Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-12
CONFESSIONS
OF KELLY AND MGlLLlvARY IN THE
suRLINGToN CoNsPle 'cY CASES.
They Tell How Chairmen Hoge and MUIR
phy Sent Out the Circuisrs-The Most
Sensational Development Yet Reached
s,a,ements of the T-s Clerks

CHIc.Go. July I2.-The most sensational
DEVELOPMENT in the Burlington conspiracy
case is the confession OF John J. Kelly and
John II. MeGiIlivary, clerks respectively
20 Chairman Hoge, of the striking engi-
| neers grievance committee, and Chairman
Murphy, of the firemen: committee. 1t
settles, beyond doubt, the connection of
these two chairmen with the circular sent
out to induce engineers to come here and
secure work on the %" for the purpose of
disabling its engines. kelly and Nc
Gilliyarv were arrested this afternoon"
said Inspector Bonfield late last night.
when arrested they sent for me-"
| went to see them at the armory, where
they had been taken. first sending word to
Mr.. Stone that presumed they wanted to
talk. He came over bringing Attorney
Collier with him. We consulted with
them. They appeared to be very nice
young men, intelligent and honest They
told US fully OF their connection with the
circular Then, as the result of conference,
they wrote out all they knew, and can
say that their statement was perfectly sat-
isfactory to Mr.. Stone and Mr.. Collier |
had to leave before the statements were
fully completed. but understand that they
settle satisfactorily and beyond the posi-
biiity of doubt the authorship of the
salsods and emery circular. 1t also settles
who John Sewers is, the man none of the
reporters could find."
According to the statement" continued
the Inspector, "Sowers is Hoge. When the
circulars were sent to the different divis-
ions, inquiries as to the authenticity were
received in numbers from chief engineers
who doubted whether such a radical circu-
lar could be sent out by Hoge, and asking
if il were genuine. Both these young men
answered number of these inquiries, in
yariably saying by the direction OF Hoge
that the circular was all right.
Letters addressed TO John Sewers and
left at the National Hotel were taken by
Hoge in the Committee rooms at the Grand
Pacific, and there answered by these men
under Hoge's instruction"
Where are these men nowr'
They are not in Jail, but have gone into
voluntary retirement" answered the in
spector.
Their statements were clear and sue
cinct," said Attorney Collier, 'aud gave an
account of their connection with the cir
cular in the hand writing of the respective
individuals making the statements and
were signed and .~orn to p>fore notary
public. All ave to say is that they are
entirely satisfactory to MIR. Stone and my
self"
Il do not anticipate any sudden Quart
ure of either Hoge or Murphy" said Iu-
spector Bonfeld. Il don't think they
know of the statements yet, but they won't
get away"
Judge Alget yesterday issued writ of
habeas corpus commanding Chief of Police
Hubbard to produce ]. ]. Kelly and John
McGillivary from the dungeon of the CEN
trsl police station, where, it is claimed,
they have been held unlawfully and not
permitted To see counsel. The men are the
clerks of Chairman Hoge, and were ar
rested in connection with the alleged Bur
lington dynamite plot. The Judge made
the writ returnable in the afternoon.