The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-17
ATTEMPT TO KILL
JUDGE ROSALSKY
Internal Machine Sent Through
the Mail to His
Residence.

a
We" York. March l6,-What the no.
lice believe TO have been an organized
attempt on. the clife OF Judge otto \.
Rosalsiy, of the Court of General SEES.
SONS, who has been given much motor
lt'y lately because OF his sentencing
OF hokc r. Brandt the former schT
valet. 10 thirty years Imprisonment
took place tonight.
y mysterious package was deliver
co at his house. Rosnlaky became sus
plcious and sent for representative
of the Bureau OF Combustibles. Ex-
pert owen EaSan rushed to the scene
ana on attempting to open the package
sh t~piesioh occurred, Eagans right
hand being very badly iaccrated.
y squad or central oiiice men was
! rushed 10 the scene. ana an immediate
search for the sender OF the bomb was
begun.
The bomb was delivered through the
mail this afternoon It remained In
the hail several hours before n maid
! look II out OF tho small box ana placed
in on n table in the Judges lihrorv
| When Rosalsky returned homo later +,
t"e evening and saw the package. he
became suspicious and decided not to
oRcn 1t until after he had called the
ponce Inspector Eagnn. of the Burcau
| % Combustiblcs, and squad OF officers
were rushed to the judges apartment
haSan took the package mp and
4 listened to learn, II possible. whether
there was n clockwork device hidden
Within Upon hearing nothing no
told the Judge that he would omen II
In the room II he would consent. Just
then there was ring Oh the tcle-
phone. and the judge hurriad TO an
swer, eXclaiming as he picked up the
receiver:
Go ahead boys; but for Gods sake
DO cautious. There Is something
wrong about that package. am sat.
isfied OF that Do not take any
chances. I do not want any of You
to get hurt"
| As the Judge picked M tie rcceiv-
er of a telephone few feet from tile
table there was deafening cxplo-
sion, Eagan having started TO unwrap
tho package. Eagan's right hand was
terribly laceratcd, ana he was badiI
injured about the face. ..
The library was almost eomp,ete,v
wrecked. All the windows were de-
no,is.ed, the book eases were
smashed. and a place Of steel was
blown into the top OF the library
table
Superintendent EaEan was rushed
TO the }. Hood Wright Hospital where
il was stated That he probably would
recover Ills hand was so terribly
lacerated that II was believed am
pntation would nc necessary.
Judge ltolasly said Tonight that he
became suspicious of the mysterious
package when he noticed that it WAS
addressed on typewriter. lie said
tllat lie had received no threatening
messages and he was totally unprc-
rafed for the attempt on his life.
II have not tho least suspicion CON
corning the sender OF this bomb" the
judge said to-night 81 suppose I
F.. have made enemies by sentencing peo-
pie that came under my Jurisdictions
but know OF no one who would wish
to take my life. As long rs have
been on the bench have never even
been threatened. The whole affair is
Il deop mystery to me.
Il greatly rcgrcU that Superiutend-
cnt iIEan was injured. ] was afraid to
allow him to open tho bomb without
taking great precautions. but de-
cidci that be knew best how TO pro-
coed. pray to God that he has not
been fatally hurt"
According To the officers who were
present when tho package yfs opcusd,
the bomb was of the GgS&.fS.l battery
variety. and was set oEf@ means of
81 switch connected Viii lid OF u
i pastcboard box. ETl
Tho spark was tran;M tod to the
interior Of q small stcclE MN illedlwith
gie.t powder ana pirces II steel ~