Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-19
THE o." DYNAMLTERS.
How Wilson Was Forced to
Unmask.
''SQUEALER" BOwLEs TEsTIFIEs.
He Tells How He JObbed in Dyna-
mite Under Bauerisen'S
Instructions.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

IAssoclateo PreS6 dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-The expose of Will.
son, one of the supposed 80" dynamit
ers, as Pinkerton detective, was brought
about by the lawyers too closely pressing
the cross-examination of Superintendent
McGinn, of the Pinkerton Agency, who
was on the stand. He had the alterna-
tive of refusing to answer pertinent ques-
tions concerning Wilson, or causing the
latter to show up in his true colors.
McGinn chose the latter and gave Will
son, or Mulligan, signal, who sprang
quickly across the room to the side of the
prosecution. When the commotion sub.
sided Superintendent McGinn related
the circumstances of Broderick, one of
the conspirators, throwing the mysterious
letter out of the car window at the time
Of the arrest and the subsequent recovery
of the letter. The motive of Broderick
in Kidding himself of the missive is not
apparent, as the letter is entirely non
committal.
BowLEs, THE "sQUEALER,"
Was the next witness. He began by
telling the secret meeting of the Brother
hood in Aurora. He said Chief Bauerisen
made the statement that we should do
something; that the company was get
ting 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 the statement to him that l
knew how to use it 1 had seen it used in
gravel pits. He wanted to know if l
could get any of it, and told him l
thought could. He gave me $3.50 and
told me to get it. That was two weeks
after was initiated. Cooling, one of the
defendants, was among those at the meet
ing.
JOBBING IN DYNAMITE.
The informer then told of one of his
expeditions to Indiana to purchase dyna-
mite, and how Bauerisen had sent him
with it to George Clark, of Galesburg,
the leading engineer, who 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.
"Bauerisen told me-" continued the
witness, 'that in certain part of Aurora
there was frame house, and that under
it was sewer running across the street.
The house was 'scab' boarding house.
Bauerisen wanted Aleck Smith and my
self to get under the house by this sewer
and place bomb there and blow up the
house. told him that would be murder
and would not do it."
Witness further implicated George
Clark by telling of the letter from Bauer
isen, in which the letter said Clark
wanted some of the goods" (dynamite),
and for him (Bowles) to hurry up and
give Clark some. Witness thereupon
bought two pounds of dynamite and
gave it to Clark. He received another
letter from Bauerisen telling him to hurry
up with the goods" to Creston. He
then went to Creston and delivered four
pounds of dynamite to Broderick.
LETTER FROM BAUERIsEN.
Witness then presented letter ad-
dressed to him June 9th, signed J. A.
B. The letter informs him that he is be-
ing watched, not to do anything sus-
picious, and if he thought best, to go
home or look for situation somewhere
and give up the jobbing business. Bowles
could not swear the letter was in Bauer
isen's handwriting, but from the fact
that they had corresponded about
the matters mentioned, he was
satisfied of it's authenticity. He
also explained the contents OF the letters
received from Bauerisen at Noblesville,
Ind, enclosing money and instructions
to take plenty of goods to Creston.
Under cross-examination Bowles ad-
mitted that he had told the attorney for
defense while in Jail that he was inno-
cent; that he knew nothing of the use of
dynamite and that he had lied repeated
ly as to his innocence, and other matters.
When cross-examination was concluded
Mr.. Ewing arose and said the State
would rest at this point. The court ad-
journed till tomorrow.