The morning times., 1895-12-17
Two INTERNAL MACHINES
One Each Sent to George Pull
man and Phil. Armour.
FILLED WITH GUNPoWDER
II Would Have Cansed Serious In
iury-Poiice Suspect Man Who
Gave the Mil!ioEaires Warning of "a
Plot He Claimed to Have Overheard
to Assnssinate Them.

Chicago, Dec. i6.-Somebody sent George
NJ fui.fnan ana L. ID. Arn.our a premature
thrisiinas present or rather two Of tiieirl
whieh, u thcy are not internal machines. are
deadly enough to have seriously disfi:.tlrpd
the countenances OF these two erntleire :
had they received and opened the IA cka ...,
which came through this mornings : mails
addressed to them.
Last nlght. at ~ O'clock Il man caI!.t
AT the Armour residence and asked for Mr.
Armour; The butler who answered the
uCor told liza that gentleman could not
be seen. The same man also called at
Mr.. Pullnlan's house. made iuila r
REQUEST. ana was also refused access.
1Bls morning t.e visits were repeated.
The man, whose name IN s. a. owen.
and who is now under police surveillance
suspected OF fknowingmo about tkeinattcr
than he cares to tell, told a queer story
OWENS QUEER TALE.
He said that last night about O'Clock.
while lie was stabGiug an an alicy back OF
state street tbeater he overheard two
men engaged i'll a low conversation, toe
burden OF which was that they intended to
blow hcSsrs. Armour and Pul!Ina n into the
next world through the agency OF two in
rernal nacbines which ticy would receive
with their mail today.
There is now little doubt that the con-
triyaGces were deadly Internal machines.
a description oil one viii suffice for both.
IL consisted OF an oblOuE box. something
OF the sort that children use for slate
pencils, only homemade aud roughly pat tC-
getncr, cat OF two pieces OF cigar box.
The box. which was about seven inches
long and an inch ard half wide. had
sliding cover
On the undersidc of :.is cover sandpaper
was neatly pasted There was another
layer of sandpapcr beneath this and be-
tween the two number of heads OF
matches, which would, no doubt. have
caught fire had the sliding cover been
ralied open. Thc remainder of the box was
filled with piece of lead pipe plugged at
both ends. anu quantity OF coarse grained
gun powder. packed closely around the
pipe ana IN contiguity TO the Saidpaper.
FUSE IN THE POWDER.
In the top OF the pipe was q hnle through
which Il IuSe was Inserted anu buried in
tie DO yvdcr. All doabt whether the powder
was genuine Or not was removed when
the oSioffice officials tonight set fire to
There was enough powder to have caused
a serious explosion. The ends of the lead
pipe were plugged up with cork aud the
NEAL beaten down over them With It ham
rner.
1he theory of the postofrice officials is
that the machines are deadly beyond doubt
but that the sender, who they believe is
owen. did not irtrn1 death for the recipients.
but meant merely TO reap n reward for
warning them OF their danger. Owen is
being detained. on this theory. and as there
are no poStal laws which cover such u cast
the police have been asked to step in, and
have deta lied two detectives on the case.
owen may be arrested before morning.
II e is an employe OF Deeds Metallic Packing
Company. and an expert worker in metal
and machinery.
Mr.. Pullman, when seen at his office
this afternoon. would express no opinion
as to whether the machines were deadly
or not. He told the story which has already
been related OF the mans visit TO his house
T. ID. Armour told similar story.