New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
QUICK WORK BY POLICE.
INVENTION MEN ARRESTED AN HOUR
AFTER THE DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

| WILLIAM AsHBY, AN INVESTIGATOR" MAKES
CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY AGAINST MEN
CONCERNED IN THE ATTACK ON
THE ELEVATED ROAD.
/ II the deposition of William Ashby an investi-
gator for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
can be depended upon. the Brooklyn police made
| one OF the quickest and most brilliant captures
Of dynamite conspirators on record Ashby
serts that Eugene O'Hara. OF No. 1856 Rockaway-
ave, who is Of the two men arrested and
taken to Police Headquarters an hour after the
! dynamite explosion under the elevated pillars
at Fifth-ave and Thirty sixth-st., a little after
! o'clock yesterday morning, came out Of a
store Carberry's Hall. at Atlantic AMI
| Rockawsy aves.. Tuesday, with brown
paper package which resembled sticks OF dyna-
mite OHara is alleged to have said at that
time We've got the stuff now In the begin
ring Of mis- affidavit Ashby alleges that he at
tended a meeting at Carberry's Hall on Mon
day night and that several of the strikers had
declared that If the elevated engineers did not
assist them in the strike by going out the best
thing TO do would be 10 buy some dynamite and
blow them 10 hell"
The twenty-one men who yesterday afternoon
| In the Adams-st. police court charged with
conspiracy. and who later released in
500 bail each for examination tomorrow morn
ing were arrested by Captain Reynods's men
early yesterday morning at Carberry's Hall. fol-
lowing the dynamite explosion II was shown
in court that Ashby had informed the police on
Tuesday that he believed the strikers intended
to use dynamite. and that the attempt would
be made that night by some Of the who
had been in Carberry's Hail. For this reason
Deputy Chief Mackellar and Captain Reynolds
had their eye on that point. Chief Devery had
given orders TO arrest all strikers who should
he found gathering AT late hour for anything
resembling riotng. Under these orders patrol
wagon full Of detectives went TO the hall he
tween IL and 10 o'clock In the evening, in
tending TO keep close watch on the men who
were supposed to be there The hall was dark.
and the men, seeing TO signs Of life returned
to Headquarters. The moment that word
received in the telegraph bureau OF the ex-
plosion in Fifth-ave. Captain Reynolds ran up
and down the hall in Headquarters summon
ing his men. In fifteen minutes three patrol
wagons their way TO Carberry's Hall.
seven miles away. When the detectives reached
the hall, about 3 o'clock. they found it lighted
and about quarter full of men, The detec-
tives made no explanation. but gathered in the
prisoners, some of whom were asleep. and hur-
ried them back TO Headquarters, which was
reached at 4 o'clock.
WHO THE MEN ARE
The prisoners were locked up in the Adams
St police station. They gave their names and
addresses as follows:
| COGROXE, Thomas, thirty-seven years DID, OF
DUGAN; John; twenty nine years old, motorman.
| No 100 Sheffield-ave.
! DUGAN, Alexander. thirty-two years old motor
man, Of No. 40 Stockholm-st.
DCFFY Owen twenty-nin years old, plasterer.
FOX Joseph twenty years old. conductor, Of No.
FOX. William; twenty;three years old, telephone
! GILDERSLEEVE, Charles o.. twenty-nine years
GooDBoDY. Edward, twenty-five years old, of
GUENTHER, John. twEenty-three years old, con-
| HAMMOND Charles twenty-eight years old.
laborer, Of No. 23l Howard-ive.
HIGGINS, Hugh. thirty-hve years old. of No. liz
KEATING. James. motorman. of No 80 Fanchon
KEEGAN. Frank, torty-one years old, Of No l26
=, RQekaTay-aye kiI v sI .,-.. ,.oor. "a
notorman' of No So willett;st.
MAhoS6F y NO. 5oh9 m years DID, motor
MACKEY, John, twenty-five years DID, printer OF
MACE. Frank, thrty-one years old. motorman, Of
No 62S Herkimer-st
No 1876 Rockaway-ava.
sEGEL Robert. thirty-slx years old motorman, Of
WARD. Patrick. thirty years old. motorman Of
No 25l Reid-ave
WLAMSs II "a b @arrens 5San 5Sfn'y'0rs' years 0' 'sN
Soon after II o'clock the prisoners were ar
raigned before Magistrate Brenner. After a
consultation on the part of the police officials
the representatives Of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company and the District Attorneys office.
the men were arraigned simply on a charge of
vagrancy Eugene V. Brewster appeared in be
half Of the strikers. The cases Of the following
we're postponed until to-day. and the men re-
leased on 5000 bail: Joseph Fox, John Will
Jams. William Fox. Robert Segal and Frank
Mace
At 2:3O o'clock the sixteen other men were
brought back before Magistrate Brenner, and
on complaint of Ashby the more serious charge
of conspiracy was made against them
AsHBYs AFFIDAVIT.
William Ashby, whose information brought
about the arrest of the men. gives his occupa-
ton as that of an investigator, and his address
as No 16S Montague-st.. which is the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Companys general office. He IS
forty-nne years old. He did not appear in
court when the complaint was brought up. He
made affidavit follows:
That the defendants did wilfuly and unlaw
fully conspire together with others TO commit a
crime to wit. the destruction OF the property
Of the Brooklyn Rapid transit company under
the following circumstances: On Monday night
he attended organized meeting Of the strik-
ers and their friends al Carberry's Hall At
lantic and Rockaway aves., which presided
over by person whose name is not known but
who can be identified. The minutes were kept
by a person not known, but who can be iden-
titled He saw several of the defendants in
said hall and listened the discussion Of the
speakers Various features OF the strike were
discussed and there was a good deal Of anxiety
haar abO xyh
haitian and the elevated employees In Brooklyn
would do 10 help the men who had struck. One
speaker said that II the elevated road men did
not stand by them. the Brooklyn strikers. the
hest hing q do would be and buy some