The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-09
SATURDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.
brotherhood Men Deny All Completely in
the Alleged Plots.

CHICAGO, July S.-Chairman Hodge
denies emphatically that he sent out
such circular as that described by Gen
eral Manager Stone. He saysif his name
is attached to such document it is n
forgery.
"Nir. Stone," said the reporter, "says
that dynamite was taken from your
room Mt the Grand Pacific Hotel, last
May, by Bowles.
at may be-" replied Hodge. "The
room was always crowded those times,
and dynamite or anything else might
have been carried in and out and never
have attracted any attention"
Mr.. Hoge appeared considerably en-
barrassed by the questioning about the
circular, but his denial OF Mr.. stones
statement was prompt and given in a
decided tone. The prisoners yesterday
were less inclined to talk than the Chair
man OF the Grievance Committee. Will
son would only say he was innocent, and
expected to get bail, BroderiGk had
nothing to offer, and Bowles laughed at
the questions fired at him.
as it true that you are a detective ?"
Bowles was asked. He did not answer
at first, but when the question was re-
peated he lost his smile and replied very
earnestly: mo, sir; positively am not. "
The other men did not think their COM
panion was in the employ Of detective
agency.
The excitement at Aurora over the ar
rest OF the engineers in connection with
the supposed dynamite plot had some
what subsidized last evening, when it was
renewed by the arrest OF Alex Smith,
one OF the striking fremen, charged
with completely in the plot. Deputy
United States Marshal Burchard has in
his possession warrants for tire arrest Of
three other persons, but they are evil
IDENTIFY keeping out Of the way.
Superintendent Rice is at Aurora. He
is quartered in his private car, and is
personally experimenting the arrest Of
the supposed dynamiters. When seen
he was somewhat reticent, and said
there was nothing new in the matter
that would in any way interest the pub
lie. He said, however, that there would
be startling developments within few
days.
The yard and depot property are
thickly patrolled by PinkertOn men and
company employees; and all strangers
are closely looked after. It is generally
thought that the man Wilson, who was
arrested Wednesday with Broderick and
Bowers, is a Pinkerton detective who
Joined the Brotherhood for the purpose
Of getting into their schemes.
4 dispatch from Terre Haute, Ind,
says: Grand Master Frank Sargent, OF
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men, was found at the headquarters OF
the order here last night, preparing to
start to Georgia. In regard to the dy-
Mantle conspiracy against the Burling-
ton road at Chicago he said:
81 will say, in the most emphatic
meaning OF the words, that the Brother
hood condemns all acts OF violence, We
believed we were right in quitting the
Burlington's employ, but the Brother
hood does not believe that itself or its
members have any right TO interfere with
the running Of the trains, or to commit
any depredations in the company's prop
erty. As to Wilson, the fireman arrest
ed, l have looked through our books
and can find no such man on record
that is John Q. Wilson, as given in the
dispatches. do not understand how il
happens that these men have been at
work for the Burlington since the strike
began in February, as it is declared they
have been, and Mr.. Stone ought not to
make the charge he does against the
high officials unless he has proof to
back It up with. The officials are all
conservative and oppose and condemn
radical measures Of any kind"