The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-17
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
Infernal Machines Mailed TO 7. d.
Armour and &. ~ Pullman.
CONSPIRACY TO MURDER PREVENTED.
A Mao Named Owens. Who Il Relieved to
be the Maker and Haiier,is
Under Arrest.

Chicago. December IA bold consnir-
acy to assassins;c George NJ. Pullman
and Phillip d Armour has Just come TO
Eight ard every effor, is being made 10
apprshend the perpetrators OF the plot.
This morning two packages were received
81 postal station l." OF which William
H. Hanton Is superintendent, directed to
7. y. Armour and q. 81. Pullman re-
specaVely and the packages were finally
turned over 10 Postoifice Inspector Stuart
for Inspection. They proved TO be internal
machines. which had they reached their
destination and been opened without sus-
p!c!on by the men for whom they Mere
intended, would have probably blown
them into eternity.
The Packages were taken up by the
collector Philip Kirkwood Of 81. ton IL. ="
One Of them be found In the mail box at
Wabash avenue and Fourteenth street
and the other at Wabash avenue and
IWensy-frst street. The second machine
WAS isid o. the box Just As lirkwood
approached 1t 10 make his collection. He
saw man OF rough appearance Law a
pa ckag on the DON and walk away, When
ne reached the mail box ne found the
package to Do similar TO the one he had
picked UP 8, Fourteenth street and a0-
dressed IN the same handwriting. Each
package weighs about twenty tour OUNCES
anu poorly scraHled addresses were alone
I enough TO attract the attention Of the
Inc postal authorities have already been
on the eGuook Ter suspicious packages
ier M Armour, as stranger had notified
taf attaches 81 MS othce mat an Internal
InotAule was on its way 10 Mr.. Armour
tntoG-n the mall. lie claimed 10 have
w FAtarl an exposure OF thu conspiracy
:. u Two men talking IN an alley The
, employees OF Mr. Armour did not place
~ n t,liance IN the story, bur informed
~" pos'al officials OF what they had been
tc.g a similar WISH was paid Mr.. Pull
Hihn On sunday night, presumably bS the
sane person VINO took the trouble to in
form Mr AruOur's people. AIR Pullman
Aal GlFeldy tetircd aud aid not SEQ the
VS. -tef WHO appeared very much worried
an1 wanted 10 see the millionaire in per-
a5A. liza delivered his message, however
WHOM seems Mr. Pullman. and left a
%--'! WIN ms business address. This Mr.
llAnnlan declined 10 make public after
warts. as II might be the exposure of n
Valua1le clue. The man who gave the
warning is sa!d 70 nave been u metal
I"Asner named owens bur this has MS yet
Tbs afternoon Mr. Pullman had an ef.
{ t"fi mao" 10 locate the owner of the card
/ hNt ~ tris he was unsuccessful He dis
lt--rhH O. cahillrHrlN man 10 the place Of
/ rtAlhe.s specific. on the curd bat wIs
lrIi -hs+ Up" person of the name it showed
WAS absent being an outside man ana
! Ati lnn at the h"aiqlarters OF the firm.
ldf. Armour Is now on bis way to Jack.
ScAFi'le. Fla, having io1t tho city On
az
4 4it lahsttonS caaractc f OF the package
! has been established without q doubt A
( !. 'ii ttsi a. their contents was made and
/ tlHN l.9'tI N'tt rye parkuSrS cunt1iut u
/ AZ "N' lGslNr iu substancN akin to dynt-
/ mite. lhe packages were about eight
( M pcs i9nF With three inch ends. They
/ E'Ar Wtgq'n boxes, each containing g
/ drawer. Matches We're SO arranged inside
/ a. 70 he ignitvd with friction sand Paper.
/ Hhich was glued TO the box above the
] diAWcr when the latter was pulled ont.
/ The boxes were well provided with the
! tHpioslEei but IN the bottom was placed Il
! l'lSSe or lead pipe several Inches long
/ me arrest OF Albert Reascr was made
/ On the strength OF statements made by
( tplieciQr hlrkwood who said that the
man whom he saw place the package on
/ me box resembied a man ZION he had
/ seen arrested last summer Tor throwing
/ stones at Mr Pullmdn's windows He was
under tbs impression that the men were
/ one ana tnr same aud Eeaser. who was
/ s. 4. Ovens the man who iufnru cd