The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-17
BAD ENGINEERS.
The Dynamiters' Cases Continue.
Sensational Developments Bring
Out Great Crowd.
A Charge of Conspiracy Will Be
Brought Against tho Men.
A Woman In the Case ia the Reason
Bowles Confessed.
She Makos Hor Appearance In the
COURTROOM and II Is Said Her
Presence Caused Bowles to
cnbosom Himself.

CuCA0o, H., July l5-The sensational
developments in the trial Of the 80"
dynamitcrs and the hope Of more startling
disclosures, brought large crowd today
10 Judge Gresham's COURTROOM, where
Commissioner lloyne is hearing evidence.
II the defendants are convicted OF carry
ing and dealing in explosives, which is
only punishable by fine. they can schcd-
ulc one under the poor debtors act. The
United States officials, 1t is said have de-
cidcd, In view OF this fact, to bring
charge Of conspiracy, u crime which can
be punished 10y two years imprisonment
In the penitontiary or fine OF ~ 600 or
both. This charge, il was minated,
might be brought today. Bowlcs, since
conicssing, has been kept in the United
States mnrshal's office and allowed to sleep
instead OF IN u plank, upon Commissioner
llcrrn's lounge, which was brought in for
the purpose.
Two pleasant looking women were
brought into the crowded courtroom and
given seats behind the desk. One of them
WIS said IN bc the woman 20 whom
lioWlcs, though married man, made love
10 while on hls dynamite expedition In
| Indiana, and whose presence IN court,
| brought about 10y the prosecution, had
more than anything else induced Bowles
| Ia confess. in order To head OIL suit for
divorce.
Alex Smith, the Aurora brotherhood
! fireman who turned iniormcr, was the lirst
witness called. lie was interrupted ut the
very outset hy LAWYER David for the de-
| tense moving all evidence concerning in
| former EoWlcs bc stricken ont on the
ground that hc was not now under invcs-
! tigaion. David also asked to have the
testimony ol inlormcr Kelly and witness
! lloyd nulliiicd because they mentioned
none oi the defendants but HoNcs, and
! the evidence was, therefore incompetent.
District Attorney Ewing coutcndcd that II
would be- shown that the dynamite was
| purchased aud delivered 10y some, at least,
| ui the defendants.
| Thccourt lot IL stand aud ,hcn Smith
| was taken or the box aud J. j. Kelley,
Chairman liuec's clerk. recalled to almit
that his maine was Cordcll In o Irritation
hc had with two ladies IN Chicago, IN lSsl.
The name, witness claimed, was taken
hy him purely IN iun Considerable bad.
wrug by lawyers for the Brotherhood
| followed.
lniumcr WIS then started again when
LAWYER Donohuc Tor the prisoners inter.
| ruptrl him with nn instruction that hc
need not answer il hO Cfiminitr himself
| thereby. aud that hr need not testify
/ unless hc ~ desired Ihvypurt confirmed
, these instructions anl then Smith pro.
crpird, uuhvlmtugly confirming the
outline ul thv case su -ilrtlingly outlined
thc lint dny oi the trial los District. AttOr.
| ncy Ewing Tor the prosecution.
Smith was retired before the beginning
II the afternoon session, after having been
| subjected a. u cross examination ui great
length by defendants counsel They
failed OF their purpose 81 get him ib con.
trdict himself, but lid establish the fact
that hCknrw nothing about the dynamite
found on the train When Frederick, BONlCs
aud WILSON were arrested.
Cl1fc attention wns paid Ia Smith estate.
| when Nj. Davis began to lead up 10 tho
| question oi smiths sanity. Smith bears
scar about four inches long on the left
| side IT hi head. The examination dc.
| vclopci that the scar was caused by his
being caught between two cars, that ne
Nas unconscious Tor q long time, and that
he vas unable ~ dn ANYTHING iur eight
months. and that his head hal bothered
| him considerable ever since.
At thC afternoon session Smith was re-
called aud testified that hr had not, ycsior-
| dag ~ any other time, told his brother
| that be- WIS an innocent man. lie also
| denied that hc had received money from
! the prosecution Uf or any one else 10 tcsii.
! ~ In this case. Then, 10y request Of Mr.
! Ewing. Who was tired out, The trial was
postponed until tomorrow morning At 10
| nigl.gk