A combination Of drygoods clerks,
known as the Equality Association,
holds its meetings at Orchard Hall, 8
saloon kept by Morris GersteD. at 6S15
] Orchard street. 1t WAS suspected thai
one or more memb bers of tho landlord's
family could give some information
about the crime. Some time after the
explosion a stranger began to frequent
] Gersten's q saloon. He became Intimate
1 with the saloons keepers three sons,
David, Frank and George, whose aget
range from 10 to IS years. In time the
new conner applied for admission to the
EQ uaEty Association of Dry Goods
Clerks. He was rejected on the ground
that he was not drygoods clerk.
Not long after wards the new custom.
er at the saloon casually stated that he
had obtained position as floor. walker
| in the store Of A. c. Sirenz, drygoods
merchant, corner Of Grand and Chrystie
streets, not far from the scene of the ex e
plosion, and he applied for admission to
the association, and was again black
balled. This apparently hurt his feel
ings very much, and he talked of his
troubles with Gerstsn's boys and also
. comrAde of theirs named Eeurst. He
said he felt like suing the associs tion
for defamation Of character, and wish
cd he kuew something bad about the or
der. The Gersten boys sympathy was
aroused and David Gerston remarked
that he knew the three men who had
blown out Garry Brothers Windows
The stranger deity nursed the coming
disc closure, which David made AZ fol-
lows:
EYE. WITNESS OF THE CRIME.
On the night of the explosion the
order met in Orchard Hall. After the
general meeting, of which q secret ex'
eCutive session was held David Gersten
and one of his brothers listened outside
10 II ALL iharatlnna If In
secret session. Threats were made
said Garry Brothers should be
blown up, the same a. the dypamiters
| in London blew up the Parliament
House
While the session was progressing, &,
10 man entered the saloon and handed
one OF the Gersten boys round
package and asked him TO give 1t 10
| David j. Naughton. Presently Naugh-
ton came down stairs, accompanied by
/ DAILY and Fitzpatrick. Naughton
asked II parcel had been left for him,
and the round package that had been
left was handed over TO him. Naughton
and his two companions then went
out and were followed by David and
Frank Gersten, and Feurst. Naughton
and his compan Ions proceeded to Garry
Brothers store, where the Gerstens "a "
them place something beside the win
dow sash, after which DAILY and Naueh
ton ran away, while Fitzpatrick walked
from the spot, and was knocked down
lSy the terrific explosion that i'm
Imediately followed.
On the same day that young derster
related this story to his new friend, thu
latter was closeted with MIR. Byrnes
under whose orders he had all the tint
been working, and who secured hin
the place of floor walker for an explicit
purpose. The narrative Of young Ger
stem resu tied in Daly being arrested q
the silk counter In Garry Brothers
store, and his confederates At their Ie
Irrespective homes. Nsughton, In cour
to. day, sought TO intimidate . wit
ness by a covert threat. The prisoner
waived examination and were held
The penalty upon conviction Is te
lyears.