The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-11

70 be able to tell very closely where they
Swere sold A little good detective work
after that ought TO result In some arrests,
for people do not buy dynamite a. they nny
other things, and any person o who bought
two boxes each containing nifty POUNDS
ought to be very easily traced. ! regard
II as highly probable that arrests VIII Ike
made In this case inside Of q week.
Sir Percy SandeIson. the british Ionsui.
what he thought Of the letter written to
Gen. Greene, saying that British ships were
TO be blown up, and OF the machineto when
it led to the discovery. Sir Percy abso-
lutely declined to express any opinion on
by the entire affair. but did not want to
talk about It. other attaches OF the con-
suate were asked about the matter. but
they could furnish no explanation OF tle
sudden alleged outburst OF anti British
sentiment IN this city, which the dyhR-
miter's lttt expresses.
GENUINE DYNAMITE--cHEAP MACHINE.
It was suggested yesterday that perhaps
the dynamite was not dynamite al all,
but a clever substitute Mr.. Murray was
asked whether there was any doubt about
the genuineness Of the dynamite. He said
there was not. Inspector McClusky raid
that he had had an expert look at the dy-
n, mite and he said il was the genuine stun
al right. No actual test has been made
W . however.
It is estimated that $50 would cover the
cost Of the apparatus and its load: At the
retail price Of 10 cents pound the dyna,
mite would have cost $40. One dollar would
cover the cost of the clock the works Of
which were used, and $3.50 is liberal al
lowance for the batteries and cigar lighter
Bryan G. Hughes, the well-known practi-
cal joker, volunteered the information
last night that the police suspected him Of
sending the Internal machine to the Cunard
pier, Mr.. Hughes said that the police had
rung him up on the telephone and accused
him of doing it in a Joke.
~They said they had evidence that l had
done it," he said, but | guess they are
trying to fool me. for am not guilty this
time
THE CIGAR LIGHTER.
II was said last night that the police
believe they can get some clue to the den-
tity Of those who sent the dynamite, through
the patent electric spark cigar lighter.
These lighters, it was said. arc made by
only one concern, which has a factory in
this city. They have a record of all they
have sold here, it is said, and might be able
to place the one used in the machine. The
lighters are made with handles Of different
material. 1t is nckellcd handle in this
case.
CRIME AID rENALrY
l.. Latin Kellogg of the law firm OF Kellogg
4 Rose said yesterday that in his opinion
il any person were arrested for sending the
section GAS OF the Penal Code, That section
provides that a person is guilty of a felony
who puts "in, upon, under against or near
to any building, car vessel or structure
gunpowder or any other explosive substance
with intent to destroy, throw down, or in
iure the whole or any part thereof, under
such circumstances that il the intent were
accomplished human life or safety would
be endangered thereby. although no dam
age is done.
Mr.. Kellogg said he though that the
intent was shown by the deed itself The
extreme punishment of the felony ia seven
years imprisonment and fine OF 81 900,
Section 1888 of the code describes as murder
in the first degree the killing Of human
being "by an act imminently dangerous to
others and evincing a depraved mind re-
CARELESS of human life, although without |
a premeditated design to effect the death |
of any individual" An act done with |
intent to commit crime and tending. but !
failing, to effect its commission is punisha- |
BILE as an attempt. An attempt to commit |
murder in the first degree is punishable by |
ten years imprisonment under section $3.50
The United States Secret Service men !
NAV possibly come to the help Of the police |
again under section $3.50 Of the United |
States Revised Statutes, which provides |
n penalty of mot more than $4,000" half |
to the informer, for any person who de- |
livers high explosives on passenger |
steamer.