Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-06
THE BOMB-THROWER.
Identity of the Dynamiter
Not Yet Known.
Inspector Byrnes Trying to
FathOm the Mystery.
The Assassin Evidently Hailed From
San Francisco.
Kansas City and Tacoma Also Claim
Him-RusselI Sage Recovered
From the Effects of the
Explosion.
Associated Press Dispatches.

New York, Dec. 5.--This morning the
chief clerk OF Russell Sage said arrange
ments had been made for temporary
transactions OF business Of Sage's office
at the Office of Caldwell & Bunker. Mr..
Osborne and a large force of men at work
overhauling the great pile of rubbish
picked out the valuable papers which
the explosion had scattered all over the
premises. The men who were injured
by the explosion yesterday we're mostly
doing we'll this morning.
Washington E. Conner says he called
upon Sage this morning and found him
looking bright and cheerful. He will be
all right again in few days. He said
no bonds were lost. The only loss will
be by the destruction of the Office and
furniture.
Inspector Byrnes is exerting himself
to try and locate the identity of the
bomb thrower. The entire detective
force of the city has been put on the
case.
1t is now believed to be an undisputed
fact that only two people were killed,
the bomb-thrower and Il. F. Norton,
has Russell Sage recovered from the
effects of the explosion that he has an-
nounced his intention OF resuming busi-
ness Monday.
Deputy Coroner Jenkins made an
autopsy today ON the head of the
dynamite bomb-thrower. 1t will take
several weeks to harden the brain suffi-
ciently to make a microscopic examina-
tion practicable.
The bomb-thrower has been identi-
fed, but SO far his name has not been
ascertained. He was rampant anarch-
ist, and is believed to have hailed
from San Francisco. In co.,
versation in this city a few weeks
ago, the bomb-thrower said he had been
arrested for making incendiary speeches
in San Francisco. Capt. Henry Horne,
a museum lecturer, has identified the
head as that of man who had a con-
versation with him two'weeks ago. The
man, whose name he has forgotten,
wanted Horne to 60 out lectur-
ing on monopolies, railroads and
socialistic topics. Horne says all the
man told him was that he swas
going to invite all capitalists like Gould
and Sage, and if they did not come to
hear Horne he would write them once
again, and if they still ignored the re-
quest he would blow them all up.
called at the morgue this afternoon and
viewed the dead mans face. The Wis.,
itor thought the face bore striking
resemblance to that of man named
Wilson who was at one time business
manager OF the Tacoma Ledger, and who
had been in an insane asylum ia
Illinois.
The police reported this afternoon
that they had found portions of humaa
body in the ruins near Sages office.
The fragments were sent to the morgue.
1t is believed they were part of the bomb
thrower's body.
Horne gave Inspector Byrnes card
which the bomb thrower sent him. On
it was written:
"CAPr. HARRY HORNE: l called but
failed to see you this afternoon, Wednes-
day, October -2l. Would you please
write me where you are stopping and
when can see you there, and oblige
''W. ID. SoUTHwoRTH,
"San Francisco, care OF Morris hotel,
No. IL, West street."
Inspector iByrnes sent the following
to Chief of Police Crowley of San Fran
cisco:
HAS biickO'bccu any pOI6Ou AffcSvCo
in your city in the past two years der
making incendiary speeches on subjects
OF capitalism, anarchism and govern
ment control of railroads? Ii go, wiEe
me his name, age, description and date
arrested, together with any particulars
you may have relative to the matter.
Answer as soon as possible"
No answer was received tonight.
KANSAS CIrx, Dec. 5.-There is reason
to believe that Hugh u. Wilson, late
member of the real estate firm of
Brewster & Wilson, in this city, is the
man who threw the bomb at Million
aire Sage yesterday. Men who knew
Wilson say the, published description OF
the would-be assassin is his. WILSON
made considerable money in business
here, but his friends say that
with the collapse of the boom he lost
almost everything. About a year ago
he moved to New York. Persons here
aver that they have lately heard he has
for the past few months been in strait
ened circumstances and in need of sup
port for his family.
UTICA, N. Y, Dec. 5.-Hiram d. VIII
son, a lunatic sent to the state hospital
here some time ago, is not the bomb
thrower who made the attempt on the
life OF Russell Sage, yesterday.
AN IMPORTANT MOVE.