Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
ANOTHER DYNAMITE SENSATION


ANOTHER DYNAMITE SENSA TTON
The Police Authorities Of Chicago Get t,s
Their Fork ora -aHoiher AnGrciist.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 26.-To-day another
of the anarchists who sought revenge upon
the representatives of the law in the per-
sons of Bontield, Gary and Grinnell was.
arrested. A gunsmith named Rudo' nh
Lebic was arrested before daylight. this
morning, and is now behind tao nrisop
bars, under bonds of $1,000. + a i chorred
with being the man who furnished the
dynamite to the conspira' .ors ph, intended
TO assassinate the three. law officers most
prominent In the lay market prosecution.
Lefic aeknowl tdges that he has been
lilesaiiS af ,4liag in dynamite, and
'na' ne nas sold over fifty pounds
Oh <plosive to various persons
WIZ 40 year. He admits having sold
Aty ten pounds to Chicagoans and asserts
be never knew or cannot remember who
| they We're. Inspector Bonfeld says ne has
| proof that ten pounds, if not more, went to
Hronek, Chapek and Chleboun. 1t 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
assassins. Lebec claims ten pounds of the
twenty-five went to farmer in Nebraska.
On the third day of June he purchased
twenty-five pounds more, which he claims
to have sold to farmer in Minnesota, but
is unable to give his name or locate him.
Bonfield 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 Grinnell and Gary. Lebec is a
Bohemian, 2S years old, and of intelligent
appearance. He understands and speaks
but little English. Inspector Bonfeld last
night captured several internal machines,
They are of zinc, four and half or five
inches in height, of cylinder sh;Spe, and
two and half inches in diameter, and in
side of these cylinders are others of equal
height, about an inch in diameter. These
inside cylinders are filed with dynamite,
and between them and the outside covering
the space is filled with broken
glass. lead slugs and broken iron.
In the tops of the Inside cylinders fulmi-
mating caps are placed with fuses attached
Inspector Bontield will not say whether or
not these machines were found in Lebec's
house. Lebec's arrest was kepta secret un-
til the moment when he was arraigned in
court this morning. Meantime he had
been subjected to 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 week. The grand iury is
already impaneled TO take up the case of |
Lebec's alleged co-conspirators will long
before that time it is expected have in |
dicted all concerned in the diabolical plot. |
The police say that tine 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 inyen. |
ton of Hronek, and their manufacture by |
practical gunsmith goes far to show a |
deep laid conspiracy. 1t 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 sevic was brought in. The
inspector said he was the most dangerous
dynamiter in the city. Bonfeld gave a
hitory, of Sevic and on his motion the case
was continued week in bonds of 81. 900 |
There is no doubt of Sevic's connection
with the conspirators, Bonfeld said sub
sequently. THE identity Of the dynamite
itselfproves that. Seyicis friend and coun.
tryman of Hronsk, Chleboun and Chapek.
This comes pretty near establishing Seyic's
connection with the plot. The bombs made
from dynamite were of devilish pattern.
and one of them might have killed fifty
men,
This afternoon Sevic was carried with
Hronek. Chapek and Chelhoun before the
grand jury, who Immediately took up the
case. The proceedings were guarded with
the utmost jealousy. The first half hour
was occupied by Inspector Bonfield in I'M
folding to the jury the details Of the con-
spiTacy.