Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
THE CONDEMNED MEN,
Chara cteristics and History Of the Con-
victed Anarchists.

v1cCeo AnarcnlStS
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Au gust Spies is |
D ale faced German of the intellectual |
type, and is thirty six years OF age. lie |
Is a ma tive of Hessia, and has been |
citizen of America since 1873. In 1879 he |
started the Arbeiter Zeitung in the inter-
ests of revolution. He attained wide |
spread circulation for such sheet, each
member of the Anarchists organization
being compelled to subscribe and pay Tor
one copy of the paper. In the past
six years he has done an in
credible amount of work; ne
edited the Zeitung, made speeches almost
nightly, did commission business in
bombs, helped train the companies to
handle them and taught for considera-
ton the art of street warfare ana the
manufacture of explosives and the con-
struction of internal machines. lie IS
iuent speaker in both German and En-
gish, and his addresses would become
almost maniacal in his wild rawlings ano
gesturing. He was great favorite Win
| the women who belong to his school, ana
| who are more rabid in their Anarchy
| than their brothers and husbands.
A. r.. PARSONS
| Is II SleliGcE Hldt, NCI2utnr. 1-o
| He is printer, but for years has been
| blacklisted in every office in Chicago lie
| was editor Of the alarm, the English ver-
| sion of the Arbeiier Zeitung, started TO
! hold the American group together. Inc
| alarm was always for sale where 'Par-
| sons made speeches. His salary on the
paper was but eight dollars per week,
| but both he and Spies were allowed eX-
pcnses and audited their own accounts,
| which helped short salary along. lie
was the most stirring speaker among the
| Socialists, and was always in demand
| He was a son, now diSoWned ny flls iam-
jIv, of the famous Confederate General
w, Ii. Parsons, commander OF Parsons
brigade. The elder Parsons was bril-!
liant, and the Anarchist son has inherited
his versatile talents His father, aitel
the war. founded and edited the Houston
| (Tex.l Driig Telegraph. Parsons. Sr., GO
| into the State Senate, made money and re-
moved to New York, and A. r. Parsons
| the son, came north in company with tn,
negro woman who is now his wife auC
| mother of his children. This family wa'
an aristocratic one, probably as much 81
as anv in the South, and they prompt
disowued the DEGRADED Anarchist. IL
frequently has made speeches
which he has urged his hearers to follo'
, him and sack the principal business
houses in the city, but he never move
in that direction. The first bomb eve
) thrown was his signal for leaving tn
city. The explanation of his cowardic
2 is that: ssThe speakers cannot be e,
!. pected to do the fighting; there are thos
. especially fitted to do that"
+. MICHAEL scBwAB
| is n German, and assisted Spies in edit
. ing his paper. He always was on nan
where all German speeches were required
and in that tongue is fluent talker. ID
is a relative of Justus Schwab, OF Ne
York, and is married to Spies sister, an
2 for three years the two Anarchists nay
been dwelling together, talking and NAL
: ing dynamite.
a SAMUEL FIELDEN
l. is a thick-set, thick-bearded Englishma
l. He was born in Todmorden, of poor pa
n | ents. At eighteen he Joined the Metho
:, ist Church aud subsequently preached
d exhorted after the manner OF thaI lsit
1t He came to Chicago and went to work
! farm with "Long John" Wentwort
o He read Tom Payne, forgot his rehs1t
r and went to work in stone quarry
b ia the orly one of the eight VINO wofss
ie AT hard labor. He hated society becan'
Id of his position in il, and he, more ths
sr the rest, was filed with revenge agsih
ali mankind. He has said: 81 have
tanned notoriety as public speaker, al
5, I know that we have $500 reiianie peoi
q. in Chicago. stkangix- -oExsnizeo -