Show WRECKING OF TRAIN DUE TO EXPLOSION butte mont june 15 evidence tending to show that the wrecking of the burlington express on may 1 was to a boiler explosion caused by a broken rail and not to dynamite was offered by the defense in t no case of louis fearls alleged dynamiter today two witnesses said there was a broken rail at the point the engine left the track and anat there was no gmell of powder A minute after the explosion said another witness he was told aby henry hoskens an injured mail clerk that ho felt the train run on the ties several yards before the explosion occurred hoskens sued the railroad for damages te suit was compromised and hoskins left butte testimony was introduced that the coroner had refused to allow any one to examine the engine boiler after the explosion considerable comment has been cause by the fact that county attorney murray one of the men who secured ferris alleged confession by promising him the defense claims a fine position had loft the state and that jerry murphy a detective also concerned in the confession episode had been appointed a special detective for the northern pacific railway within forty eight hours |