The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-11
PART THREE

|1,rp outrages are not common In America
Ia n consequence the police of Walthorp a
|N~malI old aristocratic town of New Eng
I,ond were as profoundly shocked and sur
rr,sed as were the residents of the town
/ -xhen they woke up morning to find that
|n Anderson, the one millionaire which the
-s,ed. had been killed by bomb. The muir
/ toten place in Mr.. Andersons study In his
Mi home on the outskirts OF the town. APP
l. Ne had been Killed by bomb which he had
In his person, for the body was shattered
Ihevond recognition, having received almost
| force of the explosion
|IS,,uation that confronted the police and pub
IL they came to investigate n mysterious
rson Anderson had lived retired life in Wal
H. sIx wears. in fact lie had kept entirely to
Lxar since his advent In the town. Where he
l.. from was mystery. At first they frowned
III coming, but as he demopstrated that he
thing for their society and that all he asked
10 be left alone, the people looked up to him
Lrected him for his wealth and for the home
M. had built. Occasionally he hurried away
II York on business trips and these OCCASIONS
n fhey were, were the only ones upon which
kh3ents of Walthorp ever saw him, Few had
|refde his grounds. and none could say that
ev anything of his past life. He was not be-
&t the town was deeply shocked when he
1ed. The first cry that went up was "Anarch-
Id the people of the section set out to run the
h to the ground
{murder was discovered by Mr.. Anderson's
IN He had reported to his master in the
Las he entered Mr.. Anderson was standing
|e fireplace James," he said promptly
Estep into my bedroom and bring me a box OF
~ The bedroom was at the other end of the
Eke When the coachman returned Mr.. Ander-
living in a corner, his body shattered beyond
Fklption, and the condition of the room testi-
Ia an explosion of some powerful agent of de-
In had taken place. Chairs were shattered,
Ehoken and a mirror the wall was shiv-
|sp small bits. Anderson was quite dead, so
lthman was sure that the explosion must have
|i moment after he had left the room
+ what of the noise which always accompanies
EIexplcs!on? The coachman was sure he had
10 explosion of any kind. And such an eX-
as had taken place I'm the study would have
ID the entire house had 1t been made by dyna-
any other known explosive. In addition to
~ noise would have been indescribable. But no
|zf noise had been in evidence. The newspa-
bInably asked In their headlines next morn
] has noiseess explosive been dscovercd2'
|rhrently this the only solution to the mys-
pme one in some way must have fastened a
pntaining noiseless explosive on Anderson's
controlled by a clock mechanism. II had been
|aO that the explosion took place when the VIC
[s alone in his study The unfortunate man
I|EdQ WdlkeO nOufS WITH the deadly ma
~ his body When the machinery had run It's
h NE explosion took place. Arson Anderson was
man, and no clues were left TO assist the police
ecoyery of his assassins.
Ipolicc who made the first superficial examin-
|r + the premises were entirely nonplused, I'm
\ IN murder cases of mysterious character, the
MAR assumed TO them the character of an
F7 Nights tale. They telegraphed to New York
! ElEctves and explosive experts, When these
II scientific examination of the premises was
L and then came the startling declaration, made
Expert In bomb manufacture; Mr. Anderson
/ Killed by bomb. The destruction wrought
room where he found dead was accom-
mot by dynamite or any other explosive, but
nan hands. Mr. Anderson possibly was Killed
Pomb which was found on his body. but the
r Icnairs and tables and the destroyed mirror
h uttered windows were effected by a man who
4rcugh the room and with his hands broke
pnss IN an effort TO create the impression that
b stpy mad been the scene Of a terrific explosion