The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-27
sas Francisco p-ynAml..ss


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A San Francisco dispatch OF the 10th
says: One Of the most sensational and
startling plots for the wholesale assas-
sination Of the most prominent men Of
! this city came to light last night. Some
tune ago. the police Obtained informa-
| ton OF the existence Of an organization
called "rhc Socialist Revolutionary As
sOcintiou," which two men asserted was
composed OF ultra. socialistic .memGers.
A close watch MA, kept on their poVe-
mcnts and the police finally succeeded
in obtaining the minutes Of one meet-
ing. held November 2Bl. From these
facts it was nscgrtsiued that the iCten-
ton Of the association was tp put out Of
the way about twr:ity ;len. incltding
W. L. Coleman, Congressman w. w.
Morrow, Gcner.l W. II. l.: Barnes.
Mayor Bartlett, u. States Judge Lorru-
20 Sawyer, Leland Stanford. Charles
Crocker, Governor Sinpenan, the pin.
cipal police officials AID several others.
These names W re placed Oh the ''prc-
.cIiptive Gst' and placed III the hands
OF a executive committee to carry out the
orders OF the association. The commit.
tee were to devise the Inst mode OF &C.
complishiug the ends oi the bnsc plot
and were thu engaged whGh their work
was brought TO a sudden examination
last night by the discovery Of the assC-
ci,tion's headquarters at No. $50
Montgomery Avenue 10y tic police, and
the arrest OF our MEN fouud therein
julius c. Koosher. II. nry wcis man.,
Charles MittlesNult ami Oscar Eigers.
In the room there was also found n
complsts laurItory for manufacturing
internal machines. The men were
taken. To the city prison where they
boldly asserted THEY were dynamiters
and proposed to get rih OF the citizens
named aud raze Gairhiown. The pyiS-
oners also belong to tine German branch
Of the Anti oolie League.
The leader Of the band Of dynsmi:ers
is Henry Wciscman. lie is a Bayarirn
by birth and "A theoretical chemist 10y
profession. He WAS Induced tn Join
Coroner O'Dunncii's Auti.CDplio League
and finally hecame president OF thr
German Anti.Cuolic League. lily in
~tentcnti0u," H. ?aiG ''wla merely to nil
in enforcing what C'DJauell told us
was the law ngnius; abe /, hncsc."
Charles N,iip-'ait is president Of the
Third Ward Anti COC!ic Club s,.i vico-
president OF the German branch of the
same organization. In his room the
detectives !ound SEQ badge, heat ~ tho
lettcFs, ID. A. {. 4.
Oscar Eagrrs is " pcddler bJ oecupa-
ton, n nntiv" o. Germany. rhOut -
years of age, and speaks very !,ttIr
English
The mar who gave she an a.
ko"sher when arrested, is also known
as kowalSGi. lie IN Il Russian and
sIrHhs siI ! ngragcs. According to,his
story lac was ruined 10y the frequent as
sHuits made on the.JerTot wiich race
he IL q 'ry'uher:-
1S'e'Iais2.,ct hnYe been charged with
rnisdeme"nor, Cor mlnYlully. btorug
giant powder. The highest penalty In
Sax months Imprisonment o. $1,000
fine.
Wristr;nn, enc OF the four dynnlniicrs
arrested last night, was !ibsntcd tuis
evening on $4,000 bail. Following
closely oh this = meeting of the German
branch Of the Anti.Cuotic I.eague WAS
held at lie Irisn-American Hall. over
two thousand being i'll attendance.
Wciseinnu was one of the principal
Sp"Gkcrs. H. denounced Coroner
O'Donn"I'. On a call Tor n show Of
hands, O'pcnmell was d-poscd as rresi-
den, Of the Amti-Cooiie Leaguo. Mat
ters nrc quiet aud no trouble is e1-
pcctcd.