The morning call., 1894-04-13
THE DEADLY BOMB.
Found in a Yard on Doug
lass Street.
Narrow Escape of James Whites
Family and Residence Being
Blown to Pieces.

The simple fact that stove was not
large enough to hold piece of wood found
in yard saved house and IFS inmates
from being blown to pieces on Wednesday
morning.
The house is occupied by James While,
a laborer, and his wife aud four young
daughters. 1t is small wooden cottage,
and stands on the brow of the hill on Doug
lass street, between Twentieth and Twen-
ty-first street. To the north. south and
west there is no house near it for nearly a
block, but there are houses on the opposite
side of Douglass street. The cottage
stands between twenty and thirty yards
back from the street and faces north.
There is fence surrounding the yard. and
there is space Of seven or eight yards be-
tween the fence and roadway.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday morning,
whlle her children were playing about the
house, Mrs. White looked around the yard
to see ii she could find some chips to start
the fire. Near the northeast corner uf the
yard she found a thick piece of pine about
foot long and six inches wide. cut to a
edge at one end. Size saw there was tar
or something upon it. but she did not
think anything about that. her only thought
being that it was just what she wanted for
starting the fire.
She tried TO force 1t into the stove, but
found it was TOO large. She then took it
outside and tried to split it with an ak.
She struck two blows, and fortunately
something attracted her attention. The
tar, as she thought, but which was black
had been inserted In a hole in the un-
wedged end.
This discovery aroused her curiosity,
and she took the piece of wood to Mrs.
Watson, who lived across the street. Mrs.
Watson's sons were at home, and they
pulled out the plug. when to every ones
astonishment piece OF wadding was dis
closed and then illuminate of mercury caps.
nineteen altogether. more than enough 10
have blown a house into atoms.
That night MIR. White took the death
dealing articles to Counselor Clarke, who
lives 10 that neighb0rhood, and he advised
him to notify the police. He accordingly
apprised Special Officer Golden of the facts
yesterday morning, and he at once COM
tailed Detectives Dillon and Crockett on
the case.
The nole had been burned in the end Of
the piece of wood by redhot iron or
similar material. After the Illuminating
caps and waddipg had been inserted a
plug exactly fitting the hole had been
showed in and ihe end of the stick covered
with black sealing wax to prevent the
plug from being seen.
Both Mr. White and his wife were seen
yesterday afternoon. They were utterly
at a loss to account for any one hatching
such devilish scheme against them.
II have never injured any ones feel
ings." said Mrs. White, thoughtful.y. ''as
far as 1 know, and | have no enemies.
We are poor hard working people and have
enough to do in looking after our own
affairs without interfering with our
neighbors."
"Yes, that's so." chimed In her husband.
81 am not drinking man nor quarrel
some man and have never had any hard
words with my neighbors or men / have
been working with. No, never had a
threat made against me by any one"
What could have been the motive for
D lacing the bomb in Mr. Whites yard or
who was the person that put it there are
questions that will in all probability never
be answered.