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An alleged Anarchist plot to blow up f "
| Crandalrs whiting. putty. and alum factory In
| Maspeth. L. l.. BY means OF bombs was dis
| closed through q confession made yesterday
by ono Of tho conspirntors. who Is prisoner
in the Queens county Jail, in Long Island City.
One bomb was found hidden under the stable
| Yesterday.
1t was made from n Globular iron pipe valve.
about three inches in diameter. All the holes
in the valve were plugged shut. and a small
touchhole had been drilled In one side From
the latter protruded q fuse about three inches
long. II is said that two other bombs are hid
den somewhere about the factory. search
will be made for them to-day.
Otto Eckholdt Is the man who confessed the
plot He was formerly employed as a fireman
at the factory. but he lost his place about q
year aud n half ago. and has since been con-
ducting tho International Hotel in Willoughby
Court. of Grand avenue. Maspeth. q resort. 1t
is said. for New York and Brooklyn Anarchists.
On Feb IL last he was arrested. accused OF
setting the fire which destroyed Mr.. Crandall's
factory on the night OF Dec 2S 1891.
Justice Schumacher hold him without ball
for tho Grand Jury. and two new complaints
we're made against him thia week. One IL by
MIR. Crandall accusing him OF grand larceny in
stealing tools and other articles from the
factory. Cooper John Murphy makes the
other charge. His cooperage. which adjoins
the International Hotel. was burned to the
ground one night last fall Mr.. Murphy now
swears he has reason to believe Eckholdt set
the FIRE.
1t is said there were many Anarchists en-
ployed In the factory. and that many OF these
disappeared as soon as Eckholdt evinced de-
sire to unburden himself to the District At
torney c: Queens county Through their Sc
-, ~. ~@ht tata
IN Msspeth Almost MOI as soon as Il did the county
officials. There were eight or ten vacancies in
he factory on the %osnlas Hnons hpn..s
Thordsmth and Foreman Henry Rupprecht
Their whereabouts is unknown
sSad6ss ,6s sRSes ,ss
that there was party o. AnGrchists, e. In & the
Fisher sss sSe ssa R
!efy: Nj. Srandali;a II 10 ssid: had given him
T IL s s s Sssls ad 5s.: Hs
i against him that the Justice concluded. to
'd The sse second ndo and % cul%inatDa outbreak
Cured among the men last week. when the
to Set rid Sf Si wersmsn named Young. incited
the msn to strike 80 It 10 said unless eTonng
dali was com PEELED to let Young go. In e1ult- |
bis Ss to
We won't burn your damned factory down
THE s time. We've liked things to blow 1t to
This threat aroused Mr.. Crandalrs fear:
wHen lin
without notification OF any kind. the dissatts- |
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county Jail that Eckholdt had made a conies-
siPS iGSckholdt is a short. muscular man. about
As years old. with a shock Of disordered hair
covering his head and bristlng black beard
Children Children in Maspetb. In his Confession lon he u as. 81
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holdt further asserts he is the victim Of a plot
concocted by Rppprecht and others to got him
e!ines to speak. He says he is innocent Of al!
to te sSbsssntiste his assertion He then goes on
to tell about the bombs. They were made and
lsS s's x.s 81 The eeposve used 1t
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q small pieces q PIPE: slbewsI and ciobuIar
were placed under the stable and he. was told
the factory. He described minutely whore
they had been placed.
Constable George Koch made search under
the barn. but succeeded in finding only one
bomb. 1t lay on bic, ioist and' was covered
other bombs will be found to-day.
The bomb found was carried into the factory
office and soaked In bucket Of water. The
'use was then pulled out and the constable
.urned tho iron globe over to the county au-
.horities. who will have 1t unloaded and tho
contents examined.
Mr. Crandalps theory OF the threats made
against him 10 that they wanted to e3tort from
intern ational Hotel. and which he took at the
solicitation Of one OF his workmen.
!CrandalPs factory Is now being guarded
light and day.