New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
EXPECT TO GET ROSSEAU.
NO CLEW as TO MOTIpE.
Dynamiter Vas apparently from
the Vest. and an Electr7cldn.

In spite of the mass of information the police
have accumulated in the dynamite case. ana
The fact that the actual capture Of @. Rosseau,
the man who sent the Internal machine, seems
orI a question Of tirne. the crux Of the case
the motive for sending an Internal rhachlhe
which could not explode. and was almost as
harmless as a box Of rnerchandlse-has not peen
disclosed. The only theory that seems 10 III Is
the oft repeated one. lunacy. This though, IS
contradicted by the mans bearing at the board
ing house. where, although self-contalneo' ne
appeared keen and intelligent.
The latest and clearest description Of Rosseau.
given last night by Robert 9 Rivers. boarder
at the Currie house is that he was a man
about forty-fve years old, five feet seven or
eight inches tall, weighing perhaps 1SO POUNDS
He had. Mr.. Rivers said, very dark hair, sllsntiy
rLy which he closely cropped. a snort
sandy mustache, and small blue-gray eyes
which looked smaller because Of a perpetual
frown He wore a gray suit. rather rough and
ready. and his bearing seemed to indicate tnat
he was foreman over laborers.
other persons living in the house say that
Rosseau frequently talked about electricity to a
vo,ne electrician who lives there. saying that
he had worked for electrical concerns in Mex
leo. and was at present employed by some Edi-
son company. Mr.. Rivers had not heard any
such conversation he said.
MAY HAVE SAILED FOR EUROPE
BECAUSE two time tables of steamship lines
were found in his room. the police think that
possibly he may have sailed for Europe but
thew are not communicative az TO their work.
From boarders in the Currie house. however
was learned practically everything about Ros-
seau from the time he first went there
The identity OF G. Rosseau. the temporary
boarder at the Currie house. and the dynanllter
was established by Mrs Currie. who discovered
in his room two buttons like the pictures she
had eeen of the one which formed part Of the
internal machine She consulted Henry De Bel
,,o,ts ono Of her boarders, with the result that
he went to Police Headquarters last Monday
moon and gave Commissioner Greene all the
facts about Rosseau-
This man Rosseau, who, while he seemed 70
have no regular work. had plenty OF money,
went to the Currie house first on Monday AprH
27 He ate regularly with the others. but was
taciturn. From what little he did say 1t ap-
neared that he was familiar with Canadian ana
Western cities particularly Chicago He car
rted his money in specie His trunk. rather
cheap tin covered affair. came to the house the
next day In It were a few shirts and collars
underwear and an overcoat, which he left IN MS
room when he went away
On Tuesday week ago Rosseau went away,
ostensiblv to Washington. on business He paid
for his room week in advance He returned
on Thursday morning. After breakfast ne went
out driving up TO the house at : p m III
light runabout from which he carefully TOOK
two heavy packages. wrapped in brown ma
nila paper These, presumably containing the
dynamite he took to his room
At intervals since his appearance at the
house. the boarde1s had heard saving and ham,
uering in his room. to such an extent that ne
he
or these sounds on Thursday afternoon. On Fri
dav he told Mrs Currie. the Iandlady. that he
had a box In his room that he wished to send
away Then he paid his visit to the express
man as told yesterday. On Friday evening ne
had dinner at the boarding house, and after
breakfast on Saturday morning was seen writ
ing letter About the middle OF the forenoon
he went out. since which time he has not been
seen there.
"l,OBIIE PAS DE TOUT CASE"
After reading the accounts of the box in the
Sunday papers, Mrs Currie connected these
facts with the mans continued absence. ana
-, Monday determined 10 wait no longer. she
entered his room, which with De Belmonte she
searched They found many newspapers from
c,-tas II, the West and Canada. shavings, pieces
NJ the mechanism of a clock and parts OF q
nowder fuse thrust away in a closet besides the
.vo buttons This information was conveyed
- the police. and when detectives made a fur
,be- search some clothing and q little camera,
tesides paper which was written y oohe
mas de tout case" were found IN his trunk
Notbing however served TO disclose motive
for his act. or furnished any trace Of his present
whereabouts
Commissioner Greene refused 10 zen yesterday
r,bat line the police were following. but said
that they working with Inucn nope OF
success Detectives Weller and Grade were sta
+toned at the Currie house all day, on the
chance that Rossaau might come back There
w1s a report that they had under surveillance
a hoarder with whom Rosseau had been rather
Sr,sndIv but they would not discuss this