The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-03
DYNAMITE IN QuAKERpoM.
The Ambition of an Anarchist Nipped
in the Bud.
From the Philadelphia Record

| prison. His bombs, chemicals and appara'
tus for the construction of internal machines
are in the hands of the police. His career
was cut short just In time to save the soda
water apparatus establishment of Lippin-
colt g. Co., on Filbert street, above Ninth,
where he was employed, from total annihi-
lation.
LIFELONG STUDY OF EXPLOSIVES.
| Alfred's 81 years Of life have been de-
voted entirely to experiments; be never
attempted to create any terrible catas-
trophies and his study of the art Of dyna-
hitting has but Just reached completion.
And now, with the probability Of leaving
behind him a name as famous as that Of
| Spies or of Parsons, he has been nipped in
the bud by the law.
Hoffman is a tall, blonde German, with a
| light mustache and stoop. He appeared
| at the residence of Ferdinand Schenck, on
Cherry street below Broad, on March !, and
engaged room of the third floor With
him he had large black sachel.
This bag contains glass ware; handle it
| gingerly," ne warned Mr.. Schenck, who
accordingly bore it carefully to the apart
ment of his new ledger. few days later
the dynamiter arrived to take possession.
where is my sachelW was his first re-
mark.
"In your room, ;" srid Mr.. Schenck.
Ibid you stand it on its end or on its
sider"
ION its end :" responded Schenck.
| The dynamiter dropped in a heap upon
the floor. My God" he shrieked, do you
want to kill us allY" Then he pulled himself
| together and with faltering steps ap-
preached his door. "If die remember that
| you will be responsible for my DEATH" he
said portentlously. He crept into the room
and spying the sachel, emitted a shout of
| 10y. SAFE! Safe" he yelled. From that
day forward he never referred to this incl
dent except with a pallid Visage and a
| trembling voice
| DISCLOSED PLANS TO MRS. sCHEECK.
During the three weeks that he lodged
with the Schenck family he was employed
at Lippincott & Co.'s works, and from
this establishment it is claimed by
Mrs. Schenok that he purloined in large
quantities such tools and brass work as he
needed in his experiments. He developed a
great liking for his good landlady and took
her into his confidence. informing her under
promise of inviolable secrecy that he pro-
posed to blow up the establishment of the
Lippincott's, because they did not treat him
| with proper consideration. He further
more informed her that he occupied mis-
leisure time in the construction of bombs
and hell machines, and he even showed
her the contents Of his black sachel, which
was filed with powder and a white sub
| stance that was evidently dynamite or nitro
| glycerine He said that his employers had
| refused TO give him 800, at which harsh
| treatment he had naturally become in~
! censed.
a NEAT LITTLE BURGLAR ALARM.
The dynamiter's greatest piece of work
| at the Schenck residence was burglar
alarm which he constructed for his aparts
ment. He had intended going out of town
/ 1t -
| lock, he built, for the protection Of his
property, an Internal machine, 80 arranged
that an intruder's foot upon his floor would
cause a terrific explosion. Upon the COM
| pletion of the delicate mechanism he visited
! Edward Muller, a shoemaker, who occupies
the first floor, and gleefully narrated his
| ingenious scheme.
but" said Muller. won't the explosion
| injure the housel"
"Topple it right over" said Hoffman.
with f1endish chuckle, but I'll be out of
the city safe enough"
"Well," exclaimed Muller, "Tn be right
here on this floor. Take that thing down.
or I'll break your back"
The dynamiter with many sneers at the
selhshness of his friends, accordingly was
obliged to demolish his splendid achieve
ment.
A BLOoD-CURDLrNG OUTFIT.
Toward the end of March Hanson broke
his arm. His injuries were treated at JEFF
ferson hospital and after recovering, he
removed to No. 1900 Tree street, where,
upon information furnished by his former
landlord, he was arrested by Special Officer
Nevins yesterday. A search Of his room
revealed motley assortment of socialistio
newspapers, chemicals. photographs OF
famous anarchists and brssswork that had
probably once formed a part of the stock OF
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Magistrate Pole he proudly declared he was
a socialist II have been member of our
general assembly three years TO my joy and
six to my sorrow" he systematically re-
marked. He said that his chemicals and
powders we're merely used in various expert.
ments he had been conducting.
ITO what end" asked the magistrate
TIE dynamiter frowned portentiously, but
made no reply. He was committed to Moya-
mensing prison for a further hearing or
May 81.
Late in the day officer Nevins and De
tective R. J. McKenty visited the house or
Tree street, which is occupied by the Brad
ley family, who deal in groceries. More
chemicals, brasswork, papers and letters
a bomb and an Internal machine were found
The bomb was made In the usual manner,
piece Of lead pipe. corked at each end. TIT
Internal machine was a black, tin affair
resembling greatly an ordinary hand sachel
Detective McKenty carried these article
to the city hall, and derived considerable
amusement from the remarks OF Capt. Mil
Ter and the detective corps. Not a mai
could be found who would undertake t.
open the sachel for less than $4,000.
RELICS AT MANY POINTS.
A singular trait of the dynamiter wa
the number of residences he occupied. Be
sides the Cherry and Tree street houses, il
both of which were found portions OF hi
property yesterday, he had a room a
Mrs. Aimsch's mansion on MoGuffiu's court
a cheerful little bywaY between Cherry an
Vine streets. Here were found an empt
saohel and lifesized bust of August Spies
the Chicago anarchist, whose family ire
boasts "Susper coll" after his name
Among the portraits of great men in Hof
mans collection we're those Of Parsons
Fielding a1d Lingg.
An Incident of the Wilderness.
From the Utica Observer.
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