New-York tribune., 1903-05-12
NAY BE LETTER SENDER
P>O. CLERK NOTICED NAN.
CarUaIho Says Educated Person
Wrote Internal Machine Warning.


which led TO the discovery Of the Internal ma
chine on the Urnbria's pier Harry Lyons.
stamp clerk at Window No. II. on the ParS
Row side Of the office. told Of well dressed
prosperous looking man who came to his WIN
dow last Saturday morning. with a letter ao-
dressed TO Commissioner Greene Polce Ae-o-
quarters. New-York city This man did not
buv a special delivery stamp. but wanted 10
know IL the two-cent stamp already OF tne
letter would be enough to carry it. In taking
the letter TO weigh il. the clerk saw the ac-
dress
"I was on duty at window No II last Sat
urday" said Mr. Lyons, from . a m 70 Q
D. m. Some time in the morning a well dressed
man. looking to me like business man. handed
in a letter and asked if the stamp on u was
enough to carry it. took the letter in my hand
TO weigh H. and in that way saw that IL was
addressed to Commissioner Greene. Police Head
quarters. New-York don't think there was
any street address given. / said that two
cent stamp would carry IT. and handed the let
ter back Probably I shouldn't have rernern-
bered anything about it. only IT seemed little
funny 10 me at the time that who looked
liked this one should ask that question. when
the letter was light. I can't describe the man
or his clothes. You know. we ses hundreds OF
men in day here. I don't remember whether
the address was written with leadpencil or with
/ ink, and I'm not at all sure that there was an
| old issue stamp the envelope
/ The letter which sent TO Police Head
/ quarters bore a two-cent stamp Of the old issue
none Of which have been sold from the Postotice
for twelve weeks. Inspector McClusky an
nounced this yesterday. Following out line
/ of reasoning that the letter was evidently writ
I ten ard the envelope stamped at the writer's
! home with a stamp for some time in his pos
/ session. and that when he purchased the spe-
ciaI delivery stamp. he might have displayed the
-~fa~ ~Lrzr On
duty last Saturday was obtained The half
dozen were interrogated about any purchasers Of
| special delivery stamps last Saturday, and
while there were many sales. nothing definite
was learned until Mr. Lyons hade his statement
regarding the letter
Previous to this. the only information con-
corning this mysterious letter at the detective
! bureau that the pOstmark showed 1t had
been mailed at the General Fostofice. az IL
o'clock and the opinion of David CarvaIho. the
! handwriting expert that the writing Indicated
! that an American. we'll educated. had written
t. app - ntIy trying to disguise his hand This
! new t-f7rmation entirely dissipates The Aana
| theory. and doesn't lend much weight TO the
Fenfan supposition. On the other hand there
/ is no motive apparent. and the police and the
Cunard line authorities can find none.
Robert Floyd. acting agent Of the Cuzard
Line said yesterday that under no circun-
stances. could the Internal machine have got
aboard the Umbria
2 Il want TO emphasize that point" ne said
1T could not have been taken on as cargo. be-
cause every bit of cargo must be accom-
panied by invoices. and we viii not accept any
thing from persons we don't know. Now, With
passengers baggage. it's a little di1erenI
Trunks and packages come down to our piers N
all kinds OF wavs sometimes IN wheelbarroVs
and you will readily see that We couldnt hoil
I'D every expressnan until he shows us WheFs
he comes from So we take the baggage anu
put it on the pier. Not one piece however
could he taken the steamer until the passeh-
gs~ came along with his ticket and the baggage
was properly checked addressed ana laoeHeu'
Every. other line takes the same precautions
>-ou as to motive I'm as much ar sea as any
o,s We're I'D against solid facts here. and
nrefer 10 let the police do the theorzihs- me
Nafa theory is absurd The line has nothing 70
do with the Italians 2s a nation As 70 tns
Fenians our relations with the irish are OF tle
most pleasant kind We have had no uouO47
with any employees no labor trounies OF an
kind and there is no one VINO mas Cau7e -
enroitv against the line
| r,or1,,isstoner Greene talked freely regarding
the attitude of the police department toward
tho dynamite case. While ne would not tell rne
axact lines of work he said that everything
~oszfbla was being done to run down the per-
cons who sent the Internal machine. and tnac.
the efforts would not stop uIth 'hpS7 P0is''-s
u-ara caught He characterized the act as a
aastardlv outrage and said that as much energy
,,-o,1d he used in solving this mystery as IN a
shocking murder
ne had called Professor George F Sever, cr
Columbia University. to examine the machine
professor Sever found. he said. thar the whois
mechanism was in perfect working order, ou-
that without the decorating caps the machine
was harmless. There was the risk Of fire.
| however. /.
/ The Commissioner sent typewriter orders To-
the CAPTAINS throughout the city. tnstructins
them to have their patroImen visit every place
on their beats where boxes were manufactured
| A description of the box which had contained.
! the dynamite accompanied the order
| There was considera bls discussion as 70 wa,
punishment could be inflicted the persons
who sent the machine. General Burnett. United
| States District Attorney. said that the case
| would not come under his jurisdiction. as al
matters Of public safety we're in the purVie~ q
| the States Unless TIE dynamite had been actu.
a1Iv sbipped. the offenders would not come under
/ +ra federal avs and even then. he would have
20 wait until a complaint was made Comrnis-
| sioner Greene was not worried about the pun
| ishment question
| .sTf We get the people" he said. well &c &c
| +bs District Attorney for law 20 nj the case
| and guess we'll get something applicaoie
| IrsDactor McClusky told yesterday or N
| work being done on the case. saying that a
| +hs cIsws led out Of town Hughes. the De
+sr,,,,a vrho went TO Emporium interview tn T
| Climax Powder Company. went on 10 CleVeAan'
YESTERDAY TO see the makers OF the stand by ,
| hs,rsrtes From the fact that the two cell I
used were OF a much larger size than those gen /
4 air, ,{Iar