The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-16


Foreign Things Didn't 'iran TO sink
the tmbrla. or lie Wouldn't Have
Notified Police W what He's Done.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10 bessler nos
seGu, the gentle dynamiter, confessed to-
day to having placed the internal machine
10 trunk to wreck the steamship Oinbra
on May o. 1903. and 10 having placed
another internal machine upon the ratings
protecting the Kaiser's statue OF Fred erloR
the Great in Washington on last tuesday
lie denied having anything 10 do with the
disappearance OF the sleatnship Naronic
in 1892.
Tie police do not believe that lac knows
anything Of the missing Owen Kelly and
even Patrick Kelly, the kindly old lrishnan.
who thinbs he knows more about Owen
kollys disappearance than any one else.
admitted to-day that he didn't believe
Rosseau knew anything about Owens
whereabouts and had simply come To him
70 get money
II was shortly after / O'Clock ths alter
noon that Rosscau Was brought face 70
face with a condition that made him seek
refuge IN at least partial confession
Captain of Police Donaghy arranged has
plana with attention - his climax. Wit
nesscs and detectives lad arrived from
New York and Washington early IN the
morning and he had carefully Informed
himself as TO the details Of the attempt to
wreck the Frederick the Great statue and
to deatroy the Umbria.
In tho Washington party were Cap;
BardnAn of the detective bureau and
George II HAZEL and Alfred Carter the
cabman who had seen the man who placed
a bomb at the railing of the haiser's gift
From New York was Detective Sergeant
Arthur Carey. who lad worked upon the
case at the time tho trunk Of dynamite
was found ON the uubra's pier and Mrs,
Currie. the keeper of II boarding house
with whom the dynalniter had lodged while
he was in New York.
Capt, Dopaghy arranged the group In a
sami-circle about his desk in his private
office Then he sent up TO the cell room !or
the prisoner. Rosseau's face wore a sneer-
ing smile A dark skull cap was pulled
down about his ears and undor his arm he
carried big book. As he was thrust into
the CAPTAINS room he met Mrs. Curry face
to face. Both started back.
That's him, said the woman
why, how-do.- said Rosseau. with
smile
Then HAZEL, Washington haeaman,
stepped forward and said with broad
Southern accent.
We'll, reckon Won know mo
Rosseau nodded his head.
And me- chimed in Carter. a negro,
who bad driven the dynamlter from tue
Washington station to the War College
grounds. \ know you.
That's right, you've got the goods on
me Cap replied Rosseau. e. admit I'm
the fellow you're looking for, for The Wash
ington job and the umbrla case. I'm sorry
| didn't get away with the statue, but
didn't want to blow up the ship and Kill
ANYBODY. Otherwise. | wodld not have
written TO the police there
Il then made the machine which was
found on me when was arrested in Phila-
delphia. made it all myself. fixed the
clockwork so | could time 1t and leave the
satchel there in the daytime with the as
surance that the explosion would take
place at night and no one would be killed
| don't like to Kill anybody with dynamite.
| was going to Washington as soon as
got through with Mr.. Kelly and finish up
the kaisers statue.
Capt. Donaghy suddenly shifted his
queries around TO the Owen Kelly case ana
the prisoner became mysterious.
How came you to so to Patrick hellyf
asked the Captain
lisa nice day. -chuokled the prisoner.
Didn't you think you could shake him
down for some money!
Il didn't expect to get any money for
knew he didn'; have any
Al every attempt 10 question I,osseau
az to his knowledge of Owen Kelly, the
prisoner declined to give any information.
hut did so in manner that seemed tolndl-
cate a desire to make it appear that he
knew Il great deal more than he was willing
to tell. Tho prisoner also refused TO say
ANYTHING about any societies he was con
nected with, to tell whether he had any
associates, or to say where he had made his
internal mnohine.
Rosseau was asked point blank Il he
was concerned IN the destruction Of the
White star liner Naronic. He said he
did not neither did he have any hand IN
the Colorado outraEes.
Nv hat came from Denver of course.
he said But that's no proof did anything
there. never wanted to kin any one
Well ~ little hard to understand
your motive, then said Capt Donaghg.
i haven't much u-e for these foreign
statues myself.
Ro,seuI'+ eyes Enlightened and dashed
and for the first ,mo bis lace showed signs
OF animation
Captain. hc said, ! don't know whether
you meant that for sarcasm OF not. but It j.
exactly what | think. ] am an American
patriot. and wc propose 10 id the country
OF these foreign thing-
"Who are we broke IN the Captain.
Ros,eaus jaws snapped like trap
the suoer 0ept bacl, to his face" and he sat
picture Of aggresSiyene1-.
All three Of tho detectives then took
hand in the questioning Hos-eau laid
he was an American 10y birth bat a. TO his
place Of birth be would say nothing 1t Is
true nv name Is not Gessler Rousseau /
am q great reader. particularly Of history
and social science assumed the names
uf Ges>lcr from the Swiss tyrant and Ros-
seau. the French philosopher, as typical
OF my mission, power and patriotism.
Ros-eau said he had been most every
where and when questioned at random a.
to other cities showed familiarity that