Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-19
One of the Alleged Railroad Dysasnitcrs
Proves to be "a Detec ctiye

One of the Alleged Railroad Dyssxnirc,,
Proves to be a Dete ctive.
CHICAGO, July 18th. Another sensstior
was sprung upon the defense in the Bur
lipgton dynamite case to-day. John Viii.
son, one of the prisoners, who was arrested
with Broderick and Bowles as an srch.
conspirator and rs Brotherhood engineer
coolly left his seat in a group of v hjcIl
Broderick and Bauerisn were members
and walked over to abe side of the room,
where the prosecuting attorney sat and
took a chair beside Mr.. Dawes, attorney for
the Burlington Company, and began to
chat in friendly manner
Then IL was developed that Wilson was
not an engineer. not Brotherhood man,
and not even Wilson. His name is John
Mulligan and he is Pinkerton detective
and not only is this the case, but it appears
that he has had the confidence of all the
prisoners and their attorneys
The practical withdrawal of the s0ueal-
ers, Bowles and Smith, and the disclosure
of the identity of Wilson and his release.
reduces the ranks of the defendants to
Broderick, Bauesisn and Goding.
CAUSE or TIE DBNoUEaRNT.
The expose was brought about by the law
yers too closely pressing the cross-examin-
alton of Superintendent McGiEn, of the
Pinkerton agency, who was on the stand.
He had the alternative of refusing to an
swer pertinent questions concerning Will
son, causing the latter to show up in his
true colors. McGinn chose the latter, and
Wilson (or Mulligan) obeyed signal and
sprang quickly across the room to the side
OF the prosecuting attorney.
When the commotlon subsided Superin-
tendent McGinn related the circumstances
nf RrnIaripR Of
throwing the mysterious letter out of the
window at the time of his arrest, and
the subsequent recovery of the letter. The
motive OF Broderick in ridding himself of
the mlssiye is not apparent, as the letter is
entirely non committal.
BowLEs, THE " "soUEALER,
Was the next witness He began by tell
ing of a secret meeting of the Brother
hood III Aurora. He said: Chief
Bauriesen made the statement that We
should do something-thal the company
was getting ahead of us. He said it would
not do for him to do anything in regard to
the use of dynamite, but it could be used
with good effect. After the meeting was
over | made a statement TO him that
knew how to use it. l had seen it used in
gravel pits. He wanted to know if Icould
get any of it, and l told him l thought |
could. He gave me 81 90 and told me to
get it. That was two weeks after | was
initiated. Cooling, one of the defendants,
was among those at the meeting"
DETAILS OF THE CONSPIRACY.
The informer told of his expeditions to
Indiana to purchase dynamite, and how
Bauriesen had sent him with it to George
Clark, of Galesburg, a leading engineer,
" no was arrested. They went out together
to place it on the track, and it was some of
this dynamite that Bowles buried and
which was dug up yesterday.
Bauriesen told me-" continued the
witness, that in a certain part of Aurora
there was frame house, and that under it
was a sewer running across the street.
The house was 'scab' boarding house
Bauriesen wanted Aleck Smith and myself
to get under the house by this sewer and
place bomb there and
BLOW UP THE HOUSE.
told him that it would be murder, and
| would not do it.n Witness further i'm
plicated George Clark by telling of letter
from Bauriesen in which the latter said
THAI Clark wanted some of the goods (dyna-
mite) and for him (Bowles) 10 hurry up
and give Clark some. Witness thereupon
bought two pounds of dynamite and gave
it to Clark. He received another letter
from Baurelsen telling him to hurry up
with the goods" to Creston.
He then went to Creston and delivered
four pounds of dynamite to Broderick
Witness then presented letter addressed
to him, dated June 9th and signed " J.
A. B." The letter informed him that he
is being watched, and not to do anything
suspicious, and if he thought best to go
home or look for a situation somewhere
and give up the jobbing business. Bowles
could not swear that the letter was in
Bauriesen's hand writing, but from the fact
that they had corresponded about the mat
ters mentioned, he was satisfied of its
authenticity.
He also explained the contents of letter
received from Bauriesen at Nobleville, Ind,
inclosing money and instructions to take
plenty of the goods to Creston.
Under cross-examination Bowles admit
ted that he had told the attorneys for the
defense, while in Jail, that be was inno-
cent; that he knew nothing of the use of
dynamite, and he had lied repeatedly as to
his innocence and other matters.
When the cross-examination was con-
cluded Mr.. Ewing arose, and said the State
would rest at this point. The Court then
adjourned till to morrow.