The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-13
Police Think Murderer
Aimed Secret Blow
at Employer.
CLUE TO CRIME PLOTTER
Deadly Package Explodcs in
BOttling COmpany's Office
Two Men Hurt.

over her work OF opening the days mail
for her employer. William H. Callahan.
in the Office OF the o. X. Bottling Com.
pany at 52s West Thirty.eighth street.
yesterday morning. was so injured by the
explosion OF an Internal machine just re-
ceived by express that she died twenty
minutes later.
1t was mere chance. the accidental de-
tention by a young man who wanted ad-
vice. that saved Mr.. Callahan. the owner
Of the factory, from Miss Anusewts's
fate.
The police believe that the Internal
machine or bomb--there were not enough
fragments left TO determine precisely what
sort Of murderous machine it was--was
meant for Callahan himself. The maker.
with frightful irony. had written on tho
cover of the parcel. along with the ad-
dress OF the bottling company, Surprise
Independent Co"
Another man. Thomas MeCsbe. the
managing salesman Of the company, who
was alone in the office with Miss Anuse.
witz, the bookkeeper and stenographer
and who was joking with her about her
merry spirits as he idly watched her un-
wrapping the express package. was thank
ing his lucky stars yesterday that he was
not killed or crippled for life
NrCab~ VurIrd "a Floor.
He stood within four feet of the unror-
tunata girl. WAS hurled to the floor and
arose. only slightly hurt. To- see Miss
Anuscwtz, hardly recognizable as any.
thing human, crumpled in front OF the
Office safe
Michae! Ryan, a stablcman. who was
outside the office on the shipping floor. was
cut by glass splinters from "A shattered
window.
With no motive even conjecturable, vita
the usual clues lost in the wreckagc Of
the office the police had on" dehnit. lead
and one only-that the Internal machine
was contained in package delivered to
the ., h. Botting tompauys office at S;.1
A NJ. by "A driver for an express com
pany.
But inside of four hours George
Dougherty and his detectives had done
good work They had obtained an excel.
posed TO be- an Italian. who took tn. pack
age at 4 rs + NJ. on Thursday to a branch
office of the Adams Express Company az
l5l Eowery the Rowery and Broome
street
That is the man. so cunning. resource
full and devilish that he ~ described BY
Commissioner Doueherty 80 one OF the
most dangerous criminals of the age.
whom the whole police force of Nev
York is searching for. Dougherty was 50
sure last night he would have this monster
at Police Headquarters within forty-eght
hours that he withheld the mans descrip.
,on in the interests Of justice. II" KEEP
his ear To- the telephone in his privat'
office while his most alert and intel
ligent detectives ranged the city
Motive of Bomb sender L. Riddle.
And while this hun, is on many sd,
investigations ar. being undertaken IN
the hope Of establishing a motive. Therr.
to the police. Is tn" ineNplicable part Of
the whole horrible affair.
Miss Anusewitz, not long Graduated
from the WASHINGTON Irving High School,
devoted to her first employment. inter-
"
ance, fond of music and OF thoughtful
literature IA teacher IN the neiGh5orhood
oe her East Side home at SO Suffolk street,
was an unusua! sort u girl! not the sort
with "A past that could react So violently.
Mr.. Callahan, her employer has been
in business i'm the West Thrty-eighth
street factory for twenty years. He
lives at 3l3 West Ninety second street, is
;. years old. "A man of family and has a
reputation for integrity and amiability. He
SAWS he didn't believe he had an enemy in
the world.
Nothing. however. that can suggest
| II self is being left undone by the detec-
tives On the ground that a man named
! ponohue lost an eye by the explosion OF a
siphon two years ago IN the hottling works
and was unsuccessful IN a suit for dam
ages, the police are looking for Donohue
! for the purpose Of questioning him in the
general inquiry.
All former employees ~ the company.
including several Italian laborers who were
discharged or laid off, will be found and
questioned. one Of these, known to Man
ager McCabe as john quit in anger be-
| cause he objected to coal dust that got
into his throat Commissioncr Dougherty
| saw no reason. last night al least, to at
tach Importance to any Of these suxxes-
| tions.
This much is certain. the Police Depart
! ment has been stirred by the murder az
| Miss AnusewitZ as II has seldom bccu
stirred before. Dougherty hoped that tho
capture Of young Klotz. who slew himself
| xyit lna Of hia oWu bOmha M in The