The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-17
ASSASSINS.
A DamnabIe Socialist Murder
Plot Discovered in San
Francisco.
The scheme was to Assassinate
the Governor aud Many
Prominent Men.
The Leader Captured aud Tells
His sapoUaCeous and Very
Thin story.
BEAUTIES OF SOCIALISM.
A Plot TO Assassinase Leading Citize
OF Nan Franeisro.

OF Sas Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, December ia
most sensational and startling plot
for the wholesale assassination of the
most prominent men in this city came
to light here late last night. Some
time ago the Socialistic Revolution
AIRY association was organized. The
police kept strict watch on their
movements aud succeeded In obtain
ing the minutes of one of their meet
ings, from which II was discovered
that II was the intention of the assO-
citation to put out of the way about
twenty men, including w. Il. Cole
man, Congressman w. w. Morrow,
General Barnes, Mayor Bartlett,
United States Judge Lorenzo Sawyer,
Leland Stanford, Charles Croker.
Governor Stonemaii, the principal
police officials and several others.
The executive committee were to
carry out the orders OF the associa-
ton. The committee were also to
devise the best mode of accomplish
ing these ends. and were thus en-
gagged when the work was brought to
a sudden termination last night by
t the discovery of the associations head
quarters and the arrest of four men
, found in the rooms; where was also
, found complete laboratory for the
| manufacture of internal machines.
g The men were taken to the city prison
5 where they boldly asserted that they
Y were dynami' ers, and proposed to get
: rid of the citizens named, and then
: Iaze Chinatown. The prisoners also
8 belong to the German branch of al
r anti-Cooly league. No charge has
Il been entered against them rs yet and
y further developments are expected.
l. THE LEADERS STORY.
is The leader of the band of dynamiter
o arrested last night, is ii, Weisemar
A. lie is Bsvarian by birth, and the
atrical chemist by profession. IL
10 was induced to join Coroner O'Don
IN nells anti-cOoley league. and finall
,s became president of the German ant
IN cooley organization.
"A "My Intention" he said, "was mere
IN ly to aid in enforcing what O'Donne
10 told us was the law against tn
e. Chinese. lie told us that the stat
IS constitution prohibited Chinese frol
at being within the limits of any inco
IL porated town or city in the state. ii
IN even showed me the law, and | rea
O. il for myself; but he never told II
X that the supreme court had decide
~ the law unconstitutional, and b
be lieved that il was not. We had
On meeting on the sand lots on Thank
ly giving day, and resolved that "
10 would call on the municipal author
H. ties to either enforce the law or r
or sign. O'Donuell told us that we hs
es, right TO do this, and ms he alwa
1 hat hn a az
OH est officer In the city. supposed
ne knew, and | believed the municip
of authorities would be compelled
et order them TO leave the city.
err "rhe only thug thai troubled m
was that O'Donnell was always lettiT
Ie- on that the Chinese were supple
til with superior arms; that they hi
armories in Chinatown, and we
drilling every night with Winchesi
rifles, supplied them by Colonel he
the Chinese consul. Most of our pc
pie are working men and had |
n arms, and was afraid that when Il
X. Chinese were ordered to go tn,
nd would resist and attack our peop
RS. aud resolved to experiment and s
OF il | could not invent superb
~. weapon. | commenced my expeI
n ments about twelve days ago. al
m bought some dynamite, and my i'd
en- was to make weapon that would
er thrown like hand grenade. lexpe
ial imented at different times under q
mt rocks near the Cliff house, but the 7
&C suits were not satisfactory. O'Do
ne nell knew we we're experimenting"
is Ko0sher, also known as kowalsl
he is a Russian jew, and WAS driven iro
that country because of the persec
tons of his people by the Russi
government lie identified hims'
- with the anti-cooley league on COZ
en- ing to this city, aud the house In win
ity the dynamite was found was occ
ar pied by him.
nd The prisoners have been chnrg
'ps with misdemeanor, for unlawful
ge storing giant powder. The severe
ers penalty Is six months imprisonme
we and 81 900 fine.