November 23, 1910 – In a shocking turn of events, two former employees of the Missouri Pacific Railroad have come forward with sworn confessions, revealing a sinister plot to sabotage the railroad’s machinery. P.E. Sweeney and W.G. Owens, both convicted of malicious destruction of property, have confessed to placing steel filings and emery dust in the bearings of locomotives and machinery at the behest of high-ranking officials within the machinists union.
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Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: Organized Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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