Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-10
CRANK ARRESTED.
An Accomplice OF the Dynamite
Fiend Jailed.
ANARCHISTS OF TIE WORST SORT
The Dead Man Associated With Others in
the Reformation of the World BY the
Most Sangufnary Meth ods-Rus-
sell Sage Suffering.


NEW YORK, Dec. Interest in the
attempt to kill Russell Sage with
dynamite Friday was increased yester-
day by the arrest of William D. South
worth, the man who sought to interest
Harry Horne, the dime museum lectur-
er, ia an organization for the general
betterment of mankind by the over
throwing of monopolies. 1t was
said yesterday that Southworth had
gone to Central America. but he was
found by Inspector Byrnes and taken
to police headquarters
Southworth is undoubtedly a crank
and confessed to Inspector Byrnes that
he had been an inmate of a lunatic
asylum. He was taken to the morgue
and shown the head of The dynamiter,
but said that he had never seen it in
life. In that particular he contradicted
the story of Horne who said that the
dead man introduced Southworth to
him at the museum two months ago.
David B. Shaw called at police head
quarters during the day and identified
Southworth as a man whom he had
met on October 9. on which date there
appeared in a morning paper the fol-
lowing advertisement:
"ANTED-Ay young man who has Travelled
w considerably to act as advance agent
for a lecturer. Address Morris hotel, ii
West street
Shaw went to the place designated
and met Southworth, who unfoided
| scheme for the organization Of a secret
society with branches in the larger
cities He (Southworth) was to be the
head of the society. The organization
was to be of political nature and
would promulgate the idea of getting
the votes of the people to take away
| all telegraphs, railroads and monopo-
lies from individuals and place them in
| the hands of the general government
Southworth asked Shaw if he could
advance him $500 to begin operations
In this conversation he referred re-
peatedly to Gould, Sage and other cap
italists. They had controlled things
too long. he said. He thought people
for 81 and thought three or four meet
ings of his society would get the people
| interested in the scheme. He claimed
to own property in San Francisco
Several days after this Shaw received
a letter from Southworth asking him
to meet him again This he signed,
CONN Grand Army of
| Labor"
Enclosed in this letter was a lengthy
proclamation. headed: Overland for
one dollar" and signed in the same
characteristic way.
Inspector Byrnes learned that the
man came to this city about two months
| ago and went to the masonic temple,
presented his credentials to the relief
committee.
Southworth said that he had the CO.
operation of Senator Stewart, of Ne
vada, and the late Senator Hearst of
California He said he had joined the
anarchists in San Francisco and that he
had received their three degrees, blue,
white and red, the red being the high
est grade. The principles were SO
strong and radical that he said he could
not conscientiously stay in the order.
He did not deny the right to kill, how
ever, to carry out a special idea
| After his visit to the morgue South
worth was closely questioned by In
spector Ryrnes as to his past life. In
1884 he was employed on the San Fran
cisco Examiner and made many
speeches on topics of the day especially
on the labor problem. In that year he
was committed to an insane asylum
| anu TcmdluSO CueTc SIX mOuCQS.
Byrnes has received the following
from Frisco: ''Will d. Southworth is
a civil engineer and resided here be-
tween 1856 and 1889, aged IS years;
weight 1877 pounds; height five feet six
| inches. South worth was private secre-
tary to Clarence Greathouse, managing
editor of the San Francisco Examiner.
He was a crank on the subject of rail-
| ways and their management He start
ed a small newspaper and advocated
government control and across the
continent for 81 While in this city he
was subject to crazy spells and would
often apply to the city physician to be
locked up. owing to the fear that in his
Temporary madness he might kill some
one"
Harry Horne, the dime museum lect-
urer. called at police headquarters He
saw Southworth and at once recognized
him. In fact the recognition was
mutual for as soon as Southworth saw
him he greeted him with '.How are
you, Harry"
Last night Russell Sage was suffering
| from the effects of the shock induced
by the explosion of the dynamite bonn b
in his Office on Friday, more than at
any previous time. While he does not
suffer much pain he is greatly prostrat-
ed and it will probably be several days
before he resumes business. Mr. Sage's
residence has been besieged by callers
Killed by the Cars.
RICH HILL, Mo. Dec. will Morton,
| former clerk of the Rich Hill Coal Co.
but temporarily occupying a position
it the yards of the Missouri Pacific rail-
road in this city, was killed at an early
hour yesterday morning. while in the
act of making q coupling. He fell
| across the track in such q manner that
the cars passed over both legs and both
arms, besides inf1icting such other in
| juries that death was almost instan-
taneous. He leaves a widow and .
| young child.
The United States training ship
Monongahela has sailed from Gibraltar
| for the West Indies after q cruise in
| the Mediterranean.
The snow blockade of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern in North
| Dakota has been raised and frafua ara