Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
TRY TO KILL JUDGE
Bomb is Sent to Otto RoSaIsky
in New York.
SUSPICIOUS OF PACKAGE
Sends for Combustibles Expert, Who
Is Injured Opening Bundle.
LOSES TWO OF HIS FINGERS
Several Detectives Start an Investi-
CATION, With Police Inspector
Hughes in Charge.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK March 16-An attempt to
take the life Of Judge Otto Rosalsky of
the court of general sessions resulted in
a bomb explosion in his apartments in
the Hendrix Hudson, Riverside drive
and 10th street, at $50 O'Clock tonight
Owen Egan. an inspector of the bureau
of combustibles, who had been summoned
by Judge Rosalsky' TO inspect a mys-
terious package that had come to him
through the mail. suffered the loss of two
fingers of his right hand. His face was
also burned
The explosion wrecked part of the Ro-
SalSky apartment. 1t occurred in the
library. Judge Rosalsky escaped injury.
as he was at the telephone in an adjoin-
ing room when the package exploded
The other members of his family were
in the apartment at the time.
The conclusion of the blast rocked the
entire building-one of the largest and
finest apartment houses on the drive,
causing a panic among the occupants.
The package, foot long and six
inches wide, neatly wrapped, was de-
livered to Judge Rosalsky he sat
writing at his library desk about 5:45
o'clock this afternoon. He picked it
up casually and was about TO break
the binding cord, when he noticed that
the bundle was peculiarly heavy. Its
weight seemed to be concentrated in
one end. He became suddenly sus-
picious. Fearing to frighten his wife
b. telling her of his suspicious, he
telephoned to the bureau of combus-
tibles, and asked that a man be sent to
inspect the package. The judge re-
manned in the library until Mr.. Egan
arrived.
Starts to Open Package.
The Inspector. without placing the
package under water, opened it on the
spot. He cut the cord, removed the
wrapper and had just taken off the
lid when the explosion occurred
Egan reeled and fell ten feet from
the table on which the package had
lain.
Judge Rosalsky had been called to
the telephone in the nall just before
The opening of the package. and was
talking to some one over the wire
off his feet. He dropped the receiver
and rushed into the library. which
was filled with smoke. Egan had
bravely staggered to his feet, but the
eyes and he was temporarily blinded.
II is not yet certain that he will re-
cover his sight.
The Judge and his wife hastened to
man. bandaging his hand and head. A
telephone message brought an ambu-
lance and Egan was removed to st.
Iukes Hospital.
Judge Rosalsky, when seen Immediately
after. the explosion, said he could not
even imagine who could have sent the
bomb. He has been on the general ses-
sions bench for some years, and in the
course of his service has sentenced many
criminals.
Sympathy for Injured Man.
The judge said tonight: 1T is one of
Gods wonders that my life was spared.
My greatest sympathy at this moment is
Tor the man who was hurt. l warned
Egan not to touch the package, but to
lake ii away with him and give it the
usual treatment for packages suspected
of containing explosives. but he opened
il in the library.
"Egans face was badly hurt and his
right hand mangled. / do not know
whether he will lose his eyes1ght. i feel
now that l would rather have opened
the package myself than to have let him
do il. l have had some experience with
high explosives. and / knew that my life
was not safe the moment I felt of that
package
Inspector Hughes Immediately took
charge of the investigation. and several
detectives were sent out the case
Judge Rosalsky was unable in the ex
element Immediately following the eX-
the matter. The package had been de-
livered by mail-the last delivery of the
day-and had been brought to him by
hall boy.