The sun., 1901-07-19

blown BY the force Of the sxplosiou.
uoi ns a:t sSs nS sSs BSSs I'D wss 70
Ihsrs ihs sor ven, Sr..Y much q y sft me- ioSns
,, this showed what Kind Of q oontrsption II
was, Into this top had ben Sorswcd Z
small Iron rod. at the other end Of which
was cog wheel. such - nlght como from Q
clock, There were eight oolS In this wheel
and between the spaces intervening were
the remnants of seven psfior. matches.
They had bean held N place by . flns copper
Of emery paper and Il was surmised BY
the police that this pieoe had been fastened
on the inside Of the wooden tube on level
with the match heads. When Schroeder
twisted the top around In the effort to get
the cover on the MATCHES scratohed The
pss piosive. AV whatsvsr 4 xss vent e oS H' On: G
theory is that the explosive was nitro
glycerine. because Of 10 downward pro-
pulsion and the strength shown. But
the sharpness and limited area Of tho ex-
plosion Indicate one Of the Eliminates.
Schroeder's left hand, IN which he held
the tube. was blown 70 bits, while the right.
was only burned,
Enough Of the cover was left to show
the last three letters Of Kletchka's name
and also the last syllable Of the word build
ing. The postmark on the stamp was
obhterated by the smudge
thoughts the police began TO question
him as to who would be most likely to send
him the machine The only person he
could think Of was Rosenbloom The
police cnsidered that hA disappearance
from the room while tho package was be-
and when they found that he had had como
words with Kletchka they put him under
arrest. The quarrel between these two
men was a mere nothing. 1t arose over
Kletchka's giving Rosenbloom orders
when Rosenbloom did not consider that
the matter to the superintendent the room
and he settled IT, After that they con-
tinued TO be on speaking terms.
pressed great surprise. He denied all
knowledge Of the origin Of the Internal
or desire 70 harm Kletchka. Hs said that
he was graduate dfrom Rutgers College
in 1909, and admitted that he had taken
a course In chemistry. He seo seid that
last Friday he visited Prof. John Lpman.
who. he. said. was graduated from Rutgers
an Instructor Of bactericlogy in Rutgers.
He said his visit to Prof. Lpnian was solely
for tho purpose Of seeing an old friend.
He denied that no talked chemistry to
Mpman. He returned to Brooklyn on
The police are going on the theory that
Rosenbloom sent the machine. and that
he mailed IL from New Brunswick or some
other place in New jersey. Detective
OBrien will be sent over there to-day
to see II he can trace the package. VIII
liam T. Young. the Brooklyn Superinten-
dent OF Letter Cariers.. said yesterday
that 1t would be impossible to trace the
origin NJ tha ark AGA through the HrOOk-
lyn Post ONCE.
\ Rosenbloom told the reporters yester-
day that he thought some OF Kletchkas
friends, probably a woman, sent the ma
chine He said that Kletchka associated
with a dissipated LOT q men and women.
true He Is married. and has three chill
dren. but he and his wife have not lived
together very peacefully. They have been
separated twice. He only returned to
her this last time three weeks ago. since
when they have been living at 2sS Court
he admitted to acting Captain Kennedy
yesterday that he had relations with other
women which justified his wife In COM
planning OF his conduct. One Of these
women he admitted b relative OF his
wife, but he would not tell the police her
name The p1lics cOtrs are look Looking ,i up THE the
seem much moro inclined to fasten the
crime on Rossnbloom. Mrs. kletchka
says she doesn't think woman sent the
machine.
Rosenbloom is native Of Russia. 40
cordng TO his own statement he left his
native country when he was 10 years old
to avoid military service. Acting Captain
Kennedy heard yesterday that Rosen-
bloom was run out OF Russia for being
Nihilist, and he Immediately connected
this gossip with the bomb He Is half in;
clined to suspect that Rosenbloom called
on his fellow Nihilists in this country to
help him do up his enemy and so he Is think
ing OF sending detectives to prowl around
the Nihilist stamping grounds OF Pater-
son.
Whoever made the machine was good
mechanic, and il 1t was a woman who de-
sired to harm Kletchka it seems likely
make the machine.
Roeenbloom lived at IS Willoughby
street in q furnished room. The police
searched II after his arrest and found an
empty bottle marked "borolyptal". Tho
label stated that five per cent. Of the COM
pound consisted OF aceto-boro-glyceceride
Instantly the detectives concluded that
this was where Roeenbloom got nitro
glycerne. The label also stated, how
ever. that the compound was antbeptic.
and especially good for garglng for sore
throats. Rosenbloom's handwriting does
not resemble that on the address on tho
machine.
Schroeder is over 90 years Of age. He
has been for fifteen years a draughtsman
in the Brooklyn Board OF Public Improve
ments. Formerly he was a soldier Of
fortune He received q military education
in Germany and served in the German
when Plus VII. was Pope. and he went
all through the civil war In this country
as a Lieutenant. He was never wounded.
At the Office Of the Dixon Crucible Works
in Jersey City yesterday 1t was said that
put up in box exactly similar to the one
used In the internal machine. Only one
OF the products. graphite for bicycles.
is put UP in wooden cylindrical box. but
that box Is a little larger than the one used.
No boxes of the company have the label
past ed over the end.
NHw BRUNSWICK. n. j.. July 1s.-Ben-
iamn Rosenbloom came to this country
about ten years ago and was then unable
TO speak the English language. For two
years he lived In Newark and went to a
night school there. finally becoming a
teacher in the school. During the next
two years he prepared himself for college
and in 1895 secured a State scholarship
in the Rutgers scientific school. He grad
uated with honor. being selected as one
Of the two commencement orators. His
subject on that occasion was The Martyrs
of Science and he dwelt particularly upon
tho list OF men who had lost their lives
by explosions and other accidents In tho
chemists rooms. He was In this city
on a visit to college friends last Friday.
saturday and Sunday. He Is Prussian