Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03

OF officers surrounded Hronek's house. Captain
Bonfeld would not risk the lives of his men in,
attempting to capture Hronek in his own forth
fed castle, waited until Hronek came out,
when he was Immediately arrested. He, YVES.
completely taken by surprise, and made little
show of resistance. A search of his house was
made. In his bed were found 3s-cnlber re-.
Volver and q knife with q seven-inch blade
which Hronek has boosted is tipped with poison.
A half-dozen tombstone loaded, others
empty-were found in the room. The bombs
were made of q cast-iron pipe, cut in pieces four
inches long. They are an inch and half in
diameter and differ from the gas-pipe bomb in
being considerable shorter Some were closed
at the ends with wooden plugs and had uperturea
for fuses or caps. A small portion Of dynamite
in the original packages, labeled "Etna No. g."
was also found III the room.
Chapek was captured while in bed, and made
no resistance. Chebowa was arrested at his
home. On his premises were found eight one
half pound packages of Etna No. 9 dynamite, q
loaded bomb of the pattern found with Hronek,
and a Illuminating cap.
After the men had been secured Capt. Bonfield
undertook to pump Hronek.
= He at first denied that he knew where Aldine
Square was. | asked him what he was doing
there July A. He replied at first that he wasn't
there. 1 sold: 'Chapek ought to know, and he
says you were there He at once admitted that.
ne had been 1, seen there and then said hey had
looking around: It isn't likely they would come
mile and a hnlf or two miles just to stroll
around little park like Aldine Square.
II asked him whore he got thnt dynamite. He
after the Haymarket riot, and gavg it to him.
How much was there of t?' asked.
boxes which weigh twenty-five pounds.
and ii We only TO found d., small . quantity
said he had thrown it into the river.
We had ascertained previously that he
had distributed it among other anarchistic
groups. l then asked him where he got his
bombs, and he told me that they had been given
him by some friend-the one who gave him the
dynamite He said he had thrown them into the
81 ut Of t1,a ti,,,n lxy,nrr
| quantities of dynamite found in and about the
| house, especially beneath the floor of the room
| in the rear of the house."
Mr.. Bonfeld says that, little by little, he has
its details remained to be unearthed. A num-
Der OF persons, he thought, would be impli-
Gated. but he declined to indicate whence
they would come. The distribution OF
twenty pounds Of dynamite gives the
This dynamite was distributed June g. and it,
is said that many Of the old anarchists
ceived it. Captain Bonfield thought some of it
might be traced very close to members of the
Central Labor Union, which interested itself in
during their trial. it is claimed by the
detectives that the present plot will im-
plicate the whole brood Of anarchists. Some
of the early plans of the friends OF the
convicted and executed men have been in the
possession OF the police for some time and this
development is expected to lay bare the entire
plans Of the schemers and plotters. In the ram
ifications of the plots are included us proposed
victims, Edmund Furthrnann, Capt. Shaack,;
Frank Walker, NJ. r. Stone, Witness Seliger, nnds
archists.
For months after the trial and execution the
persons and residences of Judge Gary, Mr..
Grinnell, Capt Bonield. and Capt Setback