The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
SENATOR MILLS IS SAFE.
1HB CRANK VINO HAD sENT HIM
THREA TENING LETTERS ARRBsTED.

soa sad Other Pusiis Nen-serstor Mills
va. 60 Alarmed that Ell. Son Got Per.
mis-ior TO Carry - Pistol for Thirty Days
a, step Toward Protecting the senator.
WASHINGTON Dec. 25-Joseph DOMAIN, the
Pole who has been sending threatening letters
tovice- President Steven n, Secretary Lamont,
Senator Mills. aud other prominent public
men In this city for several weeks
past, was arrested By Detective McDevltt
to- night McDevitt recognized DOMAIN
from description sent out, and after his ar
rest he was also Identified by Detectives Wee
don and Boyd. the two Headquarters detec-
tives. who had been on the lookout for the
fellow since Vice. President stevenson received
the FIRST Of the five threatening letters which
have been addressed to him,
This afternoon they received Information
that tho man that they wanted had been seen
hanging about several Seventh street stores
and were on the lookout When first seen by
Capt McDevitt DOMAIN was talking to q dis
reputable. looking stranger. The officer up
preached and entered into conversation with
the man. who admitted that his name was
Joseph DOMAIN, and that he had sent the let
tiers not only to the Vice President Secretary
Lamont. and Senator Mills. but had also sent
similar ones to President Cleveland. Senators
Gordon and Sherman. and one to each Of the
New Jersey Senators Capt McDevitt then
turned the man over to the Headq quarters de-
tectives. who locked him up at the First Pre-
cinct police station. where he was soon after
ward seen by q reporter.
DOMAIN was lying on q bench. smoking 4
strong clay pipe. When his name was called
lie sptang up and came eagerly to the bars.
At iirst glance the idea OF his being q crank
does not suggest ITSELF His forehead is high.
Ietreatlng far back and ending in a sparse
growth OF crisp black hair. His eyes are
dark blue or seemed to lie In the
dim light OF the station. They are
rot wide arart and 1t Is only az
ter closely watching his facial move
ments that one recognizes a crank" express
sion. His upper lip is very short and he wears
short mustache and stubby black beard OF
ten days growth. He Is about . feet o inches
In height. Of average build. and wore a dark
blue striped shirt and dark vest and trousers.
He ta'ks RAPIDLY IN German. and after few
moments conversation one cannot fail to rec.
ognize typical crank Of considerable shrewd-
ness.
When questioned by q reporter he talked
freely, until BY a slip he let drop the fact that
the letters hal been written at the instigation
Of other persons. lie was quick to recognize
the mistake he had made. and re peuted ques-
tloninE failed to get him to again refer TO that
portion OF the story. except to say that the
persons he had in mind were powerful and In
huential and would see tn II that no harm
came to him. no matter how strong case the
Government might make out against him.
This slip and his subsequent actions seemed
20 indicate that he belonged to some secret So
ciety which had q number OF members in this
city. When asked whether this organization
was Anarchistic or socialistic 10 its tenden-
cies he burst into passion OF rage aud
by all that lA ppnkiiaraI
that such an insinuation was a SANDER. He
stamped his ieet, elenched his fists. and with
Withholding eyes hxed on his Iuostioner. re-
peated over and over again in his broken
mixture of German AMI EngIish:
e BY birth am AN Austrian. by education a
About socialism or anarchy / know nothing.
AM don't want 70 know anything.
letters ms he had written would be sure to get
Why should they" ho answered. "I.ta
- wa; born in TrcPpqu. hleeip, Austtia.
to Give seaE Of In eGlpG paH whfa
poor peasants. raised money enough nearly
bringing the entire family. Which. con.
ssi,isa $;oF S.~,t and sSs assS
Salem, O, At Ncwark 1 worked in a rubber
moved to Salem 1 went - litlsburGh and Le-
came an irouworker, When the family came
trIrity, and that 10 now my business. but I
cant get any work to do either as an cleo
couple Of months ago my mother. brother.
and sister were taken to Orange AXE, Fla. to
I" ioos them alter the rst 81 the hey ysar and
q, and nay e aHw1 t Hs he
knowing what to do, and probably being little !
angry; yEII.ts the first Of the Ave letters
came TO Washington, feeln more a nd more as
these rich and powerful men at the head Of |
though iSoked for { everywhere, Then
pns each to. President Cleveland. secrstary
A1G to ns sssh sSy the New
Tf y hSsk
and sent him another one. Altogether wrote
hfteen letters. 1 was desperate sssInR that
as miSRRsy begged Tor did not come. started
BstGSEs ISGs outside 18th, the city net a man
here. take this quarter and bS1 buzz Soa4.sli
ss sTSEIsPss to eat paid 70 cents tos two
P s:oad trace i"' ioT long Wt fins
az. .Ra n then sSt fSsn Sh. 81. o. e
and the hTst thing noted Vas an ae- |
Hfft1.s.I' had had been Tseelsins ,krsstsniPs
dstsetlyss were looking for HIN. / got 10 |
fieht away. and turned back up the railroad |
lives wanted me h.t better come n and dI give
myselfu p ! was looking for the once oFths |
shlss st 81 BE Secret Service Bureau when Twas
Where did you sleep when was hsrsf
One night at lodging house 3l4 Tenth |
street. and the other nights In a lodg ing house
right next door TO the station here"
These last two statements were verified by
visits to the places named.
, Before the lntsrvtsw closed the prisoner said
he knew number OF people In this city. Iut |
positively declined to give their names. II will |
be dstsImined 20 morrow what specific charge |
will be preferred against DOMAIN.
was said grew out OF the Senator's action on |
the silver hspeal bill The language was Of
such threatening character that an in
NesuRAtion was made by the polies |
Suthoritles. to whom the letters had been re-
terred: II was reported that the man had In
dulGed 10 some Of the thTeatsnipg language
Ia the state Of New Jersey aud had left his
home early last week.
IN receipt OF this news It was decided that