The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-17
MADE OF GAsPIPE AND POWDER
A Lounger Around Marshall Fields
House Pat in Jail.
In His Pocket Were Letters Asking for
Employment Armour Was Warned
In Advance anu Left Town-A Plot
Against the Gar OF l.us-ia, Too.

cry effort Is being made 10 apprehend the
perpetrators OF THE plot. THIS morning
TWO packages mere received at postal sta
tlon l.. Of which WAliam II. 6anIon is
superintendent. directed tc =. - Armour
ana George RI Pullman, respectively. but
the packages were finally turned over 10
Postoiiice Inspector stuart for inspection.
They proved 10 be Internal nacaines
which, had they reached their destination
and been opened without suspicion by the
men for whom they we're intended. would
probably have blown them into eternity.
The packages we're taken I'D by Collector
Philip hirkwood. OF station l.. one of
them he found on the maii box al Wa
bash avenue and Fourteenth street. and
the other at Wabash avenue and Twenty
first street. The second machine was laid
on me box just as Kirkwood approached
IL 10 make his collection. He saw a man
or rough appearance lay package on the
box and walk away. when Ee reached the
mail box ne found the package 10 be SINH
lar TO the one he had picked up at Four
teenth street, and addressed in the same
handwriting. Each package weighed about
twenty-Tour ounces, and the poorly
scraWled addresses were alone enough to
attract the attention of the carrier.
The postal authorities We're already on
the outlook for suspicious packages for
Mr.. Armour. as a stranger had notified at
taches of his office that an Internal ma
chine was on its way 10 Mr. Armour
through the mail lie claimed to have
overheard an exposure OF the conspiracy
from TWO men talking in an alley. The en-
ployes OF Ar. Armour did not place much
reliance in the story. but informed the
postOffice officials. 4 similar visit was paid
TO Mr. Pullman Sunday night presuma blv
by the same person who took the trouble
10 inform Mr.. ArmouT's people. Mr. Pull
man had already retired. and did not see
ha
ried and anxious 10 see the millionaire in
person. He delivered his message, how
ever, without seeing Mr.. Pullman, and
left a card with his business address. This
Mr.. Pullman declined TO make public aft
erward. as it might be the exposure Of a
valuable clew. The man who gave the
warning is SAID 10 have been a metal pol
isher named Owens, but this has not yet
been entirely confirmed This afternoon
Mr.. Pullman made an effort TO locate the
owner of the card. but in this he was un-
successful lie dispatched "a confidential
man 90 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 al the headquarters
of the firm. Mr.. Armour is now on his
way 10 Jacksonville. Fla, having left the
city on Sunday.
The dangerous character OF the packages
has been established without "A DOUBT A
this proved that the packages contained
an explosive in force akin to dynam te.
The packages were about eight inch -
long with four-inch ends. They were
wooden boxes, each containing drawer.
Matches were 50 arranged inside as TO BE-
ignited by friction with saudpaper which
was glued to the box above the drawer.
when the latter was pulled ont. The boxes
were well provided with the explosive, but
in the bottom was placed piece OF lead
pipe several inches long. They were
wrapped with light brown paper. and ad-
dressed In rough hand with a pencil on
the margin was written Contents w.re."
The addresses were mlsspelled.
That Mr.. Armour had been notified OF th6
conversation reported to have been over
heard by a citizen last night was further
confirmed by a message 10 postal station
J, nearest the Armour residence. this
morning not 10 deliver any letters n the
house Auditor Drake, OF the postoffiee.
said: "Hanlon brought the two packages
to my office this morning. He laid them
on my desk and after telling me his sus-
piciOns he proposed 20 open them. ] ran
out Of the Office. and told him 10 take them
upstairs to the posimaster's room. ! "aS
not willing to satisfy curiosity by having
them opened on my desk as long as was
in the room. The packages weighed, ]
should Judge about twenty-four ounces
each. and one side was covered with --cent
stamps
AlAert Reaser was taken 70 the Brldawell
today 10 work ont a fiue OF Sg' imposed Tor
lounefpg around Millionaire Marshall
Fields home on Prairie avenue. near the
Pullman and Armour residences. Reaser
had been found several times IN the same
locality urev.ous TO MS arrest last ~atlr-
dav and on his person were letters afl-
dress in his own handwr ting 90 Nars13it
FIELD and George ~ Pullman asking for
e-1ulov-neat. tie was formerly an inmate
og tho p8nning insane asyium, whence he
es-.s,-f November T. Reaser claims 10
have worked in Kinks soap factory M 70
a short time ago. and seems rfrt"rilY
harmless, though the police are su9I'->l 2u-
or him and believe he -s only pffttuiiH<
to Pc insane or unbalanced. II d-d not inat
an r.soI,aaez or letters to anybody, and
would have delivered the letters ha1 IN
my pocket, only vas atrd-a of lr-i'-E
carght bv the police" said R"asfr. "n"n
~~vee-ed last SATURDAY ReasoT. 10 re.'t .Hs
- a question -as - Why he was lca"iS
sronnd the house. sad. wv hF, Mafs3ati
Evef5 has buried his money 80 the Ssi l.
and I'm goi~g 10 tlnd IT, me ".tt-As ~
the r,aol,aaas mailed % George VI. F'tlI-
-, ard Armour today VII oe ccmpare4
- thst NJ ths. Iatto-s found upon E0aseT.
-r-s,o e~~est ~ ReaSer vas made on the
s.~.retb Of statements hy Collector kiFk-
wood who said that che man ThoIn ne
100 Mace frc rarkagp on tne NoA reese II
t54 "a man wno-a ne had seen arrested
- summer for throwing stones az NJ.
t,,,l1-,,zr.s windows. He was under fne
t,7r-assfou tllat tho men were one ana fhe
s-,a ard Reaser. who was tha stone
.r-og-e~ v-as a. once brought ln- he &C.
mics fn the strongest manner mat ne sF'-
the ekages- ...-
I, = Armour was not iu his office f7is
ar,s~noon Ills private secretary, W -
C..f-., oas teere. however, and talked Tor
,-a millionaire. he saif that LAST niEAt
- w., unknown - any one in the onice
E.a entered ara informed o. W. ZONES
--e mana ger. that piot was on loo- %
z.v+-,,- Mr. Armour An iutefnat ma
,Af~a ne asserted. had been maae4 20
r3-o and aa warned N-. Armour repre-
...--.a sf,.as - have the matter .o4Er4 mo
,r- gofru said I'VE ed not plt roAea
-s,t..5oe ia the mans words. ttt m oF3ltF
- ~ IN fba safe side we tIrue1 fHf mat"
..- over - trc POSTAL authorities, ara tet
\ r-,s tfe-e We have r1 further interest
fr tnc natter
.. ,ees learned that Mr.. armour vas On
~ go. 20 jacksonville. Fla. E1tthfF fe
-.,-,.I ,ex..rt5sy Il. was denied. how
l..s~ +hs+ thc ruuo- cf some one having
L--5-~e anon ass life aaA anyth hing 20 40
-.i.F tee rnHionaire's leaving town II
- zza~rFss- rhat he had already lsit J7e
lt.-- vnen the news ~ Jle mailing q tne
ts.--ss machine came 30 the ears of rs
l-.rr7t-ez and tha- me matter weu'd us
.,-~9, Amour very Utt1e y he heard o. =.
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