The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-30

gained his senses at hospital and un-
der prolonged questioning declared that
he had been commissioned 40 kill the
police. They had beat him. he said. At
liFst lie insisted that he acted alone and
later when he said that his act was I'M
spiFell he refused to reveal the identity
of his companion. His first statement
was: II am Selig Silverstein, q years
old, and / live at n Van Brunt street,
Brooklyn. / WAS entirely alone in this
thing; no other person being IN league
with me- | made the bomb from direc-
tions got from the encyclopedias.
4 was 10 feet from the police and \
wanted to throw it at them was
mad; cop had bit me. The bomb
went of in my .hand' Later lie added !:
n wax told to do this. | bought the
nitro glycerine for the bomb at drug
store at Clark street and Broadway,
Brooklyn. |, made the bomb myself
from piece Of gas pipe. ] have q wife
and two children in Russia. ! have been
in the United States two years. My
nearest relative Is named Coiitn and
lives at q Park street, Brooklyn. !
worked for tailor named Goldstein on
Eldridpe street, near Broome stree
(Manhattan).
He refused to incfiminate others. and
nothing further had been learned from
him when he was placed under AN anes
thetic preparatory to an operation SUI
verstein's statements were male mwlll
ingly and with the Creates physical
effort. When he refused to say more
about his act and when IN q cot &C
Bellevue hospital, he seemed to be dy-
ing, he repeated again and again, My
name X Silyerstain." as though he
wished to leave the indisputable knowl-
edge OF his identity. The bomb was
about the size, apparently, q laigc
orange. II was made Of lead pipe I'M
cased in a brass jacket, and was filled,
it would seem, with nails and scrap
bits Of iron and nitro glycerine. The
brass Jacket. broken in half, was recor
cred. Bits Of the bomb ard portions
III the flesh Of the two victims were
picked up a hundred yards away from
where 1t exploded.
The rioting Of Saturday has caused
deep concern among police officials and
citizens generally Saturday night pub
lie sentiment hesitated in expression.
Though no one Of repute can be found
who does not denounce the act OF vio-
lence. there are those who believe that
the police lacked discretion in their
treatment Of the crowd, and that the
situation demands the wisest handling
by the most experienced police authori-
ties. Certain 1t II that those quarters
of the city where it is believed anarchy
iiourishes viii undergo . house-cleaning
such as they have never before expert
anced. Organized labor in New York
CITY. which has always discountenanced
any form Of lawlessness, will purge its
ranks more vigorously than ever II any
Iawlcss element III any quarter Is even
suspected. IT u quite as certain that
HE police will give the situation their
most serious and thoughtful attention.
There Is no doubt Of their ability to
Irive from the city every one Of anar
shistie leanings, but there is also a
strong sentiment in favor Of treating
most considerably those Of the uDem
eloved who may seek 70 air their griey-
ances. zeal or otherwise, In public.
Silverstein's room in Brooklyn was
searched Saturday night and consider
lble literature was seized. The police
tlso found sealed and stamped letter
addressed TO Alexander Berkman-