St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-14
1t Is Shown at the Examina-
ton Of Brotherhood Dyna-
mitapdS.
Hoge's Confidential Clerk Lets
the Cat Out of the
Bag.
Conspirator BoWles Positive
ly Identified as a Buyer
Of Explosives.
General Manager Stone Seems
to Have Struck the Right
Lead.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, July 13.-The dynamite
branch of the alleged conspiracy agains
the Burlington road received startling
airing to-day in the preliminary exami-
nation of six of the suspected men be-
fore Commissioner Hoyne. 1t was after
II O'Clock when the defendants were
brought into court. BOwleS, Wilson and
Broderiek appeared entirely at ease, but
Bauerisen and Cooling were extremely
nervous. When Alex Smith came in in
custody of a detective and refused to
take seat with the other prisoners, and
went to a seat behind MIR. Dawes, one
of the representatives of the railroad
company, there was an inquiry by the
attorneys for the defense whether Smith
was a defendant or not, claiming the
right to know, as in such an
event he might ask for con-
tinuanee to avoid being taken by
surprise. The court said he would
have to hear the district attorneys
statement before deciding on that point.
Mr.. Ewing said the prosecution was now
ready to proceed with the preliminary
investigation of all six of the defend
ants, including Smith; and Il propose
to call as a witness either Smith or any
other of the defendants who is willing
to tell the truth in this matter" Mr..
David insisted on knowing whether
Smith was defendant or witness, but
Commissioner Hoyne decided that he
could not go into that point at this stage
of the proceedings. and Mr.. Ewing
began his opening statement by read
ing section 1858 of the United States
statutes, under which the complaints
were sworn out. Before he had fairly
begun, however, Mr.. David asked for a
separate examination for the defendants
named in the different warrants. Mr..
David held that in
AN OMNIBUS EXAMINATION
evidence might be introduced which
would be competent in one case and in
competent in the others. Mr.. Ewing
SAID that all the prisoners were charged
with the same offense, and there was
no reason for separate examination.
Commissioner Hoyne refused to enter
tain Mr.. David's motion, and the latter
gentleman asked that the witnesses for
the prosecution be excluded while the
opening statement was being made
This was allowed, and all witnesses on
both sides, except General Manager
Stone and Inspector Bonfield and Supt.
Rhodes, were obliged to withdraw. At
Mr.. EWing'S request that all witnesses
for the government retire to his office at
least fifty men in the body of the court
room arose and went out. The attor-
neys for the defense had no idea that
SO many witnesses were on hand on
behalf Of the prosecution. Continuing
his address, Mr.. Ewing said that he
thought it would appear from the evil
dence that on the 18th of May dyna-
mite cartridge exploded by the passage
of train near Aurora; another at South
Aurora on the 14th of June. The evil
dence, he said, would show that few
days before the explosion BowIes went
into HOge'S room and showed him dy-
Mantle cartridges and talked with him
about the use of explosives. After that
Mantle could be used. On the goth of
May Bowles showed Smith cartridge
similar to those found in possession of
the defendants. Mr.. Ewing then said
that Smith and BOwleS drove few miles
out of Aurora, and that the latter put
the
CARTRIDGE ON THE TRACK,
and that it exploded just before they
went back to town. A few days after,
Bowles told Smioh that he was going to
get more cartridges and would leave
some Illuminating caps with him.
Bauereisen afterwards told Smith that
Bowles had left package for him
which Smith obtained. On June IA
Bauereisen asked Smith if he had
set Off any of the cartridges. "Eo, not
yet" was the response. ''This would
be good night to do it," replied Bauer
eisen. That Smith set off anoth cart
ridge at South Aurora and told Bauer
eisen that he had done so. About July
it was stated that the evidence would
show that Smith met Broderick and was
sent by him to Goding's house and OBJ
tanned four dynamite cartridges and
Smith took them to the Brotherhood
hall in Aurora and delivered
them. He met, at the hall,
Broderick, Bowles and Bauereisen,
and told them that the package
was in the anue-room. The evidence, it
is said, would show that Broderick,
BowleS. Wilson and Bauereisen shortly
afterwards left the hall and took the
train for Chicago. Ewing then ex-
planned that portion of one of these
cartridges was exploded yesterday with
a terrific force, and offered the balance
in evidence.
c.. Madden, agent of the Atlas Dyna-
mite company. He testified as to the
character of the explosive. Edward
Poole, conductor on the Burlington
road, living at Aurora, testified that on
the train in which the men were az
rested there were passengers coming
from different points in Kansas, Ne
braska and Missouri.
John j. Kelly, the somewhat dudlsh
looking secretary to Chairman Hoge, of
the Burlington strikers grievance COM
mittee, now took the stand. He knew
defendant BOwles, under that name.
Last May saw him at the parlors of the
strikers in the Grand Pacific hotel.
Here Attorney DOnOhOe tried to bar out
any testimony against Hoge, because
the chairman was not OH trial, and also
any evidence as to this dynamite, be-
cause it could not be shown that it was
the same found on the train, but the
court let the witness go on. Kelly told
how Bowles came to the strikers room
at the Grand Pacific with a package
said to be dynamite. The
PACKAGE WAS OPENED BY BoWLEs
in the presence of Hoge, man named
Fowler and the witness. 1t was marked
Hercules with red stamp. BOwles
had caps in his pocket, wrapped with
paper. They were like those shown
witness which were taken from Brod-
erick. Bowles spoke of working it"
on the Fulton branch of the 90" He
told witness that he laid the cartridge
On:the track, using sheet of lead to
keepit on the rail, and the caps for ex-
ploding it. He had four cartridges and
a half dozen caps. The defense asked
for delay for dinner before cross-ex-
aiming Kelly, ana when court reas-
sembled demanded that General Mama