Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-07
DEATH 10 THE RICH
Startling Development of the
Attempt on Sage.
THE STORY TOLD BY CAPT. HORNE.

A Society Organized to Convert the
Wealthy to socialism Kill Them
A Strong Organisation "for the Good
of the Poor''-George Francis Train
Talks Like He Knows Something-Only
Two Deaths by the Bomb Throwing
suspect Ares .ed--Another Crank"
in Trouble.
NEW YORK, Dec 1.-THE identity
of the man who threw ss1 bomb which
wrought such havoc in Russell SaSe's
Office Friday is still mystery. a dispatch
claims that he can be not Hiram ID. Wilson,
as that individual is at present safe in n
lunatic asylum. The effect of the fiend's
work was not so serious as first reported,
as the only one killed except himself was
Mr.. Norton. All the wounded are doing
well and Mr.. Sage was so slightly hurt
that he can attend to business today.
There are two persons who talk as if they
had an idea who the dynamitard was
Captain Henry Horne. lecturer Of Worth's
m Cseum, and the erratic George Francis
Train. Horne actually identified the
CHASTITY head of the bomb thrower.
Had Call from a Reformer.
Captain Horne says the head is that OF
man who had a conversation with him
about two weeks ago. This man, whose
name he had forgotten, invited Horne TO
go ont lecturing on monopolies and So
cialistic topics. Horne says the man told
him he was going to write TO all the capt.
talists like Jay Gould and Russell Sage,
and if they didn't come to hear Horne
lecture he would write them again and il
they still ignored his request he would
blow them all up. Horne continued: "he
wanted everything placed under the
auspices of the general government. Pas
sengers, he said. should lie carried az
freight and by this method it would cost
but 80 cents for a passage from New York
10 San Francisco.
Belonged to an Organization
ale said he was a member of a strong
organization formed for the purpose OF
advancing these ideas. The body was a
religious one, and was instituted for the
good of the poor. It would elevate the
pauper. He showed me a blue ribbon.
which he said was an officers badge and
that he was an officer He told me that
wouldn't be selected to do the bomb
throwing When any monopolist refused
10 accept the invitation to attend the
lectures, and his death was voted by the
organization. lots would be drawn. and
the man drawing the lot would
be detailed to throw the bomb.
He introduced me to other men, who he
said were members OF the society One OF
these men l remember well. He was a
small sized man, wore dark mustache,
and short, stubby beard"
One of the Men EmigrateA
Later. after Horne had got tired of
them, ore OF the men-the second &C
quaintance-sent his card to Horne at the
museum one day, asking an interview.
On the card was @W d Southworth, San
Francisco care Morris Hotel, No IL West
street, New York" Inquiry was made
for Southworth at the hotel, and an en-
ploye stated that he left for South Amer-
lea about a week ago. Inspector Byrnes
telegraphed to the chief of police at San
Francisco asking il there had been any
person arrested there within the past two
years for making incendiary speeches on
the subjects, of capitalism, anarchism,
government dontrol of railroads, etc, and
IL so to wire him a description and partic-
ulars. The inspector considers the story
told by Horne as being very probable. He
says that acquaintance No. l is undoubt-
eddy the man whose head is now in the
morgue.