The evening world., 1891-12-12

The Identification. which has within the
past twelve hours been established beyond
the slightest doubt, is due entirely to the
efforts Of reporters OF THE WORLD, who have
been persistently following clues for the past
week. In The WORLD Of this morning they
describe the manner In which the truth about
the bonb-thrower has been finally brought
to light.
No more positive or certain proof that the
ghastly head at the Morgue Is that OF Henry
L. Norcross could be found than that which is
furnished by The WORLDS reporters. The
clothing which was worn by the bomb
thrower has been identified, both by the
Boston tailor who made his garments and by
Norcrosss father and mother.
The evidence OF the aged mother is particu-
lalrly conclusive, as she has pointed out in the
scraps OF cloth which were shown to her
several places where she had herself mended
the garments. Even to the fact that her son
wore two flannel undershirts-one OF the
peculiar Things about the dead dynamiter-
!, her testimony is direct and positive, ana ad-
mits OF no contradiction.
RECOGNIZED BY sCHooLMATE.
Last night II. NJ. HOwes, of somervillc, once
a sChoolmate or Norcross. came to this city
and visited the Morgue. He saw the head In
the piCk!e-iar. examined 1t carefully, and
pronounced 1t beyond doubt that OF his
friend NOrcrOss. This completes the chain of
evidence which has been welded together by
the efforts OF THE WORLD men In this city,
Boston and SoInervllle.
SKETCH OF NoRCRosss LIFE.
NorcrosS was tWenty.eight years old and
unmarried. For the past few years he has
been doing business as note broker at IL
Pearl street, Boston, and has made his home
with his parents In Sonervile. His 1ather IS
bookkeoper In Quincy Market, Boston.
NOrcr0ss's friends could not believe at first
that he could possibly have been the bomb
thrower. lie had never shown any evidences
OF insanity or even OF slight mental disturb
ancc; whereas, man who would commit SO
hendish an act as that or at npting to blow
up building with 500 people In 1t is pre-.
sumptively maniac
AT school he was bright and remarkably
clever, graduating first In his class. In bust
ness he was clear-headed, and worked hard to
\ win wealth, which seemed to be his sole aim
Nm life. During the last year some of his
friends say that he became rather moody and
eserved In his manner, but no one noticed
tions. Yet he clearly must have been crazy.
.s. One OF his latest hobbies Is said to have
boen an elevated railroad scheme, In which
J, he tried to interest sage, Gould, Huntington
and Boston capitalists by sending circulars
to them. This, however, was not regarded as
furnishing any evidence OF insanity.
No one ever heari him speak against any OF
these men, and how he came to take this sud-
den and desperate resolve, which resulted In
last weeks horrible tragedy Is still Il mys-
terry, though there is no doubt that he was
the man.
HIS COMING 70 NEW YORK.
Norcross went away irum Boston the day
heiore the bomb-throwing Incident. lie locked
up his oi1ice, and no one there has seen him
there since. He told his mother that he was
going TO Worcester, springfield and New
Haven before he returned
lie had never remained away from home so
long before without writing or telegraphing
to his parents, and they were partially pre-
pared for the shocking news when 1t came
"THg WORLDS FIRST CLUE
The first clue upon which the WOgLp re-
porters started their Investigations was
the waistband Of the trousers belonging
TO the bomb-thrower, the buttons on which
we're labelled " Brooks, Boston," 1t was
found tha; here was only one tailor by this
name IN DostOn-Walter C. Brooks Co,
" MIX street lJ WAS also found that the
cl III CORES. ondad exactly with a roll OF
go d. IN stoCS which had been received by
Nj. HruGlS IA Segtt mber last, and nom
which only one pair OF trousers had been cut.
These trOtssrS were made for Norcross,
who had been q customer oil the tirm for sew