| Show WOULD MURDER I ITHE THE GOVERNOR Infernal Machine Put in the Mails for Executive of New Jersey t I HELD HE P UP IN POSTOFFICE OUTCOME OF RECENT LAW AND ORDER CRUSADE N J Sept 12 lAn An attempt to assassinate Governor Fort of ot New Jer Jar Jersey Jerse Jarsey sey se has been thwarted by the watchful watchfulness ness of postoffice who discovered ered In the mall mail an Infernal machine ad dressed to the governor The package was wasa a cleverly contrived c combination of pow der bullets and matches which had been so 80 arranged that had the governor opened It t In the ordinary way there ther Is little doubt it would have hae killed him That the package was In before It had reached Its desti destination dE destination nation was due rt Th t the vigilance of or the postal officials who have hae scanned the governors mall mail with unusual care since the he executives recent crusade against rio 10 atlon lation t ot of f the law at Atlantic City r Close Watch Kept The attitude taken by the governor when he directed that hat at the excise and other similar laws at he great gre t seaside re resort resort resort sort be strictly enforced enforce and even threat threatened threatened ened to order out the militia If It necessary aroused resentment in som some quarters To ro guard the governor as muth mu h as possible from irom any an annoyance arising Irom that af at fair unusual watch was put on his mall mail Several days daya ago when a package of somewhat unusual shape was found to bear Insufficient postage It was taken b ba ba ba a clerk to one of oC the postal Inspectors The Inspector became more impressed by the shape and condition of or the package than by b the shortage of stamps and at once wrote the governor Informing him that a package of suspicious appearance addressed ta tJ him was being held at the theoffice theoffice theoffice office The Inspector asked for tor permission slon sion to open without forwarding It to Its destination Real Infernal Machine The permission was given at once Ex Exercising Ex Exercising Exercising tho the greatest care the Inspector and his assistants removed the wrapping from the package to find that their worst Tears fears fE ars were confirmed It Was a a real In Infernal IUM infernal fernal machine crude but so cleverly constructed ted that It was capable of ot doing tremendous damage amage It contained a quan qian quantity of powder and bullets with matches 30 so that a hurried opening of the package would have set oft off the powder and hurled the bullets In all directions That the sander of f the machine m had bad a grim sense of humor became apparent from an examination of or the contents of o othe the package On a bit of ot paper he hall hail written a message to the th governor which read Please notify ua us promptly of any an change In your postoffice address Another read ready y will l know i me better after i we w are acquainted Foe of Government Another line by illich ich it Is believed the sender fender sought to give gle the impression Impre slon that the machine was sent by a joe ioe oe of or const constitutional constitutional government Instead of a personal I enemy en em of the governor gov reads And the gun against this rotten gov gow government go Governor Fort said aid todaY that he did dill I not care to discuss the ilie mutter mattec In any an way hIt it speaks for tor Itself was the only com corn comment comment ment he would make then hen he h was ques questioned questioned questioned about his narrow narro escape Pieces of or the wrapper from Crom the package are now in the possession of or o the governor hay hav having hayIng ing Jn been forwarded to ala nim by b the post officer Inspector who Intercepted It It was as learned here today that the officials of of or the Philadelphia postoffice have ar arranged arranged arranged ranged to t make a close examination In Inthe Inthe Inthe the future of all ell packages addressed to the governor Every Ever package of any an kind which reaches reach the Philadelphia office offie bearing t tie the e governors will be submitted to inspectors and officially of lei ally passed before It will be permitted to the tha th governor |
