Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-01-05
IMPORTANT ARRESTS ARE MADE
Detective Swain Thinks He Has a
Number of Men Arrested
Who We're in Crime.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 3. - Captain
Swain reports as follows:
"You may announce that we have
conclusive evidence that the bomb
used in the assassination of Governor
StueDenberg was manufactured in room
No. 10 Of the Saratoga hotel 1.-THE room
occupied by Hogan, and that the de-
tail Of the plan were probably formu-
lated there"
1t was further stated by the captain
that the evidence accumulated against
Hogan was overwhelming. He did not
feel justified in making much of it pub
lie but was willing to state that one
feature was the finding of Hogan 8
shoes that he wore on the night of the
murder. He would not say where these
shoes were found, bat stated they were
wet when discovered. The shoes had
nails in the soles, and these nails were
fitted perfectly into the tracks which
have all along been believed to have
been made by the assassin when escap-
ing from the scene.
Captain Swain said he did not ex-
pect to have any additional news to-
night, but he would be up bright an
early in the morning with some i'm
pOrtant work to be attended to- He
gave the correspondent to understand
that the evidence at hand justified sew
eral additional arrests. In few hours
guilt would be positively fixed Oh some
body. Hogan, he believes, is guilty of
manufacturing the bomb at least.
Vessels in his room, it develops,
show a sediment Of plaster of paris, this |
being one of the evidences of the kind |
OF work he was doing there.
A feature of the day was the search
Of Thomas Hogan's baggage, this dis
closing evidence that he is a burglar,
as well as a general suspicious charact-
n. In the large grip powder was found
thought to be a high explosive. The
mai er grip contained an automatic
'lstol, some cartridges for the same,
pair of brass knuckles. an electic flash
light, pair of field glasses, a fishing
eel with the line removed (the line
nay have been that used in pulling the
rigger of the fatal bomb, small
mount of white powder which was
hown to be explosive by placing
minute particle of it on iron and strik-
ny with hamme; also a miscellan-
Gus lot of minor property.
The trunk, large one, was filled
nth clothing. Some of this was good
nd Others had been well worn. Some ,
ad plainly been used in mining work.
The most interesting portion of the =
ontents was a portion of burglar kit. q
A pair of nippers of the kind used 2
kutting fuse, which latter showed r
nd smelled of powder, was part of the +
It, which an elaborate instrument p
'ed IN determining the combination of Il
lfes. A repeating shotgun was also a
'und bearing the number 245, 547, also c
lany other articles. .
Captain SWAIN and Sheriff Suther T.
nd both recognize Hogan as one who n
I'D been in the Occur d'Alenes, but do h
1t know his name. Hogan recognized p
lherland, and called him by name o
hen addressed.
HOSah Is OF medium stature, about Il
ct ~ inches. of dark complexion. and
rather stocky build. His ewes are
ay IN color, and his eyebrows rather
'avy. The face of the man suggests G,
uelty and cunning. He is well dress h
y wearing a neat suit, derby hat .
Id we'll polished shoes. a.
There are two other suspects in iail ir
ere, and two more will arrive from n
'unlcl tomorrow. Those in Jail are W
TRY Heron and an Englishman. who :,
YES no name. Those at Council are =,
Campbell and Harold Warren. The -
tier two were in Nampa last Friday. .,
len Hogan was there, and the latter
sistered them at local hotel. using -,
name William Warren for the >,
uuger. Hogan carried some business =,
rds reading, Thomas Hogan, Silver "
a. COL, Agent Mutual Life Insurance