The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-16
CONFESSES INTERNAL
 E MACHINE OUTRAGEs
GEssLER ROSSEAU AN "AMERI-
 CAN PATRIOTIC FANATIC.u

Ocean Liner Umbria and Destroy the
 statue of Frederick the Great--only
 Reason for His Acts is That He Be-
 Iieves There Are Too Many Foreign-
 CTS in the Country.
 Philadelphia, Jan. 15.-"Gessler Ros- seau," who was arrested in this city on Thursday with an unloaded infer- nal machine in his possession, admit ted to the police to-day that he is the man who attempted to destroy the statue of Frederick the Great in Wash- ington last Tuesday, and also that it was he who sent the trunk containing an internal machine to the British May. 1903. The prisoner. whose right name is not known. made these ad- missions in the office os Caotan Don- aghy, of the Philadelphia detective bu- reau, after he had been identified by persons brought here from New York and Washington for that purpose. He gives no reasons for the attempted out rages. except that There are too many foreigners in this country" After hav- ing Rosseau under fire all afternoon the police classed him as an tAineri- can patriotic fanatic" The prisoner gave no information voluntary to the police, he admitting only those things which the police had fastened on him. Both the Washington and New York authorities wan. the man, and it is probable that he will be turned over ot the police of the latter city.
 The apprehension of Rosseau was due to the disappearance of Owen Kel- ly, a wealthy Irish-A American, who iS( prominent in Irish American societies. in this country. Kelly disappeared on October 25. and from time to time the newspapers, particularly in the east, have published articles on the myster- ious disappearance. These, the police believe, undoubtedly attracted Ros- seau's attention On Thursday he call- ed on Patrick Kelly. the brother of the missing man, and offered to take him to his brother in New York for $500. He said he and Owen Kelly belonged to a secret society that was organized for the purpose of blowing up British ships in American ports. The valise he car ried, he said, contained explosives. Pat rick Kelly notified the police and Ros- seau was taken intoScu ustody 2 - - | lise contained an internal machine or the clock arrangement variety, but no explosives. About the machine was wrapped Washington newspaper, This gave the police the clue that he might know something about the ex- plosion at the statue of Frederick the Great and lis picture was taken and sent to both Washington and New York authorities. 1n the meantime he was also suspected of knowing something of the steamship Umbria incident.
 To Captain Robert Boardman of the Washington detective force and Alfred Carter, colored. and George E. Hazel. cabman of. Washington. who saw the man who attempted to blow up the statue, and Detective Sergeant Arthur Carey of New York; and a Mrs Curry who keeps boarding house in the lat ter city, arrived here for the purpose of identifying the prisoner, When Ros- seau was brought into the office of Cap- tain Donaughy, Hazel sail:
 II guess you know me, to which the prisoner reolied: How do you do?'
 Rosseau bowed to Carter and then
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