The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-26
LATEST DYNAMITE OUTRAGE
An INTERNAL MACHINE At THE DUR
LIN DEFECTIVE OFFICE
The Police Have Found No Clue 70 the As
sassin Whose Crime Cost lAfe.A 30
R..,de which n Cigar Was Smouidering

Tho Police Have Found No Clue TO the As
snssin Whose Crime Cost ~ Iife-A box
Beside which n Cigar Was Smou,der'ng.
DUBLIN. Dec 25.-Dctective Synnott. who
lost his life by the explosion at the Dubhn
detective Office yesterday. when ionnd' ,h'
PROSTATE. his face mangled. an arm ana a reg
shattered and severely wounded on the chest'
He was taken to the Jervis street Hospital
where his injured limbs were nmputatcd. he
lay unconscious for about twenty m'hu'ee'
and then he died.
The walls Of tho detective office were cracked
by the force OF the EXPLOSION. and all the WIN
dows and window frames were broken. Attne
spot where the internal machine exploded the
tagging OF tho courtyard was torn up lor sew
eral feet and great hole was excavated IN the
earth. Apparently Synnott had kicked or
otherwise moved the machine away from me y,
issspned the damage to- the structure. Inside
all the rooms are strewn with broken plaster
There has hccn no arrests in connection
with the outrage. nor have any clues hs"n us
covered. though the police are seeking 10
The first H, re reports hat tho explosion WIS a
political outrage is deprecated ny thc p oiicei
by a person with personal spite against the
detective iorrr. All day people from M! pauts5
Of the city and ontlyi nG villages have SatheFeu
Immediately aiie.' the explosion somebody
ran through the city spreading the report UNIV
John Morley, the Irish Secretary. was passing
the Office Mt tho time Of the explosion. nnu
been thrown to the ground. and was suileilns
from conc,ission Of the brain. Several friends
of Mr.. Morley who were not informed us 20
his whereabouts. came running TO the oi'iee W
inquire nfter Ills injuries. ~ A.,
The only person severely Injured was me
detective who died. Three men and woman
in a side street. about 100 yards on, We're
thrown t" til" ground and r:nhlncu unE"m,
scious for several minutes. ihey sustaiheu
only "a few bruises and walked home. ,
Tho apartments IN tho Castle Known as me
Chief Sccrctarys library directly ovcrlo "
Exchange Court. tho scene OF tho explosion.
Exchange Court is II r,ii de sac. and the portion
of the Castle overlooking tho court Is tho only
portion that could he approached by any QUO
Tho gates are always guarded ny, sentii.s
and would. in the event OF an explosion 10 tne
yard, be- n once closed thus preventing the
escape OF any culirit or culprits.
one Of Synnotts fingers was found inside
tho Chief Sccrctary'S library and portions OF
his clothing were found 100 yards from me
scene OF The explosion. The shock killed II
court.
Detective Greene who passed the, scene
shortly before the explosion. says tina! he saw
lyin. on tho pavement. beneath the oihcC
window. what appeared to be brown parcel
with n half used cigar smouliering beside IT.
but there was nothing to excite his suspicion.
Quite number Of people who were walking IN
tho streets in the ncighborhood.. sustained
bruises from tho effects OF the explosion. anu
several suffered from shock.
1t is believed i'll some quarters thar inc
motive OF tho culprit Or culpritS was revenge
for the reported refusal OF the Government to
release the imprisoned dynamiter DAILY