Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-23
Doubt Chairman HOge.
Engineers Think He Nay Be a
Pinkerton.
THE GROUNDS OF SUSPICION
An outspoisen Engineer Talks unguard
ediy-what the Convention OF Griev-
ance Committees Is Doing
and VIII DO.

CHICAGO, July 21.--'Has it ever oc-
CURED to you that Hoge might be in the
employ of the pinkertons2n
This remarkable question was pro-
pounded by an engineer high in the coun-
ellis of the Brotherhood, 1t was given to
reporter in answer to question rela-
tive to the object of the trip now being
made by Eoge and Murphy
81 have given you the hint; don't ask
me to tell what i know about il, - said
the engineer. ~ can only say that the
assembled chairnlen of the grievance
| committees are not asleep. They arc
conducting an investigation in which no
one is supposed to be guilty or innocent.
If we should find that even Chief Arth.r
was implicated in any dirty work he
would not be shielded. -
Is the theory of Hoge's completely in
scheme against the Brotherhood one of
your ownY'
"It is not. -
sit is the opinion of your committee?'
Don't question me about that; can
say no more about it.n
Another member of the committee was
more outspoken, He said:
"Our committee is not composed of
strikers, dynamiterS, or theorists. We
bhS bOiV W IiitthC u IllOSb IuUCOuRu anu
searching investigation of the alleged
dynamite conspiracy Let mo assure
you that the fucts in the case are not
known to the public. They are not yet
fully known to us, but before this ses-
sion is ended we shall be in full posses
sion OF the complete history of this most
remarkable case. When the story is
told the public will listen to tale of
duplicity, intrigue, doubld dealing,
treason, and villainy, mixed with GER
tain element of romance that would
make the fortune of q novelist. Has it not
struck you that there were some remark
able and inexplicable circumstances
connected with the case? Why, for in
stance, should Chairman Hoge remain at
the Grand Pacific for weeks and months
after all necessity for maintaining head
quarters had gone? II he required a
private secretary, was there any good
reason why he should employ Pinker-
ton man? Would you OF do thing of
that kind? Hoge knew scores of engineers
who were competent to fill that place;
men who had been on the Burlington
road for years. But. no, he employs a
Pinkerton man, and then issues dam
nable circular and sends it all over the
western country. That circular was sent
to every district on the Burlington road.
He also sent out circular after circular
telling the men to stand firm; that the
road was on the verge of bankruptcy,
ETC., etc.
"What is Mr.. .Hoge doing to-day?'' ex-
claimed. the engineer, raising his voice.
II will tell you whaS he is doing. He
is travelling over the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy road, visiting every town
where there is a district of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, and i'm
ploring them to do what? Stand firmi
Fight it out if it takes all summer Not
bit. He is begging them to uncondi-
tionally declare the strike off and
throw themselves upon the mercy
of the Burlington officials. l see
it stated in one of the papers that
he and Murphy are polling vote
of the two organizations. That is non
sense. That is not the way vote is
polled. Hoge had no instructions to
make trip of this kind The local
Brotherhood men were surprised when
they learned that he had left town.
They could not understand why he was
| not arrested when he started for the
train. They are at a loss to know why
he has not been arrested under United
| States warrant