The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18
A MAN WITH A BOMB
An Anarchistic Man With a
Green Gingham Umbrella
Creates Panic at the Irish
Meeting in New York.
BOMB IN A BOX.
The Fuse Begins to Burn and
Women Scream.
An Officer Puts ont the Fire and
Averts a Panic.

New YORK. Oct 15-The World this
morning says: The reception given by
the Irish National Federation to Ed
ward Blake, NJ. p, at the Lennox Lyce-
um last night was productive Of some
results never dreamed Of by its origina-
tors. In the heart of the meeting and
while all eyes were turned upon Mr..
Blake as he stood on the platform deliv-
ering one of his most Impressive
speeches. a short. stoutly built, frowsily
dressed, bent old man, with the hair,
moustache hook nose and STOPPING
shoulders peculiar to the popular con-
ception of an anarchist, walked swiftly
around TO the back of the front tier OF
boxes until be reached the last one near
est the platform and to the left of the
proscenium arch.
In his hand he carried an old. bulky
green gingha um mbrella, which he seem
ed TO hold with peculiar tenderness, out
side the box he stopped, hesitated
moment and then entering, took chair
in corner nearest the stage. On the
other side of the box were a couple said
to be Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Thompson. The
old man left in minute.
1t might have be9n minnie or two
later when sharp cry from the women
in the box resounding through the house
startled everyone from their seats and
moment there leaped out gush of flame
and smoke and then followed the shrek
of fire and the simultaneous movement
of five hundred panic stricken creatures
to the door
But even as they turned Patrolman
Lille rushed into the box, violently
dancing on something " it'll his feet. Then
the stentOrian voice of Mr. Blake rang
through the big building, calling on his
audience to keep their seats.
.'The fires out Come back" cried he.
The flame had gone and the smoke dis
appeared AS Lille stopped to pick up
the burning frame, he saw lying among.
the fragments of the gingham a small,
stout tube, or bottle. He picked it up,
and then he felt sure that he WAS handling
an able bodied, nicely finished bomb.
The tube was about eight inches long
and about two in circumference. 1t was
capped with a covering OF gelatIne. The
tube was filled with white liquid, which
the police think is nitric acid. Attached
to the gelatine had been piece of fuse
half burned away
The police say that the old man had
lighted the fuse in some ay while he
was in the box or just on entering, but
the fame had caught the gingham be-
fore it could reach the gelatine.
Those in charge Of the meeting tried
to hush up the affair. Joseph Harring-
ton at first admitted that the bomb was
one of the typical nitro -glycerine va
riety.
Mr.. Blake's address was mainly a de-
fense of the coalition policy lately adopt
cd bv the home rulers in reference to
the Liberal party. He pointed ont that
inasmuch as the house Of lords had re-
jected the home rule bill, and that the
measure could not again be carried, ex-
cept after secoud appeal to the people Of
England, it was better that the Irish par
liamentary party should work with the
liberals in furtherance of certain Demo
cratic English measures, and thus by
their forbearance establish a claim on
the gratitude of the English people He
declared that the party, although differ
ent in details, was united on the main
question of home rule
Chief Justice joseph DAILY presided.