The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-03-27
Charles Moran Arrested In
New York for Attempting
to Destroy a Building
Gives the Whole P. R. R.
Bridge Wreck Away
iAGAK WORKS JOB ALSO
He TELLS WHERE MORE DYNA-
MITE INTENDED FOR AN
OTHER ATTACK ON THE P. R.
r.. BRIDGE is CONCEALED TO
AWAIT USE.

About three weeks ago Charles Moran,
l>yho lives at 90 Nelson avenue; Thomas
Wier and John Guthrie were arrested in
the City of New York for having dyna-
1 mite in their possession for the purpose
of wrecking building in New York upon
which there was an ironworkers' strike
4 In May, 1905, an attempt was made to
destroy the Pennsylvania bridge across
the Hackensack River, by exploding a
quantity of dynamite The police of this
kitty, after this outrage, got information
ahat it was done by committee of the
Bridge Builders Union. Detective-Ser-
eeants Bennett and Noble were assigned
to the case, and while they were sue
icessful in locating the meeting place of
the consprators on Third avenue near
oath street, New York, no arrests were
made because sufficient evidence could
rot be provided.
On the night of January 30, 1906, the
Eagan Iron Works was discovered on
fire and the prompt arrival of the fire
department put out the flames very
quickly. A new oil can and new mop
saturated with with kerosene were found
near where the fire was started. The
woodwork was found to be saturated
with kerosene oil. Bennett and Noble
were assigned to this case and after sew
eral days they discovered that the oil
can and a new mop had been purchased
in the grocery store of H. E. Lutjen,
296 Central avenue.
A good description was obtained of the
man who made the purchase. Charles
Moran, bridge worker, who resides at
50 Nelson avenue who was one of the
suspects in the Pennsylvania bridge af-
fair, answered the description of the
man who purchased the oil can and new
mop.
The police refrained from making an
arrest with the hope of getting the other
two men who were in the bridge job.
One of them, John Guthrie, could have
been gotten at any time, but the third
man, the leader and brains of the COM
bine. the police were unable to locate.
When the arrest Of Moran took place
In the city of New York the Chief COM
municated with Inspector Mclaughlin of
the New York Detective Bureau and al
So District Attorney jerome, and told
them his information concerning these
men. and asked their cooperation in get
ting a confession from them. On last
Friday Assistant District Attorney
Train told the Chief that Moran had
confessed the Pennsylvania Bridge job
Gnd an attempt to burn the Pagan Iron
Works, saying that he was satisfied now
that he made fool of himself doing the
bidding of others, and told Mr.. Train
everything that he had done for the de-
struction of property as directed by the
Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union.
lie said he was sorry for it.
Yesterday Chief Inspector S. A. Arch
iD2id. Detective-Sergeant Bennett and
superintendent Brown Of the electrical
department spent couple of hours dig
ging in the SNOW in the west side of the
hill and North Bergen. endeayor.ng to
ind go pounds of dynamite that is CON
cealed there This dynamite was design
ed for another attempt on the Pennsyl-
Tania Bridge that was built by the COM
pany's own iron workers. who, by the
way, are not members of the union. To
the credit of Moran it may be said that
he positively refused TO dynamite the
bridge again.
This morning Photographer Harrison
photographed The feid in which the dy-
namtte was hidden 1t will be taken TO
Moran. who says he will point the par
ticuia< spot Moran described it's loca-
tion INFINITELY. bur owing to the quantity
of SNOW on the ground lie police were
unable to find it.