The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-07
DENY THEIR GUILT.
The Alleged Dynamiters Arrest.
ed for Plotting
AGAINST THE c., ,B.& O. ROAD.
Chief Engineer of the Aurora
brotherhood In Durance-He
Makes statement Denying
knowledge of Conspiracy.

CncAoo, July G.-Chairman Hoge, o
the old Burlington grievance commit
tee, when seen by reporter and askeC
what he knew of the men arrested yes
terday in connection with the allegec
dynamite plot, said: "Broderick know
slightly. He is u member OF the Broth
hood, but henever worked day for the
o. road in his life. As well as re
member he is employed on the Illinois
Central, somewhere in Mississippi
Rowlcs worked 'scab' for the o. road
thirteen days, but quit on the advice o.
his brother. who is u member of the
order, and who also induced his brother
to Join. The third man, whose name ]
forget, l don't remember ever to have
seen before. Broderick and Rowles
have been drifting around here year
ON and off, but don't remember to have
spoken dozen words to either of them
for some weeks"
"Did they say anything last night
about the charge preferred against
them?'
"No, and | did not care to ask them.
did hear it said, however, that Brod-
erick denied all knowledge Of the parcel
which the police claim to have been his,
and which is said to have contained dy-
Mantle or something ofthat kind. Both
Broderick and Bowles also claim that
the third man is an entire stranger to
them and that his sitting in the same
seat with them was purely accidental" "
"Has any suggestion ever been made
to YOU about using dynamite as an argu-
ment against the or"
"No, sir, and il it had it would have
been sat down on pretty strongly, l us.
sure you. Chief Arthur and myself
have done all in our power to restrain
the tendency OF violence on the part OF
the radical elementin the Brotherhood.
II we had given our consent We could
have tied up all the railroads in the
United States when the Burlington
trouble began, but we refused to do So"
"Can you give any opinion OF the mer-
its OF the case"
swell, hardly" he replied. "You
know more about the facts than do,
and until learn more am not going to
express an opinion either way, except
as far us the Brotherhood is concerned.
This much l say most emphatically-if
these men have been guilty Of any wrong
doing it is not by the sanction or with
knowledge OF the order, and all attempt
to drag the order into the scrape be-
cause two of the members have been ar
rested and malicious"
In regard TO the latest arrest, Mr..
Stone, General Manager OF the Burling-
ton said this morning:
Bauerisn is chief engineer Of Divis-
ion 81 of the Brotherhood Mt Aurora,
which is one OF the principal lodges
on our road. For two years he has been
a member Of the General Grievance Com
mittee and is also chairman Of the Au-
rora Local Grievance Committee. He
was arrested under the United States
Statutes which prohibit the carriage OF
dynamite on passenger trains. Bauerisn
was arrested this morning ut his house
in Aurora while he was still in bed.
Beyond this Mr.. Stone was not dis
posed TO talk, but it was evident that
both he and the other officers at the
company's headquarters regarded the
arrest rs the most important one yet
made.
Looking out Of n window from the
fourth story OF the gloomy Government
building here ut about II o'clock this
morning was an open faced, broad
shouldcred man OF about 50, whose
bronzed, honest looking features bore n
look OF mingled astonishment and anX-
iety. The man was John Bauerisn, the
Chief Engineer OF the Brotherhood OF
Aurora, and alleged dynamiter. He was
gazing straight across the street into the
National Hotel, where the headquarters
of the striking engineers and tremen
have OF late been located. Near him
were n couple OF Deputy Marshals. None
OF the officials OF the Brotherhood had
been to see Bauerisn. Messengers were
being dispatched for them by United
States Marshal Marsh.
Bauerisn talked frankly. To an Asso-
ciated Press reporter he said:
81 know nothing whatever OF the
CHARGES preferred against me. The ar
rest was a total surprise. OF course l
have nothing to do with dynamite"
care you acquainted with these other
men who have been arrested?" was
asked.
''Bowles, l know, from the fact that
he has been in my division Of the Broth
erhood. The others l have no acquaint-
ance with"
Didn't you suspect that you were be-
ing watched, Mr.. Bauerisn?"
mot any more than anybody else.
We have known that there were detec-
tives around in Aurora dogging US men,
but had no reason to suppose that l
was particularly singled out."
Haven't you been away from Aurora
travelling up and down the road?"
"Not at all. l have been quietly at
home in Aurora with my family ever
since the strike commenced, except two
days that | was attending committee
meeting in Chicago"
"You were taken out OF your bed by
the officers while the family were still
asleep were you not, Mr.. Bauerisn?"
"Not exactly. The hired girl was up.
/ was Just arising, There was knock
at the kitchen door and in moment
the girl called out that some men were
there who wanted to see me. went to
the door and there were four OF them,
two at the steps and two posted in the
yard. One said he had a warrant for
me and went on reading it. / stood at
the door until he had done reading it,
and then told them l would SO with
them"
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