Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-27
DUBLIN'S EXPLOSION.
WAS IT THE WORK or ANARCHISTS
OR TORlESl
Varying Opinions on This Point hut
Everybody Excited In the ir'sh
Capitalization Views.
pv Aur,o-Amenc.n cable to tho Dispatch.l

DUBLIN. December GA coroner's IN
quest was held to-day on the body OF De-
tectlve Sinnott. who lost his life by the
explosion Saturday night at the detective
offlce. Detective Sinnott was passinga at the
time. His tight leg was blown OIL ana ne
was killed instantly.
The explosion occurred Immediately be-
meath the window of the room OF the cher
Of the detective force. Detective Green
testified that be traversed Exchange Court
five minutes before the explosion occurred.
He saw brown parcel, IN shape resetn-
bling q book. lying in the footpath oppo-
site the detective Office. lie dld not ex-
anime the parcel and could, therefore give
no detailed description of 1t. lie nad
paid no attention to il. but entered the
Office. No testimony was gwen Whlcn
threw any light upon the subject.
THOUSANDS VISIT TIE SCENE.
Thousands of people took advantage OF
the holiday to visit the locality. The po-
lice nut up chain as q barrier across the
entrance TO Exchange Court, and strong
force of police stood outside the chain TO
restrain the great throne.
Chief. Secretary Morley. accompanied by
Acknowledgement MacDermott and by So
licitor-G Generals G. III. Hemphll,
cured and made careful investigation.
Pending the arrival of Colonel Mslendie,
chief inspector of explosives, the scene OF
the wreck was left untouched Just as AFTER
the occurrence, so that Colonel MaJendie
nav determine the nature OF the explo-
sive used.
GENERAL EXCITEMENT
Though there is scarcely doubt, save
in the minds OF the Tories, that the whole
Has- Ina n T.
| haps 10 desire 10 bring discredlt on Air.
Morley's administration. the excitements
among the officials and residents con-
tinues. Extra police and military patrols
| have been detained to guard most OF the
public buildings in the city, and no one Is
allowed to loiter in their vicinity tor any
length Of time.
THE WORK OF ANARCHIsTs.
LONDON, December 26.-The suggestion
| has been made here that the Dublin explo-
sion was the work of Anarchists, and that
| ii was part of the plot discovered by the
police here a short time ago TO carry on
| dynamite propaganda In Great Britain IN
| behalf of the Anarchist cause. The Off
| cials of Scotland Yard, however, condemn
| the Anarchist theory.
1t must be said that the news Of the ex-
| plosion caused feeling of uneasiness In
| london, and it was very evident that those
! in authority feared that attempts might
be made TO blow up public buildings here.
| Early Yesterday morning the scenes about
| tho Executive Department, the Tower OF
| London, the Victoria, Charing Cross, and
| Paddington railway stations, and other
public buildings reminded one torcibly OF
| the DAYS of the dynamite Outrages IN this
city.
EVERY PREoAUTIoN TAKEN.
All the precautions taken in those
| troublous times were renewed yesterday.
| The government buildings were most
| closely watched. Owing 70 its being the
| holiday season. comparatively few people
went to the Office. Those who did visit
| the buildings were compelled TO run the
gauntlet OF questloners. Every person un-
| known To the constables was compelled to
explain his bus ness before he was allowed
| TO enter the offices. and even then his every
| action was regarded with suspicion by the
| officers on duty inside.
The members OF the Cabinet were Off
! cialiy notified Of the explosion, as was also
| Mr.. Gladstone, who is at present at Blar-
ritz, France.
| no CLUE TO THE PERPETRATORS.
! SO far as known here, the Dublin police
| have as yet found nothing to lead to the
| Identification of the perpetrators Of the
| outrage.
| ON December 3lst last an explosion oc-
| CURED at Dublin Castle which caused con-
siderable CONSERVATION among the officials
! there Considerable damage was done, but
| fortunately nobody was hurt. 1t was
| never satisfactorily proved whether this
! explosion was of dynamite or of gas that
| had accumulated in the cellar OF the castle,
| though there were mauy persons, officials
| included, who held that 1t was the work OF
the physical force party
CHARGED TO TORY ACCOUNT.
DUBLIN. December 26.-The opinion OBJ
! talns here this evening that the explosion
| at Exchange Court was the work Of per-
sons lnimical 70 the Gladstonian Cabinet.
| The intention of the men who planned
the bomb or Internal machine Is believed
TO nave been 70 irjure the Nationalist
| cause by cultivating the impression that
| only under a strong Tory government
| could order be preserved In Ireland. The
| local press takes this view OF the outrage.
The Fremdns JOurnd! voices the feeling
of the Home Rulers IN these wo.dS: Ire
| land hastens 20 disaYow and denounce the
cowardly assassIns and traitors TO NJ
cause. There is no doubt that the blood
| stained business of Saturday night WAS in
| tended 10 wreck the hopes Of the nation. "
| The IRISH Ddtiy IHdeDendeHt thinks that
| the foes of Irish liberty have given
! new evidence of their desire 10 wreck the
cause OF home rule at any cost.
! NATIoNALIsTs DENOUNCE THE PLOT.
A consultation of Nationalist leaders
| will be held before next Sunday probably
20 devise means of assisting in the appre-
! hension of the dynamitard. They are said
| to contemplate also the issuing of a state
ment denouncing the men who plotted to
blow mp the detective Office and depre-
! eating the idea that any friend of home
rule lent himself to such an outrage.
The intensity of public interest in the
! affair was shown to-day. especially by the
| anxiety with which the progress of the in
\ quest was followed by persons outside the
| building. Az each man came out of the
room where the witnesses were examined
he was questioned eagerly as to the de-
velopments and the testimony, and as to
4 80, e,oooet,ons Of nOlipa officials "a TO the