Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-05
a DYpamiter's Deed.

6S staloui III SeetetUbyS SAZETTE the
usual dull gsind of q nuaucial day In the
Wall street region OF New Yosk Fas ssdv
changed yesterday eff eraoon by an a.;emnt
upon the lie CT Mr. Rasssll Sage by csn
who exploded a dynamite bomb In the f..
NOUS millionaire brokers' ctIice. TIE who.e
city has been ronsed 10 indignation o;sri,
following &c close es il Goee OF he st,ernn,
on thu life OF Rev. John He'll last Sunday
morning. TIE spirit o; snsrchy sresdy
rife Is fostefed by indifference 10 (s ,sscb.
logs and aims and the leV!:9 vi which tho
rawlings OF Its edVocaiee $50 made 10 serca
the testers o! ;oe hour for trtyolcu. nsr.
graphing.
A clearer, moss deliberate plot hAs not
tesn recorded tor years. Two nep, entire
strangers. entered Rasseil sage's cfIi,e en-
the second Il ,or jlsi refsrs poon, nouIrITe
for Mr.. Ssgs. the err ola them ia VS.
busv In the Y ar rs.
"Is your ,7...e =; IA pr;va'c Dsture.
Yes" Fed zoe orr who carrieC 9 e,rsl
satcsei or sripHsck 81 hia hsnd, ut Is urgent
We want to see Nj. S SO in person, aud
right away
The o.s!:: west n aud :oid Mr. s,pe
TIE fnauciu: was III his lie k talking with
his brcther.in law, :um. He ges ssatea
10 revolving chair He babe the cers
bring 10 their names. The stranger with
the gripsack banded h;rl card with the
uams II. W. Wilson. Returning. he ME.
eented the card to Mr.. Sage, who eaid:
"Let him enter"
The two men went in together. So far
the evidence is positive thst there ware Two
At this point the evidence wayeys. Oae &C.
count has 1t that only one went in, and that
tbs other vas an accidental visitor, who
bad entered with him without knowing him.
the Office and nobody Snows how many
strangers. But little time 8al left for them
to notice anything.
The interview In the iantr i; ffi 20 was b.iet
Mr.. Sage Inquired with shat be could
obligs his visitor. Ths maa With tie SAT.
chel replied:
'.We want one million two hundred thou.
sand dollars We want them right here
and now" speaking slowly and distinctly
Mr.. Sage started back, but insanity re-
covering his presence Of mi1d. said that IL
was grea. ceil OF money snd that Re
would have TO rhiak about 1t. Ia Gcew
that he VS., dealing With crank, and wac
sparr!ng for TINA. Bus eubtetflges were
vain with this crank H. bad NJ time 20
walt, end he said:
I'VE cannot wa!t. told your ole, k cur
businoss was uFgeut. n this satche l bave
dynamite; pounds OF II. Unless you hand
over the money up els goes."
Mr.. Sage made one more attempt to tenn
poriz,. He had not got the money, hs said.
His visitor must come again.
At the word the man made 90 angry ge:-
ture. and raised the sstohel at arms length.
"You will nol?" be shouted. Then
here goes."
Then the mea 10 the CT ice outside head
@ deafening crash, walls and ceiling Tell
around and upon them, the windows were
blown across Rector street Into Trinity Gem
etery. The scene in the wrecked Office af-
ter the explosion vas one OF ruin and chaos
Thoee who were close q, hand saw the
body Ct Mr.. B,rj. F. Norton, clerk, blown
through en-, OF the windows into Rector
stre,t. a few minutes later Mr. SAGE him
self, with blood streaming trcm his facs aod
hands, was helped CUT into the street AID
taken to drug etore. His Ii1riee proved
to be not OF a serious nature. The hair sad
eyebrows Of the millionaire were burnt aud
hls face and hand cui o7 small particles Of
glass and plaster, the result of the expo
sion.
When the po i;s arrived III, boilding was
quickly cleared of I'll rorsons end search made
IN the wrecked Offices. Just inside tho door Of
tho general OH 20 wal 70 mi thu trunk Of a man
i state III I ndcred recognition nosriy i'm
peas ,tl,, tho hesd having BEEN atvared from the
body. pointed reddish beard gave the appear
ance of an I'd lcated man, vii ch va, enhanced by
the brown curs of the hair and the heavy mu:-
tachc that adorned tho upper lip. Whom Tho
body was taken up il WAS fould to have be; n tora
into shrcds by the explosion.
Among the d ,brs va' found the remains OF q
silk hat, evidently worn By tho man who gave
his narae as Wilson, and in one ctrn,r Of Mr..
Ssge's private Office, mats hand.
Toe coroner made al examination OF tho man
gled remains OF tie ual fond in tho Office,
and from the mingled m ass of fl ssh and clothing
took seven-chamb,r bulldog revolver. Tbs
WAS II that could be found by which an identii
cation could be ma 10, aud has the slightest
idea who the murderous stranger could have been.
The heads and tragmtn of two unknown men
were fund in the debris Quito number woro
I'M ured by the exp'oIiou.
1t Is now believed to be an undislu!ei fsct thst
only tw, people we're kill ID. the bomb thrower
and B. F. Norton, sages private secretary. Il
was said that fragments Of OF least 3 bodies were
found, but this cannot be suhsa otiato1 and 10
one e's, is known 10 be missing.