New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-16
TO BLOW Up The CHICAGO CITY HAIL.
AN ANARCHIST ARRESTED WHILE PLoIIlN'
VENGEANCE FOR THE DEATH OF SPIES

AN ANARCHIST ARRESTED WHILE ii'A Law
VENGEANCE FOR THE DEATH OF SPIES
Chicago. Sept. 15.-Charlcs j. Bodendieck is held
in the Central Police Station on the charge OF haVinS
I'm his possession quantity of explosive hs'''r
without being able to show any license for having IT,
1t is reported that B0dendcck mas mduo o""'0'
The Daily News says:
About two months ago Inspector Boniield was
Informed of the queer actions of the man. be
tectve Phil Miller, Disgusting himself, applied ior
lodgings at the house and was fortunate enough 10 ~
assigned 10 a room directly over that occupied ny
Bodcndeck. Under the assumed name oi fe'er
Martin he soon scrapcd acquaintance with Boden-
deck who took him into his confidence and unfolded
his pIot TO him. For two weeks Miller slept with his
victim, and then. under the pretcncc Of leaving the
CITY, suddenly disappeared. but assuming dlhcreh'
dis glsc shadowed Bodcndeck night ana day for three
weeks kecping his supcrors Of the mans move
mcnts by nightly reports. About two weeks ago
Bodcndcck became alarmed. aud fearing ihN Ms
plans were about TO be made known to the police
moved TO No 100 West Westinghouse He paid daily
visits to the reference room of the Public Library,
and there studied the manufacture Of explosives, inc
library containing number OF volumes ON TINS SUP
ject lie also procured copy OF Most trcalise On
bombs and their manufacture He had already IN
tnated to his friend Martin his fear OF handling
dynamite and the consequences attending his capture
should any of the dangerous stuff be found on or
an explosive equally deadly in its work but which
would apparently be considered harmless should he
fall into the hands of the police. Little dreaming that
his new found friend a detective In the employ
of the city, he carefully explained his plan to aVenge
the death Of Spies, Parsons, Fischer and Engel HIS
first point of attack TO be the city buildings,
and without exciting the suspicion of any one but
his treless shadow, he explored every nook ana cor
ner of the City Hall where he thought his explosive
would De most deadly I'm It's effect. Last Tuesday
he had everything in readiness for his diabolcal
plot, and set to work 10 obtain the chemicals with
which to manuactur his explosive. With the dircc-
tlons he had obtained from the library he wont 10
Fuller & Fuler's drug store and laid in supply
Of chorate of potash oil of tar. saltpete, sulphur
and several other articles. He then went to the
warcrooms of the Hazard Powder Company and pur-
chased 100 feet OF fuse and thirty Illuminating caps.
Inspector BOnfeld had been informed OF the new
move on the part Of the dynamiter, and ordered his
arrest before he had chance 70 make a dangerous
move HOdendlcck. when arrested exhibited not the
slightest surprise, : lie said he rather suspected
something OF the kind. Ills room al No. 133 Wash
ington-st was searched and the dangerous stun con
fCcated and taken TO the Central station. The cX-
posvc which Eodcndicck was about to make, II is
said. acts as would a huge torpedo, which, being
thrown 10 the crOhnd. eNplodcs with terrific force"
Ii is not known that there any one else with him
I'm his scheme besides the detective as he was fearful
ofb he