The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-23
PLAN DEATH OF WORKMEN Effort to Murder Non Union Holders. SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE
 - Others Under Surveillance of
 the Police.
 ---~-s---~ Dynamite PIaeed In EureSa Foundry at Cincinnati Bat fl is Discovered z Before It's ExpIssien ls
 Brought About.
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE

Cincinnati, Nov. 22.--cnargsd with various degrees of lawlessness in eon- nectIon with the strike of union holders of Cincinnati. Covington and Newport. Ky, that has been iu pro- gress for months half dozen are under arrest tonight and others are under surveillance so that a dozen more other arrests are expected at any time Those now In custody are Will liam Patton, alias Friend, charged with murder; Eugene Trainor, charged with murder; Thomas Bracken, charged with murder; Fred Rauhauser. IT,, charged with malicious destruction of property; Fred Rauhauser. sr., charged with aiding and abetting the destruction of property; John Hook, charged with aiding and abetting the destruction of property.
 The most important warrant issued today was for Joseph F. Valentine, president of the Iron Holders Union of North America, but as he is out of the city, the service could not be had on him. Valentine teleRraphed from Cleveland that he would return to- morrow.
 Disturbances Have Occurred.
 The headquarters of the iron mold CTS union are in this city and 1t Is claimed that President Valentine has been directing the strike thai has been | in progress in Cincinnati. Covington and Newport for several months During the past few days the situa- tion became more threatening around the foundries and attempts were made last night to blow two of them up with dynamite, one | nthis city and the other in Newport ky. No arrests have been made in Newport although the situation Is more threatening there than at any other locality.
 Edward Bergen. secretary here of the union holders strike committee. denies that any Of the officials of the union have even countenanced lawiess- ness. IIe says they are making no defense for Patton held as tho princir 1 pal tn tlie murder of fVcakiey. He i denounees the reports about plots as | maIieiously false and for efHect. 1 He does not believe that Bracken or Tratnor are in any manner implicated with Patton in the killing of Weak | ley While there is much excitement i in the foundry districts tonight. there were no reports up to a late hour to- night of further disturbance. In ad- | dition to the strong guards that have been maintained for months at these l places, the police of the cities assisted
 materially tonight.
 Lack of Protection. The employees heretofore have com- | plained that police protection and as-
 sistance had not been accorded them in
 either of the three cities.
 Dynamite was found in a mold at ! the Eureka Foundry today. Soon af-
 terward warrants were issued for Fred
 Rauhauser aged 20, a molder's appren-
 tice and for his father and for Joseph Hollowell. If the expected explosion
 had happened the dynamite in the ! mold would have greatly damaged the
 foundry and endangered the lives % non union men. It Is stated that the apprentice confessed his participation fin the plot to blow up the foundry and l gave the names of fellow conspirHtors. being an official of an organization with
 which he is connected.
 It is stated that the apprentice told where the dynamite cartridges were purchased and said that he told his
 father about it's purchase and the plot. The young apprentice had been con- sidered a trustworthy employs It is alleged he admitted that he received
 s1OO to place the dynamite in the
 mold.