The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-16
FANATIC ON
 PATRIOTISM "GeSSter ROSSeauc User
 of Dynamite. ARREST IN PHILADELPHIA Admits Attempt to Destroy Statue of Frederick. Also the Person Who Sent Internal sls- chine to the British stesmship
 Unhrta While 1t Was at
 New York.
ARREST IN PHILADELPHIA


 Philadelphia, Jan. 15.--"Gesster gos< seau' who was arrested in this city Thursday with an unloaded infernal machine in. his possession, admitted so the police today that he is the man who attempted to destroy the statue ok Frederick the Great In Washington last Tuesday and also that 1t was hs who sent the trunk containing an internal machine to the British ship Unbria at New York, May 10, 1908,
 The prisoner whose right name ia not known. made these admissions ip tho office of Captain Dcnaghy nf the Philadelphia detective bureau, after he had been identified by persons brought her from New York and WasIlinstcn for the purpose.
 He gives no reasons for the attemp- ted acts. except that there are tod many foreign affairs In this country After having Rosseau under fire all the afternoon the police classed him sa an American Patriotic Fanatic Ths prisoner gave no information voiuE tarily to the police. he admitting only those things which the police had fas- tened on him. Borh the Washington and the New York authorities want the man and 1t is probable that ha will be turned over to the police of the ias- tre city.
 Interested In Kelly.
 The apprehension of Rossenu was due to aie disappearance of Owen Kelly. a wealthy Irish-Americau. who is prominent In Trish-Ameriean socfe- ties in this country. Keily disappeared October 25, and from time to tirn& the newspapers. particularly of the East, have published articles on the
 
 police say undoubtedly attracted Ros- seam's attention.
 Thursday hc called on PntrIck Kel- ley brother of the missing man, and offered to take him to his brother in New York flor $500. He said he and Owen Kelley belonged to serret snefey ties that were organized for the pur- pose of blowing up British ships in American ports. The valise he car ried. he said. contained explosives.
 Patrick Kelley notified the police and Rosseau was taken into custody. The valise contained an internal machine of the clock. arrangement variety, but not loaded with explosives.
 About the machine was newspaper. It gave the police the clue that he might know something of the explosion at the statue of Frederick the Great and his picture was taken and sent 10 he Washington and New York author Ities. Tn the meantime he was sus- pected of knowing of the steamship Umbria incident.
 Prisoner Identified.
 Today Robert Boardman of the Wash lngton detective force. Alfred Carter. rolored, and George H. Hazel. cabnen Df Washington. who saw the man who attempted to blow up the statue, and Detective Sergeant Arthur Carey of New York. and Mrs. Curry. who keeps a boarding house in the latter city. arrived hero for the purpose of Identifying the prisoner.
 Having satisfied themselves beyond ioubt that tho Identification was com plete the police officials of the three titles set to work in obtaining con fession from the prisoner. As stated before, he said nothing voluntarily to himself.
 In reply to question he admitted the attempted outrage on the statue. He said he had manufactured the infor- nal machine himself and that 1t con- sisted of a candle. fuse and dynamite engine" It was his intention. he said. 10 blow up the statue at night because he did not want to hurt anybody. Be- cause of the Ice in the Potomac river. he failed to find anyone who would row him from Seventh street wharf, to the aresnal which is on the bank of the river, and he had to change his plans.
 The failure to destroy the statue he said must have been due to the melting Lallow spelling the fuse or interfering with the dynamite. Rosseau then gave the police the interesting information hat he had intended making a second attempt to blow up the statue, this time with a clock machine.
 Regarding the sending of an infor- nal machine to the steamship Umbria, Rosseau said that the police report of all his movements after the Umbria Incident up to the time they lost track )f him was correct. Where he had been between May. 1903. and last week le would not say, always replying that is for you to find out"
 He said he made part of the Umbria nfernal machine in Chicago and then ook 1t to New York. In New York le obtained a room at Mrs CurryE house and then finished the work of making the machine. He ad- nitted writing the note to Police Com~ missioner Green, which read:
 The Mafia greets you and wishes you we'll. The society has declared war against England and has ordered the, destruction of every steamer flying the British flag that sails out Of New York. The society has undertaken to lear New York harbor of British ships. md it will succeed"
 It was this note of warning which led O the finding of the trunk before it was placed on the steamship.
 The prisoner was closely questioned -egarding the motive for blowing up he Umbria. but to all questions ho made a non -eommittal reply.
 Having learned all they could rec yarding his attempts on the Umbria, he police officials turned their atten- ion to finding of the antecedents of the nan. He said that he was born in America and was farmer. Where in America he was born and where his present home Is. he would not say. He admitted his name was not "Gesster pnsrnnt |, n He said he had read InunlI