Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-07-18
THAT DYNAMITE PLOT
ONE OF THE ALLEGED oONSPIRA
TORS GITEs THE CASE AWAY.

J He Tells All He Knows, if Not Yer
Much More-BowIes' Con ession-Bu
the Man The Company is Really Afte
is Chairman Hoge-The Reason Stated
+ CHICAGO, July 14.-Bowles, the man i
tne dynamite plot against the Burlington
road, against whom testimony was give
yesterday, has, it is said, made full con
tession of his share in the conspiracy. III
saw that in his case there was little hope o
escape from conviction, and early thil
morning it was made known to District At
torney Ewing that Bowles was
READY TO "soUEAL.n
Another OF the arrested men, Godding,
has, it is said. also concluded to come into
the same camp, and by noon to-day all
that he knows about the plot against the
Burlington, will be told.
The case of Chairman Hoge and Murphy.
which Was to have come up before Justice
Lyon this morning, was postponed for one
week.
1t is understood that Bowles has told
the prosecution facts which will make the
conviction of Hoge certain. Chairman
Hoge, it would seem, is
THE MAN THEY ARE REALLY AFTER,
not only rs blow they wish to strike at
the Brotherhood, but hecause the road
officials dislike him personally. The other
defendants they are favorably disposed
towards
The full text of the "squeal was notI
made public, but it was important enough
to necessitate postponement of the case
BEFORE A FEDERAL COURT,
as well as in the State tribunals. It is GER
tain that, when the jail prisoners, Bowles, |
Broderick and Wilson, were brought over
rom theta this morning to the marshals |
ofice. Bowles sent word that he wanted to /
zee the District Attorney. He WAS taken
20 Ewing's office and there confessed to
General Manager Stone, Inspector Bonfield, |,
md Attorney Collier.
The only direct intimation of the sub
tance OF the confession was a wel-defned
umor that
UNITED STATES WARRANT t.
as been issued for the arrest of Hoge who
J out on $1,000 bonds, under conspiracy /
barge brought under the State law. ,
The crowd waiting in the federal court 8
Dom was large and chiefly composed of
Brotherhood men, whose looks of sym I
athy cast on the prisoners as they were !,
rought in, indicated their appreciation of
le danger their comrades were in. t
A SENSATIONAL SCENE
lsued when the Brotherhood attorney =
onohos and David, protested loudly that .
ey had been treated with. great unfair, \
ss and given no show from the very
ltset OF the trial. Lawyer David hotly a
nounced Commissioner Hoyne, declaring:
We could expect nothing else from this :"
urt, and have received nothing else." ~
The Commissioner ordered David to be Z:
rested by the Marshal, but the latter a
not at once comply, and David subse IL
emily made Pickwickian apology to the az
art. ae
3ail was fixed at $4,000 for Bowles, IN IN
he &c
PREFERRED TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY. lfo
icenr prisoner, WILSON, savageIy uv- ne pe
nnced Bowles, ridiculing the idea that sc
latter was innocent, and exclaiming: We
he chicken-hearted fellow; he has laid tel
wn."
MOTHER DYNAMITE PLOT "UNEARTHED." ne
TEBRAsKA CITY, Neb., July 14.-BurliDg pc
officers claim to have unearthed plot 90
striking engineers to blow up the new
dge over the Missouri with dynamite. an
3 dynamite has been loaded, and parties st,
D are in possession of it are under sur wa
ance and will be arrested. Officers also
m that dynamite was shipped to Platts- WI
nth and kulo for similar purposes. eff
HIEFs ARTHUR AND SARGENT CONFER. ua d
O., July 14.-Chief Sargent +:
he Firemens Brotherhood arrived in
city last night. He had long con-
5ation with Chief Engineer Arthur to-
:, but neither one would say what the Re
ure OF the conference was.
he swITcHMEN's STRIKE ABOUT OVER.
.ANsAs CRY, July 14.-The witchmen's
ke on the Burlington is virtually over. M
srly all the Hannibal strikers are seek INV
new positions, and the Council Bluffs tn'
are waiting to be taken back. Busi- pei
; on the road is progressing as usual. ing