The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20
THE DYNAMITE PLOT.
Fiji CONFESSION BY ONE OF
THE GROUP.

Plans oil the IohNpiIa'ois h"'y
Confession by One Of the Culprits-De-
cl.ion I'm the Burlington Engineers Case.
Important Developments Expected
CHICAGO, July 19.-Frank Chleboun
who with John Hronek and Frank
Cbepok. was arrested for conspiring TO
murder Judges Gary, Grinnell, Inspector
Bonfield and others, has made full and
,ompIete confession Chieb0un was not
locked up at the armory yesterday with
the others, but was taken to an outlying
police station, where last night he was
induced by Inspector Bonfied and two
Bohemian secrect- service detectives TO
tell all he knew of the plot. Through
The interpreters, Chleboun told the whole
story. from his fl st meeting with Hronck
and Chepok. The confession was about
IS follows
After explaining how he became ac.
ouainted with them, he said that Hronck
nnfoded his plans tor revenge, and told
nim or a bomb which he (Hronck) had
invented. 1t was small, no larger than a
base ball, and was TO be loaded with dy-
Mantle and broken glass. The plot was
not to murder the judges and the inspeC-
Tor. that is, he heard Of no such definite
scheme. They were talked of, as was
Captain Schaick, and he understood that
the plan was To pay more attention TO
70 the Captain than 10 any one elae.
There was no concerted plan OF action,
out il was agreed that when all prepara-
tions were made, he aud two others were
TO be informed by Hronck just what they
were to do in the way of aveneing the
Heath of the martyrs
About July lst he was visited by
Hronck, who brought him two bombs OF
he broken glass variety and two sticks
# dynamite, from which he wa 10 make
dynamite, from which be was 10 make
bombs Of gas pipe, after the usual pat
lern. The other Two men were also sup
oled with bombs and dynamite lie had
he stuff in his house for about week
and then grew so afraid that it would be
discovered that he made away with IL by
throwing it into priyy vault.
This was ,he substance Of the confes'
.ion which Inspector BOnfield to-day
placed in the hands of a typewriter ope-
rator for the purpose Of having it put IN
,hape for use in court. The confession
Is much more in detail ana covers about
thirty closely printed pages. BY his con
fession, ii is understood, ChlebOun has
virtually secured immunity from prose
oution He is, in reality. much less guilty
than either llronck, Chepok, or any one
Df the men not yet arrested
He mas agreed to give his testimony in
open court, where il will corrOborale the
other evidence secured by the inspector
against the consprat0rs. The other men
are still at large, but may be arrested at
any time.
DECISION II THE BURLINGTON ENGIN-
EERs' CASE.
CHICAGO, July 19.-"If Your Honor
pleases, has the Government rested its
case ?" asked Attorney Donohue when
he court opened this morning III the
Burlington conspiracy case.
Mr. Ewing said upon the strength OF
The evidence submitted TO the court he
was content to rest, and did not care to
make any argument Attorney David at
once arose and said that as Attorneys
Frank Collier and Chester Dawes, rep
resentng the Burlington road, were
present throughout the hearing, 1t was
amincntly proper that arguments should
he submitted before any final action OF
he court should be taken.
United States District Attorney Ewing
leclined, however, 10 Ike any arru'
ments. This case don't end here" said
Commissioner Hoyne, "and | think Cod
ing must have had knowledge of the in
tent of The other parties, and must hold
him, with Baureisen and B!oderick, TO
The grand jury.
As 20 Cooling, not scintilla Of evil
lence had been introduced duplicating
him so far as the proof showed IN the
case The men who committed the damn
,ble acts under investigation were those
wh0 have attempted TO incriminatc the
innocent persons now under accusation
before the court If Mr. Ewing could
stand up before Jury 10 ask them to
convict Cooling he would deserve to he
impeached, and the court who would
convict him would deserve to be i'm
peached Attorney David was followed
Ivy Mr.. Donohue, his colleague in the de-
cense, who followed the same line # ar
Iument and endeaYoted to show that
there was no constitutional ground upon
which Cooling could be held to the grand
Jury The same was true, he asserted, as
10 Bauerisen.
The question OF bail was next consid-
cred. Attorney David said, As the court
had expressed an opinion that Cooling
was not so deeply involved as his CO.
defennants, his bail should not he so
large as that demanded i'll the case of
The others. The sum of $1,000 was
finally insisted upon by the court in the
cases of Broderick, Baureisen and God
ing, who Were held To the next grand
jury Important developments are prom
sed by Attorneys Donohue and David
concerning the action Of the Pinkerion
agency in this case, when the trial Is
brought before a jury