Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-14
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALI QUARTERS. NEW YORK DYNAMITERS Run Down After Seven
 Months. PRELLER'S CORPSE TAKEN UP. No French Deputies From AIsaCe.
THE AFGHAN FRONTIER FIXED.
Another Effort to Race
 the Yachts.

WORKED UP BY A DETECTIVE.
 Three Men Arrested For The Ex-
 pIosion In Garry Brothers Store
 Last Winter.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-At 3 o'clock on the morning of February 1st last an explosion as loud as the simultaneous discharge of half 8 dozen cannon occurred the corner of Grand and Allen streets. For several min utes the explosion caused the greatest excite ment in the neighborhood. Terrified men and women rushed into the street half clad. Policemen were seen running in every direc- tion and many of the inmates of the tene- ments close by believing that everything was going to pieces from the shock of earth quake called for help from windows on the upper floors of their residences. The show windows of Garry Bros. corner of Grand and Allen streets, were almost entirely demol- ished. Over one hundred panss of glass in Ridley's building on the opposite side of the street were shattered. An examination made a few minutes after the explosion convinced the police that an attempt had been made to blow up Garry's store. From evidence ob- tained soon after the explosion the blame
  ity association which numbered over five hundred members and which held regular sessions at their headquarters in Orchard Hall, No. 6S11z Orchard street, on account of trouble between Garry Bros. and mem bers of the association just previous to the dastardly act. Several arrests were made, but all the prisoners were discharged for want of evidence. Frequent conferences were held at police headquarters in regard to the explosion and heavy re- ward was offered for the arrest and convic- tion of the guilty parties, but without sue cess. After months of hard work Inspector Byrnes finally obtained sufficient evidence to justify him in the belief that the explosion at Garry Bros store was the work of mem bers of the Equality association. He imme- diately set to work and tried to have one of his detectives elected 8 member of the organ ization, but every time his name came up before the meeting he was blackballed. Af ter several weeks the detective gained the confidence of three sons of the proprietor of Orchard Hall named David, Francis and George Gerstein. From the three boys he learned that they had frequently heard members of the organization speaking about blowing up buildings and on the night before the eX- plosion they heard man named Norton ask for package which was on shelf behind the counter. Believing that Norton and some of his companions were up to some sort Of mischief the boys determined to watch them and when they left the saloon little before two o'clock on the morning of the explosion they followed them. Norton, who placed the package that he had ob- tained from the saloon under his coat was accompanied by two men named Fitzpatrick and Daly. A few seconds after they arrived at Grand street Daly and Norton commenced to run, while Fitzpatrick, who was walking quietly away, was knocked down by the sx- plosion. From the above information yes terday Inspector Byrnes obtained warrants for the arrests of David J. Norton, Thomas Fitzpatrick and Peter R. Daly. The prison CTS were arrested last evening and locked up in police headquarters. This morning they were taken before Justice O'Reilly in the Jefferson Market court The prisoners de- clined to make any statement and were fully committed for trial. Norton, who is about forty years of age, is employed in LeBoutil- Hers dry goods establishment. Fitzpatrick is about thirty-eight years of age and is eln- ployed at Kaughran's at Broadway and Ninth street. Daily is twenty seven years old and is employed in Garry Bros' store