The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-17
MEANT MURDER.
Postoffise Packages Intended Tor
Armour and Pullman
CONTAINEDINFERNAL MACHINES
Little DOpbt of 1t, Though Capt. Stuart,
OF the PoHoaieo In'peotOrs, Denies
knowledge OF the stOry-AuditOr Drake
Wasn't wnllnE to Ri'kHis LifS-A Man
Under Arrost Acts Lake a crAnk-Mr,
Armour on His Way South.


CHICAGO, Dec. ls,-capt. Stuart, of
the local poHtotlIce inspectors, who was
given packages addressed to Philip d.
Armour and George NJ, Pullman, col
leeted by letter carrier Hanlon to-day,
and who is said to have found them to
contain Internal machines, denies all
knowledge OF the story When told
Hanlon had said the Armour package
was In his possession, Stuart said: II
am in a position, where cannot say
anything; my mouth Is closed" ~
Others at the postoliice were without
exception equally retcent,
The packages nre described by one OF
the postofllCe attaches who saw them
when brought In by Hanlon, were rect
angular, about six inches long, two
inches deep, and two inches wide. They
werew raped with light brown paper
and addressed in rough hand with q
pencil. on the margin was written,
Contents wire" The street addresses
We're likewise mls-spelled.
Auditor Drake, OF the postohlce, said'
"HRnlnn brought the two packages to
my ONCE this morning. He laid them
on my desk and nftgrtelllnB me bis sus-
plolons he proposed to open them. /
ran him out OF the Office aud told him
10 take them upstairs 10 the postmns-
ter's room. / was not willing 10 satisfy
any curiosity by opening them on my
desk as long as was in the room
Albert Reaser was taken to the Bride-
we'll to-day to work out fine OF 500 I'M
posed for lOunRing around millionaire
Marshall Fields home on Prairie ave-
nue., near the Pullman und Armour
residences. ReAsGr had been found
several times in the HHmo locality pre-
vlous to his arrest last Saturday aud on
his person were letters addressed In HIS
own handwritlpg TO Marshall Field and
George NJ. Pullman. nBklnE for employ
ment He was formerly an inmate OF
the DuuninE Insane Asylum, from
whence he escaped November 10,
II did not mail any packages or let
ters to anybody. aud would have de-
livercd the letters had In my pocket
only l was afraid OF being caught by
the police" said Reuser.
When arrested last Saturday Reaser
replied to q question MS to why he was
loafing around the house, why, Mar
shall Field has buried his money In the
yard and am going TO lind Il"
The handwriting on the package
mailed TO George NJ. Pullman and Mr..
Armour to-day viii be compared 10 that
on the letters found upon Rcnscr.
p. D. Armour was not In his office this
afternoon. His private secretary, W..
]. Quinn. was there. however, and
talked for the millionaire. He said
that last night n nan unknown to any
one In the office had. entered and In
formed G. ,w. Comes, the manager,
that q plot was on foot to destroy Mr.
Armour. An Internal machine, he as
serted, had been mailed TO him, and he
warned Mr.. ArmOur's representatives
TO have the matter looked into.
"Did no one secure the name OF the
stranger who brought the information
70 tho oiilce2"
mo. we did not consider II Of enough
Importance, MS no one here believed the
story"
II WITS learned Tint Mr. Armour ls on
his wny to Jacksonville, Fla, whittier
he started yesterday II was denied,
however, that the rlmor OF some one
having designs upon his life had any
thing to do with the milllopalre's ieaY-
Ing town.