The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-26
ANO THR ANARCHIST
In the Clutches Of the Law
MiniOns.
THE PROOFS ACCUMULATING
or a Deep Laid, Fiendish Con-
spiracy-The Irish-Resigned-
The Turf
The Dynamiters.

CHICAGO, July 25.-The drag net of
justice enmeshed, to-day, another of
the Anarchists who sought revenge
upon representatives of the law in the
persons Of Bonfeld, Gary and Grinnell.
A gunsmith named Rudolph Sevic was
arrested before daylight this morning,
and is now behind prison bars under
bonds of $1,000. He is charged with
being the individual who furnished the
dynamite to the conspirators who in
tended to assassinate the three law
officers most prominent in the Hay
market prosecution. Sevic acknowledges
that he has been illegally dealing in
dynamite, and that he has sold over
fifty pounds of the explosive to various
NIT having sold ten pounds to
Chicagoans, and asserts that he either
never knew or cannot remember who
they were. Inspector Bonfield says he
has proof that ten pounds, if not more,
went to the Anarchists, Hronek, Chapek
and Chleboun. 1t is definitely known
that Sevic bought. on May Goth. from
the American Powder Company in Chi
cago, twenty-five pounds of dynamite.
It is ten pounds of this purchase that
has been traced to the recently arrested
trio of assassins. Sevic claims that ten
pounds of the twenty-five went 10
farmer in Nebraska. On the third day
Of June he purchased twenty-five
pounds more which he claims to have
sold to farmer in Minnesota, but is
unable to give his name or locate him.
Inspector Bonfield is positive that
Sevic Was in league with the three
dynamiters arrested a few days ago
and sold them the explosive with which
they expe cted to DESTROY Judges Grin
nell and Gray. Sevic is a Bohemian
% years old and of intelligent ap-
pearance. Inspector Bonfield, last
night. also captured several Internal
machines. They are zinc about five
inches in height. of cylinder shape and
tW o and half inches IN diameter. In
side of these cylinders are others of
equal height about an inch in diameter.
These inside cylinders are filed |
with dynamite and between them |
and the outside covering the |
space is filed with broken glass, |
lead slugs and broken iron. In the tops |
of the inside cylinders Illuminating |
caps are placed with fuses attached. |
Inspector Bonfeld will not say whether |
Or not these machines were found in |
Sevic's house.
Sevic's arrest was kept secret until |
the moment when he was arraigned in
court this morning. Meantime he had |
been subjected to vigorous pumping by /
Inspector Bonfeld. The proceedings
in court occupied but few minutes and
consisted of simply putting the case on
record and fixing bond heavy enough |
to hold the gunsmith and continuing
further proceedings for q week. The
grand Jury already empanelled to take
up the case of Sevic's alleged CO.
will long before that time,
it is expected, have indicted all con-
cerne / in the diabolical plot.
The police say discovery of the
bombs, which are doubtless Sevic's
handwork is the important link in the
chain of evidence against Hronek,
Charek and Chleboun. The bombs
were the invention of Hronek and their
by particular gunsmith
goes far to show deep laid conspiracy.
II is thought by the police that many
Of the bombs are in existence as there
IS no other probable theory to explain
the use OF the large quantities of dyns-
mite handled by the Bohemian gun
smith. Bonfeld says the bombs are
If such devllish pattern that one would
be sufficient to kill fifty men. This
afternoon Sevic was carried with
Hronok, Chapek and Chleboun before
he grand jury who Immediately took
Up the case. The proceedings We're
guarded with the utmost jealousy. The
first half hour was occupied by inspec-
5or Bonfield in unfolding to the jury
The details of the conspiracy.