The Colorado statesman., 1922-09-02
BRIDGES BURNED
AND DYNAMITED
TEN ARE UNDER ARREST ON
CONSPIRACY CHARGE THROUGH
OUT NATION.
TERROR REIGN BEGINS
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE REPORT
FINDING OF COMPLETE
BOMB PLANT.

Chicago. The disclosure of n new
train wrecking plot, an attempt to
blow up a train, the burning and dyna-
hitting of bridges and other railway
property, greasing of tracks, slugging
of workers and other acts of lawlesS
violence has marked the strike of the
railroad shopmen throughout the
country.
\ pile of debris heaped in the path
of an expected Chicago train near
Spring Lake, Iowa, was reported to
have resulted in the death of one man
and the injury of three others when Il
motor handcar on which they were rid
ing in advance of the train struck the
obstruction. An attempt to blow up
Chicago & Alton train near Alton, Ill.,
the bombing of a bridge in Wilmington,
Del, and the burning of seven bridges
on the Cotton Belt line also were
reported simultaneously with the ar
rest of three men in Chicago charged
with a plot to dynamite and wreck the
New York Chicago western Express
of the New York Central lines.
The latest arrests followed the hold
ing of four other men accused OF
wrecking the Million Dollar" express
of the Michigan Central near Gary,
Ind, recently, by removing thirty
seven spikes from the rails, causing
the death of two enginemen, and eff
forts were being made by federal and
state officials to determine whether
there was any connection between the
two groups.
Railroad detectives, posing as strik
ers, obtained the first information
concerning the alleged plot.
The men were questioned in an at
tempt to learn if othes were connect.
ed with the conspiracy, and also tC
find the location of the dynamite
which was to have been used. Whole
sale arrests of terrorists were prom
ised by the Chicago police, and fed
eral agents continued their activity in
all parts of the Central West.
Albuquerque, n. NV. 2. Seyfred
president of the State Federation of
Labor, and Andrew Bruno, both of AL
buquerque, were arrested on Santa Fe
train No. = at Hahn, four miles north
of Albuquerque, by Sheriff Tony Ortiz
\. Il. Gere, special agent of the de-
partment of justice and Santa Fe spe-
cial officers The officers reported
that they found in the mems grips
three complete bombs, fuses and "a
quantity of caps.
The men were taken to Albuquerque
and n search was made of Seyfreds
room where, according to the officers
they found number of bombs practi-
cally completed, powder and fuses.
Seyfred is plumber and Bruno a
taxi driver.
Officials are of the opinion that the
men had planned to blow up Ration
tunnel, which would have blocked traf
fic on the main line of the Santa Fe
railroad. They had tickets to Trinidad
Colo, when arrested, the officers said
Slater, Motive arrests, the first
in the western Missouri district, for
alleged interference with the mails
We're made at Slater few days ago
by o. \. Bucl) Lindsay, deputy
United States marshal.
The five men arrested, who later
We're taken to Kansas City, We're Leo
f. Wrinkle, chairman of the federated
shopcrafts in Slater; Barney May
field, chairman of the machinists' or.
ganization; j. w. Nichols, striking ma
chinist and picket; Emmett Todd, a
stationary fireman, and L. L. John
son, brakeman.