Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-11

CHICAGO, July ll.-Chairman Hood had
nothing to say regarding the arrest of En-
gineer Gooding, except to reiterate his
former statement, that the Brotherhood
would protect no guilty man.
What is there 10 your alleged statement
that there may be a general strike all over
the country asked the reporter.
81 meant nothing further than that il
the U road should arrest one of the Broth
erhood leaders. there would be complete
Cessation of work. If Arthur had been ar
rested when that subject was agitated. it
would have stopped every wheel in the
country. | think il would be the same il
l should be arrested. They have gone no
further among our officers than Bau-
ereisn, and that's far enough"
Chairman Hoge, of the Grievance Com
mittee of the Brotherhood of Engineers,
and Chairman Murphy, occupying the
same position in the Firemen Brother
hood, were arrested at their rooms in the
National Hotel yesterday morning, The
prisoners were taken completely by surprise.
Both were taken to the police headquar-
tiers and locked up. The two chiefs were
charged with conspiracy.
The much-talked-of circular, in which
Hoge is alleged to have requested Brother
hood men 70 hire themselves secretly to the
90" road and then disable the engines, is
said to be the basis of the charge against
Hoge. Chairman Murphy is charged with
being an accomplice. Manager Stone
swore out the warrants and they were
given to the officers to be served
Attorney Collier, of the .Q' road, said
yesterday morning that the prisoners
would be arraigned before Justice and
not ready to push its case. He asserted.
however, that the evidence in possession of
the company was conclusive.
The warrant for Hoge and Murphy was
placed in the hands of Inspector Bonfield
and turned over by him to two of his Of
fiers.
They were found at their homes and
taken to the prison.
Frank Collier, the attorney for the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy road, was there.
and so was Inspector Bonield, and the
officers who made the arrest A moment
later Alexander Sullivan entered.
Il actually don't know about it." said
he. II am counsel in civil cases for the
Brotherhood and have been called in by
Hoge's friends"
"Will the Brotherhood take up their de-
fenseP'
81 can't say as to that. My presence here
does not signify that it will. l really have
had no opportunity to talk to my clients
and can say nothing about the case yet"
This case" says Mr.. Collier, grows out
of the circular sent out TO the Brotherhood
lodges, asking that Brotherhood men be
sent on to take places on the 90" and sug-
gesting that they bring good supply of
salsoda and emery with them. The send
ing of these circulars is deemed prima facie
evidence of q share in concerted conspir-
acy, and we have a sure case against the
prisoners"
Then the are not to be arraigned for the
dynamite alleged to have been found in
Hoge's room at the Grand Pacific?"
''Well we will not at present charge them
with direct implication in that"
And the sending of the circulars is The
only charge against them?"
isn't that enough? Now don't ask me
more than can answer"
Are you going to show that they had
circulars printedY'
I'VE are going to prove enough to show
clear case against them. A sure case. II
you want to-know anything more ask Bon
field. He has had charge of the case all the
time. You see, you fellows don't know
everything"
Inspector Bonield was appealed to, but
replied that he knew nothing about the
case. "Mr. Stone swore out warrant and
We served it. That's all know"
Hbut you KNOW SOinetnlflY OF the eVlQence
in the case. 1t is said on good authority
that you have had charge OF it all the way
through"
The inspector looked trihed worried.
'Whoever told you that" he said, must
have been crazy"
Hoge and Murphy were taken before
Justice K. H. White, but asked for change
of venue. Upon the prisoners being
brought to Justice Lyon, the railroad attor
neys demanded continuance. The justice
was about to fix bail at 81 600 piece, when
the company's lawyers protested, and after
some parley the amount was fixed at 81, 500
for each of the men. Bonds were promptly
furnished and Messrs. Hoge and Murphy
released until Saturday. Unlike the other
strikers arrested, they are arraigned under
state, not federal statutes. Their arrest
was made under the recently enacted
Merritt conspiracy law. Ii convicted, the
penalty is a term at hard labor in the peni-
tentiary.
Two other names were on the list with
Hoge and Murphy for arrest-Jehn j. Kelly
and John H. Mctiillivary
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