Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-20
ANARCHISTS PLOTTING.
TO MURDER GRlNNELL, GARY, BON
FIELD AND OTHERS.
Dynamite the Weapon and Last Night
the Time-Fru strated by the Police
THEE bohemian Conspirators
Arrested.

CHICAGO, July l7.-By bold and timely
action Inspector Bonfield this morning
saved the lives of himself, Judges Gary
ana Grlnnell and others. Bonfeld said !:
Ihere was conspiracy of long standing
about to be put into execution They in
tended to use dynamite on Judge Gary,
Judge Grinnell and myself" The chief
prisoner is an old-time anarchist. prom
lnent in the schemes of the Haymarket
times.
Bonfield had the house of the latter
near Ashland avenue and 33I street sur
rounded by five picked officers. AS day
light was breaking the inspector was Join
ed IN the vicinity by a stranger ard a few
moments later the owner emerged from
Ihe n use. The stranger nudged Bouiield
ana The order WAS given TO the officers
who closed ou the man. H. made 4 des-
perate hight but was quickly over
powered and placed in CHARGE OF
two officers. Bunhelu aud the
other officers rushed inD tne house
ana were met on the stairs by the wife of
the owner. She was brushed aside and
the police, guided by the stranger, entered
nall bedroom, where, hidden in corLer,
the Inspector found an even DOZEN of
dynamite cartridges wrapped in brown
paper turther search disclosed hidden
IN bed large revolver and dagger
some bundles of letters and other papers
were also found. The patrol wagon was
called ana the prisoner taken to the station.
ne oillcers next went to a house some
distance away, supposed t. be No. 3Ol6
Quincy street, where two other arrests
We're made. All three captves were taken
TO the central station
Bonfield says about 20 determined mur-
derers were in the conspiracy. They were
at certain hour after midnight. Tonight
70 be at the homes of & Grinuell, Gary, Bon,
held, Frank Walker, Gen. Stiles and
Others prominent in the prosecution of the
anarchists. Dynamite was to be placed
peneath the houses of these, and the pow
eriul explosives We're to he touched Off
simultaneously. The board of trade was
TO be blown to the sky at the same time
ana wholesale reign of terror inauau-
rated
The arrested men are Bohemians. The
rlnRleader is John Hrouek, cabinet
maker, who lives at 1852 Falrel street
The other men are Frank Cnapek, 4gS
west 10Th street, Frank Chebowa, a tailor
living on Zion place. The latter told the
story or the plot TO the Bohemian vino in
turn detailed 1t to Inspector Bontield
After the executions a movement W.
started among the followers of revolution
and chaos in Chicago bv which the
groups which dlsbanded almost as soon a.
the market bombs burst re-organiZed
IL was thought dangerous to have the
groups composed of an unlimited num-
per, ana 1t was concluded that if each
group WAS to have no more than tine,
members, with each well acquainted with
me others, "squealing" would become
lost art. The men arrested constituted y
group ana IN the hands of these WAS lptt
the pleasant OCCUPATION OF blowing nm the
residences until The act of last November
WAS considered fully wiped ont in blood. |
/ aN tt,a,I > no,
Grlnntll's house, in Aldine Squale Julv4 |
TO learn its occupants. When he report |
ed that night the enormity of the offence
began 10 dawn upon the mind of CheboWa |
lie Wreslled with his feelings several days |
ana finally asked the advice of a friend |
ne latter hurried to the police and told |
Ihe story. In the houses of all three mn |
inerous weapons were found and enoryh |
dynamite to blow up several of the lar st |
bui dings in the city
=, ne tnree men were present at T. . |
haymarket massacre. Hrouek received a !
lumber or bombs and some dynamlt, |
from friend of the cause that fatal even
ing Hrouek and Chapek. were intimate
lrlehds or Louis Lingg, the bomb maker.
anu poth We're arrested after the Hay-
market riot. Chief Hubbard saws there |
Will oe no more arrests tonight.
Mouthings of Lucy Parsons.
Mrs. Albert h. Parsons, widow of one of
the executed anarchists, in an interview
oo-nleht, said "If Grinnell and Gary are
not Killed very soon, will kill them my
sen, ana you can rest assured will not
make a botch of it," Pointing to her 10.
year-old son she continued What do YOU
suppose l am raising him for? | shall
.eacn uini MS iather was murdered and
oy whom and those red-handed butchers
had better look out"