Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07
oNLY a FIRE cnacK Err.
But tho Alleged Bomb-thrower Caused
Sensation.

Sensation.
Andrew Redmond, tourist printer,
entered the office of the Sunday Star ON
Saturday night and begged the price of
a drink. In order to get rid of him Will
liam f. Kurtz tossed him Il silver dime,
which Redmond muffed but subse-
quently caught on the floor. He soon
disappeared after he had obtained the
money, and little attention was paid to
him, until Patrick McDermott entered
the Star Office and informed Mr.. Kurtz
that he had taken dynamite bomb
from the tourists clothes. The informa-
ton set everyone to thinking, and no
time was lost in imparting this knowl-
edge to the chief of police, who sent out
general alarm to all the officers to run
Redmond in"
About O'Clock Redmond was found
in the second story of the Postal Tele-
graph Building. He was taken to the
city hall and locked up. -..-..
In municipal court on Monday Red
mond was arranged upon the charge of
drunkenness and there was suspicion
that he carried deadly bomb. Chief
Dolan carried in the dreadful explosive
and gently placed the weapon on the
judges desk. City Solicitor Elliott
stepped aside quickly to allow the chief
to pass with the weapo and several Of
ficers gagged and trembled perceptibly.
A cold chill passed over the clerk as he
busted himself in looking over batch
Of indictments preparatory to calling the
names of the prisoners and dead calm
settled over the entire courtroom. The
ann1art in thu aasnYfAlAlama thn
prisoner at the bar. He is about SO
years old, wears his light brown hair
closely cropped while there is a restless
look in his blue eyes. He has sandy
moustache but no whiskors. He is
feet inches in height and will weigh
las pounds. His appearance is modest,
and by no means suggestive OF the
Anarchist.
Redmond smiled perceptibly when
Judge Ball took up the four-inch piece
OF lead pipe with fire-cracker protrud-
ing, and asked him where he obtained
the mysterious weapon.
"You know as much about it as do,
your honor" replied the prisoner. 81
was drunk, and suppose some one put
that thing in my pocket never saw ii
| before"
The city solicitor breathed easier and
then the officers came nearer to the rail-
ing about the prisoners dock. Cour
Crier Heal left his revolving chair and
approached the prisoner to get bettel
look at the bomb .thrower, and the spec
tators who had started to leave the cour
room returned and took their seats. The
atmosphere in the room was more whole
some, and the silence was broken by
audible whispers which even the prisoner
heard.
Finally Chief Dolan relieved The
anxiety of all by the statement that ;
chemical analysis of the weapon baC
revealed the fact that it was merely {
piece of lead pipe with a fire cracker in
serted, and then it was that the officer
resumed their normal conditions ant
upon the assurance that no harm wa
apparent, the pale expressions disap
peared from their countenances, and tn
trial proceeded.
officer Paul Ward testified that h
arrested Redmond in the second stor,
of the Postal Telegraph Building. IL
was lying near the stairway, and whel
the officer approached him said;
"That fellow you are looking for
upstairs"
lis that so2 Well, suppose you com
along and help me find him." sal
Ward, and he took the bomb-throwe
to the city hall.
, Judge Ball released Redmond.