The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-06
HEY MAY BE ANARCHISTS.
But Are Thought to Belong to
the Force Party.
ANY WAY LONDON is EXCITED.
NOT Knowing Where the Terrorists
May Conclude to Deal the
Next Blow.

LONDON, Nov. 5.-A squad of detectives
from Scotland Yard is investigating the
EXPLOSION which occurred shortly after II
o'clock last night at the residence of Hon.
Reginald Brett on Tilney street, two doors
from the residence of Sir Henry Hawkins,
one of the Justices of the Queens Bench
Division of the High Court OF Justice. for
whom the bomb is supposed to have been
intended. Colonel Edward bradford, Chief
Commissioner of the Police, is personally
directing the matter.
The scene around Tilaey street at day
break this morning was one of extreme
excitement. The whole neighborhood
seemed to be in possession of uniformed
police and detectives, who kept back sight
seers. Many residents were so alarmed
that they fed from their houses and have
been afraid to return. AS soon as there
was light enough to work. Colonel Ma jen-
die, Chief Inspector of explosives, directed
that photographs be taken of the scene
from all points of view. and all fragments
of the bomb, splinters, etc, be taken to
the Home Office for examination.
Up to noon to-day the police have no
definite theory as to the origin Of the eX-
piOsion, with the exception of suspecting
a man from the Savoy Hotel. The authori-
ties are running down four theories.
In the first place the police are investi-
eating the theory that the explosion was
the work Of some person who sought re-
venge for some decision rendered by the
late Lord Esher. Master of the Rolls and
father Of the Hon. Reginald Brett, in
which case, according to the police, the
author of the explosion must be sought
after among the many criminals who have
appeared from time to time in the Rolls
Court and who have entertained mali ce
for imaginary grievance.
The second theory is that Mr.. Brett
may have in some way excited the ami
mostly of the dynamiters. The third
theory o f the police is that the outrage was
the result of the recently announced de-
termination of the Irish physical force
party to commence an. active dynamite
campaign and that the explosion was in
tended as some sort OF notice of warn
ing TO the Home Secretary, the Hon.
Henry AsQuith, whose residence is next
door to that Of Mr.. BRETT, but is tenanted
by Horace West. the secretary Of Mr..
Asquith. Then again it is thought that
Mr.. West himself might have incurred the
enmity of the anarchists or others by his
refusal al some time to bother MI. AS
Quith with an anarchist appeal or t. trans
nit to him the demands of members OF the
Irish revolutionary party.
Some plausbility is given 10 this theory
by the fact that on Saturday last the Scot
land Yard authorities had evidence that
the Irish physical-force party was plan
ming an immediate campaign. This activ-
iIy, it is claimed, was in consequence OF
the reply of the Right Hon. John Morley
Chief Secretary for Ireland, to the deputa
ton which called on him last week IL ref
erence to the release of the Irishmen now
serving terms of imprisonment in Eng
land under the treas0n-felony act.
The fourth theory is that the outrage j!
of anarchistic origin, and that it was di
rected against the residence of Justice
Hawkins, who has tried and condemned
the majority of the anarchists who have
been brought into court during the las
ten years, and who has been threatened
repeatedly since the trial of the two Ital
ian anarchists, Guisseppi Farna and Fran
cisco PoIti, who on May 4 last were sen
fenced, respectively, to twenty and ter
years. Imprisonment.
The Daily News says a long aDarchis
manifesto was received in London a few
days ago. It was printed on colOred pa
per and was Couched in violent but faulty
English. Il was headed death to Judges
Death to Jurors" and said, among Other
things: Comrades. revenge is a duty
You shall sec us at work. Death to Judges
jurors, policemen in uniform and amateur
policemen"