Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-17
the SAN FRANCISCO CONSPlRArORs
What the Leader ef the Ra~a Says.

The leader of the band Of alleged murder con-
spirators In San Francisco, whose arrest was
reported In THK STAR yesterday Is Henry wesis
Weiseman, o Bavarian by birth and theoreti.
cal chemist by profession. He was induced TO
join Coroner o'Dounells Coolie league and IN
ally became president Of an anti-Cooiie league
my intention" he said, "was merely to aid In
enforcing what O'Donnell told us was law
against the Chinese. He told us that the state
constitution prohibited the Chinese from living
within the limits OF any incorporated town
or city in the states. He showed me the law
Tine nera ~ Ss yss Hs sSa me fsst
was unconstitutional and believed that Was
the law, although have since been told that IL
on Thanksgiving day and resolved that we
would call on the municipal authorities TO en-
iorce the law or resign their offices. UDonueit
totd Us that We had right TO do this, and ms he
always boasted that he was the second highest
ofncer In the city supposed he knew and be-
PEELED to order them TO leave the city The
only thing that troubled me was that O'pon-
nell was always letting on that the Chinese
were supplied with superior arms and that
they had armories in Chinatown aud were
drilling every night with Winchester rides sup
pied by Col. Bee, the Chinese consul Most OF
L was afraid that when the Chinese were
ordered TO go they would then attack our peo-
pie; We must have something to meet them
with and resolved TO experiment and see If
could not invent superior weapon. 1 COM
menced my experiments about twelve days ago
and bought some dynamite. My idea was TO
make something that could be thrown, Ike a
hand grenade. We experimental at different
times under the rocks near the Cliff house, but
the results were not satisfactory. . Donnell
knew We were experimenting"
THE ALLEGED pYNAMIrERs ARRAIGNED.
The prisoners have been charged with mis-
demeanor In unlawfully storing giant powder.
The highest penalty for this Is six months i'm
prsonment or q fine OF 81 900. The man who
gave the name of koosher when arrested in also
known as kowaiski. He Is a Russian and
SPEAKS six languages. According to his story
ne was ruined by frequent assaults made on the
toners were SO abused by the Russians that he
was unable to maintain his business, and he
lett his native place to 20 TO Paris. AMER re-
manning there short time he came to the
United States and settled in New York city. He
was appointed an agent by the Jewish Relief
Society and visited Oregon and Washington
Territory TO take up land Tor his people. He
he procured government settlement. He
claims that Henry Willard, the railway mag
nate, assisted him materially i'm his labors. but
that he did not receive payment for his ser.
vices, as the funds Of the society were ex-
hausted. He frequently came To this city and
tdcatthed himself with the AnttCooie League,
and the house i'm which the dynamite was
found was occupied 10y him. Charles Mfttle.
stsdt. another al the men arrested is president
OF the third ward ahti-coole club and vice pres
ident OF the German branch tf the same organ.
lzaii0n. In his room the detective found about
three hundred badges bearing the letters ID. a.
{. l.. Oscar ESgers is It peddler by occupation.
lie l. native oi Germany, l. about IIigty-tiye
years Oh age and spcaks very little English.