New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-07-25
RAILROAD DYNAMITERs.
Arrest of Number Of Burlington Employees
Charged with Conspiracy.

) I.
Arrest of Number Of Burlington Employees
Charged with Conspiracy.
& For several days the Chicago papers have
been filed with long reports of an alleged
dynamite conspiracy against the Burlington
railroad; a number of arrests were made,
and numerous examinations have taken
place An outline of the case
against the members of the Brotherhood
OF Engineers and Firemen, accused of
completely in the plot against the Chicago.
burlington d Quincy road, was formally pre-
sented in court. The statement was made
by United States District Attorney Ewing,
upon the arraignment of six of the accused
Chief Bauerelsen and his comrades, Goding
Wilson, Bowles, Broderick and Smith The
presentment caused great sensation. The
statement of the district attorney was APP
parently based largely upon a confession of
one of the six, Alex Smith. The latter sat
apart from the other DEFENDANTS and logged
~ declined to be represented by the Brother
hood attorneys.
Subsequently Bowles made aconfession but
the text OF his squeal was not made public
preliminary examination followed The
United States officials; it is said, have de-
e1ded to bring a charge of conspiracy, a
crime which can be punished by two years
imprisonment in the penitentiary or a fine of
$4,000, or both. Two women were brought
into the court room, and given seats be-
hind the desk. One of them was said to
be the woman to whom Bowles, though
married man, made love while on
his dynamite expedition in Indiana,
and whose presence in court brought about
by the prosecution had more than any
thing else induced Bowles to confess in
order to head off a suit for divorce. Alex
Smith, the Aurora brotherhood fireman who
turned informer, was the first witness called
He was interrupted at the very outset by
Lawyer David for the defense, moving that
allevidence concerning Informer Bowles be
stricken out on the ground that he was not
now under investigation. David also asked
to have the testimony of Informer Kelley and
witness Lloyd nullified because they men,
toned none of the defendants but Bowles,
and the evidence was therefore incompetent
District Attorney Ewing commended that it
would be shown that the dynamite was pur-
chased and delivered by some, at least of the
defendants The court let it stand. and then
Smith was taken off the box, and J. j. KEEL
ley, Chairman Hoge's clerk, recalled to a, linn
1T that his name was Charles CordeIl in q
Irritation he had with two ladies in Chicago
in 1881.
Smith was arrested after having been sub
Jected to a cross examination of great length
by defendants counsel They failed of their
purpose to get him to contradict himself,
but did establish the fact that he knew moth
ing about the dynamite found on the train
when Broderick, Bowles and Wilson were ar
rested.
A conference was held at the office of the
Burlington road, at which the road was
represented by President Perkins, Vice Presi-
dent Deasley, General Manager Stone, Writ
Dexter and j. w, Bly,. The other side was
represented by Chief Arthur, of the Loco
motive Engineers; Chief Sargent, of the Loco
motive Firemen, and Alexander Sullivan.
their attorney. The arrival of Arthur and
Sargent in Chicago has been kept q secret
until the conference was over. Chairmen
aHoge and Murphy were also present. The
officials of the two Brotherhoods assured the
railroad men that they had no sympathy with
dynamiters. At the conference, the strike
and the situation as it affected the public
and the parties to this struggle was dis
cussed. All agreed that it would be wellif the
strike could be ended. President Perkins was
seen after the conference and said nothing
was definitely settled. Touching the meeting,
President Hoge said:
Propositions were submitted by both sides
to the controversy, looking toward settle
ment of the strike. What these propositions
We're am not at liberty to state They
have not taken tangible form and will not
until another conference is held which will be
in few days.
Mr.. Hoge then showed a telegram which
w f.S
which read as follows:
Owing to certain events the men at this
point decide that we had better adopt ex-
IRENE measure
''This is only one out of many kilograms
OF similar nature" said the chairman,
(which have reached here. This one
is addressed to Chairman Gould, of the Rock
which way the wind is blowing. He also said
that a general meeting of'chairmen of griev-
ance committees of nearly every line running
out of Chicago would be held. at which action
will be taken to resent the wholesale arrests
and prosecutions which have occurred in Chi
cago during the past ten days.
"What does the writer Of the dispatch
mean when he speaks of extreme measures?''
was then asked.
THAT remains to be seen. 1t may mean a
strike on the road represented or it may
mean boycott on the 90 which would
eventually terminate in a strike The meet
ing will decide that question
sDo you think there will be striker
oWell, the men on the Grand Trunk, Rock
Island and Northwestern, among others, are
very sore of these arrests and will certainly
speak in no uncertain tone when the time
comes They do not believe in dynamite;
neither do they believe in prosecutions"
~ Will this meeting have the power to de-
clare strike without the sanction of Chief
Arthur
yes. sir; and they will do it if necessary.
The support of Arthur is only for it's moral
and financial effect. If any of the systems
conclude to strike and Arthur refuses to sane
ton the move, we receive no support from
the brotherhood. But at the same time
the Chairman of any system can declare a
strike on that system, provided the brother
hood employed there desire it,
In alaterinterview, Chairman Hogeis said to
have stated that satisfactory arrangements
had been made by which the so is not to be
subjected to any further molestation growing
out of the strike, which was to be declared off,
and that the road in turn would cease its
prosecution of those arrested for completely
in the dynamite conspiracy,
DETECTIVE IN THE BROTHERHOOD
Another sensation was sprung upon the
defense in the 20" dynamite case. John Will
son one of the prisoners who was arrested
with Broderick and Bowles as an arch con.
spirator and a brotherhood engineer, cody
left his seatin the group of which Broderick
and Bauereisen were members, and walked
over to the side of the room where the prose.
cutting attorney sat and took a chair beside
! Mr.. Dawes, with whom he began to chat in
a friendly manner Then it was developed
that Wilson was not an engineer, not a