The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-26
A Bohemian Gunsmith Named Sevic
Caught in the Meshes.
Indictments Found Against the Con.
spirators Yesterday.
The Fellow, Frank Chleboun, Makes
a Full Confession.
He Tells of the Excursions Made to the
Houses OF Judges Grinnell and Gary,
Which Warrants the Conviction
OF the Prisoners.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 25.--The dragnet OF
the law enmeshed today another of the
anarchists who sought revenge upon the
representatives OF the law in the persons
OF Bonfeld, Gary and Grinnell. A gun
smith named Rudolph Sevic was arrested
before daylight this morning, and is now
behind prison bars, under bonds Of 81, 900.
lie is charged with being the individual
who furnished dynamite TO the con-
spirators who intended to assassinate the
three law officers most prominent in the
Haymarket prosecution.
Sevic acknowledges that he has been
Illegally dealing in dynamite, and that he
sold over fifty pounds TO persons within q
year. He will only admit having sold
fifty pounds 10 Chicagoans, and asserts
that ho either never knew or cannot re-
member who they were. Inspector Bon
field says he has proof the ten pounds,
II not more, went to Hronek, Chabck aud
Chleboun. II is definitely known that
Seyic bought on May %, from the Ameri-
can Powder company, in Chicago, twenty
five pounds Of dynamite.
IL is ten pounds OF this purchase that
has been traded 10 the recently arrested
trio OF assassins. Scyic claims ten pounds
OF the twenty-five went 10 u farmer in Ne.
braska. On the 81 day Of June he pur.
chased twenty-five pounds more, which he
claims 10 have sold 10 farmer in MINES.
ota, but is unable TO give his name or TO
locate him. Inspector BOniield IL positive
| that SaVif traa laafttta fl,a fn,....
namitcrs arrested a few days since, and
sold them the explosive with which they
expected to destroy Judges Grinncll and
Gary.
Sevic is n Bohemian, thirty-eight years
Of aye and Of intelligent appearance. lie
understands and speaks but little English.
Inspector Boniield last night also captured
several internal machines. They are OF
zinc, four and one-half or five inches in
hight, OF cylinder shape, and two and one
half inches in diameter. Inside OF these
cylinders are Others Of equal hight, about
an inch in diameter. These inside cylin-
dcrs are filed with dynamite, and between
| them and the outside covering the space is
filed full OF cut glass, lead sugs and bro
ken iron. In the tops Of the inside cylin-
ders Illuminating caps are placed with fuses
attached. Inspector Boniicld will not say
whether or not these machines were found
in Scvic's house.
Seyic's arrest was kept secret until the
moment when he was arraigned in court
this morning. Meantime he had been
subjected 10 vigorous pumping process
by Inspector Bonfeld. The proceedings
in court occupied but few moments, and
consisted OF simply putting the case on
record and fixing bond heavy enough 10
hold the gunsmith, and continuing further
proceedings for week. The grand Jury
already impannoleditoItake up the case Of
Scyic's alleged co-conspirator, will, II In
expected, long before that time have for.
mally indicted all concerned In the diabol-
ical plot
The police say that the discovery Of the
bombs, which are doubtless the product
Of Seyics handiwork, IL an important link
in the chain Of evidence against llronek,
Chapek and Chleboun. The bombs were
the invention Of llronck, aud their manu-.
facture by practical gunsmith goes far 10
show deep laid conspiracy. II Is thought
by the police that many more Oi the bombs
are in existence, "a there Is no other prob.
able theory to explain the use Of the largo
quantity OF dynamite handled by the 10
hemian gunsmith.
There was no blare Of trumpcts when
Rudolph Seyic was marched into the
docket this morning, but Inspector Bon.
field said he was probably the most danger.
Gus dynamitcr in the city.
The inspector appeared a. prosecutor
aud said "lour honor, this man Scyic
II Bohemian gunsmith and a friend Of
Chapek, llronok and CElcbOun. January
u, lSs7, he bought twenty-five pounds Of
dynamite Of the American Powder COM
pany. lie told me that he had sold this
twenty-five pounds 30 u farmer living In
Minnesota. | don't believe his story, and
have reason 10 believe that the dynamite
never went out Of Chicago. On May 20 Of
this year Scyic again bought twenty-five
pounds OF dynamite Of the American Pow
der company. This dynamite was Of cS-
actly the same grade and had the same
stamps ~ that found In the possession Of
the three conspirator. ] consider him q
more dangerous man than any Of the
three, aud ask that he BE- held Ia larger
bonds"
scyic protested total ignorance Of English
although Inspector BOnfcld said that he
knew Il passlbly well. Judge Lyon cx.
planned the case 10 the prisoner through
an interpreter, aud then assenicd 20 In
spcctor llOnheld'H motion 90 continue the
case a week In bonds Of 5000.
There Is no doub, Of Soyics connec.
ton with the conspraton," said lnspec
tor BonGold subsequently. 'Tho identity
Of the dynamite itself proves that. Then
Scyic Il a friend and countryman 81
IIronck, Chcpck aud Chlcboun. Thii
comes pretty near proving Scyic's connec
ton with the plot. Tho bombs mad'
from this dynamite were Of the 'doylisl
PATTERN one Of them might have killeC
iiny men,"
This afternoon scyic was carried will
! TIronok, Chapck and Chleboun before thu
grand Jury who Immediately took up th'
: case. The proceedings were guarded will
( the utmost jealousy. The first half hou
4 was occupied by Inspector Bonfcld IN un
!. folding 10 the jurors the details OF th'
4 conspimtoB.
4 Indictments for conspiracy 20 COMM
murder weru found by the grand jury "a
= day against the four anarchists cUnspira
: tors. In the morning Capt. Boniicld wa
|, ON hand with the iniormer, Frank Chile
n boun, Another witness In the case was
!. I,ohomiau police officer, who assisted i
|. working up the case against these men
N and WHO was present when they were al
rested. Tho officers AMI Capt BonHcl