Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-29
BOMB EXPLOSION.
The circumstances Attending AM
drus' Death Being Investigated.
ASCENDING BO0KHIEPER ARRESTED
James E. Banett, the One-Time Trusted
Employs Of the Swift Packing Co..
Caught at New OrleAns-Dr.
Tanner Cremated.

New YORK, Oct ?S-Tnere secms NJ
longer any room for doubt Is to the
circumstances attending the death OF
Hamlin ]. Andrus, who was blown to
pieces IN the Office Of the Arlington
Chemical Co, Of Yonkers, OF which no
was secretary. Wednesday morning.
All the circumstances point to murder.
Last night Coroner Miles stated that
80 feet Of wire had been taken from
under the building in which the explo'
sion Of the bomb had occurred and
that, in addition, four dry cell batter
lies had been found In or near the
building-just where he would not say.
The wire was stretched under the floor
of the office building and ran to
point directly beneath, where stood
the box which Is believed to have con-
tanned the bomb. To what point out
side the building the wires were con-
Quoted has not yet been divulged. 1t
is said, however, the wires were found
cut on line with the outer walls OF
the building. Chief Mangin, OF the
Yonkers police, however after an in
vestigation, has come to the conclusion
that Mr.. Andrus met his death while
experimenting with a machine which he
intended to use on the safe in his office
| to kill burglars should they attempt to
rob the safe.
ABscoNDING B0oKKEEPER ARRESTED.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 23.-An impor-
tant arrest was made here yesterday
morning by the Pinkerton agency.
James L. Bassett, bookkeeper for Swift
Packing Co. Of Chicago, CHARGED with
the empezzlement Of s60O0 was appre.
hended by Pinkerton detective, who
took his man to the Grunewald hotel
and left with him on the three O'Clock
train for Chicago. James e. Basset'
was the trusted employe and book
keeper for the Swift Packing Co., and
was insured in the Fidelity and De
post Co. of Maryland. He had CONT
from Denver. Col, where he had beer
engaged 10 the coal and fuel business
with his brother. He secured employ
ment with the Swift Packing Co., ant
by industry and excellent behavior wa
promoted to be cashier Then he wa
again promoted to the bookkeepership
and went to Chicago. There he fel
into bad company and became enam
ored OF woman. He led o fast life
and finally found that his salary wa
not sufficient TO enable him to continu
the life and he embezzled money 7
the extent Of $4,000 He knew that tn
time when the auditor Of the compan
would be around was fast approaching
and he knew that the discovery wa
certain, SO seizing upon the first pack
age Of money he could lay his hand
i upon, he left the city.
DR. TANNER CREMATED
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. ga spec'f
from Akron, O., says: The second VII
tim of the fire which destroyed tn
large pottery pant of the Whitmor'
Robinson company here early Wedne
dav morning. is now known to be d
Tanner, whose right name was fral
els Harrison. who was famous by
long fast in which he once INDUCED
The body has not yet been found, bl
, is supposed to lie uudera great heap
fallen bricks and stones The ruiz
4 are still 50 hot that the workmen al
: unable to make much Roadway
0 clearing them away, and the dead boo
t is probably nothing but charred ar
shameless mass Tanner was a strant
character. Several years ago he SO
his wife to Adam Hide. German, II
i, $40 and an old sewing machin
. Another effort will be made 10 get
the remains to-day.