Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-17
PULLMAN and ARMOUR
Are the Boys This D"N ss~%ss'
Trying to DeSh
Was Not Contented to Blow Them
Up as Individuals, he Addressed
His Internal Machines to Their
Homes that the Possible Damage
Might Be More Severe.

posed to be Internal machines to George
NJ Pullman and p d. Armor. A col
lector making his rounds this morning
found on a mail box two packages, one
addressed to George NJ. Pullman's priv
ate residence on Prairie avenue, and an
other addressed TO p. D. Armor's resi-
dence at Thirty seventh street and Mich
igan avenues. He was suspicious of the
appearance Of the packages, and when
he came into the office he called the
attention of Superintendent Hanlon to
them. Hanlon took one Of the packages
down to Postmaster Hes.ng.
While he was telling the postmaster
about the packages, Mr. ArmOr's priv
ate secretary came TO the Office and told
Mr. HeSing that a SouthtOwn business
man overheard a conversation last even
ing between TWO men in relation to an
attempt TO blow up Pullman and Arm
or.
The package brought to the post Office
by Hanl0n was given to Captain Stuart,
Of the Postal Inspection service Mr.
Hanlon was directed 10 soak the other
in tub of water before attempting to
open 1t. A description of the two men
seen by the citizen last night was given
TO the police and 10 Captain Stuart.
Superintendent HanlOn took one of
the bombs home with HIM and opened
1t. The bomb, which was made from
section Of lead pipe was found to con-
tain matches and white powder. which
the superintendent believed to be dyna-
mite. Captain Stuart, chief of the local
potsal inspectors, TO whom was given
the package addressed to Armor. denied
an knowledge Of the story. When told
Hanlon had said the Armor package
was n his possession Stuart said: II am
IN a position where l cannot say any
thing My mouth is closed"
OTHERS AT THE POST OFFICE
We're without exception equally reucent
Inc packages as described by one of
the posJothce attaches who saw them
when brought in by Hanlon, were rec
tdhsular, about six inches long. two
lncheS deep, and two inches wide.
1hey were wrapped in light brown pa
per and addressed in a rough hand
with pencil On the margin was
written: "Contens wire" The street ad-
dresses were likewise mis-spelled.
mat Mr. Armour had been notified of
the conversation reported to have been
overheard by citizen last night was
Iurther confirmed by message to tho
postal station nearest the Armour resi-
dence this morning. not to deliver aDv
letters to the house.
Auditor Drake, of the postofice said.
"HanlOn brought the two packages TO
my Office this morning. He laid them
on my desk, and after telling me his
suspicious, he proposed to open them.
ran MIN out OF the office, and told him
10 take them upstairs TO the pOstmas-
Jers room. was not willing to satisfy
my curiosity by opening them on nv
desk as long as | was in the room. The
packages weighed, should judge. about
= ounces each, and one side was coy-
cred with twO-cenJ STAMPS"
Albert Reaser was taken to the Bride
well to-day TO work out fine of $50
imposed for lOunging around million
ARE Marshall Fields home. on Prairie
avenue, near The Pullman and Armour
residences. Reaser had been found sew
eral times in the same locality previous
10 his arrest last Saturday and on his
person We're letters addressed in his
own handwriting TO Marshall Field
and George NJ. Pullman,
ASKING FOR EMPLOYMENT.
He was formerly an inmate of the Dun
ming Insane Asylum, whence he es-
capped November 10. Reaser claims TO
have worked in Kinks soap factory up TO
a short time ago, and he was perfectly
harmless, though the police are suspl-
cious of him and believe he is only
pretending to be insane or unbalanced.
Il did not mail any packages or let
terS to anybody, and would have de-
Hvered the letters had in my pocket,
only l was afraid of being caught by the
police said Reaser.
When arrested last Saturday Reaser
replied to a question as to why he was
lOafing around the house, 'Why, Mar
shall Field has buried his money in the
yard and l am going to find IL"
The handwriting on the package mail
ed to George NJ. Pullman and Mr.. Ar
mour to-day will be compared to that
on the letters found upon Reassr.
p. d. Armour was not in his office
this afternoon. His private secretary
w. J. Quinn. was there however and
talked for the millionaire. He said
that last night a man unknown to any
one i'm the office. had entered and in
formed G. w. Comes. the manager, that
a pot was on foot to destroy Mr.. Ar
mour. An Internal machine, he assert
ed. had been mailed to him and he
warned Mr.. ArmOur'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
30 -
THE POSTAL AUTHORITIES
and LEI il end there. We have no fur
iher interest in the matter"
"D.d no one secure the name Of the
stranger who brought the information
TO the offices?
funortance. as no one here believed the
story" .,
oT did not see him and Mr.. Comes,
with whom he dealt. is not in just now.
II was learned that Mr.. Armour is
on his wav TO Jacksonville, Fla, with
er he started yesterday. II was Denied
however. that the rumor Of some one
having designs upon his life had any
tb.ng 10 do with the millionaire'S leav-
ing town. II was asserted that he had
already left the city when the news OF
the mailing Of the internal machine
reached the ears of his employees, and
that the matter would disturb Mr.. Ar
nour very little if he had heard Of It.
1t IS believed by some Of Mr.. Armour's
friends however. that the packer LEFT
kown in order to escape at least the an