Telegram-herald., 1888-07-18
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rhs story Of the Discovery of the Plot
aad OF the Arrests

rhs story Of the Discovery of the Plot
aad OF the Arrests.
CHIcA0o, July i7.-Frank Hronsk. Frank
Chappeks and Frank Chsbows. all natives
OF Bohemis. srs locked up al the Central
police station. They are the three men
Who were arrested this morning and il is
claimed THAI their arrest saved the lives of
Judges Gary and Grinnell and Inspector
BOnneld, all of whom. according TO the
story we're to have been sssassinated to-
morrow had not the plans Of The conspirs-
tors been frustrated by the police, who
acted upon information given by . fourth
mem Der Of the group, whose courage
failed hin as the critical moment
drew near. The plot dates back
20 The tine OF the conviction of
spies and his comrades. As soon as
terror inspired BY execution had in some
dsgree su0sidsd leader Of the red dag
movement began % formulate plots
TOR rsvsrge- Most active Of sgitstors was q
wood worker named Frank Hronsk.
native OF Bohemia he spoke English
tolersbiy vel and was also well based in
German languages which he learned together
With knOwie edge OF uses OF bombs az
dvnsmite during three wears residence IN
Nisnua. He decided TO organize group
similar TO those Of days gone by. Group
vas To be much more limited in numers
aud it vas TO bound 10 strictest secrecy.
He found an able Lieutenant 4 in
Drank (hanpsk who Was 30 Intimately
connected gith The designs Of Iingg. Fisher
end Fngsl. that he was arrested with them
and spent several weeks in a cell. Another
member Of the group vas Frank Cnelbows.
tailor who is. ike his fellow -cOnspirstOrs
a Bohemian. This trio formed group 10
Nhica he others were admitted They
held frequent meetings and Hronek was
elected sadsr. The great design was to
svsnxe The murder 0f tbe dead anarchists.
aud Judges Gary and Grinnsh and In
spsctor B0nfeid we're selected as most re-
sponsibls parties and the victims. HrOnek
had a stock Of the explosives which
be has procured ia the DAYS preceding the
Hsymarket. lie also invented a bomb
which vas spherical about three inches IN
diameter. made Of tn and designed 20 be
charged With dynamite and broken glass,
and ignifed BY means of fuse aid full
minafng cap A number q bis bombs
were made. About July I the group had
iis plans in shape and begun % rsconnoiter.
The three .esdiuz spirits did not work July
4 and celebrated the day by taxing = walk
io AidiBe square. where Judge Grinnsu
resides.
They provled around The square for some
time surveying tbs house aud sesins how
leaving theY came face % fsce With the
Judge amself snd vas lssving he house.
The sudden encounter unbalsnced them and
they gave vent 20 exolamstions II surprise
vhiCh attracted the l1ffkss attention. He
irnnsdi stelV told Inspector Bon6eld Of the
incident. saying that be could Identify tae
men II he wers ever % see them sgsin.
Tbs was the frst earned Of ths PROBABILITY
of tue plot and guard wss st
though bis suspicious we're carefully
guarded honl the Judge himsslf Inspector
Ranield vent % work on she case. but for
sevsrsi itgs met wish little success. Then
= prominent Bohemian citizen VISITED ths
Inspector Oh re and told m thss - bad
bea-d vssue rumors ot = plot. Two days
later = Bohemian. one Of he members of
t8s zr8uu become conscience snitteu or
terrified and going 70 Bonfeld nisde
c'ssn breast ~ The whole mater The de-
uEners. be sid bad been fiIiv prepared aud
it bad seen azreei hist esco member Of the
group wss 20 select his victim Hrnnax
was to tsxs Inspector Ronfeld's lie. chap
rex wss tc murder judge Grinnsi. and
the. hows vas 70 XIII Judge Gsry. The
fa- nt The eyacutlcn wa nxsd as
toe tsfh of July. Each man vss o. select
his victim AMI use whRt mea1S hs con-
sif-raf esst The bulss. bomc or poisoned
Jaeger should either ar sn3 - carfursd
be ~4s 70 tie without discsosing the names
81 his com rsceS Who. o. their rart we're
q. s~enge ais death. T Don receivfnK shfs
Information The Inspector deemed Il sf-is-
shle &, scf a. ence snf scrariingiv swars
cut waI-snts under fhe -nvaamite Act
wairh crasCr1 - imprisonment fsr from
~ to t~eutv Eve wears ,or Saving u aue's
possession sxr rxVss in-pnfef - os ussd
fsr rrlaw'al purposes. He thsn se,ecf-i
officers - ws<e he arrests wh5rh
wsre accomplished without -esissarcs frcn
srv ~ he conspirat1rs except Hr.nek.
80 f,uzht vikorousig. -uzu lies 81 ex-
riosi go Ters tound 81 TIE hcuses u ssch
of ne Fohensi s1s, the most vsrisa sssar1-
r1e1t sii.x q o thelbewa whirh cna-
tsininH sirht stiexs eaa zeagt go incaes
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