The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-12
B0MB.THROWER IDENTIFIED
Henry L. Norcross, a Boston Broker,
Saidto Be the Millionaire Destroyer.
Pieces of Cloth Picked Up in Russell Sage's
Office Belonged to the Suit Worn by the
Hubite, Who Has Been Missing Week.

BosTON, Dec. 1l.-Henry L. Norcross. of
Somerville. who conducted note broker
age business in this city. has been missing
since the middle of last week. According
to the Globe. detectives from New York
were in town to-day trying to identify the
missing man as the mysterious parsonage
who threw bomb in Russell 'Saqe's
office. In New York. last Friday
with such deadly effect. The officers
have in their possession trousers button
and portions of the cloth of the trousers
worn by the bomb-thrower, as we'll as q
piece of his coat and portions of his under
clothing. These articles, the Globe says,
we're taken to the Norcross residence. in
Somerville. this afternoon, where the un-
derclothing was positively identified by
Mrs. Norcross as belonging to her hus-
band. The tronsers of the dead dyna-
inter were stamped Brooks. tailor,
Boston" Mr. Brooks was visited by the
officers and shown the fragments of cloth
ing. and after q careful examination he
stated positively that he had made for
Henry l.. Norcross coat of the cloth pre-
sented aud also pair of trousers of the
same cloth as the other piece furnished by
the detectives. The button he also identi
fed as one peculiar to his establishment
Henry l.. Norcross, the missing man. was
about twenty y-eight or twenty-nine years
old. He graduated from the Somerville
High-school about five years sgo, since
which time he has conducted a Gute broker
age business at No. IL Pearl street, this
city. There is no doubt but
L..
since the day before the attempt
was made upon the life of Russell Sage,
and this, taken in connection with the
Identification of the fragments of clothing
and underclothIng made to-day, would in
dcate that Norcross was the man who
startled the world with his insane scheme
of forcing vast sum of money from Rus
sell Sage.
Further investigation tonight leaves
scarcely any room for doubt that the bomb
thrower and HenryL. Norcross are identical.
His father. who was seen to- might. believes
that such is the fact The identification
of the clothing has been made complete by
the discovery that the number upon the
portion Of the trousers worn by the bomb
thrower. and brought here from New
York to-day. corresponds exactly with
the number against the name of Norcross
on the books of Brooks. the Washing gton-
street tailor, who made q suit of clothes for
Norcross last October. A photograph of
the dead bomb thrower's head has been
compared with likeness of Norcross
taken about six month ago and the resem-
blance Is most striking. Mr.. Norcross.
senior, says that his son left home the day
preceding the New York affair. stating
that he was going upon business trip.
first to Providence. thence to Hartford,
New Haven, Worcester and Fitchburg
Since then he has not been seen by the
members of his family.
Norcross had been employed in several
city banks. and just prior to going into
business for himself was in the employ of
Mosley a. Co., brokers. on State street.
He was twenty years of age.
about five feet ten, with black
hair and eyes, rather thin features
and the last few months had clean shaven.
He is spoken of as having been an inter
esting conyersationallst and great
mind-reader. He entered considerably
INTO society, and, being unmarried
was generally accompanied by his mother,
TO whom he was warmly attached. The
Norcross house i'll Somerville adjoins
that in which Coleman. the Somer-
a few years ago. 1t is stated tonight that
rersons engaged in this investigation are
not New York detectives, but are New York
naw M Dar men