New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-13

separately with as much secrecy as possible.
There were reports that the police had discovered
an Anarchist plot Of some kind In which the
bombs were to play an important part put
Superintendent Byrnes and his subordinates
kept their lips closed against any revelations 70
the public while the prisoner was locked up Tor
more examination and the bombs were placed in
the keeping Of the Bureau Of Combustibles
About $3.50 a. m yesterday Policeman Connors
was crossing One-h undred ed-and-twentieih-st, IN
St Nicholas-ave., when he noticed two men in
the shadow of Amran's hothouses acting IN
most Suspicious manner Amman is florist
and has one OF the most extensive hotnouses
IN the citv. In the neighborhood are the finest
apartment houses in Harlem. one OF the men
carried a bundle under his arm They were
coryeryinc- in low tones when Connors MADE
a dart for the man with the bundle and grabbed
him hy the collar. The other man dashed away
in the darkness. The man whom Connors helo
tried to pass the bundle to the other man peiore
he ran. but was prevented by the policeman,
who asked: What have you got in thAs
bundle?"
CURIOUS KIND or CLOTHES.
ooh. it's only a bundle of clothes" answered
the man.
"Wel lets take a walk to the house, SAID
the policeman taking the bundle from the man.
A. the police station in West Observation-Disclosures
twenty-ffth-st. the man acted in thoroughy
nonchalant manner. and said he was Jonn heiy'
fifty years old, and a laborer, OF NO. oS5 1rdhu-
st The bundle was laid on the sergeant DESK
When the sergeant unrolled the piece OF news
manor be nearly fell off mis- chair in horror The
nackaee contained nine loaded paper dynamite
cartridges and three dynamite bombs
The three latter were pieces Of gaspipe, about
three inches in diameter about foot ana
half long, with bolts at the ends They were
bound tightly together by wire, and at the
end OF each was attached long fuse Inc
sergeant Immediately sent for Inspector Conpn'
who hurried to the station. An expert, after
looking at The bombs declared that they were
fully charged. ard contained sufficient dyna-
mite to blow up a block Of houses. He said that
the fuses had been arranged 50 that when they
were ignted it would have taken about six
minutes 10 explode the dynamite
INSPECTOR Conlin ordered a policeman 70 take
the dynamite to an excavation in a vacant lot
Oh the opposite side OF the street; where the
expert went to work to draw the charges from
the bombs. Two policemen were placed on
guard to keep persons away from the lot while
the expert was A. work. The dynamite was
placed On the ground and covered ZIP VITA
THE PRISONERS STORY
Kelly was taken to Police Headquarters and
was questioned by Superintendent Byrnes. In
spector Mclaughlin and Inspector Conhn All
he would say was that he and the man who
escaped were hired by a stranger at Grand-st,
East River. late on Sunday night to take tne
package containing the dynamite cartridges up
10 WeStchsster He declares that the man
who hired him was a perfect stranger 10 him
and that the man who helped him 10 carry tho
stun was also 4 total stranger
From Police Headquarters Kelly was taken 10
Harlem again and arragned before justice Sims
In the Harlem Police Court lie is an intelligent
looking man and he spoke with Geclded lfish
brUgue. On being questioned by JuStlce Sliiills,
the prisoner said that at about ten minutes alter
10 o'clock on sunday night he was coming out
of a cigar stor, IT. Crand-st near the car stables,
where he had worked "a a laborer when ne was
approached by strange man carrying pafcsI.
The man asked Kelly. 80 he said. III wnat drec-
ton was the SXth-ave. elevated road
Il told him II was quite a distance saiu me
prisoner Then the man said he was SICK ana
had a pain in his back. and he oHered me 81 oo
If would help him carry the bundle as iar rs INC
Harlem Bridge 1t was a very heavy bundle,
and | had not the slightest idea what II con,
tanned We went over to the SiXth-aVe eieVa'eo.
Why didn't you take the Thrd-ave. line?"
asked Justice Simms. breaking in -, s,...,
Because the man wanted to take the SIXTH
ave road" answered the prisoner on the way
up on the cars" continued Kelly the man told
me that he was a farmer living in Westchester
He said nothing 70 me about "ha' was III inc
bundle nor did | ask him. ..
Justice Simms remanded the prisoner In $4,000
bail for examination this morning II was later
said that Kelly was at one ume einployeI as .
laborer on Wards Island and that now he has
two children in the House OF Refuge on RandalFs
Island The Chief of the Bureau OF ComDustibeS
vaa directed 10 remove the dynamite from tho
vacant lot in front Of the police station last
evening. 49,,
citv on sunday night u celebrate the thirteenth
anniversary Of the death Of the Car