The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-07-26
CHICAGO ANlRCHISM.
The Police Discover a Plan to Blow Up the
Houses OF Judges Gary, Grinnen and Others
With Dynamite---Some Of the Conspirators Ar
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rested.
by bold, timely action, Inspector Bonfield
of Chicago probably saved the lives of him
self and Judges Gary and Grinnell. In q
small frame house in the vicinity of Ashland
avenue and Thirty-third street were found
twelve dynamite bombs, q revolver and
knife, and as the owner of the articles
stepped to the sidewalk he was arrested
by Bonfeld in person and taken to the
police station. Two other arrests were made
later When questioned as to what the pris-
oner's intended to do, Inspector Bonfeld
said There was a conspiracy of long stand
ing, and it was about to be put into execu-
ton They intended to use the dynamite on
Judge Gary, Judge Grinnell and myself.
The chief prisoner is an old time anarchist
and was prominent in the schemes of Hay
market times. Before making the first ar
rest. BOnield had the house surrounded by
officers. Just as daylight was breaking, the
inspector was joined in the vicinity by a
stranger and a few moments later man
emerged from the house. The stranger
nudged Bonfeld and an order was given to
the men who closed on the man. He made q
desperate fight but was quickly overpowered
and placed in charge of two of the officers.
Bontield and the other officers then rushed
into the house. They were met on the stairs
by woman the wife of the man who had
been captured, but she was brushed aside
and the police, guided by the stranger, en-
tered a hall bed room where hidden in
corner the inspector found q dozen dyna-
mite cartridges wrapped in brown paper.
Concealed in the bed were large
revolver and a dagger. Some bundles
of letters and other papers were also
found. Then the prisoner was taken to the
station, The officers next went to a house
some distance away where arrests were made
and all three captives taken to the central
station. InsI ector Bonfeld is reported to
have said privately that the plot was
we'll arranged one. About twenty deter
mined murderers were in the conspiracy, and
they were, at a certain hour after midnight
to be at the homes of Grinnell, Gary, BonfieId,
Frank Walker, Gen. Stiles and others promi-
nent in the execution. Dynamite to be
placed beneath the houses ofthese andthe pow
erful explosive was to be touched off stimuli
taneously. The board of trade was to be
blown to the sky at the same time and
wholesome reign of terror inaugurated. .
The names of the men arrested are John
Kronek, Frank Chapek and Frank Chebowa,
all Bohemians. The first named is cabinet
maker by trade, Chebowa is q tailor, and is
the informer who told the story of the plot
to q Bohemian, who in turn detailed it to In
spector Bonfeld about ten days ago. 1t
seems that since the execution Of the anar-
chists q movement was started among their
followers in Chicago to do business
at the old stand. The group had no regular
STAND OF meeting DuG casually met as trends,
and over glass of beer concocted the bloody
schemes. 1t was agreed that Grinnell's
house should go up first and Judge Gary's
next, and that was the time set for carrying
out the plot. Inspector Bonfield was the
third man doomed to die, but just how had
not been fully decided upon. 1t is stated in
this connection that Kronek and Chapek were
intimate friends of Louis Lingg, the bomb
maker, and both were arrested after the Hay.
market riot.