Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14
IDENTIFIED BY THREE
Man Who Tried to Destroy
Frederick Statue
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
GEssLER RossEAU HELD BY
PHILADELPHIA POLICE.
Had Satchel in Possession Containing
Alleged Internal Machine-Story
Which Caused Arrest.
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

IesSler KOsSeau has been 1dent1-
fed by three persons in Washing
ton by means of a photograph as
the party who attempted to destroy
the statue of Frederick the Great at
Washington barracks last Tuesday.
Rosseau is under arrest in Philadel-
phla. He denies that he was in
Washington at the time stated, but
the recognition of the photograph
by parties here is regarded as CON
elusive.
| Hessler Rosseau is under arrest in Phil
ade'ph1a. and has been identified as the
| man who went to the statue of Frederick
| the Great at the Washington barracks IN
ths city Tuesday and placed bomb there.
| "hlch afterward exploded. photograph
Oh the prisoner was received by Maj. SyI-
Vester this morning, and promptly identified
| by Alfred Carter. the coupe driver who
! waited upon him; Sylvester GRAY. another
| coiored driver of a public vehicle. and G.
| II. Hazel, white, who was on the hact,
| stand at the Pennsylvania station Tuesday
| ana saw the stranger Despite the COM
piete identlhcation of the photograph, .he
| prisoner denies that he was in this CITY
| tuesday. An internal machine found i'm
| his possession at the time of his arrest WAS
wrapped in copy of a Washington paper.
1t is the belief of the PHILADELPHIA police
that the prisoner is demented. He is held
| without bail for hearing
Rosseau is young man, and saws he Last
| l1ved in Chicago. He told the detectives
very little about himself. He was arrested
| a hes hon,
20 street, whose cousin, Owen Kelly. a
sfoker, recently disappeared Kelly is a
"es',hv business man IN the Quaker city
aile ail mas been greatly distressed over the
| disappearance of his cousin. The stranger
made an offer to take Mr.. Kelly to New
York, where his cousin, Rosseau stated
was confined in an inprovised prison. He
SAID the missing man is not in good healtb
| and that he viii probably not live long mn
| less he is restored to his friends imme-
dlately. He told Mr.. Kelly that his cousin
bero ~ 70 secret irish societies, the men,
Ders OF which were interested in DESTROYING
| Bfltlsh Warships. The members of the so,
cietH, ne said, would do him no harm but
tnes were AFRAID of him because he knew
'oo ihahy OF the secrets of the society
Made Good Impression.
The man appeared to me to be in earn
est IN what he said. and 1 listened to his
proposition, said Mr.. Kelly. He said that
! he had seen my cousin in New York. He
DnNS.cIt
wreck. l asked the man how he knew so
| much about the case, and he said that be
hlmself was member of society that had
| been formed with the object of DESTROYING
an British war vessels by blowing them
| up. He said that the reason that Mr.
| Kelly was being kept prisoner was be-
| cause he insisted in talking too much
about the inner workings of Irish So
cietieS.
Il questioned the man about Irish
| societies he said he belonged to- and
was not satisfied with the answers he gave
| me- He said that it would cost me $500
| to have an interview with nv brother-in
law but that 1 could not succeed in free
ing him for a hundred times that much
money l said that l would go to New
York with him and asked him to call again
at 10 o'clock in the morning. | then com
municated with the police department and
foilowed their advice in the matter. l do
not belleve now that the man knows any
thing about the whereabouts of Mr. Kelly''
Mr. Kelly and Rosseau made an engage
ment for the latter to call yesterday morn
ing In the meantime the police were no.
tilted and Capt. Donaghy sent two defec-
| tives to the house yesterday morning Ros-
seau appeared on time and had with him A
small telescope valise in which he had the
alleged Internal machine This was con-
structed of clock works, dry cells. wires.
and about fifty dynamite caps There was
no dynamite in the valise. The hat worn
Dy lhe prisoner bore the trademark of a
Denver firm.
Indignant When Arrested.
At the home of Mr.. Kelly In Philadelphia
the caller was introduced to the two detec-
tives. who said they would accompany him
to New York and pay over the 500 as
soon as he showed them to the place where
the missing broker was being detained On
| the way to headquarters the prisoner talked
to the detectives about the telescone he
carried and told them of its contents, as
he had previously told Mr.. Kelly He be-
came very Indignant when placed under ar
rest although he seemed to realize that il
was useless to resist. AT the time Rosseau
was placed under arrest one of the Off
GERS opened the telescope and laid bare lis
contents. Then Rosseau said he thought
the uptown people had gone to lots of trou-
| bic to get him arrested.
1T was unnecessary for them TO have This
| DONE" he said
Capt Donaghy, chief of detectives, made
| several attempts at the sweating" process
| during the day. but learned little from the
| prisoner The latter repeated his assertion
| that his arrest was a mean trick and that
I Mr. Kelly would be sorry for it in the near
| future. While many members of the Phila-
| delphia police department think Rosseau is
| insane, Capt. Donaghy holds to the con-
| trary opinion. He thinks he is a dangerous
man. The police are now endeavoring to
ascertain if Rosseau really belonged to an
organized society or if he had no accom-
| plices. He has been seen in Philadelphia a
number of times recently.
Major Sylvester communicated with the
Philadelphia authorities Immediately after
the investigation was started Tuesday last.
An offer of $50 reward was made in the
Gaze, and this will probably be paid to the
detectives who made the arrest.
Denial by Irish Societies.
Members of prominent Irish societies in
Philadelphia have issued statement deny
ing that there is any organization of Irish
mem of the character stated by the pris-
oner. Besides the hat the prisoner was
wearing at the time of his arrest. he had
skull cap in his possession. The cap. it is
claimed, he wore after he left the vicinity
of the barracks grounds In this city Tues
day. The prisoner is suspected Of being
connected with every attempt that has been
made in this country to do damage with ex-
,, piosivss In recent years. 1t Is believed in
New York thai he is the man who IL re