BOMBS BY POST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14984, 4 May 1912, Page 2 (Supplement)

BOMBS BY POST.

JUDGE'S NARROW ESCAPE.

JrsTiCE Rosai-skt; who, since the Brandt case at New York, has been the most discussed and criticised judge in America, narrowly escaped death by the bursting of an electric bomb which had arrived by post addressed to him. Mr. Rosalsky has a reputation for giving long sentences, and has several times received letters advising him to temper justice with mercy. The sentence of thirty years' imprisonment upon Brandt for alleged felonious entry into Mr. Schiff's house seems to have enraged a certain section of the population. Justice Rosalsky is careful, and upon receiving a mysterious package about the size of a brick, be sent for Owen Egan, inspector of explosives. Egan set to work opening the parcel with a penknife and an explosion occurred. Egan was blown nearly to tho ceiling, and had both his hands mangled, and two detectives hurled from the room into the hall- . According to reports published here Justice ilosalsky was in another room at the time, busily* engaged with reporters who had been informed by telephone that there was "something doing at Rosalsky's." While the judge was talking to the reporters he heard a noise, ana said, "My God, the thing has gone off!" Egan was picked up from the tloor and taken to the hospital. The bomb was made of sections of iron pipe, and the explosion was caused by clockwork acting upon a fulminating cap. Mr. Rosalsky said he refused to believe that the bomb was sent by any member of the "Black Hand" gang of New York, which is composed exclusively of Italians.

Asked whether he thought the bomb had been sent on account of the Brandt case, the judge replied hastily, " I cannot answer that now." The newspaper representatives were greeted by Mr. Rosalsky on their arrival after the explosion as follows : " Come in, gentlemen; you are partly responsible for this thing, and had better see the result." Egan's hands were rather badly hurt, but he left the hospital and walked home.