The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-05
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in and, greeting ~, aslksd ~ inio d
private oflice. haRe mad jsst xstni,r
clerk entered and said somsihinr M hitl. III
did not hear tho remark. Turnina tp fo&
he said, License me a moment and pA1ae6 a
through the door Into the main oflioes I'M
door closed behind him, md Ipssnsd nly
through which, Sage had gotas. II mioht
have been two Or three minutaa whom 3he
explosion came. wa blown nearly 20 thss
ceiling aud the chair On which hNd k4t
smashed 10 Diecoa ! felI down All IN
heap. Dust and arnall PARTICLES of plAstSf
and smoke flled the room. 4 was cona-
pletely dazed md did mot knew what ID All. 4
remember making my way through the
passage. from which thu explosion hMd
blown tho door, into the main offlcs. ThsYs
and hands, his clothes torn and rsnt Ard
covered with dirt and dust. 5SgES
When no saw me said, how shall we G0t
out Watt Irepiisd, until thin dust Ast-
ties and think We viii be all right ~ sfie
self and taking him By the arn lsd hira
down the stairway into the atr00t. Y
Among the debris In the wrecked offices
was found the remaina III q silk has, owl
IDENTITY worn by the man who gave Tho name
Of Wilson, and IN one corner of Hage's pfi-ss
vate office. where James was sitting alpns
At the time of the explosion, man i hand
was found.
Washington II. Conner was lii his once
on tho broadway front of the building md
on the same floor with SnRs. Whan thu Nh
ing among the first, and assisted 6aRe vi
the drug store. The coroner made An ex.
animation OF the mangled remains ak tho 6
man found Ia Sage,s office, md from the
mangled mass of flesh ana clothing took
seven chamber bull dog revolver. This VIM
nl1 Eafn ~ - xwh An
tion could be made. What waa loft of tho
body was laid out In an pndertAkAr's ofiice
on Greenwich street. n was not
much. Yhs head was there, blAck-
ened, but neither cnt nor disaeured
looked for all the world like the Inask of
man 81 or 40 years old, with II full beard
that might have been long, but WAS now
burned close to the chin and cheek. Then
there was the lex, Tho thigh and left foot.
proper was gone. OF neither chest nor
abdomed was there trace found. ahreda
Of clothing were found, showing that tho
man had worn trousers OF blue black plaid.
q black overcoat and long black stockings.
That might have started the story that 4
careful TO rid himself of everything that
might disclose his Identity. Hin name had
been written in the Dag, but hs had cut
IL out with knife.
Sage made statement ~ Inspector
Byrnes this evening" IA came out III my
office, having been sent for, ind found Il
man with a satchsl. He handed me card
bearing the name of IA. ~. Wilson, Thu h
said he came from j. u. Rockefeller and
handed me written letter In q sealed On
velope. II WAS addressed to mo. found
it was q demand upon me tor the payment
OF a million and q quarter dollars. The
letter stated that ii thu money VA not
given up at once 70 the presenter ~ the
letter he would blow me, himself and the
entire office up VIII I. dynamits. ! isad shs
it back 10 him and turnsd to go into ~
private office, when th6explOsion occurred. |. ss IN
Coroner MESSENGER went 10 the Chambers
Street hospital and took the ante-mortenn
statements of Frank Robertson. an Employs
oil Imbrie d ca. Ha said hA vent tp SARtsn
Offices to MT soma sh1res nf st0Ck. EAW ~
man talking TO Sage very attentivety; thAS
man held out what looked like pistol.
1t gIittered and he put " III hin right hand
oyercoat pocket; knew nothing more until 4
yelled murder. heard the explosion.
Everybody yelled murder
Russell Sage. Jr.. said that Or late Mn.
Sage had received three or four threateninH
letters signed Jas. Walsh. In one of then,
the writer demanded $l,20Q eco. M hat
amount was demanded in the others 6ag6
could not aay. gSs a
The recent troubles between President
Andrews, Of the New York Steam HaStinR
company and the Standard GAslicht co,n
pany now came into play Iii ths case. a
large part OF the stock in dispute bslOnga
These women, Walsh said III tho latteFs,
he was about 70 marry. HE therefore de-
manded the money 10 pnt him on their di,-
ancial level. Sage paid no attention til
them. jay Gould was niso attacked la let-
ters and denounced ID abusive terms. Ths
writer threatened Sags's lite, but no 8tten--
tion was paid to il, as all who knew about
the letters believed him ~ harmless csank. y,
to use young SaRe's own words.
Russell Sage saw the head of "a. ID. Will
son. the man who threw the bomb, and
identified IL as belonging to tho man who
had come to his office and demanded
money. Inspector Byrnes took ne rhastly,
and together with Mum carried II 10 Ar.
Sage's bedroom. The instant the magnnte,
who was lying in bod. saw the countsriAnc1
he said, that's the head of the man.