The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-12
EXPLOSION OF BOMB
CREATES EXCITEMENT
While Crowd Was Following
Wagons Report Came.
ALLEGED cuLPRlT Is ARRESTED
The Strike Situation in Chicago Has
Reached an Acute Stage-Rioting
Continues Despite Federal Court In
functions and Heavy Guards.

functions and Heavy GUARDS.
Chicago, May S.-Suspected OF
throwing a bomb under an Adams Ex-
press wagon, Julius Hilderbrand, is
under arrest, charged with deadly as
sauIt. He is also accused of violating
injunctions of the United States cir
cult court. The alleged bomb throw
ing took place last night at DesPlaRes
and VanBuren streets.
The scene OF tse explosion was half
a dozen squares due south OF Hay
market, where the celebrated bomb
throwing OF the anarchists took place
- years ago almost TO d day. When
last nights explosion occurred num-
Der of policemen were guarding the
express wagons which were enrOute
from the United States express com
pany's station at DesPlaneS and Chi
cago, and Milwaukee and St. Paul
tracks. The wagon was being es-
corted through the streets amid riot
GUS scenes Many times the police
had been forced TO use clubs and
threatened persons who followed and
threw stones, sticks, pieces Of coal
and bottles a THE nonuniOn drivers
On both sides Of the wagon were
copies OF the Injunction issued to sew
en- express companies by Judge c. c.
Kohlsaat OF. the United States circuit
court for bidding all interference with
the business OF the express companies.
At times the police pointed to the in
functions and warned persons in the
crowd against violating the injunction
and mourning danger of being held
for contempt Of the federal court. The
action had good effect on the crowd
which generally ceased for the time
the throwing of missiles, but con-
tinued to follow the wagon
At VanBuren and DesPlanes streets
Q street car blocked progress Of the
wagon.
The police cleared the obstrutiOn
only to be encountered by a crowd OF
1000 persons, wsich rapidly swelled
to $500 or more. All traffic at the
corner was stopped, the police mean
while vainly endeavoring To disperse
the crowd.
Soon persons living in the buildings
In the vicinity began 20 tarcN mis-
siles. The crovyd fc.-owea SUIT al.
In { short tine the "a was l-.ieC =. :.
piece of c-ockery. "a soal s.-3ye-@
oil cans ard even 6:s--a. The po-icz
did their utmost u --cp the rioIing
but were overs nelnlec-
St:5 5Iert!s' While cae rioting was al
its f1eTcesJ anG the crowd Kept press
ing Closer 20 the wagons, deafening
sound was heard, and a flash was
seen under the express wagon Smoke
Poured from under the vehicle and
the e-owd fell back.
Bomb" 'Bombi" Run for your
life" was the cry that was taken VI
by the crowd.
A riot call from DesPlanes street
station was answered by a wagon load
of patrOlmen TO the scene and al
immediate transformation from the
fighting, swearing mObs of a minute
before and now quiet, Subdued ant
much diminished crowd" that pressed
toward the express wagon.
A general search was made for ths
persons who threw the deadly sup
posed bomb, members of the crowd as
sisting. Many detectives were scat
tered about and soon Hilderbrand wa!
arrested. Later two men named jaime.
Rogers and Henry Pfeiffer were ar
rested.
Examination of the express Wagon
at the company's stables shows il wa
but slightly damaged.
Police Inspector Wheeler denied to
bomb throwing. He especially threw
doubts on statements that there ha
been an explosion and maintained tha
vitriol. not dynamite, was thrown.
The driver of the United States Es
press company's wagon, John Sornel
unlike Inspector Wheeler, entertain
no doubt that there was an explosion
Sorner, whose. clothing wac covere
with pungent blue-colored acid
says:
Whatever 1t was have big mar
as a result on my leg. There was
loud report, and believed a bomb Ia
been thrown. The prisoner Hildel
brand is q letter carrier.
No More Negroes Employed.
Sheriff Thomas E Barrett today, a.
ter makig a tour OF the shopping di:
trict, said:
'sThe serious trouble seems 70 b
over. The strike situation is ro1
well in the hands of the authorize: