Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-14
The 80" Conspiracy Examination u
earths Decided Sensation.

THE DYNAMITERS.
The 80" Conspiracy Examination Un-
earths Decided Sensation.
CHICAGO, July 13th.-A startling outline
of the case against members Of the Brother
hood of Engineers and Firemen accused of
completely in the huge dynamite plot
against the c. B. and Q. road was formally
presented in Court to-day. The statement
was made by United States District Attor-
ney Ewing Immediately upon the arraign-
ment of the six accused, Chief Bauereisn
and his comrades Cooling, Wilson, Bowles,
Broderick and Smith. The presentment
caused great sensation among the crowd
of railroad men, lawyers and reporters
that filled every inch of room in Court.
The statement of the District Attorney
was, apparently, based largely upon a con-
fession by one of the six, Alex. Smith. The
latter sat apart from the other defendants,
and, Notwithstanding the efforts of his
brother, who was present in Court, dog
gedly declined to be represented by the
Brotherhood attorney. or have anything to
do with them. After Commissioner Hoyne
had refused the defendants request for a
separate examination for each of them, the
District Attorney arose, and, in matter of
fact way, without any attempt at declama-
ton, recited the facts that he proposed to
prove.
STARTLING DISCLOSURES.
He said that his evidence would show
that the dynamite cartridge which was
placed on the Burlington tracks at Eola,
Illinois, on May 29th was put there by
Bowles and Smith. A few days prior to
this explosion Bowles went into Chairman
Hoge's room at the Grand Pacific and
showed him number of these cartridges,
and they talked together regarding their
use. A day or two later Bauereisn told
Smith that Bowles had left package for
him at a certain hotel in Aurora. Smith
got the package and it contained dynamite
cartridges, and, by Bauereisn's advice he
exploded these on the Burlington tracks on
June 14th.
On July 5th, by direction of the defend
ants, Smith took letter from Codning to
the latter's wife, who gave him package
containing dynamite cartridges. These
Smith took to the Brotherhood hall at
Aurora, where he met Broderick, BoWles
and Baueresin, and told them that he had
left the dynamite in the anteroom. Brod-
erick put the package under his arm, and
the men all left the hall together and took
the train to Chicago, excepting Baueresin.
On their way they were arrested. The
package contained four half-pound dyna-
mite cartridges.
THE CARTRIDGES IN COURT.
The cartridges alleged to have been taken
from the prisoners were brought into Court.
Samuel c. Madden. agent for the Atlas
Dynamite Company was put upon the
stand and testified that the cartridges con-
tained thirty per cent nitro-glycerine.
The Illuminating caps found on Broderick
were shown to witness, and were declared
to be the kind to explode dynamite.
Edward Poole, conductor of the train on
which Bowles, Broderick and Wilson were
arrested, testified that tine train was carry
ing interstate passengers.
Poole's cross-eXamination was conducted
with view to showing that the car in
which the prisoners were arrested had been
attached to the train at Quincy, that it car
ried no passengers from points outside of
Illinois, and did not come within these
statutes.
CLERK KELLY's DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
John d. Kelly, Secretary to Chairman
Hoge, of the Grievance Committee, testified
that he knew defendant Boles saw him in
the rooms of the strikers in the Grand
Pacific Hotel. Bowles had come to the
strikers room at the hotel with package
said to be dynamite, and opened the pack
age in the presence of Hoge and man
named Towe-. 1t was marked Hercules,
with red stamp. Bowles had caps in his
pocket. They were like those taken from
Broderick. Bowles spoke of working it"
on the Fulton Branch. He told witness he
had laid a cartridge on the track, using a
sheet of lead to keep it on the rail and the
caps for exploding it. He had four cart
ridges and half dozen caps.
Kelly's cross examination developed that
he was 2S years old, American born, had
been fireman and engineer, and for
several years worked on the Burlington
road. He was Secretary for Hoge, and said
he had memorandum showing the dates
regarding this and other subjects, if it had
not been stolen since his arrest, as several
other papers had been.
Here it was disclosed that some one had
raided Kelly's room while he was locked
up down town, and it was charged that the
defense now had the documents taken from
his room.
Witness said that he had memorandum
of Bowles' talk about dynamite at the time.
He did not report it to the police, because
of his relations to the Brotherhood. He
said that since his arrest he had conferred
with Inspector Bonfeld, attorney Collier
and Mr.. Stone, but was not testifying under
promise of immunity, and that he ex-
pected to he put on trial for conspiring.
Andrew E. Barnes, clerk for Lloyd also
identified Bowles, having seen him in the
store several times and sold him dynamite.
About seven P. NJ. on June 23d Bowles got
package of dynamite put up for him BY
Lloyd.
Thomas j. Ester, of Noblesville, Ind,
had seen Bowles when the latter was stop
ping at Sappers. They talked about the
strike, and Bowles told him that he was
going to Creston, Ia, ito raise hell among
the boys"
Kirk Howe, clerk in Sawyer & Pierces
hardware store at Westfield, Ind, indenti-
fled Bowles as the man to whom he had
sold dynamite about six weeks ago.
Further examination was suspended
until 10 o'clock tomorrow. The prosecu-
ton has several other witness to be exam
ined.
WHERE BowLEs GOT HIS EXPLOSIVES.
Thomas G. Lloyd testified that be lived
at Noblesville, Ind, and dealt in hard
ware. Had seen Bowles in his store about
June 1st. Sold him five pounds of dyna-
mite, put in rolls. The brands were
known as the Hercules" powder, and he
identified that in Court as the same brand.
He sold him more two week later, and
again on June 23d. Illuminating caps and
fuses were bought with each lot and
packed carefully by special directions.
Bowles told him on the first occasion that
he was stopping with a Mr.. Sapper in the
neighborhood.