The Washington times., 1905-01-14
ANTECEDENTS OF
ROSSEAJJ WANTED

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 14-Every ef-
fort is being exerted by the local police
TO gain information regarding Gessler
Rosseau, the dynamiter suspect
Not only has a description been teie-
graphed TO every city in the country,
but this action was followed by the
mailing of photos of the man 70 ali the
large cities.
Rosseau was arrested yesterday for
attempting TO obtain money from Pat
rick Kelly. of 2233 North Second Street.
brother-in-iaw of the missing Owen
Kelly on the representation that he
would take him TO the place in New
York where Owen was being detained.
| as the man said. by Irish societies who
feared that he would tell the secrets he
| knew
| Kelly figured in a bitter litigation in
/ voiving factions of Philadelphia Hiber-
| mans, but all the local readers on both
sides are today repudiating Rosseau.
Rosseau Is Mute.
Despite the efforts of the police au-
thorities TO wiring from him something
/ of his past life, Rosseau is maintaining
: q rigid silence. BY holding his tongue
! Rosseau, VINO is believed TO be educated
! and of more than ordinary intelligence.
/ Is evidently under the impression that
he viii be able TO outwit the police.
The investigation thus far made leads
| the police to suspect that Rosseau Is
not only the man who, on Tuesday last
attempted to blow up the statue of
Frederick the Great, in Washington, but
/ that he is also the culprit who. on Nav
y. I@5, plotted the destruction of the
! Cunard liner Cmbria. which was to sail
. Ndrt- hot
Rosseau, is stranger in This cttv
| He said that he belongs to a society
whose purpose is 20 blow up all English
vessels, wherever they might be found
in the world
He carried clOckwork machine 70,
exploding dynamite by means of a drv
cell battery, connected with electric
wires on the ends of which were ex-
/ piosive caps ready to be inserted in dy-
Mantle.
/ Internal Machine Unloaded.
There was no dynamite IN the engine
which was made to fit inside an or1in-
ary canvas telescope bag of unsuspic-
ious appearance.
Despite his name, Rosseau insisted
that he is Irishman by lineage and
an American by birth. and that he be.
| longs to 'one of the Irish societies.
Michael j. Ryan. one of the Ieadin.
Irish-Americans of Philadelphia, and :
lifelong friend of owen Kelly, deni1S
| Kosseau's assertion at the hearing be.
fore Magistrate kochersperger in city
hall
Mr.. Ryan said Rosseau undoubtedly i.
| a scoundrel, as proclaimed by his owr
admissions and the Internal machine
that ne could never have been admitted
TO any Irish society with his name ane
his accent; that there is no Irish society
with so maleVolent a purpose as thu
described by the prisoner.
Statue Miscreant.
He believes the police will be able K
prove that Rosseau IS the man who at
tempted 10 blow up the statue of Fred
erick the Great in Washington las
Tuesday.
This theory is based upon the fac
that, while Rosseau said he came from
Chicago. a copy of Washington news
paper of December 30 was found in hi.
Internal machine.
Mr.. Ryan and J. Washington Ioeu.
said they represented the police depart
ment al the hearing, and not the ReIi
family.
Kelly are far-reaching. They rarnbI,
on and on in every direction until IN,
mind is lost In maze of speculation
RosseaU was held without bail for :
| hearing next Friday. After his photo
graph had been taken for dissemination
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