New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-03

HE CRAZY WANDERERS ARE GETTING
TIRED
\ REPORT THAT THE NAN WHO. YEAR AGO.
SENT GOVERNOR FLOWER Az INFERNNL
MACHINE has pEry CAUGHT.

MACHINE has PEEN CAUGHT.
Governor Flower. while staying at the Windsor
Hotel early in September. 1892. received mys-
tcrious cigar-box. 4 letter sent by mall had
warned the Governor not to open any package
that might be addressed to him. Accordingly.
tn box was sent to Police Headquarters. where
after immersion in pail of water 1t was opened.
Inside Was mustard filed with powder "A
piece OF emery paper pasted 10 the inside OF the
box. while lot OF loose powder filled the rest Of
the space. Three parlor matches were arranged
az lever 50 that when the cover Of the box
was lifted the heads OF the matches would strike
the emery paper and explode the powder. Here.
then. was a genuine Internal machine.
Every one around Police Headquarters to-day was
startled b. the story that Superintendent Byrnes,
after nfteen months OF work had established the
Identity OF the who sent the machine. He is
a crank who believed that the Governor had
wrongcl him in some way. Having perfected his
iiitc plot he appears to have changed his mind
and sent the letter OF warning which saved
Governor Flowers life superintendent Byrnes.
when by the reporters a. Police Headquarters
Yesterday. simply refused to talk on the matter
\ crank entered the chophcuse Of Lewis II.
Brown at No SS Fulton-st.. Brooklyn. Wednes-
day evening and demanded 80 and the best dinner
In the place. When his demand refused
and the proprietor attempted TO put him out.
he showed a small box wrapped in "A newspaper,
and said II contained dynamite enough to blow
up the whole block. All the persons dining in
the place nod. and Mr. Brown sent for police,
man but the crank went away before ne could
b.. arrested.
George book the dangerous crank who wrote
artist, and when arrested tried To XIII Captain
ranged at Jererson Market court yest,rday when
he was brought into the police station, Beck made
jump over The de's at Hap,ain UConhSr no. rri HS
and was only prevented from stabbng the Captain
relr Of house B, aficrWard
found "a long bayonet. sharpencd or two edges.
Al court Book acted 30 nationally that Justice
Koch refused to comm, him for examination as
TO his sanity and he sent him to the island foi
six months. In default OF 81"
THE TwELFIn-HorR" CRANK
benjamin Baker. a lawyer. who lives at No. 3ll
East Northumberland twenty y-ifth-st.. made an
appointment last evening 10 meet a crank at the
Office Of the American Actor Exchange In West
Twenty -cghth-st to-day. This latest crank Of the
Harlem crop called yesterday morning at Mr.
bakers home. Not aadng him there the crank
had gone on professional business
How are you. Mr. Baker," h. said. Il want to
twelfth Hour The plot is an anarchstic one. am
| have a patent bomb here which I think vii
create sensation on the stage. IhereS money II
The crank was about to open back box wher
Mr. Baker hurredly disappeared. When he wen
hofn- at O'Clock the author Of The Twefts
Hour b9Sk oTN %naeF arm WaS sitting % on th m
would meet him to-day Mr.. Baker was a theatrica
Sergeant Dunn and his clerks in the Unite,
| states Weather Bureau startled yesterday
/ morning by the appearance OF a large bottle com
ng through the door. The bottle was followed by
a wild. unkcinpt individual. who carried 1t ii
| 'front.' Of him. He needed no formal announcement
10 SHOW that he was crank. He propounded some
/ scientific questions to the observer OF the skies
! Sergeant Dunn entertained him quietly. but wa.
/ nut somewhat III at ease when the stranger said
| II am from "a murder factory In Hoboken." and al
| the same time drew his hand across his throa
| significantly
| The man Soon took quiet departure
| Frederick l.. Matthcs. who shot hy Thoma:
| Hradicy In the Postal Telegraph Budinl
| last Monday. was much improved yesterday. Their,
| are good hopes OF his recovery.