Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-16
RESULT OF SWEATING.
Resseau Admits Connection
With Crimes Charged.
WASHINGTON INCIDENT
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY STATUE OF
FREDERICK THE GREAT.
Police Tracing to Him More Serious
Offenses-Loss of White
Star Liner.

Unable to Withstand repeated sweat
ings," Gess,er Resseau the alleged dyna-
inter under arrest in Philadelphia who is
said 10 have been implicated in, several
cases in which so-caled Internal machines
figured. as printed in Saturdays Star, has
admitted his connection with every in
cident the detectives have traced to him.
Capt. Boardman went to Philadelphia yes
terday to take a look at the prisoner, TAX
ing with him two cabmen, Alfred Carter
colored, in whose vehicle Resseau rode
when he went to the statue of Frederick
the Great, and G. H. Hazel, another cab
man, who saw him at the Pennsylvania
railroad station. After he had been iden-
titled by these two witnesses he admitted
he had been in this city and that he had
made an effort to blow up the statue
The name by which the prisoner is known
is spelled in several ways. but the Philadel-
phia police have it recorded as "Gessler
Resseau." 1t is believed he gave a fictitious
name
When the witnesses from this CITY en-
tered the office of Capt Conaghy Yesterday.
Hazel said:
well, l guess you know me-"
The prisoner responded: How do you
do?' wv
At the time Capt Boardman and the cab
men visited the office of the chief of de-
tectives in Philadelphia Detective Ser
geant Arthur Carey and Mrs. Currie, New
YORK boarding house keeper, were there.
They had called for the purpose of identi-
flying the prisoner, who had been accused
of participating in the alleged attempt TO
blow up the Umbria in May two years ago.
Mrs. Currie identified the prisoner as hav-
ing been boarder at her house about the
time of the Umbria incident. 1t was there
that Rosseau is alleged to have put the
finishing touches to the big Internal ma
chine he intended to ship on the big
was no cap placed in the death-dealing in
strument and that it was, therefore, not
prepared to do the damage intended unless
1t was accidently set off in the handling.
The machine found in his possession when
he visited the home of Patrick Kelly in
Philadelphia. was also incomplete. Resseau
had neglected to put in the dynamite. The
only complete bomb traced to him was the
one used in this city a week ago at the
statue of Frederick the Great An effort is
being made to trace to him another offense,
the most serious of all-the loss. Of the
White Star liner Naronic This big steamer
left Liverpool about twelve years ago. with
several hundred persons aboard and was
never heard of again 1t is believed she
was wrecked by an explosion of an infer
nal machine shipped in the way it was in
tended to ship the machine on the Umbria.
1t is stated that the New York police are
weaving a case of circumstantial evidence
against Resseau to connect him with the
loss of the Naronic. In the house in New
York where Resseau worked on the machine
sent to the dock of the Umbria was found a
note written in French on a scrap of news
paper as follows:
1.-The destruction of the Naronic was COM
plete Mr.. Lebrun, who at this moment has
left for Chicago"
The Umbria incident was followed by an
investigation on the part of the New York
police. Detective Sergeant Carey travelled
thousands of miles while making the inves-
ugation. but nothing was accomplished.
Now that the maker of the machine is in
custody the New York police will make re-
newed efforts to find the Mr.. Lebrun'
whose name was written on the scrap Of
newspaper.
Nationality Not Disclosed.
Thus far nothing has been found to in
dictate the prisoners nationality. The writ
ing in French on the scrap of newspaper
found in his room in the New York house
is taken by the police to indicate that
somebody of that nationality was concern
ed in the affair. This scrap of paper m ny
also serve as clue to the detection of
other persons, if anybody worked with him.
Members of Irish societies are rather in
dignant at some of the statements that
have appeared in print growing out of
what the prisoner said when placed under
arrest.
Mr. Patrick Kelly who caused his ar
rest. gave out an interview to reporter
yesterday. in which he reiterated what he
had previously given the communica ton
made to him by Resseau, Mr.. Kelly, among
other things, said:
Guaranteed an Interview.
HE told me that Kelly's freedom could
not be obtained for So 100000, but that If I
would pay him $500 he would take me to
New York and let rne have talk with the
prisoner. Then. apparently to give me con-
fidence In his story. he showed me a valise
which. he said, contained explosives. That
aroused my suspicion, and 1 asked him to
call next morning. Meantime l communi-
Gated with the police and when he arrived
the following day. Detective Miller. from
headquarters. was present.
"Resseau reported his story about my
brother-in-law. and said that he belonged
blowing up English ships which might visit
ports In the United States Miller tried to
learn more, but Resseau suddenly asked
him IL he was member Of the Ancient
Order OF Hfbernians, and, told that he
was not, refused TO say more. He was then
induced to so to the city hall, and learn
ing that he had been trapped and was I'M
der arrest he became very angry and made
resistance.
after the bag containing the dynamite
machine had been taken from him he was
searched, and among the articles found
were time table, a box Of wind matches
handkerchief. a knife, a small amount
Of money and key which proved to be
part of the internal machine.
II am not inclined to believe that Ressea,i
fna5IS much about the fate of my brother
inlfdW, but he certainly does know some
thing about the fractional feeling existing In
these Irish organizations.
Accusations Declared to Be False.
II desire to state that and every rela-
tive OF Owen Kelly declare the stories that
have been circulated against his character
to be false. We believe that he is the VIC
tim of a conspiracy. which appears to be OF
wide extent. 1t is our opinion that he len