Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-07
OVERLAND FOR A DOLLAR
INTEREST IN THE ATTEMPT TO
KILL SAGE INCREASING.
Arrest of w. D. Southworth, Crank Who
Was in League With the Dynamiter.
The Prisoners Anti Monopoly Scheme.
Interesting Developments.
Associated Press Dispatches.

AhtOClhLeu ffesb OlhpatcHeh.
New York, Dec. 6.-The interest in
the attempt to kill Russell Sage was in
creased. today by the arrest of w. ID.
Southworth, the man who sought to
interest Harry Horne, the dime museum
lecturer, in an organization for the gen.
eral betterment of mankind by over
throwing monopolies. It was said
yesterday that Southworth had gone to
Central America, but he was found
by Inspector Byrnes's men. South
worth is undoubtedly crank.
aud confessed that he had been an in.
mate OF lunatic asylum. He was
taken to the morgue and shown the
head of the dynamiter, but said he had
never seen it in his life. In that par-
ticuiar he contradicted the story of
Horne, who said the dead man intro
duced Southworth to him at the mu-
scum two months ago.
One David b. Shaw called at police
headquarters during the day, and iden-
tilted Southworth as a man whom he
met October 9th. Southworth unfolded
scheme for the organization of a
secret society with branches in the large
cities, Southworth to be the head of
the society. The society was to be
of a political nature, and was to promul-
gate the idea of getting the votes of the
people to take away all telegraphs, rail
roads and other monopolies from indi-
viduals and place them in the hands of
the general government. In this con-
versation he referred repeatedly to Gould,
Sage and other capitalists. He thought
the people ought to be able to go to San
Francisco for dollar, and thought that
there should be three or four meetings
OF the society to get the people inter-
ested in the scheme. He said he owned
property in San Fran cisco.
Several days afterwards Shaw received
letter from Southworth asking him to
meet him again. This he signed ''Com-
mander-in-C Chief Grand Army OF Labor"
Enclosed in this letter was lengthy
proclamation headed Overland for
One Dollar" and signed in the same
characteristic way.
Brynes learned that the man came to
the city two months ago and went to |
ec a scheme to benefit charitable or |
ganization. He had, he said, the CO.
operation OF Senator Stewart OF Nevada |
and the late Senator Hearst OF Cali !
fornia, He had joined the anarchists |
in San Francisco and received three de- /
grees, the blue, the white and the red,
the red being the highest grade. BIT !
their principals were so strong and rad
ical that he could not conscientiously
belong to the order. He did not deny
the right to kill, however, to carry out
any special idea.
After his visit to the morgue, South
worth was closely questioned by Byrnes
as to his past life. In 1884 he was en-
ployed by the San Francisco Examiner.
he said, and made many speeches on
topics OF the day, especially on the
labor problem. He was committed to |
the insane asylum and remained there
six months.
Byrnes today received the following
from San Francisco:
will d. Southworth is a civil en-
gineer and resided here between 1886
and 1889; aged 45 years. weighs 1856;
height, 5 feet q inches; was private Sec
retary to Clarence Creathouse, man
aging editor of the Examiner. He was
a crank on the subject of railways. He
started a small paper and advocated |
government control, and rate across
the continent of 81. While in this city |
he was subject to crazy spells; he would |
often apply to the city prison to be
locked up, owing to his fear that in
temporary madness he might kill some
one"
Harry Horne, the dime museum man, |
called at police headquarters this after
noon. He and Southworth at once rec
ognized each other.
Tonight Russell Sage is said to be
sufferipp from the effects Of the
shock caused by the explosion more
than at any previous time. While
he does not suffer much pain he, is
greatly prostrated, and it will probably
be several days before he resumes active
business. Sage's residence has been be-
sieged by callers all day.