The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-14
TRAIN WRECKERS.
Strong Testimony Against
the Engineers.
KELLY TURNS rxro.xxm.
The Bariiagsea Makes out = nam.s.
ing Case : where the Dynamite
was Rurehased-Chairuaan Ho<r n
Leass an A~e~ss>ry Co an the
CRIMINAL rrsc~eAi.xs.

thseAso. &ais sl-A startling outline OF
the case sxainst the members Of the Er,.h-
crhoca Of Engineers accused of eonp,sessy
in the hnge dynamite plot, was formally
presented In court to-day The sss,eta.n,
wss made by United states District ssto-.
ney Ewing immediately ut.cn the arrairn-
sssns of six OF the accused. Chief Rans-s
eisn and his comrades ssoainr. Wilson
Bewfss, B-caersek and Smith. The n-,.e
sentiment caused gres, sensation In the
crows! OF railway men. lawyers and rr,or,
ers thai rliod every seat In tAs rsso.., ~ the
court
The statement OF the district attorney
was apparently based largely Gu the cor.
fessicn ef eng of the six. Saith sar apart
from the other defendants. Rotwi,hstaass.
ing the efforts OF his hrother, who was
present in court, and doxrcdiy declined TO
be represented by Rrotherhosss attorney
or have anything 90 do With them
Aiis. Commissioners Heyne had refused
the defendants reGueS; for separate ex.
animation for each. the district as,arrey
areSe and Ia fnaite--os.fars way. wiihass,
any atteraps at defamation. resiesess the
facts that be proposed TO prove. He aid
that his evidence would show thar TIE
dynamite cartridge which WAS placed; on
the G.. y. & q. track at Eola, IN. Msy -.
was pat there by Rowies and Smith A few
days priog 10 this explosion Bowles went 10
Chairman Hoge's room AZ the Grsnd Pacific
hotel and showed hiis number Of ear
fridges. and they talked regarding their
use. A day OF two later nalierssisn told
smith that Bowles had left a package for
him az certain hotel In Aurera. saith
got the package, Il contained dynamite
BY Bautreisn's sfiyise he exploded Ii on
the Burlington track June IA and Julv 4
BY direction of the defendants. Saith took
"A letter from Goding to the iafter's wife.
who gave him . package containing dyna.
mite. THIS smith took 10 the Brotherhood
hall. where he met BrOdcriek. Bowles and
banereisn, and told them be had left the
dynamite in the ante room. Frederick pu;
the package under his arm and the men
all left the hall together and took train
TO Chicago, excepting Bauereisn. ON the
way they were arrested. The package
contained four hahpoand dynamite cart.
ridges
THE DEADLY CARTRIDGES
The cartridges alleged TO have been
taken from the prisoners were brought
into court Samuel c. Madden, agent for
the Atlas Dynamite Company. was put
npoa the stand and testified that the
cartridges contained 30 per cent. of nitro
gSeerinc. The Illuminating caps found on
Broacrick were shown 10 the witness and /
were declared 70 be the ikind to explode
dynamite.
Edwards. conductor OF the train on
which Bowles, Frederick and wilson were
arrested, testified that the car was carrying
interstate passengers.
Poole's examination was conducted with
a view Of showing that the car in which |
the prisoners had been arrested had been
affachedsto the train AZ Quincy; that II I
carried no passengers from points outside
of Illinois, and did not come within these /
statutes.
KELLY TURNS STATES EVIDENCE.
John u. Kelly, secretary 10 Chairman
Hogc of the grievance committee, testified
that be knew defendent Bowles: saw him
In the rooms of the strikers ia the Grand
Pacific hotel with a package said 10 be
dynamite, and opened the package In pres
ence Of Hoge and a man named flower. II
was marked Hercules" with a red stamp.
Bowles had caps In his pocket. They
were like those taken from Frederick.
Bowles spoke OF working IL on the Fulton
branch. He told witness he had laid car-
fridge On the track, using a shee; OF lead 10
keep IL on the rail. and caps for exploding
lie had four cartridges and half a dozen
caps.
Kelly ; cross examination developed that
he was q years old, American born. and
had been a fireman aud engineer for sev.
ersl years. He worked on The Burlington
road. He was secretary for Hoze, aud said
he had a memorandum showing dates re-
not been stolen since his arrest Us several
other papers had been
EEIIy's ROOM ROBBED.
Here Il was disclosed that some one /
had raidcd keliy's room while he was |
locked up down town, and. twas charged, /
now had documents taken from his room /
Witness says that he had made a memo 4
randum OF Bowie's talk about dynamite az !
the time. because the motherhood did not 4
allow acts Of violence. He did not report IL 4
10 the police because OF his relations 10 the |
Brotherhood. He said that since his ar
rest he had conferred with Inspector Bon /
field, Attorney Collier and Mr.. stone. but /
was not tcsiifying under promise OF iHi- /
munity; that he expected to be put ON trial I
for conspiracy.
WHERE THE DYNAMITE WAS BousliT
Thomas c. Lloyd testified be lived at I
Noblesyille, Ind, and dealt In hardware: I
had seen Bowles In his store about June /. /
sold him Ave pounds Of dynamite. pat up i
10 rolls; the brands were known as "lIercu. /
les powder and he identified that In /
court as the same brand. He sold him
more two weeks later. and again ON June I
q. Illuminating caps and fuse were bought /
with each lot and packed carefully, by /
special directions. Bowies teid hin. on |
the first occasion that be was stopping I
with a Mr.. sapTcr ia the neighborhooi.
Andrew T.. Barnes. clerk for lloyd. also i
identified Bowies. having seen him in the 1
store several times aud sold him dynamite. I
About p. m, June q. Bowies got pack 4
age Of dynamite put up for him by lloyd.
Thomas j. Ester. OF Soblesyilie. Ind, 4
bad seen Bowles when the latter was stop
ping at sapper's. They talked about the
strike. and Bowics told him he vas going
10 Crestsn, Ia, 10 raise h--l among the
boys"
kirke Howe, clerk In sawyer & fferce's
hardware store at Wesifeld. Ind, identified
Bowies us the inap TO whom he had sold
dynamite about six weeks ago
Further examination was suspended un-
III 10 o' clock to- fnnrrnH The Isrosefnfian ]