The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-07-13
PROBING A PLOT.


Important Arrests Made in the Burling-
ton Conspiracy Case at Chicago-C Chair
men Hoge and Murphy, of the Engi-
neers and Firemens Grievance Conn
mittee. Together with Their Secretaries,
Taken Into Custody-The Latter Make
Damaging Confessions.
CHICAGO, July 1L--Stewart E. Hoge.
| Chairman of the Grievance Committee of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
and John 81 Murphy, chairman of the
Grievance Committee of the Firemens
Brotherhood, have been arrested on a
| warrant sworn out by General Man
| ager Stone, of the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy road, charging them
| with conspiracy The warrant was placed
| in Inspector Bonfeld's hands, who turned
| it over to Officers Palmer and Hoffman, of
| the Central Station These officers pro-
ceeded to the National Hotel on Clark
| street. where Hoge and his wife, Murphy
| and several other Brotherhood officials are
| stopping, and the arrests were quietly
| effected, the two men offering no resistance
''This case" said Mr. Conner, attorney
| for the Burlington road, ''grows out of a
| circular sent out to the brotherhood lodges
| asking that brotherhood men be sent on to
| take places on the CO. and suggesting that
| they bring a good supply of sal soda and
emery with them. The sending of these
| circulars is deemed prima facie evidence of
a share in a concerted conspiracy, and we
| have sure case against the prisoners"
| At 0:30 their trial came up before Justice
| Randall FL. White, Attorneys Joseph
| David Daniel Donahue and Alexander
| Sullivan appearing for the defendants
| Frank Collier represented the prosecution
| The defendants asked for and obtained a
| change of venue, Justice White
sending the case over to Justice d. j.
Lyon across the hall. There Attorney
Collier stated that he was not ready to
proceed with the case, but Attorney
David demanded an immediate hearing.
After a little sparring between David
and Collier it was decided to let
| the hearing go over till Saturday at 10
| O'Clock, Justice Lyon first fixing bail at
| 81 900 each, afterward raising it to 81, 800.
| Just what the effect of the arrest of
| Hoge and Murphy will have on the
| brotherhood is as yet impossible to
say. The members themselves do not
know A few days ago Chairman
Hoge- declared that should he be ar
rested, or any of the high officers
of the brotherhoods, general strike
throughout the country would be ordered.
The warrant upon which Hoge and
Murphy were taken into custody called al
SO for the arrest of John j. Kelley and
John I'll. McGillivary, secretaries of the
grievance committees of the Locomotive
Engineers and the Firemen's Brotherhoods,
respectively. They were not at the hotel,
| but during the day were captured and
| lodged in the Desplaines street station,
| where they, after Illuminating for time
| over their position decided to make con-
| fession of all within their knowledge In
| spector Bonfield was sent for. The story
| of the ''squeal" is given by the latter as
| follows:
| "Between 8 and o'clock, ~ said Inspector
| Bonfeld, ''they sent for me. Before going
| to them 7 sent word to Manager Stone,
and with Attorney Frank Collier we drove
| to Desplaines street. Kelly and McGil-
very appeared to be nice young men. We
| talked the matter over with them. They
told of all the part they had taken
| throughout the strike and finally sat
down and wrote out statements of all they
knew regarding the identity of the sal
soda-emery circular / left before they had
| finished, but unders tand that their state
ments were to the entire satisfaction of
Messrs. Stone and Collier. ] understand
that they settle beyond all possibility
of doubt Hoge's authorship of the circular,
that they also settle the identity of John
| Sewers who was really no other than
| Mr.. Hoge. When the circular was
sent out a question naturally arose
among the members of the brother
hood as to its authenticity 1t was
deemed too radical document to emanate
| from leader in so conservative an organ
| izatioD. Inquiries began to pour in to Mr..
Hoge at the Grand Pacific, addressed to
him under his right name, asking if the cir
cular was square. Kelly and McGilvery
swear that acting under Hoge's instruc-
| tions, they answered these inquiries, saying
that the circulars were all right. Then
letters began to come to John Sewers,
addressed in care Of the National Hotel.
| They were taken from there and delivered
| to Hoge at the Grand Pacific, and, under
Hoge's instructions, Kelly and McGilvery
| say they answered the correspondence adj
dressed to 'Sowers.'' -
| There will. it is said, be no further ar
rests made here in Chicago in connection
with the conspiracy case, although others
may be looked for in other States The
penalty prescribed for the charge under
| which the four men arrested are held is i'm
prisonment for three years at the greatest,
| or maximum fine of 81, 600.
| CLEVELAND, O., July 1.-THE arrest of
| Chairmen Hoge and Murphy Of the 90"
| strikers at Chicago occasioned a greal deal
| of surprise in this city. Chief Arthur was
| informed of Chairman Hoge's arrest and
| said: 81 am very sorry if any member
(, of the brotherhood has done any
| thing to render him amenable to
| the law If any of the members
| have been guilty of dishonorable con-
| duct they must take the consequences
| The brotherhood, as an organization, will
never approve of the actions of members
who will not keep within the law. Had
| they followed my advice things might now
| be different"
"aThe officers may be after you soon,"
| was suggested
'"Very well, let them come" said the
| chief. 'stThey can not connect my name
| with any thing that is dishonorable.
swirl you express your opinion Of the
| secret circular said to have been issued by
| Chairman Hoge advising brotherhood men
| to secretly secure employment with the
company and then damage its property"
| was asked.
| -"No because do not consider this the
proper time to discuss the matter"
| Mr. Arthur was then asked about the
| following words of Chairman Hoge Mon
| day night: "If Arthur he'd been arrested
| when that subject was agitated it would
| have stopped every wheGl in the coun-
| try. ] think it would be the same if /
should be arrested.p
| ''Well, he has been arrested - answered
| the chief, grimly, but he did not intimate
| whether or not all the brotherhood mem
bers would strike in, consequence OF that
fact
| -"Well, deacon, said the new min
| lister of a Dakota church, Ibid my in