New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-06
NEw-YORK, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1888.
PLOTTERS WITH DYNAMITE.
BROTHERHOOD ENGINEERS ARRESTED IN
CHICAGO.

CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO WRECK
TRAINS AND DESTROY BUILDINGS OF THE
| BURLINGTON ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IN POSSESSION OF THE PRISONERS
! . -OFFICIALS OF THE BROTHER
] HOOD SAID TO BE
IMPLICATED.
Chicago, July 5.-Thomas BrodericlS and J. A.
| Bowles, members Of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
| tive Engineers, and John Q. Wilson were arrested
on Chicago Burlington and Quincy train this
afternoon, brought to Chicago and lodged in the
| County Jail under bonds of $4,000 each, charged
with conspiring to destroy the railroad company's
! property. They had considerable quantity OF
| dynamite in their possession when arrested 1t
is stated that the Burlington Company has had a
large force Of detectives engaged for a long time
| in watching the movements of the strikers. II
was discovered that dynamite was used in several
unsuccessful attempts to wreck trains within the
| last month. Positive information was finally re-
'ceived that to-day the day chosen for a gen.
! eral attack upon the cOmpany's property. They
/ declare that besides q plan to blow up trains
! upon the tracks by means Of dynamite cartridges,
it included the possibility of an attack upon the
depot property and magnificent office building here
| 1he officials say that if the danger had not been
so imminent they would have allowed the con-
spirators to go on and further to crimnate them
selves, but the plot had reached stage where il
was necessary to take decisive steps to prevent
great destruction of property, not to say loss of
human lives.
c. W. Rhodes superintendent of motive power,
swore out warrant to-day, and Deputy Marshal
Burchard went with it to Aurora in company with
detectives The men were shadowed to the 2:15
p m. train for Chicago. Thomas Broderick and
j. A. Bowles two Brotherhood men, eX-engineers
of the "Q,7 were seen to board the train in CON-
pany with a man not known to the officers. The
strange man proved to be John Q. Wilson.
The train had barely started when the officers
tapped the men on the shoulders and made
them prisoners The men had taken of
their coats, and under the two coats
living between Broderick and Wilson upon the
seat was an nnocent-loolxing package wrapped in
newspaper While they were putting handouts
on the prisoners Brodericll snatched letter from
his pocket and threw it out of the window. The
train was stopped and the letter was recovered.
Gene.al Manager Stone intimated that its contents
gave important information regarding the plot
The newspaper package was found to contain four
dynamite cartridges, each about ten inches long
and an inch and quarter square These were
fitted with small fuse to each, and MIR. Rhodes es-
timated that each contained about a pound OF
4
found several small dynamite Illuminating caps.
The prisoners were taken before United States
Commissioner Hoyne on their arrival here Bowles
asked for Chairman Hoge, OF the old Burlington
Grievance Committee and also for attorney Sui
livan. These gentlemen were sent for and while
waiting Bowles talked quite freely. He claimed
! that he knew nothing about the dynamite When
Hoge came accompanied by several members OF
the Brotherhood, Bowles sprang up with relieved
face and cried:
Here's our chairman, gentlemen
Hoge did not reply or seem to recognize Bowles,
and only talked TO the latter after he had held
consultation with District Attorney Ewing When
he learned the full gravity OF the charge, ne
offered Bowlcs cold consolation. The District
Attorney arraigned the defendants under secton
5353 OF the United States revised statutes ana ana
Commissioner IIoyne held them under s2,OoO
bonds each for examination on July l5'
TRYING TO KILL BURLINGTON ENGINEERS
Chicago. July 5.-An unknown man tried TO assas
snate Thomas Gregory. engineer on the CHICAGO
huntington and Quincy Railway. last night, near the
slxtsenth-st bridge. The strike Oh the Burlington
Is supposed 10 have been the The stranger ap
,rooched Gregory and said I" Now have got YOU
He then fled three shots and ran away one ouiict
hit Gregory in the face under the flight ere ana broke
his nose. Gregory came here from the Reading ROAD
during the strike.
St. Joseph. Mo, July o.-At least -OVo peoPio "'u
TO picnic given by the Trades and Labor Assembly
al the Fair Grounds yesterday Tho Brotherhood men
atter1pted to drive Golden Holman Chicago, Buring
ton and Quincy engineer. from the grounds. crowd
of men started after him, yelling XII the scao
Holman drew a revolver and forced the crowd to retreat
shooting three times. He then started for the west
entrance but another crowd attempted 70 head him
off and he fred again. shooting Dick, liarrfsan
Smicbnr nineteen years OF age, in the left lung Ho
man made his escape from the grounds but afterwad
gave himself up to a policeman. Harrtgan VIII prob
ably die.