The herald., 1894-11-06
THE LONDON BOMB EXPLOSION
Detectives Working on Clues
to the Crime,
Many Theories as to the Cause of
the Outrage.
Opinion Divided as to Thether 1t Was
PerpetrAted by Ansrchists or
the Irish Physical
Force Party.
By the Associated Press,

LONDON, Nov. 5.-A squad OF detec-
ives from Scotland Y ard ia invsstigst-
ing the ex plosion which occurred shortly
after IL O'Clock last night at the resi-
endce OF Hon. Reginald Brett in Tilney
street, two doors from the residence of
Sir Henry Hawkins. one of the justices
of the queens bench divieion of the high
court OF Justice, for whom the bomb is
supposed to have been intended. Col.
Edward Pradford, chief commissioner OF
police, is personally directing the mat
ter.
The scene around Tilnsy at dsybre
this morning was one OF extreme excite.
ment. The whole neighborhood seemed
to be in possession OF uniformed police
and detectives, who kept back the sight
seers. Many residents were so alarmed
that they fed from the houses and have
been afraid to return. AS soon as there
was light enough to work Col. Majsndie,
chief inspector of explosives, directed
the photographs to be taken of the
scene from all points OF view. and all
fragments OF the bomb. splinters, ETC.,
were taken to the police headquarters.
Up to noon today the police have no
definite theory as to the origin Of the
explosion with the exception of suspect
ing q man from the Savoy hotel. The
authorities are running down four theo.
ries.
In the first place the police are inves.
tigating the theory that the explosion
was the work Of some person who sought
revenge for aome decision rendered by
the late Lord Esher master OF the rolls
and father OF the Hon. Reginald Brett,
in which case, 80 the police think. the
author of the explosion must be sought
after among the many criminals who
have appeared from time to time in the
rolls OF court, who may have entertained
malice for imaginary grievances.
The second theory ia that Mr.. Brett
may have in some way excited the ami
mostly of the dynamiters.
The third theory OF the police is that
the outrage was tho result o. the re-
Gently announced determination OF the
Irish Physical Force party to commence
an active dynamite campaign, and that
the explosion was intended as some sort
of notice of warning to the home sec
retary, the Hon. Henry Asquith, whose
residence 10 next door to that Of Mr..
Brett, but which is tenanted by Horace
West. the secretary of Mr.. AeQuith.
Then again it Ia thought that Mr..
West himself might have incurred the
enmity OF the anarchists or others by
his refusal st some time to bother Mr..
AeQuith With an anarchist appeal or
transmit to him the demands of mem
bers of the Irish evolutionary party.
Some plausibility is given to this theoay
by the fact that on Saturday last the
Scotland Yard authorities had evidence
that the Irsh Physical Force party was
planning an immediate campaign. This
activity, it was claimed, was in conse-
! quencs of the reply OF the Hon. John
Morley, secretary for Ireland. to the
! deputstion which called on him last
| week in reference to the release of the
Irshmen now serving terms OF impris-
onment in England under the treason
act. The fourth theory is that the
outrage is of anarchiasic origin, and
| that IL was directed against the resi-
denoe OF Justice Hawkins, who has
tried and condemned the majority of
tho anarchists who have been brought
in court during the past ten years. aud
| who has been threatened repeatedly
since the trial OF the two Italian an.
Archists, Guesseppe Farna and Fran
cisco Polti, who on May 4th last were
sentenced respectively to twenty and
ten years' imprisonment.
The daily News saya long anarchist
manifesto was received in London few
days ago. 1t was printed on colored
paper and couched in violent but faulty
English. 1t was headed death to
Judgss; Death to Jurors" and among
other things said:
Comrades, revenge is a duty. You
shall see us at work. Death to judges,
Jurors, policemen in uniform and anna
teur policemen