The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-16
IDENTIFIED AS NORCROSS.
4 Mothers Recognition Cleans Up tie
Mystery Of the Bomb -ThrOWer.
she KISSES THE HEAD At TIE KORGUE.
No One But Mother Could do This, and the
Affair is Mt Last solved-Iis Nots to Her
Before lie Left on the Eventful Trip.

New YORK, Dec. 15.-1he parents Of Henry J..
Norcross. the Boston noto broker identified
the bomb throwers head at tho morgue as
that Of their son 40 O'Clock this morning
Coroner Messemcr had charge Of the identi-
ficauon End accepted IL as complete. Prior TO
the visit TO tho morgue the coroner took tho
sworn statements Of the note brokers'
parents, and they viii be used
al the inquest, which will begin as soon as
an expert jury can be summoned. In the state
ments made the parents described mlnutely the
appearance Of their SON, how he WAS dressed,
ana also mentioned that Thursday. December
81, was the last time they saw him., Ho then
sald he was gong ON business trip, but failed
10 name any place. They also swore % the ilnd-
ing OF letter IN their son office. the opening
sentence Of which follows:
LETTER TO HIS MOTHER.
Dear Mother: ! am going to New York to
get Sl2OlOO0. IL successful / shall return. IL
not ] shall kill myself"
They could not give the full contents of the
lctter. as IN accordance with wish expressed
III 10 by their son. 10 had been destroyed.
After the statements hal been made Mrs. Nor
cross expressed desire % visit tho mOrgue as
soon as possible. The coroner compiled with
her wish and the party were driven TO- Bellevue
Hospital, where they arrived shortly after
o'clock Tho warden and his assistants ar
ranged the head so a. 20 shock the parents as
Htte as possible. a cloth Was placed about the
warden private Office.
Mrs. Norcross was first shown the head. She
identified 10 ln Che presence of Coroner Messe-
mtr. She said positively:
This is my darling boy Yes, yes. yes, poor
Henry. poor Henry My pOOr,daflng boy. lie
never meant 10 do any harm. Tie surely did not
mean To DO wrong.
My own-my own Henry. Yes, yes-theso
are his teeth. ! know them. / rememqer these
under teeth; and how proud be was OF them
And that tooth there. j remember how u was
peparated. Yes. yes. and his ears-hOw often /
have looked 20 them. And rememi er has halr.
That just the way he used TO part It.
MISSED TIE COLD FOREHEAD
At this point tine coroner aske the mother if
she positively identified the head. The sorr0w-
ing woman kneit down on the hard floor o the
hospital Office and laid her head upon the fore
head OF her dead son. She was about 10 kiss the
forehead, when some one gently drew her
back She turned and said almost hercely: Il
wish / had come here alone. must kiss M
boy
Tins Identification by Mrs Norcross makes it
positive that the man who threw the bomb was
Henry L. Norcross. With q mothers instinct
she recognized he who had been the idol of her
heart. and losing sight az the hideousness ana
responsiveness .of the head in its present condi-
ton and seeing only IN it the outlines or one
dearly beloved. She pressed her bps 70 the fore
head of the dead man. None but the mother
could have done that
Mr. Norcross also closely examined the head
and fully identified u rs that OF his son.