Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-19
BOMBS AND BOOMERS.
WILSON NOT AMEMBER OF TIE BRO
THRRHo0D.
Tho Revelations About the Relations Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Bnfi-
neers and Fifemez.
may tnIerrnnh 10 the plrratct. !

BOWIes ~ an afcn cODepIaSol al" n
Brotherhood engineer coolly left bis seat IN
the group OF which Boderick and Bauerelsn
were members aud walked over TO the side
OF the room where the prosecuting attorneys
sat and took a chair beside Dawes, with
whom be began 30 chat In affiendly manner.
Then II was developed that Wilson was not
an engineer, not Brotherhood msp, and not
even Wilson. His name is John hullgan,
and he is Pinker on detective; ana not
only Is this the case, but IL appears ne bas
had the confidence OF all the prisoners and
their attorneys.
The trposE was brought about by the
lawyers too closely pressing the crossSexam-
inati0n Of Superintendent McGlnn. OF The
Pinkerton Agency. who was on the witness
stand. The Superintendent hsd the alterna-
tive OF sn awkward refusal 30 answer per-
tlnent question concerning Wilson or TO
cause the latter to show UP in bis true colors.
McGinn chose the latter. Wilson, on NULL
gan, obeyed the motion and quickly sprang
across the room TO the side Of the prosecu-
ton. When the comm0tion subsidized super
intendent McGinn related the circumstances
Of Brodcrick, one OF the conspirators,
throwing tho mysterious letter out OF the
csr-window at the tine OF his arrest and the
subsequent recovery OF The letter. The mo-
tive Of Frederick in Kidding himself OF the
missiye and the extreme secretiyeness OF The
officials in guarding its contents Is not ap-
parent. The letter wss as follows:
Tom Brodertck:
Dear SIR and Brother-I Just received
a letter from Bowles from Glenwood juno
ton, Mo-, and don't know where to write
TO him 80 that be will get my letter. You
should have made arrangements win blm
when he was at CrestDn. ] will let you
know II can get him as soon ~ possible.
Let me know where 10 address you every
time you write. will always write 70 the
Com Man and you can get your mail from
there that is the surest way. l Will
direct 10 You in care 81 them and tell them to
return the letter IL you have left there.
viii try TO lind j. A. b. as soon as I can and
get him TO work II you bear OF him tell
him to come 70 Aurora unless you want MN
with you. Your hard striker,
j. A. BAUERE1sEN.
p. S.-Maybe J. A. Bowles is gone 10
Brookfcld. He said IN his letter ne Wouid
write soon again. lie says they are getting
on to him.
The letter YVES written on one OF the
Brotherhood letter-heads, was dated st Au-
rora, June 20. 1886. and was addressed to
..Tom Frederick, Kansas City, Mo-"
BOwics, the engineer who accepted WORK
from the Burlington Company ailer Inc
strike began aud subsequently became "a
member Of the Brotherhood, and who was
now 10 take the stand as an iniormer, was
the next witness OF importance. lie began
nv telling OF the secret meeting Ji the
Brotherhood in Aurora.
The witness said: "Cbief Bauereisen
male the statement that we should do some
thing; that the company was getting ahead
Of us, lie said il would not do for HIM 10
do ANYTHING in regard to the use Of dynamite,
but il could be used with good elect. After
the meeting was over some conversation
passed between him and myself. and made
the statement TO him that knew how 10 Use
il; that had seen IL used in grayel-plt.
lie wanted to know II | could get any OF i,
and told him thought could. lie t0ld
me 10 20 and get IL and gave me 800 10 gel
IT, That wa. two weeks after | was initiated.
/ was initiated April -, 1883: Goddlng'
one OF the defendants, was one OF them al the
meeting"
The informer told Of his expeditions TO
Indiana country towns TO purchase dyna-
mite. aud how Bquereisen had sent him with
It TO George Clark, in Gaiesburg, the leading
engineer, who was arrested yesterday. They
were out together TO place 1t on the track,
and II was some OF this dynamite that BOwles
buried and which was dug up yesterday.
Telling Of his talk with Bauereisen about an
explosion on the 90" track near Aurora,
the witness said that BaueTeisen said 1t wOuld
have good effect.
Gle also told me-" continued the witness,
"tbat in certain part Of the town there was
frame house aud that under It was sewer
running across the street. The house WAS
'scab' clearinghouse and filled with 'scahs.'
Banereisen wanted Ally Smith aud me to get
under the house 10y the sewer and place a
bomb there and blow up the bouse. told
him that would be murder and would not
DO IT,"
Witness further implicated in the conspi-
racy George Clark, striker who was ar
rested at Galesburg yesterday, by telling OF a
letter from Bauereisen in which the lntcr
said that George Clark wanted some Of the
q coodso (dynsmite) for him (Bowles) and
TO hurry up and give some goods" TO
Clark, Witness thereupOn bought two
hounds of dynamite and gave 1t to Clark.
lie received another letter from Bauereisen
telling him TO hurry up with the "goods >"
to Creston, Iowa, where they were needed.
lie then went 10 Creston and delivered Tour
hounds Of dynamite 10 BrOderick.
Continuing he said he received the follow
ing letter from Bauereiscn:
80 JUNE p, 1883.
j. A. Bolrles, D. s. and b.:
|. II YOU think that - youspOke OF Is watch
ing YOU don't do anything that would make
YOU suspicious. think you could give him
the slip very easy at night by taking walk
TO the next town, and il - should follow
YOU shoot him, for | would not have any
mercy on my that would follow me.
II YOU think that it is best YOU had better 20
home or look for situation somewhere and
give up the iObbing business. | wish you
would let me know OF your address whens
ever YOU make change. Broderlck wrote
me to have YOU come TO Kansas City. but
told hun did not know where to lind you.
Don't get any goods, Tor reason which you
can guess. Yours traternaily,
'' j. A. b.
Bowles could not swear that the letter was
In Bauereisen's handwriting, but from The
fact that they had cOrresponded about The
matters mentioned be was satisfied OF lis
authenticity. BOwles was also allowed to
by explain the contents Of the letter received
him from Bauereisen at NOblesville enclosing
money and instructions TO "take plenty OF
goods TO Crestou." BY goods" he said
dynamite was meant.
UNGT CIO>S-tN AfOWi'e ehHiAAAfh
that he had told both attorneys for the de-
fence while In the county jail that he was an
innocent man; that he did not know any
thing Of the use OF dynamite; and that be
had lied repeatedly to them and to others as
TO his innocence and about other matters.
"But," he added naiyely, &" was not on oath
then" His confession, he claimed, was not
induced by any promise Of immunity or
other reward. lie was guilty and could not
expect TO escape punishment, though he was
led into guilt 10y "bad, unprincipled men,"
His direct examination was not shaken In
any material point, and when the cross,
examination was concluded Ewing rose and
said: "Your Honor. the State will rest at
this point. This is our case.Y
The court was then adjourned TIL to-mor-
row.
Jerseymen Hang.