Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-17
Inspector Egan, Expert on Ex-
pIoSives, Seriously Wounded
While Examining Internal
Machine,
CLUE TO PERPETRATOR
SHR0UDED IN MYSTERY
Judge RoSaISky Narrowly
Escapes Death or Serious
Injury from Package Neatly
Wrapped in Brown Paper

IBN Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
New York. March l6.--An attemp
To KIN Judge otto A RoSalsky of th'
court uf General sessions, with
bomb. proved unsuccessful tonight. i
was only defect, said to he a smel
accumulation of dirt In the mcchan'
ism of the Internal machine whicl
tho Justice had unsuspectingly opened
that saved him from probable death
or certain injury
The homb later exploded while he.
ing examined by Inspector over
Egan OF the bureau Of eomhustihles
seriously wounding him about the
face and arms.
The Intended victim Of the ex
plosion has been given IA great dea
OF publicity lately in connection with
the Brandt ease, It was Judge Ros-
alsky who sentenced Brandt TO u
thirty-year term for burglary at Nor.
timer l.. Schitf's home in 1907 and
who recently reversed his action
The attack set the whole ma
chincry OF the police department
speedily al work upon the mystery
81 late hour there had been no clut
developed as to the identity Of tn,
sender nf the explosiVe.
The honlb came by mail aud WAS
delivered by postman Go judge
Rosalsky's apartments on RiVersid,
Drive nt about l:30 this afternoon. II
was accepted by the colorfd maid ano
placed on the table IN Judge Rosal'
sky's library 30 await his coming
T'here was nothing of 4 suspiciou'
character to the package.
Its Dimensions were about six bi
-four by four inches and II was neatly
done up In brown wrapping paper
benring he picture of n department
store The address was typewriter.
An hour later Judge Rosalsky
rca, he'd home and unsuspectinelN be-
gan to open the package while talk
ing To his wife, He took off the
wrapper and found plain whit,
pasteboard box. Judge RosalskN's own
story of what happened follows.
n took the cover off without the
slightest care. MY first glimpse NJ
/ hacked out Of the room as quick ms
my feet would carry me, calling out
To my wife and brother, why, It's a
hunhi its bomb! I ordered that no
one go near the library. Some one
suggested that we put the bomb IN
water. 80. | said, no one but an TX
pert shall handle II. There are some
machines which go off when sub
mel ked In water
~ tclephoned police headquarters
special request for experts on
bombs, Fgan came with David l.
Kelly. superintendent of the bureau
of cnmhustiblcs
Be careful told Eean, 40 hc
picked up the open box, you have the
real thing there. WHY take amy
rhnhces by tinkerine With " here ?
Have II taken whcre you can MAX o.
the usual expcrt tests un IT,
HUT Egan went to work exanin-
ing the hox cauiiuusly He took out
a little wnd of tissue paper which, !
brlieNe contained Illuminating mcr-
curN WIS ,wllcd uut to the tcle-
phone. and "a moment later ! heard
the bonh eo OF rushed I'm ana
found Egnn staggering about. bleed
Ing prorusrly Tho index finger of
his right hand had been blown Oft
aud the Whnl,. hand mnngicd. US
tace was fuil of wounds ana his fore
arms ana lcfi hand were terribly
Hrtruted.
III is one or Gud's wonders that I
was spared. bat feel AT this momcnt
that would rnthor have upeiied that
package myself than TO have stood
by aud permitted i1ean to touch It as
~, dih
An ambulance was called and az
l.pan Was being carried to the vehicle
he said
This is tough After have been
working for seventeen years. have
npened several bombs ana Internal
machines uni caught. knew n
was bound to come to me IN the end.
Judge fosaisky's apartments bear
evidence of the force Of The bomb. \
thick pinte glass which covered the
mahaeonS library table vas ground
AZ finp as SNOW q great dent was
mad. in the desk itself and the ecil-
ing directly above was punriurod
with many holes larger than q uun =
ns, n is believed the explosive used
was nitro -eiycerine.
Judge Rnsslsky said he had no sus-
pirions ~ express a4 io who had sent
The bomb asked 10 he believed that
the Brandt case hsd ANYTHING o. do
iih A. he replied
q refuse 90 answer. What DO sou
fhink
When asked about other cases he
had Judged lately. he mentioned
sentence uf twelve years recently iil-
posed nn Chnrits earliest. foffff.
4 few days before Cufle-si waa sem
fenred the court received q letter iu
which ihe writer threatened o. blow
up fhr court building u the prisoner
uns sentenced.
At the hospital Eean's wounds
were found 10 be less serious than ~
firs, sapnosed. bot h. was weak from
fase - hieod nnd f was SOME time
bl fore b. was interviewed o., the de-
teriires who sent tn work en the
case