Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-18

they came face to face With the judge hlln- self as he was leaving the house. The sudden encounter unbalanced them and they gave vent to exclamations of surprise which at tracted the judges attention. He immedi- Rtely told Inspector Bonfeld of the incident, saying that he could identify the men, This was the first learned of the probability of plot and guard was at once put upon Judge Gary's house, though the suspicious were carefully guarded from the judge him self.
 Inspector Bonfield went to work on the case, but for several days met with little success. He could learn nothing of the con- spirators, and the only safety was to be found in carefully guarding the houses of the per sons whom the Anarchists would be likely to attack Then prominent Bohemian citizen visited the inspectors office, and told him that he had heard vague rumors of 8 plot. Two days later Bohemian, one of the mem- bers of the group, became conscience smitten or terror stricken, and, going to Bonfield, made a clean breast of the whole matter. The designs, he said, had been fully prepared, and it had been agreed that each member or the 'group" was to select his victim. There was to be no formal plan of action, except that Hronek was to take Inspector Bonfield's life, Chappek was to murder Judge Grinnen and Chelbowa was to kill Judge Gary. The day of the execution" was fixed as July IS. Each man was to select his victim and use what means he considered best-the bullet, bomb or poisoned dagger. Should either fail and be captured, he was to die without disclosing the names of his comrades, who, oo their part, were to avenge his death.
 The intormer not only gave the inspector this information, with the names of the members of the group and number of sym pathizers, but told how much dynamite each had and how he generally protected himself. Hronek, he said, was the most dangerous of the party, and always slept with 8 revolver and a poisoned knife under his pillow On Monday Lieut. Elliott and the inspector went to Hronek's house, at 2,953 Farrell avenue, and made plan of the vicinity and the easiest way of getting to the house. Then Inspector Bonfield and Chief Hubbard had a conference, and it was decided to act without further delay.
 Inspector Bonfield went to Justice Lyon about midnight Sunday night and swore out warrant for each of the suspects, under section 34, H., chapter 3S, of the revised statutes. This section is usually known as the dynamite act" and provides penalty of not less than five nor more than twenty five years in the penitentiary for having in possession for any illegal purpose any dynamite or similar explosives.
 The warrants having been secured, the in- spector selected tEe officers who were to as- sist ill making the arrests, and about 5 o'clock the party started for the house of Hronek, on Farrell street, between Lyman and Thirty first streets. Each of the officers were provided with photograph of Hronek, copies of one furnished by the informer. 1 The officers were taken to Farrell street and three were placed at each end of the block to watch for Hroneks appearance, the inspector not desiring to capture him in his house and run the risk of having a man killed with bomb or the barbarous knife. Meanwhile Lieut.. Mahoney, at the West Twelfth street station, had been directed tc go to Chappek's house, at No. 49S West Twentieth street, and arrest him.
 The men at Farrell street waited until nearly z o'clock before Hronek emerged from his house and strolled leisurely toward the corner, where Lieut.. Elliott was lying ir wait with three men, The lieutenant imme diately recognized Hronek from his picture and gave the signal for his arrest Two officers sprang from the corner while an other, stepping from behind tree, took tho Anarchist in the rear, and in spite of 8 des perate resistance he was soon overpowereC and locked up at the Deering street station.
 Then Bonfield and Officer Muncasky drov, to Chelbowa's house. The Anarchist wa found in bed, and was promptly put under arrest
 In the meantime Lieut.. Elliott and hi men entered Hronek's house. where they were met by the Anarchists wife and twt children who attempted to oppose their pas sage. They were pushed aside and the off cers went to Hroueks room Under th' pillow were found large revolver and ths poisoned dagger. In one corner of the room were lot of small tin cases about 1 L inche by 4, which were all empty. There was large tin can full of some substance whicl has not yet been analysed. Several cas- iron pipes, about four inches in length, wer, also found, and small quantity of dyna mite
 At Chelbowa's house Inspector Bonfielt found four packages of dynamite containing eight sticks, each about ten inches in length
 Illuminating cap and a loaded bomb. Thes
 were taken to Deering street, and with tn
 stuff seized at Hroneks house were sent t she Central station.