New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
INTERNAL MACHINE SENT.
1T WAS RECEIVED BY W. c. ANDREWS
FIVE WEEKS AGO.
Box OF GUNPowDER TURNED OVER To Dh
rEcTIvE-PoIICE STILL INVESTIGATING

BOX OF GuNPowDER TURNED OVER TO DE-
rEcrIvE-PorIcE STILL INVESTIGATING
THE FATAL FIRE.
Facts came to light yesterday In connection
with the fire which destroyed the nome vi W. -
Andrews in East Sixty-seventh-st, which " 80
extent give strength to the theory that 'he "'e
that caused the deaths OF twelve persons va" "
,rcond,orv origin About 1--WE weeks ago '"''
Andrews received through the mail SINAI, pa'N
age which contained gunpowder ana rus.
arranged as to make the device SORT oi '''''''"'
machine. , -.
1t was also learned that diamond necklace De
longing to Mrs. Andrews had oeen s'o'e" ~
ruins after the nrc. as
The package containing the gunpo"ue.
placed by some unknown person on top OF 49,.
box In East Sixty -eighth-st.. between 1T
and Third ayes. lettcr-carrier TOOK Wy 49,
on his round. and carried 1t to Station oi r r"e
nostofrce q. sixtv-eighth-st and Third-ave Inc
package which was addressed TO MT A""'e"9'
had one two-cent stamp on II. Ihis stamp 49,
cancelled and Due % cents was markeu VI
box Later In the day II was carried 10 VI.
drews house by James McGrath. ie''er 49,,
who gave It to Andrew Foley. MT. Anu nCa,s
hu,ler and collected the 80 cents. When Mo"'""
received the package It was broken IN one
and while he was carrying IL 10 wv o-,ar
noticed n black powder running out OF INC -,
He examined It and found that II was guy -,
hat no
bv the fact that he turned 1t over 10 p', ,, a.,
,ec,,ve who informed the postoffice authori'e' ~,
the notice The postoffice inspectors ah" WV
have since been investigating the cas-. g,
Can,ain Donohue OF the East Sixy-seVeh''i"
it, s,a,Io, would neither deny nor afnrm yes
,erdav that he knew Of Mr.. Andrews rece'Vne
ooLaaa NJ gunnowder. He said that ne was man
,r1 an investigation as TO the cause Oh TIC "
hut had nothing to give out for puonca''u nd
CT John Mrs Andrewss brother whose ,..,on
cbudren perished in the fire, was III Vo
,h can,ain Donohue for an hour yesterua. 60
WI" ~, -, IN tho station house with three
friends. MI ST. 'ohn ue'''
porters. n NJ Io,ev the
At the sixty-eighth-st postomce MT .oroge
sunarntendent would only say that p'o 80,
had been delivered at Mr.. Andrews nous Lii.
o,e weeks ago McGrath admitted ina. ne 49,,
Ne ,,ooo but would say nothing else
about II. ,,,,o an In
Fire Marshal seery who Is also maN" usn ves
vestt9ation as to the cause OF the hre' e"u ,.ao
terdav that he knew nothing about ,he Pc. IT.
He has apparently proceeded no iui'"., roth
investigation than has Captain Donohue' expTess
the belief that the Ts the
nut Emma Banks. OF the serVan nr.e Of oues-
Ore rews household. through long course
nonnf Bureau of Combustibles where Ssn
,At ny nachines bombs and the IKE ar ssaid
na sent TO be examined Inspector az
that he had heard nothing OF the pAo""e
The diamond necklace iMSlseaa' thsf Policeman
through the a OF the Edrdse sa.on saw yyoni
young man acting suspieiously las, and Second ave.
Of tbe young man and at the E rod hin,
frst-s police station the pr1so"e OF No IA West
ser Eenrtystth-s When he was searched aadorned with
neck ace and nea n hIs pocket In the Yorkvile
| court he was remanded Itch ,bs name OF
Inc ne "a starr a jeweer at No 1s flIth- ,,
captain Of the Edr shS earned rom Mr.
enc thaf e. had been sold to Wallace - anu ~
six months ago or 100 CInn Wsgsn QUESTIONED
IT, ne cin.elV but unable TO gam any M n
t,nn that would in any way connect the so''e "''
! he