Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-26
RlrLRoAD DrsAxrrras:
Arrest Of . Npmber Of Burlington EmpIs,
Charged with Conspiracy.

| Aoa scNeIat ua5s She lhlcaBo papers nave
been filed with long reports Of an alleged
dynamite conspiracy against the Burlington
railroad; a number Of arrests we're made,
and numerous examinations have taken
place. An outline OF the case
against the members Of the Brotherhood
OF Engineers and Firemen, accused Of
completely in the plot against tho Chicago,
Burlington Quincy road, was formally pre-
| sented IN court. The statement was made
by United States District Attorney Ewing
upon the Arrangement of six OF the accused :
Thief Bauereisen and his comrades, Godng
wilson, Bowles, Broderick and Smith. The
| presentment caused great sensation The
statement OF the district attorney was APP
| parently based largely upon confessionsof
one OF the six, Alex Smith. The latter sat
apart from the other defendants, and logged.
~ Declined to be represented by the Brother
| hood attorneys.
subsequently Bowles made confession but
the text Of his squeal was not made public
| a preliminary examination followed The
United states officials; it is said, have de-
eided TO bring n charge of conspiracy,
crime which can be punished by two years
imprisonment in the penitentiary or a fine OF
| $4,000, or both. Two women were brought
| INTO the court room, and given seats be-
| hind the desk. One of them was said to
DC the woman to whom Bowles, though
| a. married man, made love while on
ms dynamite expedition in Indiana
| and whose presence in court brought about
py the prosecution had moro than any
| thing else induced Bowles to confess in
| order to head off a suit for divorce Alex
Smith, the Aurora brotherhood fireman who
turned iniormer, was the first witness called.
| lie was interrupted at the very ontset BY
Lawyer David for the defense, moving that
aieyidenoe concerning Informer Bowles be
stricken out on the ground that he was not
now under investigation. David also asked
TO have the testimony Of Informer Kelley and
| witness Lloyd nullifed because they men.
TONED none OF the defendants but Bowlcs,
and the evidence WIS therefore incompetent
4 District Attorney Ewing eontended that it
would be shown that the dynamite was pur.
chased and delivered by some, at least of the
deiendants. The court let IL stand, and then
smith was taken of the box, and j. j. KEEL
| by, Chairman Hoge's clerk, recalled to a linn
y that his tiame was Charles Cordell in d
nirtation he had with two ladies in Chicago
l In 1881
Smith was arrested after having been sub
| lected to cross examination Of great length
/ by defendants counsel. They failed of their
| purpose to get him to contradict himself
but did establish the fact that he knew moth
ing about the dynamite found on the train
when Broderick, Bowles and Wilson were ar.
| rested
!, A conference was held at the Office of the
Burlington road at which the road was
| represented by President Perkins, Yiee Presi
GENT Deasley, General Manager Stone Writ
Dexter and J, w, BLY,. The other side was
represented by Chief Arthur, of the Loco
motive Engineers; Chief Sargent, dfthe Loco
/ motive Firemen, md Alexander Sullivan
their attorney. The arrival of Arthur and
| Sargent in Chicago has been kept secret
until the conference was over. Chairmen
Hoge and Murphy we're also present. The
officials of the two Brotherhoods assured the
4 fnll Ira II
| dynamiters, At the conference, the strike
and the situation as 1t affected the public
/ and the parties to this struggle was dis
eussed. All agreed that itlwould be well if the
| strike could be ended. President Perkins was
seen after the conference and said nothing
| President Hoge said:
l Propositions were submitted by both sides
/ to the controversy, looking toward settle
1 ment OF the strike. What these propositions
| were am not at liberty to state. They
have not taken tangible form and will not
until another conference is held which viii be
/ in few days.
| Mr.. Hoge then showed telegram which
was sent from Davenport to w. +. Gould and
| which read as follows:
/ Owing to certain events the men at this
| point decide that we had better adopt ex-
| IRENE measure"
This is only one out cit many kilograms
| OF a similar nature" said the chairman
which have reached here. This one
| Is addressed to Chairman LIQUID, OF tie Rock
Island grievance committee, ind shows
| which way the wind is blowing. He also said
| that general meeting of chairnen of griev-
ance committees of nearly every line running
out OF Chicago would he held. mt which action
| viii be taken TO resent the wholesale arrests
| and prosecutions which have occurred in Chi
| cago during the past ten days.
| What does the writer of the dispatch
! mean when he speaks OF extreme meaSurpsYs
was then asked.
| ''That remains to be seen II may mean
strike on the road represented or it may
mean boycott on the %" which would
/ eventually terminate in a strike. The meet.
| ing viii decide that question"
| "Do you think there will be striker"
| well, the men ON the Grand Trunk, Rock
Island and Northwestern, among Others, are
very sore of these arrests and will certainly
i speak in no uncertain tone when the time
comes They do not believe in dynamite;
neither % they believe in prosecutions"
/ "Will this nesting have the power to de-
clare STRIKE without tho sanction of Chief
i Arthur"
"Yes. sir; and they win do 1t II necessary
i The support of Arthur il only for its moral
and financial effect II any of the systems
| conclude to strike and Arthur refuses to sane
ton the move, we receive no support from
| the brotherhood. But at the same time
| the Chairman of any system can declare a
1 Stflke on Jlat system, PROVIDED tne DfOJhef-
| hood employed there desire it."
lIalaterinteryiew Chairman Hoge is said to
/ have stated that satisfactory arrangements
| had been made by which the 30" is not to be
subjected to any further molestation growing
/ out of the strike, which was to be declared of,
| and that the road in turn would cease its
/ prosecution of those arrested for completely
| in the dynamite conspiracy
/ DETECTIVE IN THE BROTHERHOOD.
/ Another sensation wGs sprung upon the
| defense in the 'Qp dynamite case. John vii.
son one of the prisoners who was arrested
/ with Broderick and Bowles as an arch con.
| spirator and brotherhood engineer, cody
left his seat in the group of which Broderick
| and Bauereisen were MEMBERS and walked
| over TO the side Of the room where the prose
/, euting attorney sat and took a chair beside
| Mr. Dawes, with whom he began to chat in
| friendly manner Then it was developed
| that Wilson was not an engineer, not O
| brotherhood man, aud not even WILSON, His
| name is John Mulligan, and he is a Pnker.
ton detective, and not only is this the case,
| but it appears he has had the confidence OF
/ all the prisoners and their attorneys.
The expose was brought about by the
lawyers too closely pressing the cross-exami.
| nation of Supt. McGinn, of the Pinkerton
| agency, who was on the witness stand. The
| superintendent had the alternative of an
| awkward refusal to answer pertinent questions
| concerning Wilson, or cause the latter TO
show up in true colors McGinn chose the
/ latter. Wilson or Mulligan obeyed a signal,
| and quickly sprang across the room to the
| side of the prosecution.
1 When the commotion susided, Supt. Nc.
/ CHM related the circumstances of Broderick,
| one of the inspectors, throwing mysterious
| letter out OF the car window at the time OF
| bis arrest, and the subsequent recovery of the
| letter The motive of Broderick in Kidding
himself of the missiye, and the extreme secret
1 iyeness of the officials in guarding its con.
| tents is not apparent.
| Bowles, the engineer infoTIher, was the next
| witness Of importance. He began by telling
| of secret meeting of the brotherhood in
| Aurora. Witness said:
Chief Bauereisen made a statement that we
should do something; that the company was
! gettinC- ahead ofus. He said that il would
\ not do for him to do anything in regard to
| the use of dynamite, but it could be used with
/ good effect After the meeting was over
| some conversation passed between him and
/ myself, and l made the statement to him
| that knew how to use it, that ] had seen it
used in The gravel pit. He wanted to know
/ If l could get any of IL, and told him
| thought ! could. He told me 20 go and get
| it. He gave me $3.50 to get it,
Bowles was also allowed to explain the
| contents of q letter received by him from
| Bauereisen at Noblesville, enclosing money
and the instruction to take plenty of goods
! to Crcsto." BY goods he said dynamite was
| meant.
Under cross-examnation Bowlcs admitted
| that he had told both attorneys for the de-
| fense while in the county Jail. that he was
/ an innocent man; that he did not know any.
| thing OF the use OF dynamite, and that he
| had lied repeatedly to them and to Others as
| to his innocence and about other matters.
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