The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-11
MORE ARRESTED.
Two Striking Knights Arrest
ed Charged With Causing
the Wreck.
The Arrests Supposed to be
Made on Information
Given by Reed.

ALBANY, v Y, Sept. 9.-The mystery at
tending the apprehension of John Reed
who was detailed in Supt Bissell's office all
day yesterday on suspicion OF being one OF
the Central train wrrckers, has been par
TALLY explained by the arrest of John Kier.
nan. West Albany freight brakeman, and
John Cordial, a freight conductor. Both
men are married, and are striking Knights
belonging to local assembly No lO74O
These two men were arrested at their homes
early this morning.
a reporter by accident got into the room
where Reed was confined in the Union de-
pot, and hIs curiosity being aroused he
listened intently Tor half an hour to the
questioning o. Reed by Chief Pinkerton
and Detective Humphreys. From the stray
words which reached his ears. it is evident
that the arrests were made on ac-
count o. Information given by
Reed. Suspicion was attached to
Reed rom the fact that he had
been very prominent IN East Albany in his
hostility to the Pinkerton men there. When
the wreck occurred, OF course Reeds name
was one of those OH the list which Pinker-
ton had kept o! the men most prominent in
the hostility to the operation OF the road.
A detective was put upon his track, and
learned that ReeC had disappeared from his
former haunts in East Albany Thursday,
whence all trace OF him was lost. From
A CHANCE REMARK
the detectives were led to believe Reed was
in Hudson, and telegraphed Detective Bry
ant to that effect. Bryant secured his man
in house of doubt. ul character at mid
night Saturday, and so thoroughly fright
ened Reed that he consented to come to AL
bany without a warrant and explain mat
ters. Reed has not been arrested. but was
and still is in the custody o. Chief Pinker-
ton in the union depot on his own voiition.
District Ma Ter Workman Lee when in
formed 0. the arrests of Kiernan and Cor
dial, expressed much surprise at Klernan's
arrest He said that on Thursday night
his wi e told him that Kiclnan and his
vie passe his house at IL o'clock on the
way to their own home and had stopped to
chat W tn Mrs Lee.
1t has been learned that John Cordial wa
packing his vaiise at his home when arrest
ed. 1t was rumored tonight that one of
the men who is thought to have been par
ty to The wrecking had skipred the town,
an that his whereabouts remain unknown,
althuu h the Pinkerton detectives have
hunted Iii III and low or him. The whole
story oI the movements OF the wreckers aft
er the distractions were placed on the track
as learned tonight is this:
THEIR MOVEMENTS. ---
There were five men concerned in the
dastardly work. A t"rthey had completed
their work they toGk what is known as the
river road or mile and hal =, as lar as
Lorenzo MlIlers house, and then went back
about q mile over the hills into the woods
in a nOrtheasteriv direction, and continuing
on ior tour miles struck the turnpike
which runs into the heart Of the
farming regions on the east side of the
Hudson river. The men came down this
road into Greenbush. where it is known as
Columbia street. Either on the river road
or on the turnpike the wreckerS stopped at
the house III a friend and asked Tor drink
water. This friend is supposed to be
Lorenzo NJ LIEN who lives on the river road.
Miller is Knight .. Labor and went out on
the strike, but has since returned
the sanction of the Kni-hts who were
out to do SO. 1t is known tor
a .act that man who gave the Wreckers u
DIR nix .ormed Robert A. nkertnn . the
occurrence aid gave h III the names of the
men who comprised the party. 1t is not
known now the men reached the scene OI
the wreck, but probably singly and under
the cover 0. daskness, arriving there short
ly be ore midnight. The name o. the man
who il missing, it is rumored, is Ezra
va .er a s!rIkIug knight.
The same authority Tor the statement that
it Was the man who gave the men drink
0. water on the night OF the wreck who also
gave them away" told the writer that Cor
dial and Herman were two of three men
VINO are known to have placed the obs,ruc-
is one OF the two who are still at large.
Reed who is still detained in the union de-
pot and another man. who has NOT yet
been apprehended, stood on guard, while
the lib ret, men liked the distractions.