The Dead Dynamiter, James Pennycuick of Alpha Manufacturing had office in same building

THE DEAD DYNAMITER

A Number of Persons Confident That

the Bomb Thrower was Henry

D. Norcross

His Parents Also Inclined to the

Belief That Their Son Threw

the Bomb.

And When His Identity is Fully

Established They Will Give the

Body Decent Burial.

Boston, December 12. — James G. Pennycuick, president of the Alpha Manufacturing company, has an office in the building where Henry L. Norcross, the suspected bomb thrower, had an office. Two weeks ago tomorrow, Mr. Pennycuick went into his office to write. About noon he had occasion to go down the corridor. When he returned he noticed that the door of Mr. Norcross' office was open. Going to the door he said: "Why, Henry, what are you doing here today?"

He answered: "I have been writing some letters. Have you got any iron filings In your room?"

Mr. Pennycuick answered that he had some and expressed surprise that Mr. Norcross should want any thing of that kind. At the same time he suggested that he could probably have some in the room of Mr. White of the White elevator company. When Mr. Pennycuick went into the room Mr. Norcross was sitting at a desk, which was open. At the entrance of his visitor he shut the desk with a snap. When he was asked what he wanted the filings for, he said that he wanted them for some experiments. The photograph of the head was shown to six persons in the building this morning; four of them were confident that he was the man. The two others were equally sure it was not the man. The father and mother of Henry L. Norcross are now fully convinced that their son was the man whose insane act in the office of Russel Page resulted in his own death. Additional evidence was offered them this forenoon which removes all doubt from their minds. As soon as they have sufficiently recovered from the shock of their son's terrible death, they will go to New York and bring back the remains for suitable burial.

New York, December 12. — Colonel Slocum said this morning, that Mr. Sage had carefully reviewed the events of that fated day and has recalled, so far as possible, all the incidents and circumstances immediatley preceeding the dropping of the satchel by the dynamite crank, and that he will shortly make a statement in detail of the whole affair. Among other things Mr. Sage recalls that his visitor had the satchel in his left hand, that he made a motion as if to throw it, that he was very nervous, trembling with excitement, and the bag apparently dropped from his hand sooner than was intended. The man jumped backward as if to escape, but was too late. Mr. Sage thinks the man had no intention of killing himself. It is evident that he meant to throw the satchel and at the same time jump out of the way to save himself.

Mr. Sage continues to improve and will, it is expected, return to business early in the coming week. The others injured, Messrs. Borne, Robertson, and Laidlaw are doing well and Osborne expects to leave the hospital on Monday or Tuesday.