The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-11
STONE Boards THE LION.
CHAIRMEN HOGE AND MURPHY
UNDER ARREST.


May be Alleged Later.
CHICAGO, July 10-Chairman Hoge had
nothing to say regarding the arrest of
Engineer Geddin last evening, except to
reiterate his former statement, that the
Brotherhood would protect no guilty man.
"What is there to your alleged statement
that there may be a general strike all over
the countryl" asked a reporter.
ut meant nothing further than that if
the Q road should arrest some of the
Brotherhood leaders, there would be a COM
| plete cessation of work. II Chief Arthur
had feen arrested when that subject was
agitated it would have stopped every wheel
in the country l think it would be the
same if | should be arrested. They have
gone no further among our officers than
Bauereisen, and that's far enough.
HoGE AND MURPHY ARRESTED.
Chairman Hoge of the grievance commit
tee of the Brotherhood of Engineers and
Chairman Murphy, occupying the same
| position in the Fireman's brotherhood, were
arrested at their rooms in the National ho-
! tel this morning. The prisoners were taken
| completely by surprise. Both men were
taken to police headquarters and locked up
The two chiefs were charged with conspir-
| acy. The much talked-of circular in which
Chairman Hoge is alleged to have requested
| Brotherhood men to hire themselves Sc
cretly to the Q road and then to disable en-
| gines is said to be the basis of the charge
against him. Chairman Murphy is charged
| with being an accOmpliCe. General Man
| ager Stone swore out the warrants last
night and they were given to an officer to
be served early this morning.
| Attorney Colyer of the 20" road said this
morning that the prisoners would be ar
raigned before justice and a continuance
| taken, as the company was not yet ready to
push its case. He asserted, however, that
the evidence in possession of the company
was conclusive.
Chairmen Hoge and Murphy were
bailed this evening in 81 800 each
to answer Saturday. Unlike the other
strikers arrested, they were arraigned un-
der the state and not the federal statutes
The arrests were made under the recently
enacted Merritt" conspiracy law. If con
| victed the penalty is term at hard labor in
| the penitentiary. Two other names were
on the list with Chairmen Hoge and Muir
| phey for arrest-John J. Kelly and John H.
| McGillvray.
MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE.
| A midnight consultation of the officers OF
| the company led to the arrests. Two OF
| three detectives, Manager Stone, Freight
| Agent Paul Morton and Attorney Collier
were working all night on the evidence
against the alleged conspirators, and it was
not until at an early hour this morning that
| they decided to arrest Chairmen Hoge and
Murphy. Then the little party broke up.
| Warrants were procured and the officials
retired for a few hours rest
WE'VE LANDED OUR MEN"
J. -
their work "Well, we've landed our men, "
said Paul Morton to reporter soon after
the announcement Of the arrests was made.
"What do these arrests sgnifyf
"They mean that Chairmen Hoge and
| Murphy have been arrested for criminal
| conspiracy in connection with that circular,
and think we can prove that the circular
came from them. No new arrests will be
made in this city" he said, "but it is in
tended that several strikers in other places
will be behind the bars before long"
PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.
"This case, said Mr.. Collier, grows out
Of the circular sent out to the Brotherhood
asking that Brotherhood men be sent to
take places on the O. line and suggesting
that they bring a good supply of salsoda
and emory with them. The sending of this
circular is deemed prlma facie evidence OF
concerted conspiracy, and we will have a
sure case against the prisoners.
Then they were not to be arraigned for
the dynamite alleged to have been found In
Chairman Hoge's room at the Grand Pa
cificF'
"Well, we will not at present charge them
with direct implication in that"
HOW THE PRISONERS ACTED,
Chairmen Hoge and Murphy were both
disturbed from their beds by the officers
| wi bo T11ado flta orroQtq Chairman HOua toolY
it coolly but to Chairman Murphy it seened
a serious matter Neither made any oh
| jectons or attempted to evade arrest. Nc
| Cillvaray and Kelley, who are TO be arrested
with Chairmen Hoge and Murphy, are
strikers, who have been acting as clerks for
Chairman Hoge. Their occupation was to
assist in the preparation OF circulars to the
various branches Of the Brotherhood.
| GoDDINo coNFEssEs.
| George Godding, who was arrested at
| Aurora Monday, furnished bail to-day, and
returned to his home 1t is stated that he
made full statement Of what he knew OF
the plot, showing that his connection with
| it was very slight. When he was asked to
! deliver or transport certain package he
did SO unquestioningly without suspect
| ing the nature Of their con
tents It is said that his
statement gave the companys attorneys
| additional evidence against BauerelSen,
| Bowles and Br0derick, and that the infor-
nation divulged has led 10 tho discovery Of
| the identity of the purchaser Of the dyna-
mite for the use Of the men
THEIR CLERKS TURN INFoRMERs.
The most sensational development in the
| Burlington conspiracy case Is the confession
of John j. Kelly and John McCiilivray
clerks respectively 10 Chairman Hoge, Of
| the striking engineers grievance committee
and Chairman Murphy, Of the fremen's
committee. Kelly and McGillivray were
arrested this afternoon, and said Inspector
Bonled tonight: "When arrested they
sent for me went to see them
at the armory, where they had been taken.
first sending word 70 Gen. Manager Stone
that / presumed they wanted TO talk. He
went over, bringing Attorney COlyer with
him. We consulted with them. They ap-
peared TO be very nice young men, intelli-
gent and honest.
TOLD ALL THEY KNEW.
"They told us fully Of their connection
with the circular Then, as a result of con-
ference, they lot out all they knew, and
can say that their statement was perfectly
satisfactory 10 Messrs Stone and Colyor.
| had 10 leave before the statements
were fully completed, but understand
that they settle satisfactorily and beyond
the possibility Of doubt the authorshipof
the s5alsoda aud Emery circulars IL is also
settled who John Sewers is, the man none
Of the reporters could find.
BowERs II Ho0E.