Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
House EmpIOye
in New York Kills
With Bombs.
JUDGE is ONE VICTIM
But Latter ESCapeS-Daughter
Put Out of Way Because of
Her WayWardneSS.

New York, Feb. 4.-John Paul Far
rell, assistant superintendent OF an
apartment house where a bomb explod-
eG Sunday night in the rooms of Ber-
nard Herrera, She superintendent, caus-
ing the death of his life, and possibly
loss OF Herrera's sight and the injury
OF Sarah Fughtman. a boarder, was
arrested today on a charge of hOmi-
eide after making a full confession
TO the police. To illustrate his con-
fession the prisoner constructed at
police headquarters a bomb similar
to that exploded in the Herrera fat.
Farrells motive, according to the
police. was revenge for impending dis
charge.
The bomb was so much like the ones
exploded in the homes of Judge Rosal-
sky and Mrs. Helen Taylor, the police
hoped to connect Farrell with those
crimes. Mrs. Taylor was killed.
/ sLAYs HIS DAUGHTER.
Later Farrell astonished the police
by calmly reciting how he sent the
bomb which killed Mrs. Helen Taylor,
a year ago, adding that Mrs. Taylor
was his daughter. Next Farrell solv-
ed the mystery surrounding the send
ing of bomb last year to Judge Ros-
alsky. Finally. he explained the
death of Kid" Walker, slain in 1887
He slew Mrs. Taylor, he said, be-
cause she was his daughter and had
gone wrong Walker was killed. he
declared, by a man named Lestrange,
7 because Walker had caused Mrs
Taylor's downfall.
STIRRED BY SENTENCE.
The attempt on Rosa,sky's life, he
added, was made because the judge
had sentenced a criminal, unnamed,
to 20 years imprisonment. The bomb
was sent to the judge by man known
10 Farrell only as Tony"
Herrera's life was sought because
Herrera said he would discharge him
from his job as janitOr. Before the
astonished detectives the maker of
the deadly bombs constructed a dunn
my internal machine, explained how
he made it, what he put in it, how he
operated it and what the damage
would be if person should open II.
The Taylor and Rosalsky bombs, he
said. were entrusted to the mails.
ONLY MEANT TO SCARE.
In the case of Herrera, he crept up
stairs when Herrera was away and
placed the bomb, wrapped in
pasteboard, on the landing outside his
t door. He insisted, however, he in
tended only TO scare the family.
5 Arrested yesterday as "materia
witness" Farrell confessed only after
an all-night grilling.
t Unless this man is crazy" sale
Commissioner Dougherty. 1--WE hav,
caught the most dastardly crimina
that has come to the attention of tn,
police in so years"
ECHO OF BRANDT CASE.
The attempt on Rosalsky's life wa
: made during the height of the Brand
case at the time when interest focuset
on the 3O-year sentence imposed b,
the judge on Brandt, Mortimer Schiff'
valet The instrument seat TO the jun
d. lists home was placed on a table. H
did not like its appearance and notifier
the bureau OF combustibles. Inspecto
owen opened it in the library An ez
plosion followed and his hand wa
manned and his face ald shoulder
laCerated
- kid" Walker was shot down on III
: Bowery 26 years ago His taking Of
caused a sensation at the time. but tn
slayer was never found
- LIKE BOX OF CANDY.
:, Mrs. Taylor. or Grace Walker. wa
A killed a year ago by an Internal il
- strument made to resemble a box {
~ candy and mailed at the Grand Gel
tral station. Opening it. she was fl
sJantly killed, and until today ii
identity of the assassin was unknown
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