Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-26
: GATHERING THEM IN.
ANOTHER FIRE EATING ANARcHI5T
- IN THE TOLLS OF THE LAW. ::
1ne Man Who Furnished the Dynamite
arrested by the Police--A Number OF
internal Machines Captured-Tbe casss
seing Heard by the Grand Jary.

CHICAGO, July 26.-The drag net OF the
iaN immeshed another of the anarchists
~ho sought revenge upon the representa-
tiVes OF the law, in the persons Of Bonfield,
Gary and Grinnell. A gunsmith named
Rudolph Sebie was arrested before daylight
yesterday morning, and is now behind
prison bars under bonds of 81 COO He Is
charged with being the individual who fur
nlsbed dynamite TO the conspirators who
intended to assassinafe the three law of
hclais most prominent in the Hay Market
prosecution.
Sebic acknowledges that he has been H.
legally dealing in dynamite, and that he
has sold over fifty pounds of the explosive
TO various persons within a year. He will
only admit having sold ten pounds to Chi
cagoans, and asserts that he either never
knew or cannot remember. who they were.
Inspector Bonfield says that he has proof
that the ten pounds, if not more, went to
Hronek, Chapek and Chleboun 1t is def
nltely known that Sebic bought on Nav
20 from the American Powder Company in
Shicago, twenty-five pounds OF dynamite.
II Is ten pounds of this purchase that has
oeen traced 10 the recently arrested trio of
assassins
Sebic claims ten pounds of the twenty
nve went 70 farmer in Nebraska. On the
third day of June he purchased twenty-five
pounds more, which be claims to have sold
to farmer in Minnesota, but is unable to
give his name, or TO locate him. Inspector
Bontieid is positive that Sebic was in league
with the three dynamiters arrested few
days since, and sold them the explosive,
with which they expected TO destroy
Judges Grinnell and Gary.
Sebic is Bohemian, % years of age and
of intelligent appearance. He understands
and speaks but little English. Inspector
Bonfield last night also captured several in
fernal machines. They are of zinc, AZ or
inches in height, of cylinder shape. and
21S inches in diameter. Inside OF these
cylinders are Others of equal height about
an inch in diameter. These inside cylin-
ders are filled with dynamite, and between
them and the o.tside covering the space is
filled full Of cut glass. lead slugs and broken
iron. In the tops of the inside cylinders
Illuminating caps are placed with fuses at
tached. Inspector Bonfield will not say
whether or not these machines were in
Sebic's house.
Sebic's arrest was kept secret until the
moment when he was arraigned in court
yesterday morning. Meantime he had been
subjected to a vigorous pumping process
by Inspector Bonfield. The proceedings in
court occupied but q few momenes, and
consisted of simply putting the case of
record and finding bond heavy enough to
hold the gunsmith, and continuing further
proceedings for week. The grand jury
already impaneled to take up the case of
Sebic's alleged co-conspirators will long
before that time, il is expected, have FORM
ally indicted apssoncerned in the diabolical
plot.
There was no blare of trumpets when
Rudolph Sebic was marched into the dock
yesterday morning but Inspector Bonfield
said be was probably the most dangerous
dynamiter in the city. The inspector APP
Peared as prosecutor, and said: "Your
honor, this man Sebic is a Bohemian gum
smith, and q friend of Chspek, Hronek aud
Chieboun. June q. 1887, he bought twen-
ty-hve pounds of dynamite of the Ameri-
can Powder Company. He told me that
he had sold this twenty-five pounds to a
iamer living in Minnesota. | don't believe
his story, and have reason to believe that
dynamite went out of Chicago.
"On May %, of this year. Sebio again
bought twenty-five pounds Of dynamite Of
the American Powder Company This
dynamite was Of exactly the same grade /
and had the same stamps rs that found in |
possession of the three conspirators con-
alder him more dangerous man than any |
Of the three, and ask that he be held in |
larger bonds
Sebic professed totsl ignorance of Eng
lish, although Inspector Bonfeld said that |
be knew it passagly we'll Judge Lyon eI-
planned the case TO the prisoner through an |
Interpreter. and then sssented to Inspector |
Bonfelds motion to continue the case q |
week in bonds of 5000. i
There is no doubt Of Sebic's connection |
with the conspirators," said Inspector Bon
field subsequently. THE presence of the |
dynamite itself proves that Then Sebic is
) friend and countrymRn of Hronek,
Chspek and Chleboun. This comes pretty |
near proving Sebic's connecti n with the |
plot The bombs made from this dynamite
we're of the 'devlish pattern Que of them
might have killed fifty men,"
In the afternoon Sebic was carried with
Hronek, Chapek and Chleboun. before the
grand jury, who Immediately took up the
.ase. The proceedings were guarded with
Ihe utmost jealousy. The first half hour
vas occupied by Inspector Bonfeld in un-
olding to the jurors the details Of the con-
Ipirators.