Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-17
THE DYNAMITE CASE.
MORE SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY PRE-
SBNTBD YESTERDAY
In tho Case Of the Accused 70" Strikers Clark Smith
Makes a Oonfsssion-Baeks Up Bowlss-
Some Qnssr Statements Made
Dynamite Lore

Commissioner Hoyne is hearing th'
evidence. If the defendants are convicted
of carrying and dealing in explosives
which is only punishable by fine, they
can schedule out under the poor debtors
act. The United States officials, IL is said
have decided, in view of this fact, II
bring charge Of conspiracy, . crime
which can be punished by two years' i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary or fine o.
SIC, 900, or both. This charge, i.wss in.
mated, might be brought to-day.
Bowles, since confessing, has been kept
in the United States Marshsl's Office and
allowed to sleep, instead Of on q plank,
upon Commissioner Hoyne's lounge,
which was brought in for that purpose.
| Two pleasant looking women were
brought into the crowded court room and
given seats behind the desk. One of them
was said to be the woman to whom Bowles,
though q married man, made love while
on his dynamite expedition in Indiana,
and whose presence in court, brought
about by the prosecution, had more than
anything else, induced Bowles to confess
in order to head off suit for divorce.
Alex. Smith, the Aurora Brotherhood
fireman who turned informer, was the
first witness called. He was inter
rupted at the very outset by
Lawyer David, for the defense,
| moving that all evidence concerning
Informer Bowles be stricken out, as
he was not now under investigation. Da-
vid also asked to have the testimony of In.
former Kelly and Witness Lloyd nullified,
because they mentioned none of the de-
PENDANTS but Bowles, and the evidence was
therefore incompetent The District At
torney contended that it would be shown
that the dynamite was purchased and de-
livered by some, at least of the defendants.
The Court let it stand. and then Smith was
taken off the box and j. J. Kelly, chair
man Hoge's clerk, recalled to admit
that his name was Charles Cardell in fir
tation he had with two ladies in Chicago
in 1881. The name, witness claimed, was
taken by him purely in fun. Considera-
BILE badgering by lawyers for the Brother
hood followed.
Informer Smith was then started again,
when Lawyer Donohoe, for the prisoners,
interrupted him with the instruction that
he need not answer if he would criminste
bimsslf thereby, and that he need not tes-
tify unless he desired; then Smith con-
firmed the outline of the case made the
first day of the trial by the District Attor-
ney for the prosecution.
Smith testified that his home is in Au.
rors, and his occupation locomotive fire.
man on the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy road. He left the road last February
when the strike occurred, and had since
been supported by the Brotherhood. He
KNEW ALL THE MEN
under arrest. Bowles showed him some
dynamite, the first time he had ever seen
| il in his life. Bowles took him ont for q
buggy ride on the occasion. Bowels broke
twig from tree to perforste hole in
the dynamite cartridge 30 that he could in
sert cap.
Attorneys David and Conahoe at this
point vigorously protested against the con-
duct of the United States District Attorney
in putting one of the defendants before the
Court as an actual witness against the other
defendants, and in this, it is said, they
scored strong point.
Continuing, witness said: "Bowles put
the dynamite on the track, and after we
got about mile and half away we heard
the dynamite 20 of. When we got to Aurora
got out of the buggy, and he went on.
The next day he told me he would leave
another cartridge with me and told me to
ha hpt ha n ~ ,x,,k y,
one."
"Was it like this?" asked Attorney
Ewing, producing cartridge which
startled half the people in the court room.
"Yes," replied the witness; "a package
was left for me by Covill, an engineer,
at Heck's European Hotel, was told by
Bauereisen, about the 14th of June. !
went up to the hotel and got it. It
CONTAINED DYNAMITE
aud caps. Bauereisen said to me: Go
and give them q scare tonight told
him that would, and did. Covill gave
me the cartridge. took the cartridge
that night and went past the depot, Just
below the depot, and put it it on the track
near the semaphore. put one cap in it.
Came back to Aurora the same way and
fooled around town little and then went
to bed. saw Bsuereisen next day, and
he asked me il had done anything. /
said l had. Bauereisen then said: 4
thought You had. I heard some noise
1t was about nine o'clock at night when I
put the dy Mantle on the track. Broderick
and Wilson met me next day and asked
me if l had seen Bowles. That was on the
morning of the 9th of July. saw Bowles
before saw them. Bowles said he wanted
to get some dynamite and caps. He also
told me to find Godding, and went and
found him at Miller's shoe store, on Main
street. Godding gave letter to his wife,
and Mrs. Godding went and got me the
package which
CONTAINED CAPS AND FUSE,
which took out The box also contained
dynamite cartridges. gave the box to
Bowles. went into Jack Shorts house
on Main street. Bauereisen, Bowles, Will
son, Broderick and others were there,
having glass Of beer. They came out
side and told me to 20 to Godding's and
get what dynamite was there. Godcing
came aloEg at the time. Godding went
up to his house and got out the same box
that found the fuse and caps in. 1t con-
tanned dynamite. We took the package
up to Brotherhood Hall. One Of them
took the package away after we had o
talk together, but don't know which one
il was"
After lengthy and rigorous cross-ex-
animation of the witness by Attorney
David, in which Smith was finally led to
say, 81 do not know whether am o wit
ness or defendant in this case" confess
sion which created rs much commotion in
the court room as his cool, deliberate re-
cital of the way in which he placed the
dynamite on the track, the court ad-
journed until 2 p. m.
This admission led United States Dis
trict Attorney Ewing 10 AJAX for temper
ary adjournment He said he did not
know who he would call as the next wit
ness.
A Disastrous Fire.