The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-07
Alleged Dynamiters in Chicago.
More About the Burlington Bngi-
neers Arrested Yesterday
And Supposed To Be Connected
with an Anarchist Plot.
Rumors that the Whole Thing is a
Detective Conspiracy.
The Men Arrested Stand High in the
Brotherhood and Strongly Deny
that They Had Anything to
Do with the Bombs.

CHICAGO, July 6.-Chairman IIogc, Of
the old Burlington grievance committee,
when seen 10y reporter and asked whether
he knew Of the men arrested yesterday in
connection with the alleged Burlington
dynamite plot, said Frederick know
slightly; he is a member OF the brother.
hood, but he never worked day for the
20" road in his life. As we'll as | rcmem-
ber he is employed on the Illinois Central
somewhere in Mississippi. Bowlcs worked
scab for the 90" had thirteen days, but
quit on the advice Of his brother, who is
member Of the order, and who also in
duced his brother to join. The third man,
whose name forget, don't remember
ever to have seen before. Broderick and
Bowlcs have been drifting around here,
on and of, but don't remember To have
spoken a dozen words to either Of them
for some weeks"
did they say anything last night about
the charge preferred against lhem2"
"No, and did not care 10 ask them. !
did hear IL said. however, that Broderick
denied all knowledge OF the parcel which
the police claim 20 have been his, and
which is said TO contain dynamite, or
something Of that kind. Both Broderick
and Bowlcs claim that the third man is an
entire stranger TO them, and that his sit
ting in the same seat with them was
purely accidental"
elias any suggestion ever been made TO
you about using dynamite us an argument
against the or
"No, sir. And II Il had Il would have
been sat down on pretty strongly, assure
YOU. Chief Arthur and myself have done
all in our power 20 restrain the tendency
10 violence ON the part OF the radical olc.
ment IN the brotherhood. live had given
our consent We could have tied up all the
railroads in the United States when the
Burlington trouble began, but We refused
10 do NJ"
Can you give any opinion Of the merits
OF the Case2''
"Well, hardly" he replied. smiling,
"You know more about the facts than !
do, and until learn more am not going
TO express an opinion either way, except
~ far Us the brotherhood II concerned.
This much ! say, most emphatically, II
these men have been guilty OF any wrong
doing il is not by the sanction OF or with
the knowledge OF the order, and all at
temp,s 10 drag the order into the scrapc
because two Of the members had been
arrested arc malicious"
In regard to the latest arrest, Mr. Stone,
general manager Of the Burlington, said
this morning "Baucrcisn Is chief engineer
OF Division 81 of the brotherhood at
Aurora, which Is one Of the principal
lodges ON our road. For two years lac has
been a member Of the general grievance
committee aud Is also chairman OF the
Aurora local grievance committee. lie
was arrested under the United States stat.
ulcs which prohibit the carriage Of dyna-
mite on passenger trains.
Bauereisn was arrested this morning nj
his house in Aurora, while hc was still In
bed. Beyond this Mr.. Stone was not dis
posed 10 talk, but Il WIS evident that both
he aud other officers at the company =
headquarters regarded tho arrest ~ the
most important one yet made.
Looking out Of the window IRON the
fourth story Of the gloomy government
UNlIillNE AlHNNl - - NlNAh WIS lANAAAANk NhH
an opcn. faced, broad-shoudercd man Of
about thirty.Gyc, whose bronzed, honest
| looking features bore n look Of mingled as
constituent aud anxiety. The man Was
John Baucrcisn, the chief engineer Of the
brotherhood, Of Aurora, and alleged dyna'
inter. lie was gazing straight across the
street into the National hotel, where the
headquarters Of the striking engineers and
| frcmcn have Of late been located. Near
| him was q couple Of deputy marshals.
None Of the officials Of the brotherhood
had been 10 SEQ Baucrcisn. Messengers
were being dispatched TOT them 10y United
States Marshal Marsh.
Baucreisn talked frankly. To an Asso.
ciatcd Press representative he said: 81
know nothing whatever Of the charges pre-.
ierrcd against me. The arrest was a total
surprise. OF course have had nothing
10 do with dynamite"
"Ac you acquainted with these other
men who have been arrcstedR' was asked.
"Iowles | know, from the fact that hc
has been In my division Of the brother.
hood. The Others have no acquaintance
/ with"
"Ddn't you expect that you were being
watched, Mr.. Baucreisny
"NOi any more than anybody else. We
| have known that there were detectives
around In Aurora dogging us men, but
had no reason 70 suppose that J was par
ticularly singled out. }"
Haven't YOU been away from Aurou
travelling up aud down the roldY'
"NOt at all. have been quietly at HON,
In Aurora with my family ever since III,
strike commenced, except two days thai
| was attcndinc.a committee meeting Ia
/ Chicago"
"You were taken out Of your bed by Ia,
officers while the family we're ttill aslceI
were YOU not, Mr.. Baucrcisn7"
"Not exactly. The hired girl was up
was Just arising. There was knock a
the kitchen door, aud In a moment Tho
girl called out that some men were thcr,
who wanted 10 sec me. went 10 the dool
and there they were, four Of then, tw,
nj the steps and two posted In the yard
One said lac had a warrant for me AM
went on reading Il. ] stood AT the doc
until he had done reading Il, and then
told them I would 90 With them"
| AZ this moment Marshal Marsh told Mr.
Baucruisn 10 step into the United State
commissioner office, adjoining. In on
corner 81 the commissioners oilice wa
the commissioner, seated NJ desk, and i
another corner conicfring together wer
United States District Attorney Ewing an'
. | ,ik..f... Al lawn Qua Of tho counsel lol