The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
DYNAMITE IN HIS POCKET.
EI-MOTOhMAN, ARRES TED on FRIDiY
NIGHT. VAS REIDr FOR UORK.

Ten Pounds of the Explosive Also Found In
the Rooms Into which He Was Moving
Police Suspect IA Plot to Blow Up Property
of the Metropolitan street Railway Co.
The police found ten pounds OF dynamite In
the rooms at lS43 First avenue Of Francis ].
Curran, the discharged motorman Of tho Not
ropolitan Street Railway. whose arrest on Fri-
day night for m alleged dynamitng conspiracy
was reported in The sun yesterday. The con-
spiracy. it was alleged. had fer its object tho
blowing up OF the property OF tho street
railway.
When Curran was searched u stick OF dyna-
mite weighing half pound was found In one Of
his trousers pockets.
Curran was arragned yesterday in the York.
willie Court. and SUPERINTENDENT George F..
Murray OF the Bureau OF Combustibles told
Magistrate Iecr that there was no dUubJ
about the stun 'ound being dynamite and that
the stick found in Curran's uccket was pre-
pared for instant use. lie said that there wns
n cap containing illuminate OF mercury at each
end of tho stick and that II the stick had been
placed on ear track the first car that struck
II would have had its whole front wrecked.
and any person who happened to ho in that
part OF the ear might have been killed. De-
tective Sergeant Weles told the Magistrate
that he wanted time to catch u band Of con-
suirators of which Curran was one, but he did
not want Curran remanded to Headquarters
which Is the usual course He suggested that,
rs it was against the law for An ex-ronvct to
be in the street with burglars tools in.hie pos
session. Curran could be held on that charge.
The Magistrate said that tho Penal Code
didn't make dynamite Il burglars tool. Then
Sure rintendent Murray said it was u violation
Of the Penal Code Tor q man to have dynamite
OH his person or in his house without license
and Curran could be held on that charge.
Finally the Detective Sergeant made an affi-
dayit that Curran was In IA conspiracy 10 de-
s'roy property and on this affidavit Curran
was committed for examination until Monday.
What foundation there was for the conspiracy
| charge uid not develop during the day. and Tho
belief expressed at Headquarters was that
Curran was alone in his wickedness. that he
had IL in for the street railroad company and
intended doing all the damage he could. but
that he hadn't let anybody in on his plan.
The detectives who had Curran. however.
said that they were positive about tho conspir-
acy. They said that during the strike and be-
fore it they spent a good deal OF timo with dis
satisfied and di scharged motormen and that
| these men continually talked violence They
| said that wheu.the meuiwere drunk they talked
| over dynamiting plans. which included tho
| blowing ny OF a large part Of the Nletropolitan
| ride over the Second and Eighth Avenue roads
| Oh the elevated trains with dynamite In con-
| means OF fuses that would make IL explode
one i minute after the fuse was ighted They
an elevated train 10 the tracks OF the surface
roai. The elevated train being in motion. the
enough, away when ne explosion occurred to
ESCAPE harm. The detectives did. not say why
IRA H0 rhey talked ed more ts freely about
| Curran's case. however. and what they said
aTurters. Gurra e aceordins To these SO state
ments was seen placing small quantity Of
| seventy eighth street NO weeks ago. 1t went
OF Ike q cannon hrecracker when 4 car wheel
| struck 1t. Curran was not arrested at that
time because the detectives were sa' isflen that
serious work later aud that he had accom-
| pIces. They put a wa:Gh on him and never let
| him get out OF their sight except In his own
home until they made the arrest on Friday
| night.
Curran lived at $40 East Ninety sixth street.
| He 10 married. He has served two terms in
one Of three yeas and six months lie ha.
| brother In Sing Sing now serving seven
in h9 hS for s:r In nd4Esi
while, was ID good workman and became fore
place as IN otorman He was discharged from
the employ Of the copagy two months -, 9E S
nlediatsiy became one Of the Parsons enthu-
Of the road When the strike nzzle came with
its disorder. ,Curran was In the thick of the
Cupan 80 stated to move to
liz house at is45 first avsaus' This house
he the hqT Vns in III Ts had sss
houses, Their rooms in tho Nlnety-stxth
| street house were on the upper floor. Cur
ranidecided IT was easierto moye over the roofs
than II wa 70 carry the furniture Downstairs
Job OF moving was about half done when Cur
| ran was arrested.
Six Central Oflce men, went to the house at
| 1913 First Avenue on Friday night after the ar
rest They found dry battery and lot OF
Tbs batter, wa was 40 % ordinurv medical bal.
S Grass wn:s That th :ass,ssa
Oyer he Mssnstand Wa the motto Graes
to. God Bless Our Home and on the left tho
uotto. Peace BE IN Our Home"
two men called ut the rooms. Her own rooms
S her, rs my sister home This was i The foun-
lived in the Ninety. SKI stieet HSuse and WHO
in h SsSSGd on p9w wss h'd Use
| plot to blow up railroad property. The railroad
officials at the no Wer house took no stock In Il.
The police do not know whether Curran knows
do not account for the wires and dry bnttefy in
curraI's room. The ROVER house occupiet an
entire block. so II would have been impossible
| 10 run wire to 1t without crossing the street.
| Curran'S house Is q block awav.
| H. j. Smith II 1897 Third avenue, who had
| been arrested with Curran. was DISCHARGED.
Wrllsr informed the Magistrate that he had
arrested Smith because he happened to he in
| the company of:the other man. He was satl.-
| fed that the man was not implicated In tho al
legged not. Smith said lie had been motor
man on the second avenue lins and had gone
CurraH was not asked 70 make any state
| ment In court and when taken downstairs re-
fused to talk about his arrest Two Young
FOR some time through tho. bars Of the cell
| door