River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-07-19


| ployed by the detective agency at salary
OF $50 month. II is stated that il was
from him that the company first got then
/ evidence. Smith was confronted with this,
and, by dint of considerable suasion, moral
and otherwise, was induced to make
clean breast of what he knew.
The courtroom was filled at an early
hour with much of the same kind of
an audience as were there Friday, sturdy
looking engineers, as then, FREEDOM
mating. The distinguished looking Com
missioner was in his seat prompt
ly at 10 O'clock When all was
ready United States District Attorney
Ewing arose and said that Bowles desired
to waive further examination. This
brought Donahue to his feet with an al
nouncement that he desired to say word
Before he could say it, however, Commits
sioner Hoyne asked Bowles what he had TO
say, and Bowles replied that he waived
eXaminatioh.
The district attorney then moved that in
the interest of public justice, the case be
continued to Monday morning. The court
asked the prisoner if he desired bail
| and he said he did, and it was
fixed at 5000 Attorney Dohahue,
for the defense, opposed the motion
for continuance and the court asked the
district attorney if the ends of public
Justice demanded IT, Mr.. Ewing replied
that they did, and then BoWles rose, and
advancing a few steps, said in voice
trembling with emotions 81 speak in
the interest of public justice, and TO
show that / am an innocent man" He
then lost control of his feelings, and
bursting into tears, put his handkerchief
to his eyes and took his seat. The Com
missioner then adjourned court to Monday
u.
filed slowly out.
Bowles was subsequently closeted with
District Attorney Ewing and Inspector
James II. Bonfield. He expressed desire
that General Manager Stone should be
present, and then he exposed the entire
workings of the strike, and the important
part Hoge and Murphy played in it. The
most startling feature of all is that Bowles
implicated men who have not heretofore
been suspected, but who are employed by
other roads He gave names, data, etc,
that startled even Mr.. Stone, who thought
that he knew the ramifications of this
conspiracy. During his statement Bowles
told Mr. Stone that he was delegated one
night to lay dynamite on the track near
Aurora, but when he got to the point
his haa-s Iasled A. &c 4. 4Aongbt %
the consequences that might result, and
he threw the cartridges into a stream
my conscience has overcome me as l real
ize the enOrmity of this thing he said
in his statement. IF | could only recall
the past. II breaks my heart and nearly
drives me crazy to TANK of the harm
j might have done. No, Hoge was not
directly implicated in the dynamite plots,
but he well knew what was going on, aud
knew perfectly well where | was getting
the dynamite l rendered my bills, and
they were paid through the headquar
tiers of our division Of the Brother.
hood of Locomotive Engineers and every 1
officer at the head of that division was |
cognizant of what l and others were doing |
j have no desire to conceal one thing. MY
bills for dynamite were paid out of the |
brotherhood treasury, and Mr.. Hoge APP
proved the bills" Bowles gave names OF
parties, but for obvious reasons the names |
will not be made public.
As more light has been thrown on the |
work of the conspira5ors, railroad men be- |
gin to talk. When the news circulated
that Bowles was going to confess all he
knew, the men began TO shake their heads |
and think. member of the Broth |
erhOod said: IF in any manner Chiefs /
Arthur and Sargent are brought into this |
matter. and they are not released on bail, |
then there will be general strike through |
out the country Even if this trial OF
HOge should prove unsatisfactory to the 4
men and he is sentenced and convicted, /
then there will be a general strike"
As soon as the trial of Hoge is over, and |
should he be convicted, there will be |
meeting of all brotherhood unions and |
other organizations connected with the /
railways There is no doubt that If these /
trials should take a serious turn and the /
brotherhood get the Worst of it, then all /
che roads in the country will be tied I'M.