Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-06
THIS STORY WAS THE
 CAUSE OF BIG SCARE.
Man Arrested in Chicago Charged With Throwing Bomb Under an Express Wagon-Later it Was Found That the Alleged Bomb Contained Only a Harmless Powder.

Chicago, May 6-Suspected of hay ing thrown bomb under United
 States Express wagon, Julius Hide
 brand is under arrest charged with
 deadly assault. He is also accused of
 violating injunctions of the United
 States circuit court. The alleged
 bomb throwing took place last night at Desplaines and Van Buren streets
 The scene of the explosion was half a dozen squares due south of the Hay market, where the celebrated bomb throwing of the anarchists took place 19 years ago. When last nights ex- plOsiOn occurred number of police men we're guarding the express wag- on, which was en route from the United States Express Co.'s station at Desplaines street and the St. Paul railroad tracks. The wagon was being escorted through the streets amid riotous scenes. Many times the police had been forced to use their clubs and threaten the persons who followed and threw stones at the non-union drivers.
 On, both sides of the wagon were copies of the federal injunction for bidding all interference with the busi- ness of the express companies. At times the. police pointed to the injunc- tions and warned persons in the crowd against violating the injunction.
 This had good effect on the crowd which generally ceased for the time throwing missiles but continued to follow the wagon.
 At Van Buren and >Desplaines streets street car blocked progress of the wagon.
 The police cleared the obstruction only to encounter crowd of 2,5OO or more. All traffic was stopped, the pO- lice vainly endeavoring to disperse the crowd. Soon persons living in buildings in the vicinity began to throw missiles. The crowd followed suit, and in short time the air was filled with flying objects. The police did their utmost to stop the rioting but were overwhelmed.
 Suddenly while the rioting was at It's fiercest, deafening sound was heard, and flash was seen under the express wagon. Smoke poured from under the vehicle and the crowd fell back.
 Bomb! bomb! Run for your lives!" was the shout taken up by the crowd. A riot call to the Desplaines street sta tiOn brought two patrol wagons filled with policemen to the scene, but there had been an almost immediate trans formation from the fighting, swearing mob of minute before and the now quiet, subdued sand much diminished crowd that pressed towards the ex- press wagon.
 A general search was mnde for the persons who threw the deadly sup posed bomb, members of the crowd as- sisting. Many detectives were scat tered about and soon Hilbrecht was arrested. Later two men named James Rogers and Henry Pfeiffer were ar- rested. A number of other persons in the crowd were taken to the Desplaines street station where they were ques- tiOned by Police Inspector John Wheel CT. It was said at the station that sev- eral signed statements had been ob- tained from witnesses.
 Examination of the express wagon at the company's stables shows it was but slightly damaged. So far as known no person was injured.
 Taking into consideration the almost total lack of destruction, Police Inspec- tor Wheeler denied to-day that there had been genuine case of bomb He especially threw doubt on statements that there had been. an explosion and maintained that vitriol, not dynamite. was thrown. Reports that there had been anything like repetition of the Haymarket bomb were declared by him to be altogether unwarranted.