The evening world., 1891-12-12
STORY OF NORCROSS'S DEED.
His Visit to Russell Sage's ONCE and
the Bonn b. Throwing.

the Bonn b. Throwing.
The appalling crime, the perpe, ration of
which has been fastened upon Norcross, was
committed a few minutes after noon OF FRI
day, Dec. 4.
Norcross came into the office OF Russell
Sage, IN the Arcade Building. at II Broad
way, Just ABOUT IL O'Clock. He was neatly
dressed. wore Il silk hat and carried a small
| leather gripsack.
| Ills demcanor was quiet and nobody no.
ticed him at first.
| Mr.. Sage was not In his ONCE at the time,
and being informed that the millionaire was
out, the stranger took seat on the little
settee, and putting his satchel On his knees,
waited.
There were several other persons in the
ONCE. Charles E. James was In the private
room OF Mr.. Sage, also waiting for him,
as he had an appointment. In the gen.
eral Office were col. Joseph j. Slo-
cum. Mr.. sages brother-in-law; b. +,
Norton, a clerk; f. J. Menzie, stenogra-
pher; W. X. Laidlaw, a clerk for John Blood
good q Co., and Charles w. Osborne, the
bookkeeper.
| outside In the waiting-room Frank Robert
| sui, d SlUCh Cltlh lol W. NJ llllDI IL N w.,
was making delivery at one OF the windows.
Norcross and he were the only two persons In
this part OF the Office.
| Mr.. sage came In at 1907, and passed linz
mediately into his private oi1ice. A few min.
utes after Norcross got up and went TO the
window, behind which Norton was standing,
and asked TO see Mr.. Sage.
"He is very busy" said Norton.
"Will you tell him that a gentleman with O
letter from Mr.. Rockefeller wishes to see
him?"
Mr.. Menzie took the message to Mr.. Sage
and the latter, excusing himself from Mr.
James, came out to see his visitor Smiling
pleasantly at Norcross, he asked what he
could do for him.
Norcross did not reply In words, but unbut.
toning his overcoat slowly took out long
envelope, which he handed to Mr.. sage, all
the time holding his chel in his right hand
The envelope contained long type.
written dOsument, which Mr.. Sage started to
read.
TO his amazement II set forth In q wild,
rambling way that unless MIR. Sage would at
once give to the bearer sl,2OO,OOO In
money the whole building would be blown to
! blOulS WIN teu pUuuuS Vi ny udllllt WulCH
the visitor had in his satchel.
Mr.. sage looked up, and seeing the gaze OF
the man riveted upon him as he read, saw
that he had q crazy man or desperate crank
! to deal with.
He folded up the paper and put It back into
the envelope, handing 1t back to Norcross.
Smiling as blandly as he knew how, he said
to his visitor:
"Your request surprises me. 1t would
take some time for me to collect so much
money as that"
~ Imust have It. at once" replied the man
fercely, now speaking for the first time and
advancing towards the open door OF the
partition, inside which Mr. Sage was
standing
just then Mr.. Laidlaw came towards Mr..
Sage. The latter stepped back couple OF
PAGES, saying to hts crazy visitor hurriedly:
IAN right, Will have 1t for you in two
minutes. Wait here"
AT the same instant Mr.. Sage says he saw
the man open his satchcl and take out what
| looked like glass globe about the size OF u
baseball.
without q seconds warning the bomb, for
such 1t was, dropped from the hand OF the
| mtuLnaH 10 lne HOoT, ana lne lcrTlHc expo
sion which followed stunned every one for
few minutes, completely wrecking the office
and startling every body In the lower part o
the city.
! The building itself was Jared and rocked u
Its foundations, and Its panic-stricken occu.
/ pants fed In terror to the streets, where ar
enormous and excited crowd quickly gath.
| cred.
Mr. Norton had been blown bodily from the
window OF Mr.. Sage'3 once, and was picked
up dying IN the street. He lived only a few
hours.
All the other occupants or Mr.. Sage's oflic,
! were more or less seriously injured Mr.
| Osbornes skull was fractured by flying
debris Robertson, the clerk for Imbrie q Co.
was terribly cut and bruised
| Col. Slocum and Mr.. Menzie were torn anC
cut by nying splinters. Mr.. Laidlaw was scri
ouSly injured Internally and Mr.. Sage himself
thrown down and stunned, his face and body
cut by pieces OF glass and woOdworR.
( The bomb-thrower's body was blown "a
atoms, the only portions Of II remaining being
/ the ghastly staring head and one Lex and Al
/