The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-18
DYNAMITE DEMONS.
Chicago Saved from a Hor-
rOr by a Few Hours.
POLICE FOIL THE PLOT.

POLICE FOIL THE PLOT.
Several Simultaneous Explosions
Planned for Last Nighttime Struct-
ures on the List Were the Board of
Trade and the Residences of State
Attorney Grinnell, Judge Gary, In
spector Bonf1eld and Others Promi-
nent in the Trials of Last Year
CHICAGO, July 17.-In a small frame
house in the vicinity of Ashland avenue
and Thirty-second street were found twelve
dynamite bombs, revolver and a knife,
and as the owner of the articles stepped to
the sidewalk he was arrested by Inspector
Bonfeld in person and taken to the police
station. Two other arrests were made later
When questioned as to what the prisoners
Intended to do. Inspector Bon1ield confined
himself to saying: There was a conspiracy
Of long standing, and it was about to be put
into execution. They intended to use the
dynamite on Judge Gary, Judge Grinnell
and myself.
AN OLD ANARCHIST.
ard was prominent in the scenes of Hay
market times. Before making the first
arrest. Inspector Bonfield had the house
surrounded by five picked officers. Just as
daylight was breaking the inspector was
ioined in the vicinity by a stranger and a
few moments later man emerged from
the house. The stranger nudged Inspector
Bonheld and an order was given to the
officers who closed on the man. He made a
desperate fight, but was quickly overpow-
cred and placed in charge of two officers.
Inspector Bonfield and the other officers
then rushed into the house. They were
met on the stairs by a woman, the wife of
the man who had been captured.
UNEARTHING THE DYNAMITE.
She was brushed aside, and the police,
guided by the stranger, entered the hall
bedroom where. hidden in a corner, the
Inspector found all even dozen dynamite
cartridges wrapped in brown paper. A
further search of the room disclosed a large
revolver and dagger. Sonte letters and
other papers, which were also taken care of
by the police were found. Then a patrol
wagon was called and the prisoner was
taken to the station.
The officers next went to a house some
distance away, which it is supposed was
No. 3,0l6 Quinn street. Here two other ar
rests were made and all three were taken to
the central station. Inspector Bontield is
reported to have said that the plot was a
well-arranged one. About twenty
determined murderers were in
the conspiracy and they were
at certain hou- after midnight tonight to
be at the homes of States Attorney Grin
nell, Judge Gary, Inspector Bonfield, Frank
Walker Gen. Stiles and others prominent
in the prosecution of the anarchists. Dyna-
mite was to be placed beneath the houses of
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be touched off simultaneously. The board
Of trade was to be blown to the sky at the
same time and wholesale reign of terror
lnaugurated.
BETRAYAL OF THE PLOT.
CHICAGO, July II, II P. M.-About ten
days ago prominent Bohemian called on
Inspector Bonfield and informed him that
plot was on foot the object of which was to
ayenge the exception of Spies, Parsons and
the others by blowing up with dynamite
residence of Judge Grinnell who was
the state attorney when the anarchists were
tried, Judge Gary, who was the presiding
ludge, and also the residence of Inspector
Bonfield, who had been the rrime mover in
The arrests which followed the Haymarket
affair and who furnished most of the evil
dence which brought four Of the principals
10 the gallows, forced another into a
suicides grave and sent three others 10
Joliet. The Inspector was not slow III act
ing upon the tip thus given, and by careful
shadowing and other skillful detective work
succeeded IN weaving a web, as he claims, of
mcontestible facts about at least three men,
and arrested them this morning.
NAMES OF THE PRISONERS.
The name of the ringleader is John
Hroneck, and he lived at No. 1862 Farrell
street. He is a Bohemian, and a cabinet
maker by trade
another man is Frank Chapek, who
lved at No 49S West Twentieth street.
ne Is also Bohemian, as is the third man,
whose name is Frank Chabc'wa, who is
tailor, living on Zion place,
una who Is the informer who told the story
Vi lhe plot to the Bohemian. who in turn
uelalled 1t to Inspector BOnfeld. 1t seems
yaa' since the execution, a movement was
Na among the followers OF revolution
una chaos In Chicago by which the groups
"NlCh dlsbanded almost as soon rs the Hay
market bomb burst, were to be reorganized
appears to do business al the old stand.
ONLY THREE IN A GROUP.
II was thought dangerous in the light of
past events to have these groups composed
al unlimited number because it would
.u'reaSe the possibility of informers making
u.ir appearance at most critical periods
Jush silence was very golden. II was con-
was to have no more than
%Iee members with each of
Ie tnree members well acquainted with
le o'hers who composed the group when
tuIIhed. 1t was thought that ".quealing'
~ lhe anarchist ranks in the future could
.e9ihe a lost art. The three men arrested
w gtuay constituted group and in the hands
1ue'e was left, by whom it is not yet
5dnown' the occupation Of blowing up resi-
oo,l. oslcas until the act Of last November was
'0'Siuered fully wiped out in blood.
NO MEETING PLACE.
me group now iucarcerated in cells IN
WIZ TI the city hall had no regular meeting
E,aces where their plans could be discussed,
1. .uey met casually as friends, and over
,saSS OF beer concocted their bold and
"oody schemes. II was agreed that At
~iuey Grinnels house was the first
,' to be blown up, but not
o, r','eSS the states attorney was an inmate
"Ieh IT took place.
YuuRe Gary's house was the next one
.@uA'd' and last Saturday night was the
''Ie S't Tor carrying out the plot
was not determined how Inspector
n.,"Ie'd Was to be removed He was the
H. zone one on the list, and he was doomed to
ja,,g ggIlh the others, but how, was not fully
r nRoNECK's COOL WORK.