The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-28
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Smith Details the working OF the Conc
spirAsors Against the Burlington ROAD
.-Hls Testimony Puts Che Ri0tters In .
Deeper Hole.
CHroAoo, July 17.--The sensational de-
velopments Of Saturday attracted large
crowd to the Government building who
were anxious for another sensation TO
occur. In the present case, however,
II is hardly possible that any thing more
Of startling nature will occur, es the
prosecution has already obtained all the
knowledg re that Bowles, Brcderick and
Smith possesa This was outlined in the
opening speech of the district attorney.
Whatever has been learned since then will
be kept quiet until the time comes to try
the men on the charge Of conspiracy.
Alex Smith was sworn and his testimony
was substantially as follows:
my name Is Alexander Smith. have lived
in Aurora twenty years, and live there whenI
am at home. am locomotive fireman,
and worked for the 90 road four years.
quit work on February "a, but have since
been working for the Brotherhood OF LOCO
motive Engineers, or rather, have been
getting paid by them for being idle. I know
Broderick, Cooling and Bowles slightly, and
Bauereisen well. met Bowles first Of the
hall In Aurora where the stikers held their
meetings The next time 1 met him he got Q
buggy and went with him for drive. We
drove to the railroad track, and for the nrst
time saw dynam te. Bowles had several
sticks Of II and some caps. He got twig OF a.
tree and bored hole IN the end OF stick OF
the dynamite. It was the night Of the Eola
explosion. Bowles said: Il guess we'll give
them q scare Bowles got out OF the buggy and
put the dynamite on the track Then we drove
away and when we got one and half miles
from there we heard the dynamite go on. The
next day Bowles asked me II had heard any
thing and told him no. The next day he told
me he'd leave cartridge with me and that
should put 1t on the track. He told me to do
It the night he went away or they would sus-
pect him of doing IL.
~ met Bauereisen shortly nfterward ana
he told me that Bowles had left package
for me at Heck's Hotel. In the package were
dynamite and caps. Bauereisen told me to
give them scare that night June ID. took
the cartridge that night and put it on the Bur
lington track near the depot at South Aurora.
The next day met Bauereisen, who asked me
II I had been out the night before told him
that had, and he remarked that he thought So,
because he had hoard the noise OF the ex-
plosion. On July saw Bowles, and he
told me to get some caps and dynamite
from Goding found Goding, told him what I
wanted and he gave me an order to his VIE,
who handed me wooden box containing
dynamite cartridges and caps and fuse. These
/ gave to Bowles that day. saw Broderick,
Bowles, Bauereisen, Wilson and another
man the same day. Either Broderfck or
Bowles then told me to 60 up to Goding's
house and get some dynamite. Then they saw
Goding on the opposite side OF the street and
called him over. One of them told him that 1
was going up to the house for the stun. don't
remember who 1t was. Cooling and then went
up to his house and got the package. took
IL TO the receptionroom OF the brotherhood
hall Then told Broderick that It was there
and we all went In Shortly afterward Brod-
erick, Bowles and Bauereisen left the hail.
<hr, hoH q
dynamite found in the car as that taken
from Goding's house he was turned over to
the defense for DISCRIMINATION After
long string of questions which did not
materially effect the evidence the cross
examination ceased and the court then ad
journed till o'clock.
The afternoon session was brief and
without sensation. Smith was recalled
and acknowledged having received several
visits from his brother during the time he
has been in custody, but he denied ever
having told that he had not even seen any
dynamite on July 4 or 5. "Nor," said the,
witness, with some little emotion, "did
tell him was an innocent man."
After Smith had told how, since his ar
rest, he had slept part Of the time in the
Government building and at other times at
Pinkerton's, it was announced that an ad'
journment would be taken until Wednes-
day morning This was by agreement and
on account of the illness Of District-At-
torney Ewing. i'e
Bowles did not appear in court It is
said that he knows 80 much that he is still
"squealing." A result of this will be q
number of new arrests, some Of which will
be from circles supposed to be without the
radical element.
A conference was held between the
chairman of the grievance committee OF
locomotive engineers and fremen and the
chief officers of the Burlington road which
promises to result in the strike against that
road being declared off within very short
time.