The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-16
ANOTHER DYNAMITER.
Would Be Wrooker of Property Ar
rested in Chicago.

A Would Be Wrocker of Property Ar
rested in Chicago.
CmCA0o, ILL.,, Sept l5.-CharlcsJ. Ron.
dcndcick is still held in the central station
on the charge OF having in his possession u
quantity OF explosive matter without being
able to show any license for having it.
Inspector Bonhcld was asked els there
any truth in the statement that Bondcn.
dcck was connected with the plot To kill
Judges Grinncll and Gary, for which
llronck, Capck and Chlobourn were re-
Gently arrcstod?" Tho inspector Replied:
81 am at present engaged in looking into
the matter and am not now prepared to
make any statement about it. Whom the
real facts are ready Tor publication shall
give them out.
"Do you propose making any urthcr
arrests"
That can only DO determined on aitor
We have siited down all that we can ol Inc
faction. | may have something of i'm.
portance Ia say ON the matter bv Monday
10 mako any statement about IL now
would simply hurt tho case. Thus nr
there have been no further arrests.
IL is reported that Bondcndcick has
made confession. A late edition of the
Duty Ncrs has the following in regard to
Hondcndcick: About two months non In.
spcctor Boniicld was informed of Inc 1ucrr
actions OF the man, aud Immediately srt
about to put him under police suryrillnuc,
Detective Phil Miller was detailed ON thc
work and succeeded in locating the man
at No. SIS Green street Disgusting him.
soli the detective applied for lodging AT the
house aud was fortunate enough To loo ns.
signed 20 u room directly over that occu-
pied 10y Bondcndrick Dndcrth. assumed
named OF Peter Martin hc soon scrapcd an
acquaintance with lIOndcndoick, who took
him into his confidence aud uninldcd his
plot 10 him. For two weeks Miller slppt
with his victim, aud then under the pro-
tonsc Of leaving the city suddenly disap-
pcarcd, but assuming different disyuisc
he Swallowed liondcndcick NIGHT and d,y
for three weeks, keeping his supcriors
posted ~ 10 tho mans whereabouts by
nightly reports.
About two weeks ago Doicndicck be-
came alarmed and fearing his plans wprr
about 10 hc uniulird Ia the pnliro hp
movcdto No. lbg West Washington street
where lac could pursue his work 10 "A bet.
ter advantage. Followed hy his shadow
Bodcndicck paid daily visits Ia the rricr.
cncc-fupm oi the public library, aud there
studied the manufacture NJ explosives. the
library containing u number ui volume,
on this subject, aud lac WA Rpnn familiar
with their contonts. lie also procured "A
| copy oi Herr Most's treatise ON bombs and
thcrc manufacture, To which lac applied
himself altcniivcly. With the dipciion,
| lac had obtained, ho went Ia Fuller a Ful.
lcr's drug stor and laid in supply of
| chlomio 81 potash, oil OF tar. salt retire.
sulphur aud several other Ingredients. the
composition oi which would make nn OK
plosivc morn deadly IN iis effect than even
dynamite or nitrp-glycrrinc.
lie then went Ia The ware MONS If the
Hazard Powder company and purchased
100 feet Of fuse and thirty Illuminating
caps Inspector lionhcld had hrcn i'm.
formed ui thc new move on the part of
the dyuumitCr. aud ordered ha arrest
lipicndieCk was pointed ont Ia the uiIirrr,
10y his shadow aud when arrested ,x.
hibitcd not the slightest surprise. aud hc
said lac rather expected something ui tho
kind. His room nc No. ljD Washington
street was searched, and tho dangerous
siuil taken 10 the Central station aud conii,.
Gated. The CXplusicy that hc WIS about Ia
make acts ~ u hugo torpedo, which. ON
being thrown Ia the ground, cXplolrg
with terrific force. wrccking everything iu
~ vicinity II is not known that thrrb
was any one else mixed M in his srhpmr
outside ol the detective, ~ be- WIS fearful
Of betrayal, aud beyond intimatIug that
something would happen soon, took mo-
one else iu his confidence.