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

Ik1NHPuu kHlu no MOTheu lOi ~ NANNi
asked what his trade was said;
I'm n farmer
when you bought It did not you repre-
sent yourself IA an Italian contractor
asked Detective Sergeant Carey.
Il did"
what name did you giye1'
Il would rather you would find that out
for yourself
Mrs. Currie recalled having seen her
lodger taking n couple OF bundles up to his
room one day and the prisoner was asked
II these bundles contained the sixty pounds
Of dynamite. He replied with his fayorte
answer
I'D rather you would find that out your
selves.
Rosseau admits that he himself had
written the letter signed Malta TO Com
missioner Greene informing him that the
dynamite was in a trunk ready TO be hoisted
aboard the ship Asked why he notified
the police and spoiled what chance he might
have had of causing an explosion. he an
swered that he really did not want to take
human life he wanted to give a warning
in q striking way TO foreign ships to keep
away from American ports Substantially
these facts comprised his admissions ia
regard to the Umbra incident
A. to the attempt to wreck the statue
Of FEEDER the Great he said he was
prompted 20 destroy il because tho gift
of the Kaiser was distasteiu to II large
section of the American people.
Il intended to blow il upat nj ght. Ros-
seau said. so that only the tue itself
would be destroyed and no lives lost.
found when looked over the ground that
the yard was so guarded that the only way
YOU could get past the sentriesa al night was
to take a boat and go up the river. The
river was so full of ice that | had 10 give
up this idea and get the cab and went up
In the daytime.
That machine | placed there had
twenty five pounds of dynamite in It,
which was to be set of by "A lighted candle
set up in wax think the wax must have
meltedand run over things. andthat spoiled
the force Of the explosion.
All through the interviews, which lasted
for more than three hours, Rosseaus de-
meanor was that Of an intelligent man.
cool and calculating. and well versed In
police methods The only time there WAS
any trace of the enthusiasm that marks the
monomaniac was when he declared dra
matcaly that he was an American patriot
whose purpose was to drive foreign devices
out of this country and keep foreign ships
from our ports.
When Rosseau emerged from the inter-
view and was led upstairs he was still
smiling and confident. The New York
and Washington parties then went home
taking with them their witnesses.
What particularly puzzles the police is
why Rousseau came TO Patrick Kelly on
Thursday night. While no one believes he
knows whore Kelly is OF ever did know.
the police were confronted with a new
suggestion tonight. This comes through
Rosseau's unguarded talk of being CON
nected with a Fenian organization.
When the Welland canal, on the Canada
border was blown up. the crime was anal.y
traced to Fenians. One OF these was known
a. Karl pullman. He was sentenced TO
life imprisonment. Twoyears later it was
charged that pullman was really Luke
Dillon Philadelphia Irishman, who had
disappeared about the time the canal was
blown up.
This was denied by Dilon's friends. but
the fact remains that Dillon has never APP
poured and the identification was then re-
garded 10y the police Ak absolute Dillon
was a close friend Of Owen Kelly. The
Pinkertons are working on this line. They
hint that they expect TO fasten the Welland
canal job upon Rosseau and say that the
machine that blew up the canal Is identical
with the one contained in Rosseau'S grip.
If Rosseau was one Of this gang it would
explain why ne came to Pat Kelly. IL il
not, however. the police say any real
proof that Rosseau knows of Kelly where
abouts
CHICAGO. Jan. 10 Gossler Rosseau, the
dynamiter arrested In Philadelphia. was
known to the Chicago police as far back
"a 1856 although all trace OF him was lost
for several years previous to the attempt
TO place an Internal machine on board the
steamer Umbria. The trunk in which the
bomb was shipped from Chicago to New
York furnished the first clue.
Rosseau was known IN Chicago as Rus
sell and lived and had his workshop at 2S7
Washington Boulevard. Acquaintance Of
Rosseau were told he was working on a
gambling device. In the latter part Of
November 1902 he purchased some steel
cones and disks from John Clark, d ma
chnist al - and 81 South Morgan street.
Clark did not see Rousseau, but received
another order from him when the first was
delivered
Rosseau was seen TO have large sums OF
money at this time He paid literally
for everything ha bought He visited
many mechanics in the neighborhood Of
his boarding house J ". lSsenberger,
SO South Morgan street. made four wooden
plates for him from patterns furnished.
II W seymour carpenter across the
street from Ro-seau's room made four
wooden stats from accurate measurements
furnished him William Moore, a machinist
at 40 South Carpenter street. made a four
inch iapanned iron indicator.
Rosseau was man Of pleasing appear
ance. well dressed about IS or 10 years old.
He spoke with a foreign accent.
Detective Sergeant Arthur Carey re-
turned TO this city last night from Phila-
dephia, whore ne had gone with Mrs Curry
n have Rosscau identified He said that
there was no question "a TO the Identified
zion, a. the prisoner Immediately recog-
n2ed Mr. Curry and bowed to her when
she entered the room. Carey said that
Mrs Curry positively identified the prisoner
a. the man who had boarded with her In
West Thirtv-Gecond street.