New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-10
POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVE.

FUSE on a BOMB CONTAINING THREE
POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVE
An exposure OF anarchisuc dynamite pots IN
Paterson y. J.. made in the Passhc Coun'S
Court OF Quarter Sessions ycsteria- During 'Hc
strike of silk last spring threatening ie'ers
were sent 10 William Strange. president OF 'he
Board Of Trade and owner % a large ribpoh ll'.'
and to Jacob Weldmann. proprietor OF dyeshopS'
ard loaded dynamite bomb. whose fuse had been
lighted but had accidentally gone out. was found
placed against Mr Strangcs house, In broadway
Yesterday Robert Sele and Charles \. DoebOier
were placed on trial charged with attempting 70
XII Mr. Strange by means OF the bomb Seidei has
a beershop IN Hami.ton-ave. which was the rem
lezvous Of striking siklycrs. and Doe5ber was
freouenter OF the pace and made TRANSACTIONS ani
c5p.es for the strikers. Prosecutor Gourcy showed
by witnesses that before the bomb was FOUND Mr.
Strang. mad received a letter threatening that unless
the strike was settled soon he would DE blown 20
The moon" The writer said thnt he knew Mr'
Strange had the militia with him. but that three
mounds Of dynamite would bow him 10 the moon"
I, was proved that tie bomb contained three pounds
OF dynamite.
Employees on Mr. s;rarges place testified 20 ind
ing the bomb the lighted end OF the fuse had been
covered with a mus,arl-box, but snow had "N-
.,nguished the nre Tho chems;, John G. Pen
,,n-,on swore 20 the deadly character OF The
dynamite ana oHir.a.a OF the Atlantic dynamite
Company recognized the make Of the "NP'''
Charles Schulcr a Ncw-YorH detective "'o W.
emp.oved by Mr Welmaun a me uhe ,rra
srike told OF visits % -e'lsrs perrsnop a'n ,.n ''
win Doehbrr 20 New York and Ne"afk VIII -,
Wv 10 buylnG materials f0r making ~, - =
p,abbler had a. r.l-coV,rcd book "flt -" 10 ..a,,
man bv John Most. which gave ~" reoo'D r .%i -
trr Jvnomi.a aul 'he witness .i"n'h'-I me "v'~
n court The bomb was mad" acc"r -" "a
hooks directions The detective ana ip,""if' 80
ext,orirn er,e-l with explosives N me "o''S "'''
mountains about Paterson , -,.,.ss r,r
Orto M,l.r proved T. BE- an important Wy 80, -"
N. STATE liz sworc trat he was IN S'Nlr' k..s k..
and saw the threatening ietter 20 S,iL'.He
ond r,at,-l hy p0ehbeT on The NiNHl 49, 80.
bornb was found Miller ras IL N" hc'rt''op 'k.
arj he,rl some one ask what whs tH". I'M .''
w.h mo Strange b1fnbY'' 20 whi'A b'"b".r' -.
r,si. Il puf II there but :: was zoo We, - x Oh
The witness Identified Doobb,ers hand"il'hs a. ~.
had received several letters from MIN ,t,'D ~.
hsf ais ,ce.ff,-l 90 having hear! p'chn' 1Dh,
IA. he placed :ac bomb A. Mr Sirarsg" 'p
W..ilrna ot testified that Sc!!"l and '!"bh"t NJ;
,,s ~ 10, IN turn and each accused ~" "'N'r %
,r.k,rg md ,,.acing ihc bomb.
Doothl.r went on the stand IN MS own u'l'"'
Ue admitted writing the threatening letters ia
eo,les MAC. al the alctation ~ several men th't
Je sod his confession 10 Miller ana knott tia' ne
i,iaceI the bomb was j~st. He described ms *
,.rinenis with explosives. which were a!trr ~"
d,rcrflons IN Nosis pamphlet !'o'ht,lrr ,rl"l !"
,nro, mo blame on Scide AMI the oih"T AiHt,n,
ta,s and Il looked II the two dcfcnlants ""uI'
nv to sacrifcs cath other The trial was no, m
,shed The counsels' table was a s'rang" sieht'
i,den with bottles of chemicals unoa'el bonus
ro'I. - fuse and other destructive material