The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-26

DUBLIN. Dec. 25.-The first reports that
the ex explosion last night outside of the de-
tective office at Exchange court was q DO
liticaI outrage is deprecated by the police.
General opinion is that the bomb or infer
nal machine was placed by a person with Q
personal spite against the detective force.
All day people from all parts of the city
gathered near the place. Immediately
after the explosion somebody ran through
the city spreading the report that John
Morley. the Irish Secretary. was passing
the office ut the time of explosion. had been
thrown TO the ground and was suffering
from conclusion of the brain. Several
friends of DIR. Morley, who were not In
formed as to bis whereabouts. came run
ming to the Office to inquire after his in
jurles. The only person severely injured
was the detective who died. Three men
and o woman in q side station 100 yards OF,
were thrown to the ground and remained
unconscious for several minutes. They
sustained only o few bruises and ak
home.
Detective Syhnott, when found. lay pros
trate. his face mangled, an arm and O leg
shattered and severely wounded on the
chest. He was taken to the Jarvis-street
hospital, who're his injured limbs were am
~
twenty minutes, then he died. The walls
OF the detective Office werc cracked by the
fierce OF the explosion, and all OF the win.
dOws and window-frames were broken. AZ
the spot where the internal machine ex-
ploded the tagging of the courtyard was
torn up for several feet and u great hole
was excavated in the earth. Apparently
SyhDOtt had kicked or otherwise moved
the machine away from the wall of the
building. and this very much lessened the
damage to the structure. On the interior
all the rooms are strewn with broken plas-
ter and splinters of glass. There have been
nor have any clews been discovered,
though the police are seeking 70 ferret out
the guilty.
The apartments in the Castle o wn as
the Chief Secretary's library. directly
overlooking Exchange court, was the scene
of the explosion. EXCHANGE court is q cul
de sac, and the portion of the Castle over.
looking the court Is the only portion that
could be approached by any one without
passing the gates of the Castle yard. The
gates are always guarded by sentries, and
would, in the event of an OK plOsion In the
yard, be at once closed. thus preventing
the escape OF any culprit or culprits. One
of Syhnotts fingers was found inside the
Chief Secretary's library. and portions OF
his clothing were found one hundred yards
distant from the scene of the exploAoD.
The shock killed o lot or canaries In q chop
at the corner of the court.
Detective Green. who passed the scene
shortly before the explosion. says that he
saw lying on the pavement beneath the
office window what appeared to be q brown
parcel. with q half used cigar smouldering
beside 1t, but there was nothing To exotic
his suspicion. Quite q number of people
WHO were walking in the streets In
the neighborhood sustained bruises from
the effects of the explosion and several
suffered from the shook. 1t Is believed In
some quarters that the motive of the cul.
prits was revenge for the reported refusal
of the government to release the imprisoned
dynamiter, DAILY.