The Russellville Democrat., 1888-07-12
CONSERVING ENGINEERS.

CONSERVING ENGINEERS. Alleged Conspiracy Among the Ex-Engi-
 neers of the ..Q' Road t. Damage the
 Company's Property and Business by
 Dynamite and Othrrwise-Arrcsts Made
 and Startling Disclosures Promised.
 CHICAGO, July 7.--Engineer John A. Bauereisen, chief of Aurora division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers, who was arrested at Aurora yes- terday morning, charged with complicity in the alleged dynamite plot to destroy the Burlington railroad propertT ,,as brought to this city yesterday morning and taken befere Commissioner Hoyne. The trial waS set for July I3 and Bauer eisen neid in S5,000 bonds, which were promptly furnished. Engineer Bauer eisen took his arrest very coolly. He talked very freely, and was half inclined to laugh at the whole thing. He declares he does not know why he should be ar- rested, and that he did not know of the arrest of the other men until the officers told him. He knows Bowles, who is 8 member of his division, but knows noth ing of the other men. It is given out that within the next few days q large number of locomotiyesengineers belonging to the Brotherhood will be arrested, and by the day of the trial there will be quite an array before the Commissioner to answer the general charge placed agalnst those already ill the clutches of the law. The three men arrested Thursday night are still in jail, having been so far unable to get bail. Tho arrest of Bauereisen would have occurred Thursday night, but at the time there was little or no evidence that he knew anything about the transporta- tion Of dynamite Certain it was that he did not know of the arrest of the three men who had the nitro-glycerine cartridges in their pos session. It is surmised that the recovery of the letter which Boderick threw out of the ear window after he was placed under arrest, was the cause of the arrest of the fourth man yesterday morning. Neither the deputy marshal who made the arrest nor any of the 70" officials would say what the letter contained but they spoke of 1t in such significant way that it is almost certain the letter contained the names of some prominent members of the Brotherhood and also some details in regard to contemplated plans for operating and employing dynamite that will produce Q sensation when they are made public at the trial next week
 General Manager Stone, of the Burling- ton, last night gave out for publication the following sensational statement of facts as to the recent arrests made by tue Pinkerton National Detective Agency, at his instigation. During the day nearly every body concerned maintained close silence, but toward evening, when MT. Stone began 10 appreciate the deep inter- est the pubic was taking in the matter, it was agreed to make statement of the case as fully us possible without defeat ing the ends of justice:
 "A few days after the middle of May last" said Mr. Stone, "the company was informed that attempts were to be made to damage its property and trains by the use of dynamite, and that Bowles, the Brotherhood engineer who was arr rested Thursday afternoon with dynamite in his possession, was about to leave town to put the plan ill operation. Bowles did leave Chicago, as was expected, having taken package of dynamite and caps with him from room 34 Grand Pacific Hotel the headquarters of the grievance committee of the strikers, and occupied by $. E. Hoge, chairman of the general grievance committee"
 Mir. Stone then furnishes in detail an
  attempts to wreck the company's prop erty and trains at points where Bowles and Broderick were located, and con- tinues:
 During this time Frederick and Bowles had been furnished with funds and let ters of introduction to various members of the Brotherhood, stating that they were on business of the utmost importance to the Brotherhood, and asking co o-operation in every possible way from all members to whom they were presented Letters of this character were found on their per sons when they were arrested Brod erick, before going to the train at Aurora on Thursday afternoon, went to the hall of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers, and thnre got the package of dynamite which was afterward taken by him, Bowles and Wilson on to the train with them. This package of dynamite had been taken by John A. Bauereisen, spoken of above as being the chief en- gineer of the Brotherhood of the Aurora division, to the Brotherhood hall for Frederick He was therefore arrested by the United States Marshal as an accom- plice."
 MT. Stone declined to enter more fully into the character of the proofs of these acts. As to danger to trains passing over the road, he ridiculed the idea, as all the conspirators are so well known that any serious attempts are impossible.
 MT. Stone further said that these at- tempts to injure the company's property were by no means the first of the attempts of the Brotherhood in that direction. On April 16, Mr. Hoge, the chairman Of the general grievance committee, issued . circular to the chief engineers of num- Der of divisions of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers, reading as follows:
 CHICAGO, H.. April 16, 1888
 TO c. F. AND F. A. F. DIV No. -: The Chi cago, Burlington Quincy have only got about one half of the men prior to the strike. They want about four to five hundred more engi- neers. We have decided to call on you to fur nish one or two men from your division. We will ask the same Of all divisions throughout the country, Co come and apply for situations on the "Qn, under an assumed name, and as soon as they get to work, 10 correspond with John Sewers, National Hotel Chicago, for in- structions. The object IS to disable engines in every way they can, and on given day to quit work in a body after receiving instructions from us. The company is on their Inst leg and by this means we propose to take the other. We don't want any of them to come here but to make applications at the following points; Aurora, Gaiesburg, Burlington, Cres- ton, Plattsmouth, Lincoln and McCook Be very careful who you select to eome-men that don't talk too much, or who are in the habit of dripking. Supply them with plenty Of sal soda and emery Have them get a leave of abs nee for thirty days or more.
 P.S Please don't let this get outside ex- cept within yourselves, and those you select to come Please answer on receipt Of this
 Yours Fraternally,
 $. E HoGE,
 Chairman G. G. G. Room B. Grand Pacific
 Hotel, Chicago.
 Death of an historic Character.
 XENIA. O.. July G.--Leigh MeClnng