The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-21
DYNAMITE BOMBS.
internal Machines for George M.
Pullman and p. D.
Armour.

Chicago, IL, Dec. 1G.-At attempt was
made today 10 mail supposed Internal
machines to George NJ. Pullman and T.
y. Armour. \ collector making his
rounds this morning found on a mail box
two packages, one addressed To George
NJ. Pullman'S private residence and the
other addressed To l.. u. Armour'S resi-
dcnce. He was suspicious of the appear
aHcc of the packages and when he came
into the office h" called the attention of
SUpt. HaHl"n To them. HanlOn took one
of the packages down to Postmaster
HeSing.
While Hanlon was telling the postmas-
ter about the packages, Mr.. Armour's
private secretary came to the postottice
and told Mr.. Hcsing that a south town
citizen overheard Il conversation last
evening between two men in relation to
an attempt TO blow up Pullman and Ar
mour.
The package brought to the postottice
by Hanlon was given to Capt. Stuart of
the postal inspection service Mr.. Ham
Ion was directed to soak the other in
tub of water before attempting to open
1t. y description of the two men seen
by the citizen last night was given 10 the
police and to Capt. Stuart.
SUpt. l1anlon took one of the bombs
home with him and opened il. The
bomb which was made from a section
matches and 4 white powder. which the
supCrjntpndent bciicvrs 10 b. dynamite
can't Stuart chief of the local POSTAL
insDrctors 10 whom was given the
nackage addressed to Armour. de-
MED all knowledge of the story.
When told that IIanlon had
said the Armour package was in
his possession. Stuart said: Il am in
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Nv l'%' n" ~, ~ i'e'IiI'" pH 'iT VI
when brought in hy lIaulon. were rect
angular about six inches long and two
inches deep. They were wrapped with
Il light brown paper and addressed in Il
rough hand with a pencil. On the mar
Gin was written. 'coutcns wire" The
street addresses were likryjSr miSSDpIInd
That Mr.. Armour had hrcD notified of
the conversation rpportrd To have been
overheard l,v. ritizGn last nioht was fur-
thcr confirmed by 4 message 10 Postal
station !, nearest the Armour residence.
this morning not to deliver any letters to
the house.
Auditor Drake of the postoffice said.
"Hanlon brought the two packages TO nv
office this morning. He laid them on
nv desk and. after telling me his suSpi-
cions. hc proposed to open them. ran
him out Of the office and told him to take
them upstairs to the poStmaStcr'S room
| was not willing to satisfy my curiosity
by opcuipg them on my desk. The pack
ages weighed. | should Judge. about
tEnnty-four CunccS each and one side
was covered with 2-cent stamps"
Albert Rcasrr was taken to the Bride
we'll today to work out Il fine of $50 i'm
posed for lounging around Millionaire
Marshall Fields home on Prairie avenue
nrar the Pullman and Armour resi-
denrcs Rcaser had been found several
times in the same locality previous to
his arrest last Saturday. and on his per-
son We're IeteTS aqdfPSScL! n ms own
hahdWrlths 10 MaFShaH leld ana
George VI. Iuilinah ASKING 19f employ
mchI. lie was Formerly an inmate OF
the DunhlhG insane asylum whence ne
escaped November -. ReaScr CLAIMS
to have worked III l\lrk soap FACTORY
up to short time ago and seems per
fectly harmless, tho9Eh the ponce are
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