Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-26
AN ANARCHIST PLOT.
A Scheme to Blow Up the Chicago
Board of Trade.
The Plan Frnstrated.

A gigantic, murderous plot on the part Of
the Chicago anarchists to blow up the board
of trade building, several other large build
ings, and to murder Judge Grinnell, Judge
Gary, Inspector Bonfield and other promi-
nent persons engaged in the prosecution
during the celebrated trial of the anarchists,
was nipped in the bud by Inspector Bonfield,
Chief Hubbard, Lieut.. Elliott and the cen
trail detectives on the 18th inst. The means
TO be used in the wholesale murder and des-
truction of property was the anarchists
weapon, dynamite, and enough of the eX-
plosive was found TO blow up half the city.
Three of the conspirators are already under
arrest and are confined at the city hall.
Everybody supposed that the trouble with
the revolutionary spirit among the anarch-
lists had died out, but il seems a conspiracy
has been brewing among the friends Of
Spies, Parsons and the rest, and a diaboli-
cal plot was Matched and hundreds of lives
were TO be taken.
Inspector Bonfie,d, IL is said, has been
aware Of the conspiracy for some time but
waited until the evidence was complete
Several detectives were ordered TO meet at
the central station at two o'clock on the
morning of the 18th inst. There they donned
DISCUSSES, and in company with Bontield
and Elliott proceeded TO Deering street sta
ton, where reserve force was on hand
The force proceeded TO the corner OF Thirty
third street and Ashland avenue, near
WncIC Out VI lHt lttuluR NODSDlIdJOTS IT,
sided. II was hoped to catch dozen or more
anarchists at the house, but only two men
were found. One CT the suspected men was
arrested as he came from the house about
daylight. Then the officers entered the
dwelling and another conspirator was found.
Under his pillow was knife and revolver,
and upon searching the room twelve sticks
of dynamite were found. The officers next
visited house on Quinn street, and another
OF the suspected ones was arrested. A large
quantity Of dynamite was also found in this
place.
Among the men arrested was one of those
who was under arrest soon after the Hay
market massacre, and subsequently re-
leased The others were prominent an
archists during the trial.
1t is stated that about 20 determined men
were in the conspiracy and they were, at
certain hour after midnight TO be at the
homes of Grinnell, Gary, Bontleld, Frank
Walker, Gen. Stiles and others prominent
in the prosecution. Dynamite was TO be
placed beneath the houses of these, and
was TO be touched of simultaneously.
The board of trade was also to be blown
up at the same time. Further arrests will
probably bring to light an even greater
anticipated bloody horror
Inspector Bontiold says his men know
the conspirators and that additional arrests
will be made. The police observe the
strictest secrecy in the matter, but Inspect
or Bonteld was induced to say to the
United Press representative:
Judges Grinnell and Gary were TO be
blown up by these fellows, and that is all
will say. You may add however, that we
have been aware Of this diabolical plot for
some time, and think there will be anoth-
er wholesale hanging. The explosion at
the Haymarket could not be compared this.
Hundreds OF lives would certainly have
been sacrificed had we not discovered it,"