The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-07-20
FOR MURDER AND REVENGE.

Grinnell. Captain Bonfie1d and Others
Three of tina Plotters Under Arrest
Details of the Conspiracy.
CHICAGO, July 1S.--A wicked and mur-
derous conspiracy to assassinate the chief
officers of the court and several prominent
people who assisted in the prosecution of
the case of the Anarchists who suffered
death at the hands of the law last fall
came to light yesterday by Inspector
Bonfield and his assistants arresting
three Rohemians named John Hronek,
Of No 1852 Farrell avenue; Frank Chap
PEEK, of No. 49S Twentieth street. and
Frank Chebowa, of Zion place Hronek
was the chief conspirator, and their prin-
cipal prey was Judge Gary. who pre-
sided at the Anarchist trial;
Judge Grinnell, who conducted the
prosecution, and Inspector Bonfeld,
who worked up the evidence The
plot was to be carried out regardless of
the destruction of property The
group had frequent meetings, and talked
over their plans. 1t is said, also, that Cap
tain Schaak, of the East Chicago avenue
station, was talked of as victim
1t is generally understood that Chappek
is the man who gave the plot away, and
that he is the man whose conscience
troubled him. This is apparent from the
fact that no dynamite or bombs
were found at his residence, and
that no trouble was anticipated in
making his arrest. The prisoners are sup
posed to be confined at the Central station
Inspector Bonteld, who with his men,
has been instrumental in exposing the
frightful affair, made statement, which
in substance is as follows:
:" Something more than ten days ago a man
called the attention of Chief Hubbard and N.Y.
self to some information he had gathered re
garding a conspiracy.
THE man who gave this information was a
prominent Bohemian of the West SIDE He
told US the plot, and that Judge Gary, Judge
Grinnell and myself were the victims of the
scheme. One OF the conspicators had be-
come conscience-smitten and had told
this Bohemian, who informed us about
it. We went over to the West side.
and through the efforts of our informant
saw the conspirator and had talk with
him. He told us the entire story. The man
said that on July the three went to Aldne
square, where Judge Grinnell resides,
to get the lay of the land. Judge
Grinnell's attention was afterward called
to the fact that the three men had
been there on the day named, and he remem-
Dtrtu S0bluS tuem. w learned The where
abouts of the three, and last evening I swore
out warrants for their arrest before Justice
Lyons under section 81 of chapter So
OF the criminal CODE Early this morn
ing Lieutenant Elliott, Officer Silk,
a Bohemian from the Twenty-second
street station, Officer McKoski, from
the Stanton avenue station, and Officers Bohen.
Miller, Nordum and Murtha, from the Central
district, went down to No. 1852 Farrell avenue
whore Hronek lived. We had information that
there were. bombs in the house, and that
Hronek had something of the disposition of
Lingg. We thought it prudent to
watch the house until he came out and then to
arrest him. 1t was about o'clock when he
came out, and was taken by couple of officers.
We reached the house, and found small guam
tity of dynamite marked Etna No. 2, which
was in the original package There
was dagger and q revolver in the
bed. lot of bombs Of various
shapes were also found do not know whether
they were loaded or not There were no gas
pipe bombs. but there was one pipe bomb
about four inches long and an inch and a half
in diameter, with both ends plugged 1 think
there We're about half a dozen bombs in
ALL then telephoned Lieutenant Ma
hone, of the Twelfth street station giving him
Chappek's number. He went over and arrested
him and brought him to the Twelfth street
station and thence to the Central.
then took an officer and went over to
Zion place and got Frank Chebowa, the third
man. With him we got eight half-pound pack
ages Of Commercial dynamite, No. 1Etna, and
a loaded bomb, the same kind as those We
found at Farrell avenue. We also found full
minating cap. We did not find any weapons
or dynamite at Chappek's place. I was in
formed that he disposed of his stuff some time
ago."
The men were arrested on warrants
sworn out by Captain Bonfield under the
dynamite act. They were charged with
having in their possession dynamite to be
used for unlawful purposes The penalty
is from five to twenty-five years. imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
Anarchy was not killed when it's chiefs
were executed 1t was not even scotched.
Shortly after the first conspirators were
convicted the large groups of the
Inter national disbanded. Their mem
bers gave public notice that the
Anarchists were disorganized. They
united in quite a different manner on a
much more dangerous plan. They organ
lied in small groups. In most instances
three sworn friends and determined An
archists constituted a group No one out
side the trio was made acquainted with the
plans of the group, and the opportunities
for detection were reduced to minimum.
Each Anarchist knew his fellow members
and it became next to impossible for a
detective to get into group. The
Anarchists also proposed to operate ON 8
different plan. No wholesale murders like
the Haymarket were to be attempted
They selected their victims and arranged
to kill them singly
Hronek is a native of Bohemia, and is
fairly well educated. He uses the Ger
man language well, and can carry on
an ordinary conversation in English. He re-
sided in Vienna three years. 1t was in the lat
ter place he became acquainted with dyna
mite and bombs. 1t is said he was a per
sonal friend of the notorious bomb-maker
Lingg, and was a companion of his friends.
1t is also reported that he brooded over
Lingg's death, and swore to avenge his
blood. 1t was this that prompted him
to organize a group He has
boosted that he was at the Haymarket riot
and that he was one of the Anarchists who
sought to destroy the police on the night of
May 4. Among his Anarchist friends he
has declared that he was supported by the
Anarchist organizations.
Mrs. A R.. Parsons, in an interview,
stated that she knew nothing of the
dynamite plot which Inspector Bon
field claims to have discovered, but she
hopes that such a plot is going on. She
is not only willing that Governor
Oglesby and Judges Gary and GrinneH be
killed, but gives it as her determination tc
do the killing herself as soon as she feels
certain she can succeed in al attempt
Steamboat travelling on the Mis-
souri, is constantly enlivened by sound
ing, and the calls, .'Six feet,' give
and half" ''No bottom,'' etc., have
come to be given after traditional
musical formula very much like inton-
ing. A recent Importation from the
land of PIRATES having been or
dered to the lead, went bravely to
work, and sang out thusly: 'sToo-rul, =
'Too-rul-i-rul, Too-rul-i-" whats
that you are saying?" shouted the
mate. ..Faix," answered Pat, "oi re-
member the chune, but olive forgot the
wurrdS intoirely. "-Hdrper' Mdqd-