The morning call., 1891-12-07
STILL A MYSTERY.
The New York Bomb b-ThroWer
Remains Unidentified.
". D. SouthVOFth Arrested and OueS-
TONED by Inspector ByrneS.
The Prisoner Confronted With The Dyna-
mlter'S Head-He Denies Having Seen
Ii BefOr3-SChemaS Of Crank.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-Interest in the at
tempt to kill Russell Sage was Increased to-
day by the arrest of W. d. SoutEworth, the
man who sought to interest Harry
Horne, dime museum lecturer, in
an organization for the general betterment
OF mankind by overthrowing mon0poles. 1t
was said yesterday that Southworth had
gone to Central America, but lie was found
by Inspector Byrnes' men. Southworth
IS undoubtedly crank and confessed that
he had been an inmate of lu-
matte asylum. lie was taken to
the Morgue and shown the head of the
dynamlter, but said he had never seen it
IN llie. In that particular he coatradicted
the story of Horne, who said the dead man
introduced SOuthworth to him al museum
two months ago.
PROPOSED SECRET SOCIETY.
One David B. Shaw called at police head
quarters during the day and identified
Southworth as a man whom he met Octo-
Der 9th. SOuthworth unfolded a scheme
for the organization of secret
society, with branches in the large
cities. Sonthworth was to be the head of
the society. The society was to be of a
political nature and would promulgate the
idea OF getting votes of the people to take
away all telegraphs, railroads and
other monopoles from individuals and
place them in the hands of the General
Government In this conversation he re-
ferred repeatedly to Gould, Sage and other
capitalists. He thought the people ought to
be able to go to San Francisco for
dollar, and thought there should
be three rfour meetings of the society to
get people interested in the scheme. He
said he owned property in San Fran
cisco. Several days after Shaw re-
ceIved letter from Southworth asking
him to meet him again. This he signed
commandment Chief of the Grand Army
OF Labor" Inclosed in this letter was a
lengthy proclamation headed, Overland
for One Dollar" and signed in the same
characteristic way.
SAN FRANCISCO ANARCHIST.
Byrnes learned that the man came to the
city two months ago and went to the Ma
sonic Temple. There he unfolded a scheme
to benefit charitable organizations. He
had, he said, the cooperation of Senat r
Stewart OF Nevada and the late Senator
Hearst of California. He had Joined the
Anarchists in San Francisco and received
three degrees, blue, white and red, the red
being the highest grade. The principles
were so strong and radical that he could not
coDscientiouSlY stay in the order. He did
not deny the right to kill. however, to carry
CT. s-y special idea
After his visit to the Morgue Southworth
was closely questioned by Byrnes as to his
past life. In 1884 lie was employed on the
San Francisco Examiner and made many
speeches on the topics OF the day, especially
the labor problem. He was committed to
an insane asylum and remained there six
months. Byrnes to-day received the follow
ing from San Francisco:
SUBJECT TO CRAZY SPELLS
"Will ID. Southworth is civil engineer
and resided here between 1886 and 1889
He was aged 40 years, weighed 1877 pounds
and was feet inches in height. He
was private secretary to Clarence Great
house, managing euitor of the Examiner.
He was n crank on the subject of RAILWAYS
and their management. He started small
newspaper and advocated Government con-
troll and rate across the continent for 81,
While In this city he was subject to craZy
spells and would often apply at the Citv
Prison to be locked up owing to fear that in
his temporary madness he might kill some
one."
Harry Horne the dime-museum man.
called at headquarters this afternoon. He
and Southw0rth at once recognized each
other.
Tonight Russell Sage is said to be suffer-
Ing from the effects OF the shock caused by
the explosion, more than at any previous
time. While lie does not suffer much pain,
he Is greatly prostrated and il will probably
be several days before he resumes active
business. The Sage residence has been be-
sieged by callers all day.