The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-06
The Dynamiter Now Supposed to Be Hugh d.
Wilson, an ImpecuniOus Ex-Real Estate
Dealer, Recently from Kansas City.
Mr.. Sage Ready for Business Again and
the Other Persons Injured Recovering.
Portions Of Another Body Found in the Debris
of the Wrecked Building-The Iadmsn's
Head Preserved for Identification Purposes
NOT THE RIGHT WILSON.
The Glens Falls Lunatic still I'm an Insane
AsyIum-The Bomb-Thrower's Head.

The Glens Falls Lunatic still I'm an Insane
AsyIum-The Bomb-Thrower's Head.
NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-The attempt to as
sassinate Russell Sage, the millionaire
broker. in his Office yesterday. Is still the
topic Of conversation in all circlea It 10
now believed to be an nindisputable fact that
only two people were kiIled-the bomb
thrower and B. 4. Norton. Mr.. Sage's pri-
vate secretary. IL was said that fragments
Of at least three bodies were found, but
this cannot be substantisted, and no one
else Is known to be missing. It was re-
ported yesterday that Hiram ID. Wilson. OF
Glens Falls was the man who threw the
dynamite, but il was found to-day that
Wilson is still in the State insane asylum.
which place he has not left since his incar-
ceration.
So thoroughly has Russell Sage recovered
from the effects of vest Srdsy's explosion
that he announced to-day his intention Of
resuming business on Monday. He VIII
occupy rooms that are now part Of the
Manhattan Railroad Company's Offices. and
next door to those in which the explosion
occurred.
Colonel Slocum, Mr.. Sage's cashier. says
the report that securities and bonds had
been blown through the window of the
offices into the street Is untrue. Not
hundred dollars worth of securities
are missing. The one hundred shares
of c., B. d. @. stock which Mr.. Sage's
clerk was about handing to clerk Robinson
in exchange for q nine-thousand-dollar GER
titled check when the crash came. was
found at an early hour this morning. but the
aha had ~
+. Connor says: 81 called on Mr.. Sage this
morning at his residence. and found him
looking quite bright and cheerful. and he
will be all right again in a few days.
think. There is no truth In the rumor that
any bonds were lost either by Mr.. Sage or
the floor were picked ND again, and are all
right. Mr.. Sage won't lose q dollar. save
by the destruction of the Office and fur
niture.v
CONDITION Up THE INJURED.
c. w. Osborne, who 10 at the Chambers
street Hospital. suffering FROM q compound
fracture of the skull and isoerated wound
of the neck. passed q restfrl night. and
was comparatively bright and cheerful
this morning. He is believed to have o
fair chance of recovery.
Frank Robertson, the young clerk Of I'm
brie d. Co., brokers. who lives at Bergen
Point, passed q quiet night at the hospital.
and his condition is spoken of encour-
agingly. His right eye has been removed,
but the doctors hope 10 save the other one,
His other injuries are not regarded serious
enough to cause apprehension.
VIM. X. Laidlow. clerk of John Blood
good & Co., bankers. who was in Mr.
sages Office when the explosion occurred.
is doing well at ST. Vincents Hospital
Inspector Byrnes is exerting himself TO
try and locate the identity of Wilson"
l1x-A aln nF h. -
The entire detective force has been pressed
into service.
Frederick Potter. agent for Orlando B.
Potter. the owner of the building. had q
tearing down the wrecked partitions and
the floors. preparatory to making repairs.
Building Inspector Brady said that the
main walls of the building were unshaken,
the principal damage being done to the
inner walls.
Police Inspector Byrnes, after visiting
the scene this morning. said that the man
who threw the bomb evidently knew Mr..
| Sage by sight, and waited for him to come
out of the private Office before he advanced
| to the window and made known
his business. A man whose name the
MT s.gs oes 1S1
| the explosion on business. He saw the
man sitting there, evidently waiting for
| some one. This man took his seat behind
the stranger, to await his turn at the win.
| for ten minutes anu then the
| waiting business man, becoming I'm patient,
| advanced to .he window, transacted his
sitting in the outer Office. The dynamiter
| kept his seat until Mr.. Sage came out OF
| his private Office. From his seat the man
| Wilson could see Mr. Sage through the
| little window. He at once got mp and ad-
vancing to the window handed q card with
| the name OF III. ID. Wilson" on IL to clerk
| Norton, saying. at the same time: Give
that to Mr.. Sage. i want 10 see him about
some bonds for Mr.. Rockefeller" MIR.
Norton handed the card TO Mr.. sage who at
| once turned to the window and spoke 10
| the man. What happened afterward was
told In the dispatches of yesterday.
| THE BoMB-THRowER's HEAD.
!, The head of the bomb-thrower which 10
| now at the morgue, will be held for ider IL
fication. Inspector Byrnes thinks If per-
sons who know any one answering the de-.
scriptions Of the man will 90 and see the
head, in that way the icentity of
the man may be established. Per-
missing are also requested TO take
look at the head. Inspector Byrnes told
a reporter that Mr.. Sage had never spoken
TO him about the threatening letters he
had received from Walsh. He had but lit
tie to say this afternoon about the identity
| of the dynamiter. Inspector Byrnes and
several detectives have been search
| ing tue udy every scrap
| of the dead mans effects, with q
hope that from some of them a tangible
| clew might be obtained. All the effects
were found. but whether or not clew
companod them the inspector will not say.
| These articles. IN the opinion of the detect
| ives, undoubtedly belong 10 q dynamiter.
A silk hat with glazed sweat
band. under which, was stamped the
letters IN. C." and the figures "0s-7s-sO0.'
In the breast pocket of the overcoat was
found a black seal pocket-book contain
ing q $40 bill and two satchel keys.
In the overcost pocket were also two
pairs of dog-skIn gloves, No. ia. One
pair was quite new. the other was
worn. The detectives also found a piece
of the shell of the bomb in the ceiling IL
was of very thin sheet-iron. three inches
long by half an inch wide. One OF its edges
was perforated.
Deputy Coroner Jennings made an au-
topsy on the head of the man to-day. An
extra amount of blood was found on the
left side of the brain, caused by conclusion.
The brain. was put in Mueller's fluid. q
solution of bichromate of potash. aud the
head in Wicksheimer's fluid. Drs.
Edward {. Spitzka. Landon, Carter,
Gray aud DunhRm will assist in
making n preliminary examination of the
brain. The two jars containing the head
and brain were taken TO the Carnegie
laboratory, in East Twenty-sxth street
Before the head was cut open photographs
! were taken Of il in three different POSI-