Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-14
OYNAM|TERS HELD
IN $4,000 BAIL EACH
FOR GRAND JURY
Waived Preliminary examina-
ton Whsn Arraigned in
the City Court.
FIFTH MAN IS ARRESTED

Another arrest has been made by
tho police In connection with the
dynami,ins of the Pennsylvania rail-
road elevated bridge at Fourteenth
and howcrs streets. early on the
morning OF August 81 Tho nfth man
taken into custody was Lionel Phil
lirs. whose home is az ma brandy
wine street lie was rounded up
yesterday afternoon. o0t In the coun-
try, and with the other four mon ar
rested Sunday and yesterday morning.
he In charged with malicious mischief
NR the defendants were arraigned In
city Court this morning on the
malicious mischief charge. Robert @.
liarman, who represented them as
their attorney. waived hearing In
their behalf. Each ~ the accused was
held In $4,000 hail TO await the action
of the grand jury.
Up to early this afternoon none Of
the men had succeeded In getting hail.
Phillips. like three % the others has
made and signed written state
ment 10 the police. setting forth his
part In the general dynamiting
,N'hcmc
Phillips formerly was employed Al
the Pennsylvania railroad shops at
Todd's cut. hut ioined the strike.
which was called on July l. Recently
he has been working as the operator
90 a steam roller on a road consjruc-
ton ioh. out In the country. lt was
there that he was located yesterday
afternoon by Detectives sutton and
kempski. and Captain Ward ~ the
Pennsylvania railroad police lie was
brought 60 this city and questioned
Tor some time and finally agreed 10
make his statement. which was put
IN writing
According 20 Phillips Robert !.
Pratt OF e2G Eas, seventeenth street,
one ~ the nrst four men arrested In
this case. and some other men. whom
he claims he did not know were talk
ine at Nandever avenue and Claymont
street. early In August. and someone
IN tho crowd asked the question whore
they could gct some dynamite. Final
iy Phillips was asked II he knew
whore any could he had and NJ replied
that he Thought he could get some for
them. Phillips claims he was then
under the impression that the dyna-
mite was wanted merely for the pur-
pose ~ NfAnE 'NftNktA Ntll'NA'if "
scare the non-strikers and the strike
breakers who were working IN the
railroad shops at Todd's cut lie
stoutly maintains that he did not
know the dynamite was 20 be used
20 injurc anyone or 90 damage Or
destroy any property railroad or other
wise
iie Is said O. admit that he did sup
ply fifteen sticks ot tho explosive He
maintains that he got this amount out
IN the country. that he found Il lyins
under an old fence and that he did
not know how Il got there. BEYOND
this he asserted he did not know any
more about the case and had no fur
thor connection with II.
Phillips, Pratt. Daniel Bofany
Dominlck Gregory and Henry Seidel
the other accused men. who were ar
rested yesterday. were all arraignec
IN city Court this morning Judg,
Hastings was presiding. When then
cases were called the FIVE men filet
into the room. There was an unusual
~ hts crowd a spectators on hand
having becn attracted by this particu.
lar case. All seats We're taken and
some were standing. The court room
doors were closed and all those VIII,
wanted 90 could not get into the room
60 hear the case.