The Globe-republican., 1891-05-27
coFFEYvLLE EXPLOSION.


vestigating committee who had been
holding their report until the republic
ans should have submitted theirs have
become weary at the continued delay
Of the senators and have published
their 6ndings in the Alliance Advocate.
The report first declares that no evil
dence was given in support Of the pho
tographer's chemical explosion theory
and discusses the evidence on that point
at length.
In regard to the second theory, that
OF malicious intent on the part of Up
ham to kill his wife and adopted caugh-
ter. the report finds that the only testi-
mony in support of this is that the
servant girl Of Mr.. Upham told a col
ored man. who told Mr.. Conner that the
family relations of Mr.. and Mrs. Up
ham were not pleasant
The third theory, that it was revenge
on the part Of the union labor party on
account of the vidette expose, NO evil
dence being offered in support of this.
except from assertions in newspaper
articles. was dismissed as unsupported
and untenable.
The fourth theory that it was
scheme of Ed P. Greer, Bion s. Hutch
ms, c. A. Henrie and probably others
to add force and emphasis to the second
vidette expose. thereby injuring the
union labor party and throwing suspi.
cion on the Vincent brothers a. being
anarchists and dynamiters, was dis
cussed at length and all the evidence at
the trial reviewed with strong leaning
against the alleged republican conspir-
ators The probable connection of
Henrie in disguise is dwelt upon in ex-
tense. The Montgomery county attor-
neys are given a scoring and Upham's
actions are declared suspicious Hem
rie's efforts to prove an alibi are shown
to be flimsy in more ways than one.
Additional proof" the report con-
tinues, that the managers of the re-
publican campaign are guilty of aiding
and abetting the preparation and the
of the box is found in the ap-
pointment of CA. Henrie clerk in the la
Dor bureau, a large amount of testimony
plainly showing that he had been &C
tive in opposition to the republican
party until August, 1855 The evidence
also proves that on account of personal
dishonesty. immoral habits and general
want of truthfulness, he has lost the
respect and confidence of his former
page 55S). His willingness
to betray his associates and to perform
any disreputable act seemed to be high
for the managers of the
republican campaign to employ him.
The evidence shows that he was EN-.
ployed in preparing the matter of the
expose. A large portion of the
time while in the employ of the repub-
lican central committee he spent in
to Cincinnati, New York and
different cities in Kansas, where he had
ample opportunity to procure the neces-
sary material for a dynamite cxplo-
sion"
After dwelling on Henrie's political
record at length the report says: ut is
to think of an explanation
of c. A. Henrie's appointment, except
that he knew about the damnable plot
of preparing and sending the box, and
that, for the purpose of keeping him
silent, the position was given him. The
refusal of the legislature of 1889 to in
vestigate the explosion seems to US con-
of the theory that the manager
of the republican party were connected
with it. Surely such a serious crime,
by such results, openly
charged to dominant party, ought to
be worthy of an investigation
Attention is given to Joe P. Winton,
of Winfield, and Sid Cure and the gov
errors expression to Leland j. Webb,
LELAND, we had to do it, is quoted
In conclusion, the report says: ''Our
drawn from the foregoing
review of testimony are that there was
a conspiracy on the part of some one to
do certain things for the purpose of
breaking the ranks Of the union labor
party and adding strength to the repub-
lican party in the political campaign of
the fall of 1883 The vidette expose
was the first step in that line, this was
followed by the second expose and the
of the box of dynamite.
which would have been in Winfield,
Kan. October 10, had it not premature
~ exploded in Coffeyville.
c. A. Henrie had some connection with
the preparation of. and delivered said
box at Coffeyville, to be shipped by ex-
press to Winfield, to be exploded |
and under the excitement
the explosion a raid would |
probably have been made on the Office |
of the Nonconformist
1--WE are further of the opinion that |
Bion s. Hutchins and Ed Greer were |
cognizant of what was being done, if
not direct participants of the same.
"And further that no man could have
been appointed commissioner Of labor
who would Eot appoint c. A. Henrie to
q position as clerk in said office.
'And that said Henrie was appointed |
to the position which he holds to-day |
as reward for the part performed by
him, and to prevent him from revealing |
what he knows of the affair which |
Y 'uld impli"ate other parties.
EZRA CARY,
Chairman.
T. NJ. TEMPLErON,