The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-16
Armour, Pullman and Field Be-
lieved to be in Danger.
DYNAMITE IN THEM.
At Least That is What it Looked
Like When Opened.
Plot to Kill Mr.. Armour Over
heard by an Unknown Man.
Albert Reaser Who Appears to
be Insane Suspected.

CHICAGO, Dec 16.-An attempt was
made today to mail what are supposed
to be Internal machines to George NJ.
Pullman and P D. Armour. A collector
making his rounds this morning found
on mail box two packages, one ad-
dressed to George NJ. Pullman's
private residence on Prairie avenue
and the other addressed to
p. D. Armour's residence at Thirty sew
enth street and Michigan avenue. He
was suspicious of the appearance of the
packages and when he came into the of
tce he called the attention of Superin-
tendent Hanlon to them. Hanlon took
one of the packages down to Postmaster
Hesing. While he was telling the post
master about the packages, Mr..
postoffice and told Mr.. Hesing that a
south town business man overheard
conversation last evening between two
men in relation to an attempt to blow up
Pullman and Armour.
The package brought to the postoffice
by Hanlon was given to Captain Stuart
of the postal inspection service.
Mr. Hanlon was directed to soak the
other in a tub of water before attempt
ing to open it. A description of the two
men seen by the citizen last night was
y
The package on investigation was
found to contain sawdust and mud.
Superintendent Hanlon took one of the
bombs home with him and opened it.
The bomb, which was made from Sec
tion of lead pipe was found to contain
matches and white powder which the
perintendent believed to be dynamite
Captain Start, chief of the local postal
inspectors, to whom was given the pack
age that was addressed to Armour denied
all knowledge of tie story. Other en-
pIoyes at the postoffice were equally
reticent.
The packages as described by one of
the pestoffice attaches who saw them
when brought in by Hanlon
were rectangular, about six inches long
two inches deep and two WIDE They
were wrapped with light brown paper
and addressed in a rough hand with
a pencil On the margin was written
''contens wire" The street addresses
were likewise misspelled.
Albert Reaser was taken to the Bride
we'll today to work out a fine of $50 i'm
posed for lounging around Millionaire
been found several times il the
same locality and on his per-
son we're letters addressed in his own
handwriting to Marshall Field and Geo
NJ Pullman asking for employment He
was formerly an inmate of the Dunnlng
insane asylum from whence he escaped
November 10.
81 didn't mail any packages or let
ters to nybody and would have deliver
ed the letters l had in my pocket
only l was afraid of being caught by the
police" said Reaser.
When arrested last Saturday Reeser,
replying to question as to why he was
loafing around the house. said: "Why,
Marshall Field has buried his money in
the yard, and am going to find it"
The handwriting on the package
mailed to George NJ. Pullman and Mr.
Armour today will be compared to that
on the letters found upon Reaser.
P. D. Armour's private secretary,
W. ]. Quinn, said that last
night man unknown to
any one in the office had entered and
informed c. W. Comes, the manager,
that plot was on foot to destroy Mr.
Armour. An Internal machine, he as
serted, had been mailed to him, and he
warned Mr. Arnour's representatives to
have the matter looked into. Mr..
Quinn said: I'VE did not put much
reliance in the mans words, but
in order to be on the safe side turned the
matter over to the postal authorities and
let it end there.
Mr.. Armour is on his way to Jackson
vile, Fla, whittier he started yesterday.
1t was denied, however. that the rumor
of some ones having designs upon his
life had anything to do with the million
aires leaving town.