Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-27
CHlcAGO's NEW MYSTERY
Avengers Fall Victims to Their
 Own P1ok
ONE DEAD AND ANOTHER DYING.

At IS supposed They Intended to Destroy
 an Enemy's Store. but the Explosion
 Was Premature, with Painful and Shock
 ing Results.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 27-A terrific explosion, followed by another explosion of lesser vio- lence, sheet of flame that burst from two shattered windows a man whose clothing was ablaze rushing blindly into the street, and the half dressed and disfigured body of man lying in heap of wreckage, go to make up the story of strange tragedy in Joseph Lupe's little grocery store at No. ASIA State street.
 Barber George W. Johnson, who lives near the store, was going into his house at 12:S5 o'clock in the morning, when he was startled by violent explosion. At the same time flames burst from the windows of Lupe's grocery store Johnson ran across the street to his shop, aIll as he did so he saw man rush througL the flames with his hands clasped over his face and fall in the gutter, where he rolled in the mud until the fire which was burning his clothing had been | tinguished.
 The man did not utter word. He was borne to Mercy hospital, where his burns were pronounced fatal When the firemen came the grocery was wrapped in flames. Old Frank Lupe lived up stairs with his wife and eight children They were passing the night at Tony Gresers place at No. 1891 State street. and, SC, far as anybody knows, there was not a member of the family in the | building at the time of the explosion. l The firemen had just reached the blazing | store when anouher explosion, not so violent as the first, scattered firebrands in all direc- | tiozs. Within twenty minutes the fire was T extinguished. Then search was made in the building It was found that the store itself had been completely wrecked The rear end had been blown out
 | While the frernen were tramping around in the wreckage they found the body of a young man lying near the rear door, and in a spot where the force of the explosion was most noticeable He was barefooted, and the only clothing he had on was a shirt and 1 a necktie. His body was frightfully burned. It is believed that his clothes were torn off by the explosion.
 The first explosion must have occurred in the rear of the room Here is where the de- struetion was greatest. A kerosene oil barrel with its head gone stands against the wall in this portion of the building. When the Lupes left the place on Tuesday night the head of the barrel had not been cut out, and the bar rel was filled with oil. Lying about the bar rel the firenen found lot of firecrackers, bundles of kindling wood and the ragged head of keg, which is supposed to have con tained powder, although the Lupes say they did not keep explosives in stock.
 The Lupes, who are SiciliaAs, have long been bothered by mysterious burglaries.
 During the past month frequent attempts have been made to enter the store Mrs Lupe said that they had been disturbed nearly every night. On last Saturday young Luty Lupe fired a shot at man whom he saw try ing to force his way into the rear door.
 Inspector Shay, of the fire department and Police Lieut.. Arch think that the Lupes are the victims of Sicilian vendetta. The man who ran from the blazing building with his clothes aflame Is Phfllipo Pulalo, also 6
 Sicilian. The name of the man who was . killed outright is not known, but Phillipo, ir
 his delirium, cried out: "Where is my part
 nerr' The two men evidently entered the , building to destroy it, for the Lupes never :, kept any money in the place Christina.
 night was the time chosen for the crime, be f cause the consptrators knew that the olc man, Lupe, and his children would be at thu , festivities at GreselS house