The sun., 1894-08-21

tors Conway and Cowie-TnIk or su Al,
Hrchi-t DEMONSTRATION n the FnII-Ths
Police Are Reucrnt About the Case.
CHiCAGO. Auy. 20 II IL evident that the po-
lice are endeavoring to suppress all information
ia regard to discoveries that are believed To i'm,
plicate u large number OF men in On anarchistid
plot.
On saturday afternoon two iron bound chests
were captured by Inspectors Conway ana Cowie
Of the Fire Department. This afternoon il Was
reported AT the head, quarters of the Fire Dcpart-
nient that the Anarchist arson cases have been
dropped for the present.
Inspector Conway. IL was said. had gone ont
Of the city on vacation, and that. so far as the
Fire Department il concerned, nothing was be-
ing done. The police have the eases iu charge,
and Inspector Cowio uf the fire Insurance pa
troll il assisting them.
II was giNet out the the boxes OF alleged
bombs and Internal machines received ai the
City Hall oil Saturday contained nothing more
than u lot Of photographs and large amount Uf
clothing and wearing apparel. such as IL usually
found In the trunk OF woman.
II is said, however. by officers who do noe
wish to have their names mentioned, as public
cation would probably mean dismissal
for them, that one Of the boxes con,
tained species Of incendiary naC hines,
each having Its own wires. wheels. and electric
battery all ready for use in applying the slow
match to buildings.
These things were the property OF Herlita,
Schaef, and Nelson, and Others arrested on
charges Of arson, q confession of their crmei
committed and others contemplated having
been made by HerlitE soon after his arrest
The second box contained. it Ia said. informa-
ton that is believed to he very important There
was letter written in German by one Anarc hiss
TO another OF this city. revealing the plot Of q
revolution that was to be attempted in Chicago
this fall
1t stated that everything was ripe for AN ups
rising; that preparations had been going on foo
a long time and that everything would he come
plete and everybody found ready 10 carry the
movement into effect when the proper moment
arrived
The machines are electrical devices and ara
constructed upon the single-cell. interrupted.
current principle. The cells are In the ends,
and wires run the length Of the tubing. which
is something over an inch in diameter.
The circuit Is broken near the centre in such q
manner as tn cause u spark, 50 that naphtha,
benzine, or any other highly infammablc fluid.
conveniently placed. would instantly ignite and
cause fire.
The machines could he used with deadly effect
by loading the tubes with gun cotton and miss
siles The time OF the explosion be regu-
lated with absolute certainty by the proper adj
justment Of the clockwork mechanism which
frees the current.
The destructive engine might be charged and
sent "A long distance to some determined point
and placed in position lonB before the minute
for the plosior arrived.
The incendiary using one OF the machines
could fix II fur seryiro, adjust the mechanism
for half an hour. leave 1t at the point where q
fire had been determined upon and be miles
away before the fire would be started.
He could thus be In a position TO prove an alihl
in case suspicion of any kind rested upon him al
the agency which caused the blaze.
Inspector Conway is satisfied that he has cap-
tured the machines that were used in the Edge-
water fire when Nelson's household goods went
up in smoke Of his own manufacture. In tle
Herlitz machine was used. tho plaza
merely involving case OF gasoline
explosion clevery devised 10 throw
the insurance companies OF the scent. II was
learned after the fire that the gasoline stove
had never been lighted, Mrs. Herlitz having
dropped the match into a pot of bcnzine and
then decampIng rs fast IA she could 20.
speaking Of the capture Inspector conway
said:
We have been looking for these machines for
some time. but did not know exactly where they
were. Finally got the order for lhem. and w
went out To the house and got the trpnks.
The queer part ot the business i that ih" TSo-
man could not speak "A word Of anything hut
Italian, aud the order was written in that Ian.
guage by German under arres, for arson. and
mo, | don't believe the Italians have any
thing 70 dc, with the plot, but i goes to shoS
on them for Anarchy, or for ANY supposed an:
paid but little attention to any other phase ot
u. YES, Ssh the fellows are Anarchists. and ths
mac cnines We secured such AS might rs
used by desperate men, The might be
properly ' Take the lIerIitz case. The man
S Worth on the rnta4e nGraS 'fr into an. ou.s %S
one OF the suburbs. He got s4Oo insur-
Hne nIscc on this nSs Tnw no, Then cc
the insurance money less the usual dehucti"ns
IN adjustment, hut he caused tn" house owners
These fellows 20 on the theory tha, What. ls.
This is one of their methods u reasoning, and 10
seems "a it the case quite we'll ,,,.u..
'ssfS Sp Snnd R%1 69. y sn Gn~ @, afsr tho
gang for setting FIRE 10 valuable property with
There might be a conspiracy having much
more DANGEROUS object IN view: Inc members
Ss sass sns great st xii iii il PREPARING machines that
might be used with fatal effect, but am
H16 aTss on thsR then hHeG are pretty % sS' wc
broken up now, and that II such a scheme was
on sfTioG1S Sy ~ '1%sns arTrsts Of he
inspectors Conway and Cowie have each re-
Ceived unwelcOme gifts in the shape Of small
mysterious bOXss wrapped In brown paper.
which neither dared 10 open.
An unknown man brought one 10 Mr.. Cons
ways house on Ewing place late ON FRIDAY eHen-
ing Inspector COwies was received at the
Briggs House, whore he is stopping, at an early
hour yesterday morning.
The hotel people say a man brought il, hut
went away without any further message. Bdh
officers are puzzled what to think about this
development hut are inclined to treat Il se:
Tiously and believe the boxes contain some fatal
agency intended To Kill them for their endeAv-
or. 10 bring the Anarchists 10 justice Inspector
{ OWE was seen leaving the hotel with grip n
his hand. He said he could tell nothing about tho
discoveries made In the last day or two: that hs
was worn out by the work and was gnIng e. his
home I'm Milwaukee 10 -pend a few days. When
ask ked about the box sent him and Conway ho
said:
. "Oh. heard somebody lad sent him a box ~
{ igHrs. which lie hadn't hrt uprnsi, unatr-
stand"
IL vas learned late last uight that Cuw!e
wasn't going home At all but itl. ne ,itY ON re