The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-14

he was not u chemist, but added that he
knew nitro glycerinc 10y sight.
Edward Poole, conductor Of the train on
which Bowles, Frederick and Wilson were
arrested, testified thai interstate passcn.
gers were ON the train. Poolos Cross-cx-
animation was conducted with view 10
showing that the smoking cur in which
the prisoners were arrested had not come
from any point outside the State, having
been attached to the train at Quincy; that
II carried no passengers from any other
State into Illinois, and therefore did not
come within the statute.
John J. Kelly, the somewhat dudish
looking secrctory TO Chairman Hogc, of
the Burlington Strikers Grievance COM
mittee, now took the stand. He knew
defendant Bowlos under that name. Last
May saw him at parlors of the strikers IN
the Grand Pacific hotel.
Here Attorney Donahue tried 10 bar out
any testimony against llogo because the
chairman was not on trial, and also any
evidence as 10 this dynamite because Il
could not lie shown that IL was the same
found on the train, but tho court let the
witness 20 on,
Kelly told how Bowlcs camo 20 the
strikers room at the Grand Pacific with a
package said 20 be dynamite. The pack
age was opened by BOwlcs in the presence
Of lloge, man named Fowler aud the
witness. IL was marked hercules with
a red stamp. Bowlcs had caps in his
pocket wrapped in paper They were like
those shown witness which were taken
from Brodcrick. Bowlcs spoke OF work
ing it, on the Fulton branch OF the 90"
lie told witness that he laid the cartridge
on the track using n sheet Of led 60 keep
II ON the rail and the caps for exploding
IT, lie had four cartridges and u hall
dozen caps.
The defense asked for delay for dinner
before cross-examining Kelly, and when
court rcassemblcd demanded that General
Manager Stone, of the Burlington, be cN-
Cludod from the room during the cross
examination Of the 'squcalcr."
Said Attorney DOnahuc: "a railroad
magnet has no moro right In court than
any other man. II Is very material 60 the
interests oi my clients that Mr.. Stone 10
excluded"
81 see no reason for Il and will not make
such an order now said the commits
sioner.
kclly's cross.examinniion developed
that lac was twcnty.cight years old, Amer
lean born, had been n fireman aud en-.
gineer, aud for several years worked ON
the 30" lie WIS SECRETARY for llogc aud
has memoranda. showing dates regarding
this anl other subjects, I'll II has not been
stolen since my aucst, US several other pa.
pcs have been"
Here Il was discovered that some ono
had midcd kolly's rom while ho was
locked up down town, aud Il was charged
that the defense now had tho documents
taken from his nom.
Continuing. hc said hc was receiving $40
a month from the brotherhood at the time
hc went Ia work for Mr.. llogc. The wit
ness was badgcrcd by the defendant at
tOrncys In vain Cndcayor t0 got him to
Criminatc himself aud give up something
Of the testimony lao expected to give In
the conspiracy case against Chairmcn
llogc and Murphy lie stood the ordeal
pretty well, refusing Ia answer or not ~
mombcrng when they crowded him 20
closely. lie said ho had made q memo.
randum Of Bowlcs' talk about dynamite nj
the time because the brotherhood did not
allow acts II violence. lie did not report
II a. the police because oi his relations too
the brotherhood. lie had privately told
friends about the dynamite talk. lie had
been In police custody since arrested aud
had conferred with inspector llon1cld. At.
,ornoy Collier and Mr. Stone. lie was moi
tesiifying under any promise Of immunity,
had not been promised his liberty and dil
not expect Il on account Of his testimony.
lie had been kept In the county building
ia Officer Plunkcits care, hal not been
given any money or promised any and did
not expect any. lie expected "a bc put on
=. Il 4 d. D
Lawyer Donahuc tried to get In lues.
lions whereby be- said hc could show that
witness was not what hc prDi,gicd Ia b..
/ but the questions were ruled oui. aud they
were not allowed a. show, ~ thoy claimed
/ a. b. able 20, that when witness worked
| luf llOgp he was really acting ~ "a Spy.
Thomas &. Lloyd aid be- lived at No.
blcsyille, Ind, dealt In hardware, and had
seen lIowlcs. whom he picked out from
among the defendants, In his store about
June l. At this Identification loWlcs
/ turned pale and was quito nervous after.
ward. Witness sold him five pounds II
/ the dynamite, put NJ IN rolls. Their
/ brands wcu No. 2, No. 2 .. No. . ~.
/ Their brand WIS called the hercules pow.
/ der, and he identified that in COURT ~ the
samo brand. lie sold him mUfc two weeks
/ after, and again on June - Illuminating
/ caps aud fuses we're bought with each lot,
aud packed very carefully by special dire.
/ tons. liowlcs told him on the first ucca.
sion that be wus stopping with a Mt sap.
/ per. In the ncighborhOod.
Andrew r. Barnes, clerk iDr Mr. lloyi,
| also identified l'owlcs, having seen him
several times Ia the store and spld lin
| dynamite besides that bought Oi Mr.
| LLOYD I, contained from 20 ~ ~ per
| cent. u nitro glyCrfIne. About 7 O'Clock
PIN, June -, lowlos got package Of
/ dynamite put up Tor him by lloyd.
| Thomas Jester, young man from
| Noblwyillc had seen lowlcs when the
latter was stopping NJ SappUrH They
talked about the strike, nnd li1Nles told
him that be- llioNlosl WIS then going 10
Crcsion, Ia, 10 raibc hell among the
boys
kirkc Howe was q clc'k In sNayne &
picfcc's hardware store At Ncsiiisld Ind.
siH miles from Noblesyille. IT, identified
llOwlcs ~ man t0 whom hU sold dyns'
mite about ak weeks ago. Tho brand Wa
what they called ATLAS powder aud thc
sticks shown him IN court were thc Same
a. those shown BoWlcs. Illuminating cap
aud fuse shown him were similarly idcnu
fed. II WIS boxed ny Tor him with par
ticulaf care.
". Is. Thomas, NJ Aurora a locomotive
engineer, the next witness, WIS pulling
train no. ~ on the night NJ MAY Ml
through Aurora Al lUi7 o'clock, Whci
about q milo from lola, be- heard lOu'
report aud Eiw very bright light, like %
J ] sluglftg Uvht uasl M luHsllp the cab