Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-10

CHICAGO, H., July 26.-To-day another
Of the anarchists who sought revenge upon
the representatives of the law in the per
sons Of Bonfeld. Gary and Grinnell was
arrested. A gunsmith named Rudolph
Lsbie was arrested before daylight this
morning, and is now behind the prison
bars, under bonds of 81, 600. He is charged
with being the man who furnished the
dynamite TO the oonspirators who intended
TO assassinate the three law officers most
prominent IN the hay market prosecution.
LeEic acknowledges that he has been
Illegally dealing in dynamite, and
that he has sold over fifty pounds
Of explosive to various persons
within q year. He admits having sold
only ten pounds to Chicagoans and asserts
he never knew or cannot remember who
they were. Inspector Bonfeld says he has
pr0sf that ten pounds, if not more, went to
HrOnek, Chapek and Chleboun. It is def
nitely known that Lebec bought on May
26 from the American powder company in
Chicago twenty-five pounds of dynamite.
1t Is ten pounds Of this purchase that has
been traced to the recently arrested trio of
RssRssins. Lebec claims ten pounds of the
twenty-five went to a farmer In Nebraska
On the third day Of June he purchased
twenty-five pounds more, which he claims
to have sold to a farmer in Minnesota, but
is unable to give his name or locate him.
BOn6eld is positive that
LEBEC WAS IN LEAGUE
with the three dynamiters arrested few
days ago. and sold them the explosive with
which they expected to destroy the houses
of Judges Grinneu and Gary. Lebec is a
Bohemian. % years old, and Of intelligent
appearance. He understands and speaks
but little English. Inspector Bonield last
night captured several Internal machines.
They are OF zine, four and half or i've
inches in height. of cylinder shape, aud
two and n half inches in diameter and in
side Of these cylinders are others of equal
height, about an inch in diameter. These
inside cylinders are filled with dynamite,
and between them and the outside covering
the space is filed with broken
glass, lead slugs and broken iron
In the tops of the inside cylinders fulLni-
mating caps are placed with fuses attached.
Inspector BOnfeld will not say whether or
not these machines were found in Lebec's
house. Lebec's arrest was kepta secret IN
til the moment when he was arraigned in
court this morning. Meantime he had
been subjected to a vigorous pumping by
Inspector Bonfeld. The proceedings in
court occupied but few minutes and con-
sisted of simply putting the case on record
and fixing the bond heavy enough to hold
the gunsmith, and continuing further pro-
ceedings for a week The grand Jury is
already impaneled to take up the case of
Lebec's alleged cO-cOnspirators viii long
before that time it is expected have in
dicted all concerned in the diabOlical plot.
The police say that the discovery Of
bombs, which are doubtless product of Lee
vic's handiwork is an important link in the
chain of evidence against HrOnek, Chapek
and Chleboun. The bombs are the inven
ton OF HrOnek, and their manufacture by
a practical gunsmith goes far to show a
deep laid conspiracy. It is thought by the
police that many more of the bombs are in
existence, as there is no other probable
theory TO explain the use Of the large guam
titles OF dynamite handled by the Bohem-
ian gunsmith.
IN COURT TODAY.
Inspector Bonfeld appeared as prosecutor
when Rudolph Sevie was brought in. The