The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-12
NOsI,s BOOh ~ EVIDENCE.
Doebbeier Confesses that lie Made bombs
According go Mosi's Formula

PATERSON. Y. J.. July l1-llerr Mosts
| look entitled Revolutionary War signs
was introduced in the trial yesterday OF
| Charles \. Doebbclcr and Robert SciQel,
| Anarchists. accused Of attempting 70 XII
Manufacturer William Strange win
dynamite bomb ana sending him ana
| Jacob ~ cidmann threatening letters IN
tracts from the book, which is bound IN
red and printed In German. We're read by
! Prof. Rauchfuss, German translator.
The author speaks Of The COnfscauOn OF
dynamite works and property. and, 20 Sc
cure better government ana an equal dis
tTibutiOn of wealth. advises the use OF
explosive capsules. lie furnishes inruuc-
tons as 10 how they should he used. lie
SAYS a magnificent effect can be pro-
duced by the use Of these explosives. The
copy of the book used az the trial was
taken from Doebbeler when he Was ar
rested.
Dcebbelcr said he did not know much
about the book as he had never read IT,
and that he knew nothing about the
chemical composition OF bombs. When the
States attorney asked Doehheler what
proportion Of ingredients should be used
in making dynamite explosive he an an.
swered: Il cannot tell from memory, but
l can tell all about 1t from the book
The book was given to him, and he
quickly turned to a familiar page and
read that 10 make an explosive one
quart Of sulphuric acid Of ~ degrees
strength, pint of nitric acid Of So lie
grees strength, and a quantity Of glyce-
rine equal to an eighth OF the whole
compound should be used. lie said he
had been successful IN his experiments
with bombs made after MOst's formula.
| lie denied saying. except In lest that
| he had placed the bomb on Nh Strangc's
lawn.
Charles W. BARNES, witness for Sci
! del Doebbeler's companion, testified tnat
| he was I'm Seidels place when he heard
Doebpeler say: MI Strange is no good;
| he's thief and a rObber He ought 10
| be blown TO hell and / would ike 10
! DO II. Scidel told Doebbeler he should
not have said this as Barnes, who is
| an American, might object to Il. and that
| away.
Seidel said he had not written the let
ters, ana he knew nothing about the
nom0 found on Mr.. Strange's lawn.
lie hhd been a miner in Germany. and
carried dynamite around In his belt TO
Keep IL warm. but never had handled f.
lie worked four years i'm dye houses
IN this city, but four years ago he lost
Two or his fingers in a machine and left
| the aye SHOP during big strike at Weld
mann's works. lie accused Doebbeler
| OF placing the bomb on the lawn. He
had once heard DoebbeIer say: Il am
| sorry that bomb didn't go off -"
| DOebbelcr acknowledged he had written
! the threatening letters. but disclaimed
/ all knowledge " the bomb found on the
| lawn. Daniel 7. Ames, an expert in
! '.'i-1 ''Iii'A ''lt.N iNAtfIS SUD-
mitted 10 him for examination were
| written by one person These were
the letters written TO Mr. Strange and
| others written by Doebbelcr during his
| Incarceration.
me evidence was all in late this after
| noon ana Prosecutor GOurley told The
/ jury the state would try hard 10 convict
| one man of placing the bomb on the
| lawn and show collision on the pa.. Of
the other The case was then Adjourned
| untlI to-morrow, when the State viii
sum up.-New York sun. "'''