Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-16

CHICAGO. July 16-It is understood that
Bowles, one of the Burlington men arrested
hss told the prosecution facts which will
make the conviction OF HOge certain. Chair
man Hoge. itwould seem, is the man they
are really after, not only as blow they
wish to strike at the Brotherhood, but be-
cause the road officials dislike him person.
ally. The other defendants they are favor
ably disposed toward.
II The text oil the squeal was not made pub
lie, but It was important enough to neces-
state the postponement of, the case before
the Federal Court as well as in the State
Tribunal. 1t Is certain that when the three
jail prisoners, Bowles. Broderick and Will
son were brought over from the Jail and put
in the cage in the Marshars office, Bowles
sentword that he wanted TO see the District
Attorney. BE was taken to Mr. Ewing's
Office. and there confessed to General Man
ager Stone, Inspector Bonfield and Attor-
lney Collier.
/ The only direct intimation as to the ma
ture Of the confession was a well-defined
ruynor that United States warrant had
been issued for the arrest OF Hoge, who is
out on 81 500 bouds under the conspiracy
charge brought under the State law.
The crowd waiting in the Federal Court
roorn, was again large. and chiefly composed
of Brotherhood men. whose looks of SYM
pathy cast on the prisoners as they were
brought in, indicated their appreciation OF
the danger their comrades were in Bowles
came in with the District Attorney and
took o seat beside him opposite the other
prisoners, who flashed vindictive and con-
temptuous looks at him. He was
visibly agitated, and moved restlessly
in his seat, keeping his eyes bent
upon the floor. Before the attorneys for
the brotherhood had chance to interpose,
Bowles, still trembling. was induced by the
District Attorney to arise quickly and
waive examination. A sensational scene
ensued. The Brotherhood alto rneys, Dom
ahoe and David, protested loudly that they
had been treated with great unfairness and
given no show from the very outset of the
trial. Bowies was released ON Sc, 600 bail
After court adjourned the heretofore reti-
cent prisoner, Wilson, sayagely denounced
Bowies, ridiculing the idea tiiat the latter
was innocent, and exclaiming: "The
chicken-heart he has laid down..
Bowles, Broderick and Wilson were kept
In the Marshal office nearly all the after
noon, but not together.
Bowles was closeted all the afternoon in
the MarshaPs inside Office with District At
torney Ewing General Manager Stone, In
spector Bonfield and Marshal Marsh They
took, in stenographic detail, full notes of
Bowles' confession up 70 five clock, when
the taking of the remainder was postponed
until to-day. 1t does not differ materially
from the history of Bowles' handling of the
dynamite given to District Attorney Ewing
in presenting the case Friday. 1t has the
advantage, however. of being in shape to be
sworn to by him, and thus is more valuable
in the case against Chairman Hoge
In details, Rowles' confession adds more
TO the testimony against Hoge, and has fur
nished some valuable pointers which In
spector BOnfields men are now at work
upon. No new warrant was issued from
the Federal Court against Hoge, as was ei-
pected in the morning.
1t appears that Broderick is the nerviest
man Of the whole lot. Marshal Barehard
and Inspector Bontield had long talk with
him in the Marshars Office, but nothing
was elected, and throughout it all Brod-
erick kept up his smile OF contempt
For the first time since his arrest he SUBJ
mitted 70 an interview. He said, referring
to Bowles: I'VE will boycott the cur. He
has not got any nerve at ALL You don't
suppose o man like that was ever an engi-
neerf Not much; but that's the kind Of
scabs they are running the road with"
/ "No. i never worked on the % Road. /
worked on the Mississippi Division OF the
Illinois Central before | came here in April.
knew the men who came here from the
Reading Road and went to Creston to work
among them in the interest of the strikers.
induced many of them to leave and thus
became marked man, whom the road
wanted TO get rid Of"
'No, don't fear the result of this trial.
They can't do much. if anything. with nae,
any way" Ffi'
A dispatch from Nebraska City, Neb.,
says that the officials. of the Burlington
Road there claim TO have unearthed plot
to blow up the new bridge over the Mis-
souri, with dynamite shipped there for that
purpose, it is claimed, by the striking engi-
neers. The dynamite, it is asserted. has
been located and the parties in possession
of it are under detective surveillance.