Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-26
FATAL EXPLOSION IN DUBLIN.
Detective sinnott kIiied-He IL Believed Go
Have Kicked q Bomb.

An explosion occurred AZ IL o'clock SATURDAY
night outside Of the detective sffice In Exchange
court in Dublin. Detective siunott, who was
passing at the time, Was killed.
The scene Of the explosion 10 near the city
hall and not far from Dublin Castle. The
detective Office. known ss &c" division Of police
headquarters. is at and Exchange court, ju.t
of Dame street. one Of the principal thorough
fares of the city. Although there we're not
many people in the streets at the time. the hour
being late, the report Of the explosion caused
intense excitement MANY persons recalled tho
attempt to blow up Dublin Castle on December
81 last, and thought that another effort had
been made 90 accomplish its destruction.
The explosion occurred Immediately beneath
the window OF the room Of the chief % the de-
tectiVe department. Detective Sinnott had Just
been ischarged from a hospital. where he had
been confined with a serious Illness and was 90
have resumed his duties on Christmas day. AL
the windows IN the vicinity we're shattered BY
the explosion. The gas and electric lights we're
not disturbed.
The authorities are making a rigid invsstigs-
ton.
The first reports that the explosion vas
political outrage is deprecated BY the police.
General opinion IL that the bomb or Internal
machine was placed BY person with per-
sonal spite against the detective force. All wee
psof4t Aitih laEt- " civ tfG Out-
living villages gathered in crowds near the place.
Immediately after the explosion somebody ran
through the city spreading the report that John
Morley. the Irish secretary. was passing fhe
Office at the time of the explosion. bad been
thrown to the ground and Was suffering from
conclusion o! the brain Several friends Of Mr..
Morley who not informed ne TO has where
abouts came running TO the Office 10 inquire
after his injuries.
ONLY ONE INJURED
The only person severely injured was the de-
tectiye who died. Three men and a woman In
a side street ebou; one hundred yards OF we're
thrown to the ground. and remained unconscious
for several minutes. they sustained only a few
bruises and walked home.
Detective SinRott, when found. Law prostrats,
his face manged, an arm and a leg sh.ttered
and severely wounded on the chest. He was
taken 20 the Jervis Street Hospital. where his
injured limbs were amputated. lie lay IN
conscious for about twenty minutes, then he
died. The walls of the detective ONCE were
cracked by the force Of the explosion. and AL
OF the windows and window frames we're broken.
At the spot where the internal machine eK-
ploded the tagging OF the court house yard
was torn up For several feet aud q great hole
was eKcsyated in the earth.
KICKED THE BoxB.
Apparently. Sinnott had kicked or otherviss
moved the machine away from the wall Of the
building, and this very much lessened the
damage to the structure. In the interior all
the rooms are strewp with broken plaster ana
splinters of glass.
There have been no arrests IN connectsoa
with the outrage, nor have any clues been dis
covered. The police are seeking 10 ferret cut
the guilty.
The apartments in the castle known - The
chief secretary's library directly overlook En-
change court, the scene Of the explosion. Ex-
change court lie . cul-de-ssc, and the portion u
the castle overlooking the court 4 he only
portion that could be approached BY any one
without passing the gates Of the castle yard.
The gates are always guarded by ssutriss. and
would. in the event Of explosion In the yard,
be at once closed, thus preventing the ssssps
Of any culprit OF culprits.
One Of Siunott's fingers was found inside shs
chef secretarys library. and portions Of his
clothing were found 100 yards dwtant fren ths
scene Of the explosion The shock killed loe
of canariss in shop at the corner Of the court.
Detective Green, VINO passed the scene sAsrely
before the explosion, says that be saw lying %
the pavement beneath the once window Oha1
appeared TO be brown parcel With half-ons1
cigar smoldering beside IT, but there vas nstA-
ing 10 excite his suspicion Quite numbs a
people who were walking In the streets tn -
neiehborhood sustained bruises from the sl5seoB
Of the xplosion and several IRON sshosA
Ia 10 believed In sons Quarssrs that the motive
Of the culprit OF culpds vas rsvsags Ter -
reported refusal Of tAs goverameos - seaaa0
the imprisoned dyna1itsr Day.