Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-14
TRYING THE DYNAMuTERS.
Hose's Secretary Testifes Against His
Employer.
A Nefarious Scheme In Evidently Being
Unearthed.

CHICAGO, July Is.
After reviewing the charges against tn,
prisoners, the L. S. district attorney said tn,
evidence would show that few days prior {,
the explosion at Eola, Bowles. the one &C
cused went into the room of Chairman Hoge
Of the Brotherhood in the Grand Pacific
hotel at Chicago, and showed him a number
of dynamite cartridges. A few days after
ward the explosion at Eola occurred. Three
or four days before the explosion, after the
conversation between Bowles and Hoge
Bowles met Smith, one of the defendants
and talked with him about the use of dyna.
mite. He told him how it could be used and
something of the explosive power. He in
yited him to go with him and said they would
fine some. On the night of May 29th, about
. o'clock, Bowles procured a horse and bug.
Ky, and with Smith drove to Eola. On the
way, Bowles showed Smith dynamite car.
fridge, which corresponds with the cartridge
found in the possession of these parties.
They drove fifty or sixty yards from the
railroad when Bowles got out of the buggy,
went over to the track, put cartr dge on
the rail, came back and reported he had done
so. They drove back to Aurora. just as
they reached town the explosion took place
and part of the engine was wrecked. day
or two later Baurssein met Smith on the
street and said Bowles left package for
him at Peck's hotel. Smith went to the no.
tel and found cartridge and caps. A few
days after Baurssein met Smith on the street
again and asked him if he had set of any of
that stuff yet. This was the gath of June,
the day of the brotherhood picnic. Smith
told him he had not. Baurssein replied that
that would be apretty good night TO do it.
Smith got the cartridge, went down to South
Aurora, put the cartridge on the track of the
c. b. & q, The next day he met the defend
ant, Baurssein. The latter asked him again
if he had let off any of that stuff. Told him
he had. Baurssein told him he thought SO
because he had heard the explosion. The
evidence will show there was an explosion
that night at that place. Between the oath
of June and the lst of July, Bowles was
away. There was correspondence between
him, Baurssein and others, concerning his
whereabouts and what he was dong. The
correspondence was in the handwriting of
Baurssein, and showed Bowles was doing
very secret business, that he must be care
ful that no one is watching him. "That if
he believed man he suspects is really
watching him. shoot the - - - -"
then telling him mot to buy any more stuff
at present for obvious reasons
July 9th Cooling gave Smith letter to his
wife. On presenting it she gave Smith a
package containing cartridges, fuse and caps.
Smith put another paper around the bundle
and delivered it to the brotherhood hall at
Aurora. At the hall he met Frederick,
Bowles and Baursseln, and said to one, That
package is out in the ante-room.' little
while after Broderick, Bowles, Baurssien
and Wilson all went out into the hall together.
Broderick had the package under his arm.
They went down to the train together. Com
ing to Chicago the three, leaving out Baurs-
sein, took the train to come her and carried
that package onto the train They were ar
rested upon the train. When the package
was examined it was found to contain four
half pound dynamite cartridges and in Brod-
erick's possession were found number of
these Illuminating caps that can be used for
no other purpose but to explode that internal
stuff
- J. J. Kelley, secretary to Chairman Hoge,
was placed on the stand and told now Bowles
brought dynamite to Hoge's room in the
Grand Pacific Hotel. The package was
opened in the presence of Hoge.
Samuel c. Madden, agent for the Atlas
Dynamite Company, was the first witness
Cdiltu- Inc Cdftlflsts dlltStu W nave DetIl
taken from the prisoners were brought into
court. Expert Madden testified that they
contained 80 per cent. of nitro glycerine.
The Illuminating caps found op Broderick
were shown to witness, and were declared
designed to explode dynamite.
John J. Kelly, a somewhat dudish-looking
secretary to Chairman Hoge, of the Burling-
ton strikers grievance committee, testified
ba tpo tha dafo po,rlac oil fn1I
how Bowles came to the strikers
room at the Grand Pacific hotel
last May, with package said to
be dynamite. The package was opened by
Bowles in the presence of Hoge, man
named Fowler and the witness. 1t was
marked Hercules" with red stamp
Bowles had caps in his pocket wrapped in
paper. They were like those shown the wit
ness which were taken from Broderick
Bowles spoke of working it" on the Fulton
branch of the @" He told the witness that
he laid the cartridge on the track, using a
sheet of lead to keep it on the rail He had
four cartridges and half dozen caps.
The defence asked for delay for dinner
before cross examining Kelly, and when the
court reassembled demanded that the gener-
al manager of the store of the Burlington be
excluded from the room during the cross
questioning of "Squealer."
The commission refused to exclude him.
kelley's oss-examinatlon developed that
he had besn a fireman and engineer, and for
several years had worked on the 60" He
was secretary for Hoge. He had a memor-
anda showing dates regarding this and other
subjects. Here it was disclosed that some
one raided kelley's room while he was locked
up and il was charged that the defence now
had documents taken from his room. Kelley
further said that he was not testifying under
any promise of immunity He had not been
promised his liberty and did not expect it on
account of his testimony.
Thos. c. Floyd, hardware dealer, ideBti-
fed Bowles. He testified to
Selling Him Dynamite
various times. Identified that in court as
the same brand.
Andrew F. Barnes, clerk for Lloyd also
identified Bowles and testified to selling him
dynamite,
Kirk f. Howe, clerk in Swayne Pierce's
hardware store at Westfeld, Ind, identified
Bowles as the man to whom he sold dyna-
mite six weeks ago.
W. B. Thomas of Anchoria, locomotiv e
engineer, described the explosion at Eola,
MAY Goth
John Queenan, 90" engineer. described
a similar experience June IA, between Au-
rora and Streater.
The examination was suspended until lO
O'Clock tomorrow.
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