Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-23
Attempts to Dynamite Foundry.

A third attempt TO blow up the pant
Of the Newport Ky.) Brass and Iron
Foundry with dynamite has been made,
considerable damage being done to one
of the buildings. This foundry is one
of those covered by the injunction OF
Judge A. G. Thompson, of the United
States District Court, restraining strikers
from molesting employees OF the works.
The plant has been inclosed by l2-ioot
fence and the non-union men live with
in this stockade. The gravest fears are
entertained OF a clash at the foundry.
The Cincinnati Founders Association
armed all the non-union employees there
with repeating rifles before the men quit
work last night. -,
Dynamite was also found 10 mold
at the Eureka foundry in Clnclnnau.
Soon afterward warrants we're issued Tor
Frederick Raubauser, aged 20, molder'
apprentice, and for his father and Tor
Joseph Hollowell. If the expected ex-
plosion had happened the dynamite IN
the mold would have greatly damaged
the foundry and endangered the lives OF
non-union men. 1t is alleged that
the apprentice confessed his parlicipa-
ton 10 the plot to blow up the foundry
and gave the names of fellow-conspira'
tors, one being an official of an organl-
zstion with which he is connected. 1t
stated that the apprentice told where the
dynamite cartridges we're purchased and
that he admitted he received $lOO TO
place the dynamite in the mold.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Joseph F. Valentine, president
of the Iron Molders' Union OF North
America, whose headquarters are In
Cincinpati Valentine is charged with
aiding the attempted dynamiting at the
Eureka foundry.
Following the arrest OF Thomas
Bracken. a union founder, at Detroit,
Monday night, for the alleged murder IN
Cincinnati October 7 Of Samuel Weak
lev. a non.union foundry workman, de-
tectiyes charge two plots against certain
strikers. one for the murder of Weakley
and the other for the poisoning OF a
number of non-union men who were
stopping at a large boarding house.
Eugene Trainer, aged "a years, and
EMPLOYED at the Mowry Car Wheel
Works, was arrested in Cincinnati,
charged as accessory with Bracken in
the murder of Weakley. Detectives IN
the employ of the Cincinnati Employers
Association and the National Founders
Association state there will be at leas
two more arrests of the accessories.
William Friend alias William Patton
also union foundry workman, who wa
with the strikers, is in Jail charged will
being the principal in the murder o
Wea|ley. Patton admitted killin
Weakley. but said he did it in self'de
fense. He denied that there was an
, plot.
The foundry workers of Cincinnati
Covington and Newport have been o
strike the greater part of the year. Fol
lowing repeated disturbances, the Ell
ployers secured an injunction against III
references with new men, and severa
were arrested for disregarding orders
the court. After the murder OF Weakley
! at a Sunday meeting of the unions ha
a dozen detectives, disguised as working
men, secured union cards and joined tn
strikers in order to gather evidence
The detectives claim to have evidenC
involving a number of union moldel
not only in the plot to kill Weakley
but also in the general plot to poison 70
: non.union molders in Cincinnati at II
). moliers' boarding house.