A Shocking Outrage.
MORE ANARCHIST WORK. (Per Press Association.) Paisis, August 24. A letter addressed to Baron Alphonso Rothchilds here exploded when opened by Jacobgky, the Baron's secretary. The latter had one of his eyes injured by the explosion, and also one hand. Several bystanders had a narrow escape. The outrage is supposed to be the work of au anarchist. August 25. The letter contained fulminate of mercury between two pieces of cardboard, with a small detonator. The explosion took place directly a little force was used to withdraw the cardboard from the envelope. Rothschild was away at the time.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 49, 26 August 1895, Page 2
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100A Shocking Outrage. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 49, 26 August 1895, Page 2
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