The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-17
DYNAMITERS BIG FLIRTS
BOWLEs INDUCED TO sQUEAL TO
AVOID DIVORCE.


Though He Had Wife in Illinois He
Made Love to Another Woman in
Indiana-Kelley's Little Lark-Chiefs
Arthur and Sergeant on Hand-The
Future Still Full OF Mystery-H -Hoge
Again Hints of General Strike.
CHICAGO, July 16.-The sensational de-
velopments in the trials of the 80" dyna-
miters, and the hope of more startling dis
closures, brought large crowd to-day to
Judge Greshams court room, where Com
missioner Hayne is hearing the evidence.
If the defendants are convicted of carrying
and dealing i'll explosives, which is only
| punishable by fine. they can schedule out
under the poor debtors act. The United
| States officials, it is said, have decided, in
view of this fact, to bring a charge of con-
| spiracy, a crime which can be punished by
two years imprisonment in the penitentiary
or a fine of $4,000, or both This charge, it
was intimated, might be brought to-day
BOwLEs' LITTLE LOVE AFFAIR.
Bowles since confessing, has been kept in
| the office of the United States marshal and
allowed to sleep on a lounge which was
| brought in for his comfort. Two pleasant
| looking women were brought into the
| courtroom. One of them was said to be the
woman to whom Bowles, though a married
man, made love to while on his dynamite
expedition in Indiana, and whose presence
in court, brought about by the prosecution,
had, more than anything else, induced
| Bowles to confess in order to head off a suit
! for divorce.
THE FIRST WITNESS.
Alexander Smith of'Aurora the brother
| hood fireman who turned informer, was the
| first witness called. He was interrupted at
| the very outset by Lawyer David for the
defense moving that all evidence concern
| ing informer Bowles be stricken out on the
| ground that he was not now under investi.
! cation. Mr.. David also asked TO have the
testimony of lnformer Kelley and Witness
| Lloyd nullitied because they mentioned none
of the defendants but Bowles, and the evil
dence was therefore incompetent.
District Attorney Ewing contended that
it would be shown that the dynamite was
| purchased and delivered by some at least of
| the defendants
The court let it stand and then Smith
was taken out of the box.
KELLEY's FILTRATION.
J. J. Kelley, Chairman Hoge's clerk, was
| called to admit that he had gwen the name
! Of Charles Cordell in Irritation he had
with two girls in Chicago in 1884. The
name, the witness claimed, was taken by
! him purely in fun. Considerable badgering
| by the lawyers for the Brotherhood fol-
| lowed.
The examination of Informer Smith was
then started again, when Lawyer Donohoo
! for the prisoners interrupted him with an
| instruction that he need not answer if he
would thereby criminate himself, and that
! he need not testify unless he so desired.
| The court confirmed these instructions and
l1I, ~
itatingly confirming the case so startlingly
outlined the first day of the trial by Dist.
| Atty. Ewing for the prosecution. Smith
was retired before the beginning OF the aft
ernoon session, having been subjected to a
cross examination Of great length.
SMITHS SANITY.
There was close attention paid to Smiths
statement when Mr.. Davis began 10 lead up
to the question Of Smiths sanity. Smith
bears scar about four inches long on the
| left side of his head. An examination de-
velOped that the scar was caused by his
| being caught between two cars, that he was
unconscious for long time, and was unable
| to do anything for eight months, and that
| his head has bothered him considerably
| ever since. At the afternoon session Smith
was recalled, and testified that he had not
on yesterday, nor at any other time, told
! his brother that he was an innocent man.
| ne also ueultu bIdJ u6 DdU TeCelNSl I1Ou6V
| from the prosecution or anyone else to
| te tify in this case. Then, by request of
| District Attorney Ewing, who was tired
out, the trial was postponed until to-mor-
| row at 10 o'clock.
A CONFERENCE.
! A conference was held this afternoon at
the office of the Chicago, Burlington and
| Quincy railroad, at which the road was
represented by President Perkins, Vice
Writ Dexter and j. w. Blythe. The other
side was represented by Chief P. NJ.
Arthur, of the locomotive engineers;
| Chief T. P. Sargent, of the fire
men, and Alexander Sullivan, their
counsel. The arrival of Messrs. Arthur and
| Sargent in Chicago had been kept a we'll
guarded secret, and neither registered at
any hotel until the conference was over
| Chairmen Hoge and Murphy were also
present. The officials of the two brother
hoods at once assured the railroad men that
| they had no sympathy with dynamiters
nor lawlessness in any form.
COURTEOUS AND CORDIAL
The interview was courteous and cordial
throughout, and naturally led to n general
talk concerning the strike and situation as
it affected the public and the parties to the
struggle All agreed that it would be well
if the strike could be ended.
President Perkins when seen said Eyes,
there has been a conference. Chiefs
Arthur and Sargeant, and Mr. Sullivan,
their counsel, came to say that they did not
countenance violence and have no sympa-
thv with dynamiters. ChairInen Hoge and
| Murphy were present at a portion of the
conference. We had much talk over the
situation and all argued that tho strike
ought TO be declared of. Nothing was
definitely settled, however, although it is
hoped that some good may come OF it,"
1t was impossible TO find Chiefs Arthur or
Sargent tonight and reporter for the
Associated Press called on Chairman Hoge.
WHAT HOGE SAYS
Touching the meeting Chairman Hoge
said propositions were submitted by both
sides t. the controversy, look ng toward
sett enent of the strike. What these prop
ositions were | am not at liberty t. safe.
They have not taken tangible form aud
they will not until another conference is
held, which will be in a few days. Chair-
man Hoge then showed the reporter "A telo-
gram which was sent from Davenport. Ia,
to w. I. Gould, and whicn read as
follows lowing TO certain events the
men at this point decide that we