The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-11
BLOWN UP WHILE ASLEEP.
STICK OF DYNAMITE EXPLODED IN
a COTTAGE ON CUBA LAKE.
Some Young Men Were Asleep in tho
Building at the Time-One Was Horri-
bly, Manglod and Has since Died-A IT,

Some Young Men Were Asleep in tho
Building at the Tlme-One Was Horri-
bly, ManRlod and Has since Died-A IL
Yehr-Old hoy Held in $1,000 Bail.
BELMONT n. Y. July 1O.Everett Austin.
% years OF age, who was spending few days
at Cuba Lake, was horribly manRled at 3
o'clock on Saturday morning by an explosion
OF dynaT lite which had been placed on the door
sill OF the cottage where he and several other
young men were stopping. He died of his in
juries at 10 o'clock on Saturday night.
Last week. Saturday. q party Of pleasure
seekers from Belmont went to Cuba Lake for
n weeks outing. having hired a cottage. The
party consisted Of Mr.. and Mrs. James II. An
derson and seven young ladies'. About half a
mile up tho lake was another cottage which
was taken by some young men from this place.
who were daily visitors at the ladies' camp.
On the afternoon Of July Claude Austin and
John Nicholson took their boat and rowed
down to the Morgan cottage. where the ladies
we're and left their boat on the beach. Later
three young men from Cuba stopped at tho
cottage and took some OF the girls out rowing
In the boat and on their return got a calling
down for taking the boat without leave. They
left their horse outside and went into the cot
tage. When they we're ready to return home
they found their horse hitched UP with its
head where its tail should have been and the
wheels Of the carriage:chan Zed around. This
was the work of Austin and Nicholson. On
Friday night they came up again, this time
riding their wheels. Again they took the boat
without leave aid went for n row. and again
went into the cottage for the evening. leaving
their wheels outside At little after IL
o'clock, when they started to go home. they
found their wheels taken apart and hung upon
the rerania and among the trees. The girls
ray, they sworc vengeance on Austin and
That uav Everett Austin and some other
boys went 20 the lake to Join the Belmont boys
at Their camp. At ahou:3 o'clock III the
morning there was a terrific explosion. and az
terNard 1t was discovered that some one had
placed a stick Of dynamite on the doorsill and
ing and part Of the floor were blown to
snlintcrs and Everett Austin who was sleep-
hin was shattered and II great hole was torn in
his side clear into tina abdominal cavity. al
%wnE his tesne TO nr0'pHds b s arm
Were blown full Of hemlork sivers some four
ani lye inches long. Medcol, aid was sum
mont and lis il; q, 10 o'clock thst nSht -
Cuba to locate III" guilty ii' parties. SUSPICION
naturally rested uron Morgan and Bishop, In
.SsstiE2ton showed that at about y ocI2es
5stTn T.h dn} %%ti SS II The %q r ~
rain that had been falling,
stick OF dynamite. which had been nur-
chased to blow out cCSspool and which young
Hishop knew had been placed in an out.
building. near the residence OF W. j. GIenn in
Cuba could not he found when the man came
to use it, and there was plainly visible in the
mud the track of bicycle from the cottage to
bers OF them Ost influential. families of Cuba.
and the Sheriff found great difficulty in get
ting evidence against them. Justice Of the
the sheriff arrested Bishop on suspicion with
out one. but on tho undertaking OF number
of leading citizens left him at home.
After Austin'a death Coroner Gillette was
summoned and arrived At 1888 on sunday af-
ternoon. He was met AT the depot by Il num-
her OF Leading citizens. who plainly told HIM
that the investigation Ct the case must be
thorough and imnar.ial and suggested that If
such an investigations would place him in an
case where II was and'Coroner Bacon OF Cana
seraga would be sent for to take charge. but
he expressed his willingness to see tho case
thoroughly sifted on lines laid down by sheriff
Hodnst. II was decided that owing to the
feeling in both Cut and Belmont 1t would be
better TO have Jury inpanolled from Walls
Vile and the duty Of getting such jury was left
to District Attorney f. II. Church. who came
| down from Welsvie to look after the inter
| ests Of the reople in the case.
Young Bishop was arrested this afternoon
and released on 10000 BAH. pending the YER
| dict Of the Coroners jury. which meets on Fri.
| day. Bishop Is II years old ard returned
| from Germany last month. where he had been
In school fpr six years. Austin was ma;
over night to ,yisi: The outing, party, The i'm
| preston is that Bishop did not know the
| strength OF the dynamite and was trying to
| play practical Joke. lie was to enter Cornell
not explode the dynamite. Paul Morgan. son
of Henry &. Morgan, national bank cashier
| at Cuba, was with bishop the previous even
ing. but SAYS he is able TO establish an albi.