Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12
CONSERVING ENGINEERS.

Alleged Conspiracy Among the Ex-Enxs-
neers OF the 20" Road to Damage tho
4 Company's Property and Business by
4 Dynamite and Observation-Disclosures Made
| and Startling Disclosures Promised.
4 CHICAGO, July Engineer John A.
Bauereisen, chief of Aurora division Of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers, who was arrested at Aurora yes
terday morning, charged with completely
in tho alleged dynamite plot to destroy
the Burlington railroad property, was
brought to this city yesterday morning
and taken before Commissioners Hoyne.
The trial was set for July J3, and Bauer
/ eisen held in $1,000 bonds, which were
i promptly furnished. Engineer Bauer
/ eisen took his arrest very coolly He
talked very freely, and was half inclined
| to laugh at the whole thing. He declares
he does not know why he should be ar.
4 rested, and that he did not know of the
arrest of the other men until the officers
| told him. He knows Bowles, who is
member of his division, but knows moth.
/ ing of the other men. It is given out that
within the next few days a large number
Of locomotive engineers belonging to the
Brotherhood will be arrested, and by the
day of the trial there will be quite On
| array before the Commissioner to answer
| the general charge placed galnst those
already in the clutches Of the law. The
three men arrested Thursday night are
still in Jail, having been SO far unable to
get bail. The arrest Of Bauereisen would
have occurred Thursday night, but at the
time there was little or no evidence that
he knew anything about the transporta-
ton of dynamite. Certain it was
that he did not know Of the
arrest of the three men who had tho
nitro glycerine cartridges in their pos.
session. 1t is surmised that the recovery
Of the letter which Boderick threw out Of
the car window after he was placed under
arrest was the cause of the arrest Of the
fourth man yesterday morning. Neither
the deputy marshal who made the arrest
nor any of the 20" officials would say
what the letter contained, but they spoke
of it in such significant way that it is
almost certain the letter contained the
names of some prominent members OF
the Brotherhood and also some details
in regard to contemplated plans for
operating and employing dynamite that
will produce q sensation when they are
made public at the trial next week.
General Manager Stone, of the Burling.
ton, last night gave out for publication
the following sensational statement OF
facts as to the recent arrests made by the
Pinkerton National Detective Agency, at
every body concerned maintained a close
silence, but toward evening, when Mr..
Stone began to appreciate the deep inter-
est the public was taking in the matter, it
was agreed to make q statement of the
case as fully rs possible without defeat
ing the ends of justice:
"a few days after the middle of May
last" said Mr.. Stone, ''the company was
informed that attempts were to be
g. H. sA-
by the use Of dynamite, and that Bowles,
the Brotherhood engineer who was ar
rested Thursday afternoon with dynamite
in his possession, was about to leave town
to put the plan in operation. Bowles did
leave Chicago, as was expected, having
taken a package Of dynamite and caps
with him from room "a Grand Pacific
Hotel, the headquarters of the grievance
committee of the strikers, and occupied
by s. E. Hoge, chairman Of the general
grievance committee"
Mr.. Stone then furnishes in detail an
account of number of explosions and
attempts to wreck the company's prop
erty and trains at points where Bowles
and Broderick were located, and con-
tinues:
During this time Broderick and Bowles
had been furnished with funds and let
ters Of introduction to various members
u Tic DTObu6EuOOO, SLdtlu& tudt tucy were
on business of the utmost Importance to
the Brotherhood, ana asking cooperation
in every possible way from all members
to whom they were presented. Letters Of
this character were found on their per.
sons when they were arrested. Broderick,
before going to the train at Aurora on
Thursday afternoon, went to the hall Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, and there got the package Of
dynamite which was afterward taken by
him, Bowles and Wilson on to the train
with them. This package of dynamite
had been taken by John A. Bauereisen,
spoken of above as being the chief en-
gineer of the Brotherhood of the Aurora
division, to the Brotherhood hall for
Broderick. He was therefore arrested bv
the United States Marshal as an accom-
pice."
Mr.. Stone declined to enter. more fully
into the character of the proofs Of these
acts. As to danger to trains passing
over the road, he ridiculed the idea, as all
the conspirators are SO well known that
any serious attempts are impossible.
Mr.. Stone further said that these at
tempts to injure the company's property
were by no means the first of the attempts
of the Brotherhood in that direction. On
April 16, Mr.. Hoge, the chairman Of the
general grievance committee, issued q
circular to the CHER engineers OF q num-
Der Of divisions of the Brotherhood Of Lo.
Engineers, reading as follows:
CHICAGO, Ill. April 10, 1885,
To C. E. AND r. A. E. DIV. No. -: The Chi
cago, Burlington S Quincy have only got about
one half OF the men prior to the strike. They
want about four to five hundred more engi-
neers. We have decided to call on you to fur
nish one or two men from your division. We
will ask the same Of all divisions throughout
the country, to come and apply for situations
on the 20, under an assumed name, and az
soon as they get to work, to correspond with
John Sewers, National Hotel, Chicago, for in
structions The object is to disable engines In
every way they can, nd IN given day to quit
work in body after receiving instructions
from us. The company IS on their last leg
and by this mcars propose TO take the
other. We don't wart ally OF them to come
here but to make spl Heat ons nj the followine
points: Aurora, I;:leshur:,, Burlington, Ores
ton, Plattsmoutl LiEc lin ANA McCook Be
very careful who you select to come-men thai
don't talk too much. or who are in the habit
Supply them with plenty OF sal sods
and emery. Have them get leave OF absence
for thirty days or more.
p. s.. Please don't let this get outside ex.
sept within yourselves, and those you select to
come. Please answer on receipt Of this.
Yours Fraternally,
Chairman G. G. G.. Room 81, Grand Pacin,
Hotel. Chicago.
$50 -. n - Ga