Wichita eagle., 1888-07-19
THE EVIDENCE.
Bowles on the Stand andTestifies to His
Part in the Plot

CHICAGO, July 1s.-Bowles, the engineer
who accepted work from the Burlington
company after the strike began and subse-
quently became a member of the Brother
hood and was now to take the stand as an
informer. was the next witness OF import
ance. He began by.telling Of a secret meet
ing of the brotherhood in Aurora. Wit
ness said: ''Chief Bauresein made state
ment that we should do something: that
the company was getting ahead of Us. He
said it would not do for him to do anything
IL regard to the use of dyn amite, but it
could be used with good effect. After the
meeting was over some conversation passed
between him and myself and l made the
statement to him that knew how to use
it; that had seen it used in
the gravel pits He wanted to know
if 1 could get any OF it and told
him. thought I could. be told me to go
and get it. He gave me $3.50 to get it.
That was two weeks after l was initiated.
was initiated April 2. 1855. Gooding,
one Of the defendants. was among those at
the meeting"
The informer told of his expeditions to
TO the Indiana country towns TO purchase
dynamite and how Baueresein had sent
HIM with it to Galesburg. They went to
place it on the track and 1t was some of
this dynamite that Bowles buried and
which was dug up yesterday. Telling OF
his talk with Baueresein about the eXplo-
sion on the 90 track near Aurora, tha
witness said that Baueresein said it would
have good effect ''He told me-" contln-
ued the witness, THAT IN certain
part of the town there was frame house
and that under it was a sewer, running
across the street. The house was ''scab"
boarding house and was filled with
''scabs'' Baueresein wanted Alexander
Smith and me TO get under the house by
the sewer and place bomb there and blow
mp that house. told him that would be
murder and l would not do it.
He received a letter from Baueresein in
which the latter said that George Clark,
the striker who was arrested at Galesourg
yesterday wanted some OF the goods"
(dynamite); for him (Bowles( to hurry up
and give some goods" to
Clark. The witness thereupon
bought two pounds of dynamite
and gave it to Clark He received another
letter from Baueresein, telling him to
hurry up with the goods to Creston, Ia,
where they were needed. He then went to
Creston and delivered four pounds OF dyn-
amite to Broderlck. Continuing, he said
he received the following letter from Bau-
eresein:
June 81, 1883.
J. A Bowles-If you think that man
you spoke about is watching you, don't
do anything that would make him suspi-
cious. l think you could give him the slip
very easily at night by taking a walk to
the next town, and if blank should fol-
low you, shoot him, for would not have
any mercy on (biank) that would follow me.
If you think that it is best you had better
go home or look for situation somewhere
and give up the jobbing business, | wish
you would let me know of your address
whenever you make a change. BrOderick
wants me to have you to come to Kansas
City. but told him / could not find you.
Don't get any more goods for reasons you
can guess. Your fraternally. J. A. B."
Bowes could not swear that the letter
was in Bauereseins hand writ
they had corresponded about the
matter concerned he was satisfied of its
authenticity. Bowles was also allowed to
explain the contents of letter received by
him from Baueresein at Noblesville, en-
closing money and the instructions to
take plenty of goods to Creston." By
goods" he said dynamite was under
stood.
Under cross examination Bowles ad-
mitted that he had told both attorneys
for the defense waile in the county jail
that he was an innocent man, that he
did not know anything of the use
of dynamite and that he had
lied repeatedly to them and others as
to his innocence and about other matters,
"but," be added.naively, 81 was not on
oath then" His confession, he claimed,
was not induced by any promise of immu-
nifty or other reward. He was guilty and
could not expect to escape punishment,
though he was led into guilt by bad, I'M
principled men," His direct examination
was not shaken in any material point and
when the cross examination was concluded
Mr.. Ewing arose and SAID Your honor,
the state will rest at this point. This is
ourcase" Court was then adjourned till
tomorrow.