Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-05

ture of the leg.
Col. ). j. Slocum, brother-in-law Of
Sage, and his chief clerk, was badly
cut about the head and face, and when
his wounds were dressed, returned to
the scene, declaring that he had left the
door OF the safe open, and was fearful
that the securities in it had been blown
out and lost. Quickly gathering to-
gether what he found, he placed them
in a small safe and had it removed to
the Office OF the Manhattan railway
company in the same building.
THE LEG OF A WOMAN.
In the afternoon firemen found among
the debris leg, thought to be that OF
woman Whether it is or is not has not
been discovered. Russell Sage never
employed woman typewriter, and as
this fact is we'll established the supposi-
ton is that il the leg is that OF woman
it is all that is left OF one OF his put and
call customers who was in the Office at
the time.
A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE.
Chase James, railroad man and
resident of Chattanooga, Tenn, had an
appointment with Sage at IL O'Clock,
and had an experience he will never for
get. He says: ST called at Sage's of
flee at IL o'clock and found him out. A
seat was offered me in the main office
near a desk. took it and waited Sage's
return. Sitting on bench near the
wall / noticed a man perhaps 5 feet 8
inches in height. He wore plug
hat and had pointed beard
and a heavy brown moustache. AT
about IL :15 Sage came in, and greeting
me, asked me into his private office.
Sage had just removed his hat and
asked me to be seated, when his clerks
entered and said something to him
which did not hear. Turning to me,
he said: Excuse me a moment, and
passed through the door into the main
Office. The door closed behind him,
and 1, pushing my chair over to the
wall, sat facing the door through which
Sage had gone. 1t might have been
two or three minutes when the explosion
came. l was blown nearly to the cell
ing, and the chair on which l sat was
smashed to pieces. fell down all in
heap. Dust, small particles OF plaster
and smoke filled the room. was COM
pletely dazed and did not know what to
do. I remember making my way
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explosion had blown the door, into the
main Office. There met Sage,
blood dripping down his face and
hands, his clothes torn and rent,
and covered with dirt and dust.
When he saw me he said How shall
we get out?' Wait / replied, until
this duet settles; / think we will be all
right, as the worst must be over.' Then
J. recovered my senses, and taking him
by the arm led him down stairs into the
street."
Washington Connor was in his Office
on the Broadway front OF the building
and on the same floor with Sage when
the explosion came. Connor was among
the first out OF the building and assisted
Sage to the drug store.
FRAGMENTS OF THE DYNAMTTER.
Among the debris in the wrecked Of
fees Has found the remains of silk hat,
evidently worn by the man who gave
the name OF Wilson, and in one corner
of Sage's private Office, where James was
sitting alone at the time of the explo-
sion, mans hand was found.
The coroner made an examination of
the remains of the man found in the
Office, and from the mangled mass took
seven -chambered bulldog revolver. This
was all that could be found by which
Identification could be made. What was
left of the body was laid out in an under
takers office on Greenwich street. 1t
was not much. The head was there,
blackened, but neither cut nor disfigured
in any way. 1t was cut off at the top of
the neck, and looked for all the world
like the mask OF man 35 or 40 years
old, with full beard that might have
been long, but was now burned in close
20 the chin and cheek. Then
there was leg (the right, the
left foot, one hand, and that was all.
The body proper was gone; of neither
the chest nor the abdomen was trace
found. Shreds of clothing were found i,
showing that the man had worn trous-
ers OF blue-back plaid, black overcoat
and long black stockings, that might
have started the story that woman's
leg was found. He had been careful to
rid himself of everything that might
disclose his identity. His name had
been written in his hat, but he had cut
it out with knife.
| THE DYNAMITER's DEMAND.
Russell Sage made a statement to
Inspector Byrnes this evening as fol-
lows: ~ came out OF my Office, having
been sent for, and found man with a
satchel. He handed me card bearing
the name H. d. Wilson. He said he
came from j. d. Rockefeller, and hand
ed me a written letter in sealed
envelope. 1t was addressed to me.
/ found it was a demand upon
me for the payment of 81 ,250, 900. The
letter stated that if the money was not
given up at once to the presenter of the
letter, he would blow me, himself and
the entire Office up with dynamite.
read the letter, and replacing it in the
envelope, handed it back to him and
turned to 60 into my private Office, when
the explosion occurred"
DYING WITNESSES STATEMENT.
Coroner Messemer went to the Cham
bers-street hospital and took the ante
mortem statement of Frank Robertson
an employee of Imbre & Co. Robertson
said he went to Sage's office to get some
shares of stock. He saw man talking
to Sage very earnestly, and the man
pulled out what looked like pistol. Il
glittered as the man put it in his righ
hand overcoat pocket. knew nothing
more until / yelled 'murderp hearc
the explosion and everybody yelled
murder ,"
THREATENING LETTERS.
Russell Sage, Jr., said: OF late Mr.
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