Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-07
DYNAMiTgRs ON TRIAL.
The Oatgreu'h Of the Great ssr,ks On
the BusEiRgtsn Durigg the
Past autUma.
ZEe Purchase OF Dynamite ard sha Aanu
facsurs of sombs-Concootion Of
. MuFderouG Pot.

GENEyV, Ill Dec. 6.-Iu the trisl
of John Fl. Bauerelsen, ckiel OF the alleged
Burlington dynamite corsplrstors, the
Jury panel wac completed to day. John
Alexander Bowlep, who It Is said was a
conspirs!or and one of the Eq1ealers, was
put on the STAND as the first and most i'm
portant witness. Bowles testified tia.
he wen! to work So kn engineer for Bur-
NIgton March %. 1888, snd Was per-
suaded TO quit by his brother April 4
He joired tina brotherl ood and was en-
ployed by Bsuereiser to buy dynamite and
place 1t on the tracks and also 30 buy
v!trioI ard ann unitlon to put In the wster
tank and dose the engines.
The witness wen. on to tell how two
weeks after his initiation as brotherhood
man be met Bluereisen a. Aurora, and
how the latter told rim that dynamite
could now hs used with good effect, Civ.
ing him $3.50 to buy the stuff. Bowles
esid he eou.d not purchase It in Cht'sgo
in small quantities, but succeeded In doing
so at Noo.esVille, Indians, where he OBJ
tanned the sticks. Rs,urDing to Chicago,
he met Bsuereisen, Hog, Kelley and
other leading strikers 81 the grievance
committee roor1s at the Grand Pscifi>.
Bauereissn, said the witness, gave hin SO
and told Ii TO 60 to Galssourg with The
goods" BowleS then related how cor
daily he vas received By George a. Clark
there, to whom 6auereisen had written O
! liter explaining the plot.
They drove TO the Burlington tracks,
but were afraid TO use the explosive. He
and ClsrS buried the dynamite near the
w&terWofks, and Bowles returned to Au-
rora to have another tRlk " in B.uerelsen.
Bauersisen furnished more money snd
the trip wGs taken by the witness to
NoblesvLlle and WesttieId, md where
mora dgnsmige hssides iplnin Iting
caps and fuse were purchased.
"MAy 49," eadlinued B0Wlee, "Bsuers
eisen gave ms TWO silver dol!srs to hire
rig ami visit the e. tracks. 1 took Alex
Smith with ne, snd grove TO the railroad
crossing near the fEir grounds, where
placed
L sHICK OF DYNAMITE
with fu. nIrGlag cap On ina trsck. We
drove back To Aurora ana heard the eX
pIosion mile away. Eexs morning
Bauereisen said 1t WAS good 30, and
thSt the hlpge hsd been olo VII OF tn
leading trucK wheel" The witness next
described how he and BIuereiEen expert
mented With fuse il the consultation
room 81 the division hall st Aurora.
After these experiments Bauereissn
wanted Smith and RoWlee to pu. dyns
mite under 'scsb" boarding house
known as the Council house, and blow i.
TO atoms. They refused, eeying
IT WOULD BIZ MURDER.
Taking third trip TO Mobiles
vile, he bought more dynamite
which he tcok TO Clark ST GslesbuIg,
making another trip to Indians. He told
how Bapereiaen seat him check FOR sl5
ano Letter which no mad destroyed, out
the sEltents CT 1hicn were to the eject
10 "hurEy up and get to Crcstcn, and
tike plenty Of goods with you l have
written BSederick 10 meet YOU If You
CONS this way (Aa1orz.) J.J Kelly and
would IKE 10 buy soms goods from
you" Another letter gives ADVICE TO
Bowles concerning Pirke-ton detectives,
who Il was supposed were sh2do1iDg
him In it the ADVICE was 10 ehoot the
pleuth hounds. Alter detailing tie az
rest Of Broderick sad himself, AID before
the witness hsd concluded Judge Wilson
adjourned the court for the day.