The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-17
THE q" DYNAMITERS.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
CHICAGO COURTS.

Alexander Smith Tells His story - The
Dynamite Placed on the Track - The
Court-Room Excited-The Part of the
Witness in the Conspiracy.
CHICAGO, Ill, July 10 The develop
ments in the trial of the 90 dynamiters
Saturday. and the expectation of more
startling disclosures, brought large
crowd To Judge Gresham's courtroom
this morning, where Commissioner
/ HOync was TO hear evidence. Shortly
after 10 o'clock United States District
Attorney Ewing called Alexander smiih
/ tine first witness for the railroad com
pauy. Mr.. David, before Smith was put
under examination, moved TO have all
the testimony given by Bowles and Kelly
/ in the case stricken out. as BOwles was
no longer a defendant.
+ Kelly WAS recalled, and acknowledged
that he had gone by another name, that
of Charles COrdel, " in 1881, and received
letters under that name This mans
/ testimony under examination by AttOr-
ney Donahue appeared to so directly i'm.
pingc on perjury that the prosecution
apparently felt somewhat discouraged
with him, and he was quickly removed
! from the stand
SMITH TELLS HIS STORY.
Alexander Smith was the next witness
! His home is in Aurora His occupation
"A locomotive firema an on the c., B and q
road. He left the road last February
when the strike occurred, and had since
| been supported by the Brotherhood. lie
knew al the men under arrest. Bowles
showed him some dynamite. the first time
| he had ever seen it in his life BOwes
took him cut for buggy ride on the
occasion. BOwles, Smith testified, broke
a twig from a tree TO perforatc n hole in
/ the dynamite cartridge. SO that be could
/ insert cap.
Bowes put the dynamite on the
track" continued Smith, "and after wC
got about n mile and a half away We
heard the dynamite 90 off When we got
/ 10 Aurora | got out Of the buggy and lie
went on. The next day he told me hC
would leave another cartridge with me
and told me TO put il on the track, but ht
did not call with one"
THE COURTROOM STARTLED.
WAS ii like this" asked Attorney
Ewing, producing cartridge, which star
tied halt Inc people in the courtroom.
YES replied the witness
~ package Was left for me with Covill
an engineer at HccL's European Hotel.
was tod by Baureisen about the l4th Of
June. ! went up to the hotel and got it
l. contained dynamite and caps. Baurei
sen said 10 90 and give them Il scare to
night. ! told him that ! would and did
il. Gown gave NE the cartridge.
SMITHS DETEsTABLE ACT.
/ took the cartridge that night anC
went past the depot and put it on III,
track near the semsphOIc. put one car
in il. came back to AURORA the same way
and fooled around town little and then
went to bed saw Baureisen next day
and he asked me ii | had done anything
| said had Baureisen then
said i thought You had; heard som,
noise. II was about 9 o'clO, X at might
when | put the dynamite on the track
Broderick and Wilson met me next day
and asked me if had seen Bowles
That was on the morning of the jtl
of july. saw Bowles before | saw them
Bowles said he wanted 10 get some dyna.
mite and caps. He also told me to find
7 Godding, and | went and found him al
/ Nillcr's shoe store, on Main street. God
ding gave me letter TO his wife, and
/ Mis. Go !ding went and got NE the PACK
age, which contained caps and fuse
| which | took ont The box also con-
tanned dynamite cartridges | gave Tie
box TO Bowlcs. went to Jack Shorts
ON Main street, where Baureisen, Bowie'
| Wilson, BrodeIick, and others were hay
ing glass OF beer.
They came outside and told me 10 ga
10 GolGiug's and get what dynamic was
there Goddng came along at the time
/ Godding went up TO his house and got
out the same box that | found the fuse
and caps in 1t contained dynamite. We
took The package mp 10 Brotherhood
| Hall. One Of them took the package
away aitcr We Lad talk together, but
! don't know which one il was
After lengthy and somewhat rigorou.
cross-examinal;on o. the witness Smith
| by Attorney David, he was finally led o.
say Il don know whether am a wit
ncss or defendant In this case "a cOuies
sion which created ~ much cOmmOior
| IN the court room rs his cool, dcliberai,
recital Of the way in which he placed I'll,
dynamite on the track This admission
led United States District AttorIc,
Ewing TO ask for a temporary adjourn
ment. He said he did not know VINO lac
would call AS next witness. The cour
then adjourned.