The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-19
al. FTE CIR, BIG GAME M.
POSSIBLE ATTEMPT TO KILL 2, D.
ARMOUR AND G. M. PULLMAN.
What Are Supposed to Be bombs
Are Addressed to the Residences
of the Capitalists, but Warning Is
Given by Man Who Overheard
the WOuld-Be Assassfns Talking
About the Affair. ..r

+ Chicago; Dec. Is. = A bold conspir-
acy to assassinate George NJ. Pullman
and Philip D. Armour has just come to
light, and every effort is being made
to apprehend the perpetrators Of the
plot. This morning two packages
were received at Postal Station L, Of
which William II. Hanlon is superin-
tendent, directed to p. D. Armour and
George NJ. Pullman, respectively, and
the packages were finally turned over
to Postotfice Inspector Stuart for in
spection. They prored 20 be Internal
machines which, h4d they reached
their destination anu been opened
without suspicion by the men for
whom they were intended, would have
probably blown them into eternity.
The packages were taken up by Col
lector Philip Kirkwood, Of Station l..
One of them he found on the mail
box at Wabash avenue and Four,
teenth street, and the other at Wa
bash avenue and Twenty-tirst street.
The second machine was laid on the
box just as Kirkwood approached it
to make his collection He saw q
man of rough appearance lay pack
age Oh the box and walk away.
When he reached the mail box he.
found the package to be similar to
the one he had picked up at Four
teenth street and addressed in the
same handwriting. Each package
weighed about twenty-four ounces,
and the poorly scrawled addresses
were alone enough to attract the at
tention Of the carrier
The postal authorities were already
on the lookout for suspicious packages
-
notified attaches of his Office that an
ln1ernal machine was on its way to
Mr.. Armour through the mail. He
claimed to have overheard an expos
ure of the conspiracy fro-mtwo men
talking in an alley. The employees of
Mr.. Armour did not place much re-.
lance in the story, but Informed the
postal authorities of what they had
been told. A similar visit was paid to
Mr.. Pullman Sunday night, presuma--
Oily by the same person who took the
trouble to inform Mr.. Armcur's people.
Mr.. Pullman had already retired and
Gid not see the visitor, who appeared
very much worried and anxious to see
the millionaire in person. He deliv-
cred his message, however. without
seeing Mr.. Pullman. and left 4 card
with his business address. This. Mr.
Pullman declined to make public to-
day, as it might be the exposure of a
valuable clew. The man who gave
the warning is said to have been q
metal polisher named Owens, but this
has not yet been entirely confirmed.
Mr.. Pullman made an effort to-day
to locate the owner of the card. but
in this he was unsuccessful. He dis
patched a confidential man to the
place Of business specified On the card.
but was told the person of the name it
showed, was absent. being an out
side man and seldom at the head
quarters of the firm.
Mr.. Armour is now on his way to
Jacksonville. Fla.
The dangerous character of the
packages has been established with
out doubt A trial test of their con-
tents was made and this proved that
the packages contained an explosive,
in force akin to dynamite. Albert
Reaser was arrested on suspicion, but
lie denies his guilt.
Tie Informant Held.
S. A. Owens, the man who informed
Messrs. Armour and Pullman that the
Internal machines would be mailed
to them, is detained in Postal Inspect
or StuartS office on the suspicion that
he sent the bombs. The theory eN-
pressed by Inspector Stuart is that
Owens conceived the idea of sending
the bombs and notifying the recipi-
cntss in advance of the mailing Of the
packages in the hope Of obtaining
good reward. This belief is further
strengthened by the similitude of the
bad spelling on tho addresses and the
spelling in the statement furnished
by Owens in detailing the manner of
his securing the information Of the
sending of the packages. In his state
ment Owens spells "contents'' as "con-
tence," and the word was misspelled
in similar manner on the cover Of
the package addressed to Mr. Armour.
Further confirmation of the theory is
found in the fact that Owens business
is that of a worker in metals and the
fact that the bomb was prepared by
skilled man. The lead pipe is
plugged at both ends with cork and
the lead hammered down over the
opening to make the cork plugs hold.
Fnurc May Resign.
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