New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-29
HOW THE DYNAMITE WAS FOUND
TRIAL OF THE BOHEMIAN ANARCHIST.
HRoNEK's CONFESSION TO THE PoLICE-JUDGE
GRINNELL FIRST WARNED OF THE PLOT
INSPECTOR BoNFIELD's EXPERIMENT
WITH THE BOMBS

WITH THE BOMBS.
Chicago Nov. % (SpeclaD.-Therc a large crowd
in the Criminal Court Room this morning when the
trial of Anarchist Hronek was resumed. The first
witness was Officer Muchash, Of Inspector Bon
fields Bohemian detectives lie gave the jury the
details Of a confession made by Ironek after his ar
rest. After the alleged conspirators had been locked
up in the Jail, Muchask visited Hronek In his CELL
Hronek had copy of a newspaper in his hand
81 have Just been reading herc,' he sald that
some of the people who arrested with me arc
giving things away and putting all the blame me.
Now, I going to tell the whole truth"
Hronek said The bombs that found in his
possession were given him by Schneider. The dyna-
mite which he had gcd TO Anarchist named
Karafat who had left the city after the Haymarket
affair and had asked him to take care of the suf.
fIc admitted that he had given to Chleboun the fulm
mating cap which the latter had given to Inspector
Bonfeld Hronek told all about the trip with Chapel
and Chleboun to Judge Grnnels house at Aldine
Square He said the trip made at his suggestion
On the way back from Aldnc square, the three dis
cussed the question Of aNenging tie death Of Spies
and the other Anarchists, and Hronek told Chapek
and Chleboun that he would do the killing himself
II the others would pay him. Muchash told OF smother
interview with Hronek, when the latter requested
that his wife be brought 10 him that he could in
struct her to give up all the dynamite he had. Mrs
Hronek brought TO the jail, and after brief in
the witress When the latter arrived at the house,
Mrs Hronek said the explosive had been removed but
that she would show where was hidden. Muchasd
and Officers Haas and Nordrum went along with tho
woman, who led them to Sevic's house. The officers
stood outside of the house, while Mrs. Hronek went
into the basement and in few minutes returned with
a basket. Here Muchash stepped in his story while
an officer went out into the Judges chambers and re-
turned with a common wooden market basket holding
about half a bushe From 1t taken a lot OF
bombs, one or two of the gasppe kind about six
inches long, and the Others made OF tin. They were
constructed OF baking powder boxes with core In
the centro for the dynamite and space all around 1t
to pack nails broken glass or eaden bullets In the
basket were thirty four sticks Of dynamite. The
basket was allowed in the room long enough
for It and ifs contents to be idcntifed and then II
was carried carefully out The wickedes / looking
bomb in the lot Inspector Bonfeld kept m. the Doni
and he fonded It afectonaely he laid 1T down on
the table beside Assistant States Attorney Elliott
II tin box about SIX inches deep and folr Inches
in diameter with both crds closed up. In one end
was tiny hole for the insertion Of tho fuse and the
whole was wrapped and rewrapped with strong wire.
on the cross examination, Officer Muchas said Honek
told him that Chapck said the German Anarchists
were planning get up big fire which would destroy
the city.
officer Louis Haas called and his testimony was
mainly corroborative OF MuchaskPs story. He said
that Hionek first denied that he had any dynamite
except what had been found in his possession.
Inspector Bohfeld testified that he first heard of the
plot from Judge Grnnc In the pantry of 1Ironek s
house., said he, ." found the wrapped bomb
made of a tin can which lies the table there. IN
the pantry under pile of sawdust were lot of iron
collars upon which screwed the glass insulaors
for telegraph wires. They were plugged up at the
ends and fitted with Illuminating caps"
The Inspector then showed tin bomb which he
had dssected. After soaIng 1t In water for two
days. he removed the cap and then took the dynamite
out of the core Packed around the were small
pieces of iron ore, broken china, little pebbles and
sheet lead chopped up into small pieces He also
described an experiment with OF the bombs, A
small baking powder can. Out the prairie he had
a small shed built Of heavy boards. lie laid the
bomb inside II. Beside tho bomb he placed stick
of the dynamite with fuse 10 IT, but he attacled
a three foot fuse TO the bomb After he and Chicf
Hubbard states Attorney Longnecker, and tho others
in the experimenting party had retired 10 safe dis
tance, the explosion occurred and all that was LETT
Of the shed was a great hole In the ground