The evening world., 1893-11-02
GOV. FLOWERS CRAM K.
Byrnes eaid to Have a Clue to the
Internal Machine Sender.

A mysterious box was sent to Gov.
: Flower last Fall. When the box was
. opened at Police Headquarters 1t was
|, b found to be an Internal machine. 1t
4. was reported at Police Headquarters to-
day that Supt. Byrnes had "A clue to the
sender OF the machine, and that some
sensational disclosures might be made
I within e few days.
1t was about the middle OF September
= of last year when Gov. Flower received
the machine at the Windsor Hotel,
where he had his headquarters during
I, the cholera scare. A few hours before
the mysterious box came, a letter of
warning was received by the Governor
1t advised the Governor not to receive
any package addressed TO him.
The package came by mall addressed
! to the Governor. 1t was a cigdr-ho%
Z wrapped In yellow paper. Col. Williams.
i 10Y Flowers secretary. regarded Ia"
{ box as very suspicious. ana t-iephoned
TO Police H~eadquarters about it.
|. Detectives Crowley and McCloskey
] went up To the hotel and got the bJX.
|, Ley look II down T. headquarters.
where Chief Inspector Steers put IN"
! box into a pail OF water for half an hour
J When the boz was opened 4, was
: found to :ontain a lean nHci
with powder. a lot OF loose powder
= llAiEo iG .NbA "a Lt SpdCt III lIlr ClEdT-
, ~. n oi-c- 81 emery pap-g sts paer-I
!. TO the front Of the box and three uarior
!. matches were 20 arranged on a lry-r
. b when the cover OF the box was
. lifted up the heads OF the match.
4 NnE 1 = IKE tnr emery paper ami .S-
. giods the pSEder. Chi@f Inspector
I uine Internal machine.
\ The police learned in thu course Of
i their Investigations that the box had
I been left in a letter box within the di,.
Z trict OF Branch Post-CiRce q, AMI III
, the letter Of warning had been mailed
! from Branch Post-Dihcr o..
Z Some, persons were inclined to look
. upon the whole thing as a Joke at tn
I time. but there war no question IN the
/ minds Of the police that tn. Internal
j machine was genuine and that It had
Z been sent to Gov. Flower with evil de
signs.
b The fact was made known at Police
Is Headquarters to-day that Superintendent
G Byrnes has had his detectives invcstigat-
n ing all the circumstance connected with
d the sending Of the Internal machine, with
the, result that he has surc~elel, & T.
Il sl;t. in unrave!ling the mystery.
r Mr.. Byrnes has in his possession, It Is
e SAID. evidence that an attempt was mad
on the life Of Coy. Flower. Only one
q chine, and the letter Of warning, too.
e The man H. said 10 have been a crank,
who imagined that tn" Governor had
q him In some way, After send,
10 ing the machine with the intention OF
Il attempting the Governors life the mar
n Tor some reason Changed his mind anL
e sent the letter of warning.
n Mr.. Byrnes was seen at Police Head
quarters to-day and questioned abOu'
a the matter. The Superintendent wa,
4 by surprise when the subject wa!
q mentioned and refused to ak about it
lc He was evidently very much displeaSe.
m that any Information had leaked out
u He said In answer to another question
1 II :eany cannot say anything at pres,
e emit"
IL The reporter asked the Super!ntend
ent whether he would deny or affirm
the repor that he was on the track o