The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-04-01
Tells New Story.


an error, was destroyed by a bomb Of
his manufacture, was the statement
made by Gessler Rosseau in the Tombs
today New York City. Rosseau was
convicted yesterday of having sent
explosives to the Cunard line pier,
this city, In May, 1908. He made
the following STA emeut today:
"For several years, while the Cuban
patriots were struggling against
Weyler, l watched the contest with
deep interest and sy mpathy. decided
to 90 to Jacksonville and do what l
could to assist the revolutioDists. l
started from S.. Louis. where l had
been living in the early part of 1897.
Before taking a tram for the South l
got together the material for the con-
%structlon Of Two exploding machines
of tremendous power, SO arranged that
they could De wound up and left in a
secluded place, with the certainty that
they would go off with terrible
destruction within a fOw hours.
cat New Orleans l tented a room
and put the boxes together, after
which l went on to Jacksonville
There [ became acquainted with a
party of Cuban leaders who were
planning a flibustering expedition.
They had engaged the Destroy er, a
small vessel, to take them TO Cuba
along with u number of American and
European adventures who wei
anxious to strike a blow Tor Cuban
freedom.
"SeverAl leaders of the party are
men now we'll known aud | will not
mention their names, although | have
among my papers a list of them all.
l suggested to them that they use
my machines to destroy Spanish
warships in the harbor of Havana and
and IN other ports upon the coast of
OF The island. They readily seized
upon the idea, and when the Destroyer
sailed with the flibusters they took
my two machines with them. a
E"It was my intention to go along
with the party, so as to direct the
work Of sinking the Spanish ships, but
they diSsuaded me, urging that l could
be OF greater use in Jacksonville
preparing other machines If the first
proved successful. 1t was planned TO
have some members Of the revolution.
airy party JOIN the Spanish navy so as
to get the machines aboard. II that
failed it was decided to fasten one Of
the boxes to the hull Of a ship under
the water line, for l had constructed
my machines so they could be exploded
under the water.
THAT was late in the fall Of 1897.
The next spring, a few months later
the Maine was destroyed. Only one
OF the men in the secret of thu maobinos
ever returned to America. saw him
sometime after the war with Spain had
begun. He told nae he had nothing to
10 with the boxes after reaching Cuba,
out had been told a mistake had been
made. The man who had been
Entrusted With the task Of destroying a
spanish vessel attempted to fastep
box during the night to one of the
Altonso's warships and Numbered into
blowing up the Maine. 1 was told
.nat the man, Immediately after
learning of the error he had made
committed suicide"
Rousseau said be had atlemn,sd -
olo" up the statue Of Frederick tho
Great 10 Washington because he did
not wish to see the statue OF a KING il
America. He added that he was No,
an Anarchist CT a Nlhilist, and Thai 10
nad made no effort TO supply exploding
machines to the Russians
whether Rosseau is mentslly upbal.
anced or whether be belongs 70 ~
ianatlcal organization 1t has No.
unable to discover. There
duess,ou, however, that the man has
manufactured deadly lDfernal mpohines
anu 'pat he has attempted 10 deslrov
ouman. lie with them K. q. Star