Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-21
4 SENSATION IN COURT.
i CONSPIRATOR TURNS OUT TO BE
A PINKERTON DETECTIVE.

BowIes, the Informer, Tells the Story O
His Connection With the Dynamit.
Plot Infamy-How He Led Chic
Baurereisn On-But He wouidn,
Blow Up House I
CHICAGO, July 1S.--Another sensation
dynamite case to-day. John w. vii.
son, one OF the prisoners who was
arrested with Broderick and Bowles as
Anarchist conspirators, and as q brother.
hood engineer, coolly left his seat in the
group OF which Broderick and Bauereisn
were members, and walked over to the side
Of the room where the prosecuting attor.
ney sat. Wilson took a chair beside Mr.
Dawes, attorney for the Burlington com
pany, and began to chat in friendly man
ner. Then it was developed that Wilson
was not an engineer, not u brotherhood
man and not even Wilson. His name is
John Mulligan and he is Pinkerton detee
tive, and not only is this the case, but that
he appears to have had the confidence OF
the prisoners and their attorneys.
The expose was brought about by law
yers too closely pressing the hecross-examina-
ton OF Superintendent McGinn, OF the
Pinkerton agency, who was on the stand
He had the alternative OF refusing to
answer important questions concerning
Wilson or causing the latter TO
SHOW UP IN HIs TRUE coLoRs.
McGinn chose the latter.
Wilson or Mulligan obeyed signal and |
quickly spraug across the room to the side |
OF the prosecution.
When the commotion subsidized, Supsrin- |
tendent McGinn related the circumstances |
OF Broderick, one OF Che conspirators,
throwing q mysterious letter out OF the car L
window at the time OF the arrest, and the i
subsequent recovery OF the letter. The /
motive II Broderick in Kidding himself OF
the missive, is not apparent. as the letter
s entirely non-committal.
BowLEs, THE ''soUEALER,"
was the next witness. He began by telling
of the secret meeting OF the Brotherhood in
Aurora. He said: Chief Baureisn made q L
statement that we should be doing some
hing; that the company was getting ahead OF
is. He said it would not do for him do any
hing in regard to the use OF dynamite, but
t could be used with good effect. After the
meeting was over / made statement to
lim that knew how to use it, had seen it
lsed in gravel pits. he wanted to know IT.
could get any OF it, and told him
thought could. He gave me $7.60, and
,old me to get it. That was two weeks
after was initiated. Godding, one OF the
lefendants. was among those at the meet ,
ng."
The informer then told OF his expeditions
o Indiana
TO PURCHASE DYNAMITE, :
nd how Baureisn had sent him with it to | q
Ieorge Clark, of Galesburg, the leading en- b
neer who was arrested. They went out
ogether to place it on the track, and itwas :
ome of this dynamite that Bowles burned r
nd which was dug up Yesterday, ''Baureisn =
old me, " continued the witness, ''that in !,
srtain part OF Aurora there was q frame =
ouse, and that under il was sewer run. i
ing across the street. The house was "
scAB BOARDING HOUSE. U
Bauereisn wanted Alex Smith and my. i;
III to get under the house by this sewer
nd place bomb there and blow up the I
Ouse. told him that would be murder, q
nd wouldn do it,"
L
ling OF the letter from Bauereisn, from
hich the letter said Clark wanted some OF !.
le goods" (dynamitei, for him (Bowles)
} hurry up and give Clark some. Witness
ereupon
BOUGHT TWO POUNDS OF DYNAMITE di
I'd gave it to Clark. He received another &C
tier from Bauereisn telling him to hurry ~
with the goods" to Creston. He then re
snt to Creston and delivered four pounds
dynamite to Broderick. ~
Witness then presented letter ad. w
essed to him June 81, sigped u. A. B. IN
De letter Informs him that he was
BEING WATCHED, w
I'd not to do anything suspicious and if -
thought best to go home or look for a %
juation somewhere and give up the job y.
ng business. Bowles could not swear the -,
ter was in Baueresn's handwriting, but On
1m the fact that they had correspondent
'out the matters mentioned, he was sat
led OF it's authenticity.
He also explained the contents Of "A
e LETTER RECEIVED FROM BAUEREIsN
Noblesville, Indiana. II enclosed money
d gave instructions to take plenty OF on
ods to Creston. ar
Under cross-examination Bowles admit W.
/ that he had told the attorneys for the lie
tense while in Jail, that he was innocent, ~
at he knew nothing OF the use OF dyna- :.
te and that he LII
had LIED REPEATEDLY
to his innocense and in other matters.
hen the cross.examination was concluded Al,
:. Ewing arose aud said the state would tb
It at this point. :,
The court then adjourned till tomorrow. ru