Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-19
20" Conspiracy Gases
Sensational Developments in
the A.rraignment.
WILSON WAS A DETECTIVE.
Inspector Honfield Testiies as to the Ma
ture of the Explosives Found-The
Bauerisen Letter Read in
Court-Ike Effect.

of the crowd that was on hand was adj
mitted to the court room where Commis-
sioncr Hoyne is hearing evidence in the
Burlington case. 70 the surprise of
everybody when the court opened Mr..
Ewing stated that Alex. Smith waived
further examination. Mr.. Donahoe, of
the counsel for the defense, replied that
he did not think witness could waive
examination, but, however, he would
not object. Capt John G. McGinn, of
the Pinkerton agency, was the first wit
ness called. Ha narrated the particu-
lars of the arrest of Broderick, Wilson
and Bowles, on the train on July 5, sub
stantially as published at that time At
torneys David and Donahue, for defense,
scored point when they established the
fact that the warrant for arrest was
sworn out before the crime was com
mitted, and profound sensation was
created at the following revelations
sDo you know Wilson," asked Attor-
ney Donahoe.
McGinn visibly trembled, and delay
of nearly five minutes followed before
he answered, and finally acknowledged
that Wilson, one of the so-called con-
spirations, was in the employ of the
Pinkerton agency.
Alt any OluCl VI tuC titLtuualllS Ill
the employ of your agency?' asked Mr..
Donahoe.
Witness smiled as he answered "No.n
"Before we are through with your ex-
animation, exclaimed Mr.. Donahoe,
1--WE will have no clients at all
At this point District Attorney Ewing
stated that Wilson waived further ex-
animation and the charge against him
was dismissed. Attorneys for defense
demanded, however, that he should not
be permitted to leave the court, and
asked If he was to be examined as wit
ness. Attorney Dawes, for the railroad
company, promised that he should not
be allowed to escape. From this mo-
ment the proceedings were intensely SEN
sational in character.
why didn't you arrest the fourth man3
Why did you allow him to get away?'
asked Attorney Donahoe.
81 thought l had my hands full with
Muliigan."
why, isn't Mulligan the man Wilson
low IN court ycnr own operator"
eyes, responded Capt. McGinn.
"And you actually assign before court
and the world this as your reason for
letting the fourth escape?'
TO this question Capt. McGinn made
no reply.
DO you know whether the fourth man
was the man that put the package in the
carp''
~ do not replied McGinn.
Witness testified that he saw Broderick
put his hand out of the window, and he
(McGinnl had the train stopped and ran
back, and found letter on the track.
He rhen identified the letter produced
by Mr.. living as the letter found on the
track. The letter was addressed to Tom
Broderick, and was signed, "Your hand
striker, j. A. Bauereisen." The letter
was dated at Aurora Division, No. SO,
brotherhood rooms, June 90. The writer
said he had just received letter from
Bowles from Glenwood Junction, Mo-,
and he did not know where to write
him, and asked for instructions on this
point, and also where to address him.
The letter closed as follows:
II will try to find j. A. B. as soon as
I can, and get him to work. If you hear
of him tell him to come to Aurora un-
less you want him with you''
On the back of the letter appeared the
following:
Maybe j. A. Bowles has gone to Book
field. He said in his letter he would
write soon again. He says they are get
ting onto him.
The reading of the letter didn't produce
the sensation expected. At 1910 In
spector Bonfield took the witness stand
and described the tests of dynamite
taken from the package found ON the
train, which he made in company with
United States officials He was not
cross examined.
F. G. Rice, superintendent of the 1lli-
nois division of the Burlington road tes-
titled that he saw Broderick with pack
age under his arm July 5, and saw him
get on board the train with it.
At the end of the evidence court ad-
journed to p m.