The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-08
DYNAMITE IN A BREWERY
LABOR AGITATORs MIXED UP IN A
BOMB EXPLOSION.

One of the Men Implicated Turns In
Blow Up David steverson's Brew
cry at New York in February-Ar-
rests and Indictments.
New YORK, April IAN explosion, pre-
sumably that of a dynamite bomb, which
occurred on the evening Of Feb. in the
area Of David Stevenson's brewery, which
occupies the side of Tenth avenue from
Thirty ninth to Fortieth street, has been
found to be the work Of labor union men,
four of whom are now in custody at police
headquarters. The explosive was placed in
the area on the Thirty-ninth street side, and
tore away a large piece of the wall, but the
solidity of the masonry prevented extern
sive damage. By the arrest of the perpe-
traitors Inspector Byrnes finally got to the
bottom, and one of the four men he has in
charge has confessed his compl city with
and told Of the guilt of the other three.
WHO THE INFoRMER is.
The informer is Henry A. Fitzgerald,
formerly walking delegate Of the Ale and
Porter Brewery Employees Protective Asso-
citation. who compose the local assembly
No. 1890, embraced in district assembly
No. 40, Knights Of Labor. The men whom
he duplicates in his confession, aud who are
in custody are John OConnelI, president
Of the local assembly; Patrick f. Gloss and
Thomas Reardon, members of tho execu-
tive committee Of the local a assembly
O'Connell was president of the executive
committee and reduced its members from
nine to five, when he undertook to bring
Mr.. Stevenson to terms, Mr.. Stevenson
having discharged all the union men and
refus d to re-employ any but those who
severed their connection with the union.
CONSTITUTED THE COMMITTEE
The four prisoners constituted the execu-
tive committee at the time of the explosion,
the other member being i'll. According to
the story gathered from the informer's
statements, this committee went about to
invent some scheme whereby Mr.. Steven
son would be made to recognize the union
by re-emplOying its members and discharg-
ing "scabn workingmen. The first pla !
approved by the committee was to send
union men to the brewery TO apply for
work and state that they were not attached
tothe union. The mon who might secure en-
ployment under this disguise were t. place
grease in the beer aud ale watts whenever
an opportunity offered, and, in this way
DIES roy the brew. Several applicants thus
advised visited the brewery, but were not
given employment. At subsequent meet
ing OF the executive committee it was
determined to appropriate $50 to continue
tue fight against Mr.. Stevenson. The un ion
ratified this action.
TO BLOW UP THE BREWERY
Now, the conspirators in executive COM
mittee, made furious by the failure of their
first efforts, conceived a plan to blow up
the brewery. Reardon and Gloss were del
egated to see person whose name, though
in possession Of the police, is withheld, f IT
instruction as to the destructive element to
be used and the method in which it should
be operated These two men fol-
lowed instructions and reported that
they had succeeded in learning all that was
necessary i'll the use of the explosive, with
which they had been provided. The engine
of destruction, it was planned, should DO
exploded i'll the engine room. An oppor-
tunity to reach the engine room was no5
offered the conspiratJrs, and they became
involved in quarrel among themselves,
which delayed the use of the exclusive.
FITZGERALD RESIGNED.
In carrying out the boycott against the
brew cry, Fitzgerald was charged with in
activity, and was threatened with suspen-
sion rom the position of walking delegate,
which yielde him $27 81 a week. He
finally was ordered TO be suspended, but
anticipated action by resigning. The expo-
sion followed. Central office detectives
who have been on the case learned recently
that O'COunell, who had been succeeded by
ReardOn as president Of the union, stated at
a meeting that 1t was one thing to blow up
a brewery aud another to prove it. In
spector Byrles, after securing Fitzgerald's
confession, took him before the grand jury
Friday, where he repeated his confession.
INDICTMENTS FOUND.
Upon the evidence presented the grand
jury found indictments against O'Counell,
Reardon aud Gloss, and bench warrants
were Issued for their arrest. OConnell
was taken from work in the Long Island
brewery on Third avenue, Brooklyn, las b
evening, by detectives. He describes him
self as a married man, "a years of age, and
resident of No. 3l7 Bergen street, Brook
lyn. The other two, who were arrested at
their homes, are entered on tue police books
as Patrick S. Gloss, 40 years old, married,
No 34l f st Forty-first street, New York,
and Thomas Reardol, SO years old, single,
No. 3Ol West Fortysixth street.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE INFoRMER.
The pedigree and residence Of the in
former are kept concealed by the police for
obvious reasons. He is at present an in
mate in the house Of detention, held as
witness. The case will be called up in the
general sessions court tomorrow, when the
men will be called up to plead to indict-
ments charging them with felony.