The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-22
TIKI ANARCHIST TRIALS.
INFORMER SELLIGER ON THE
WITNESS STAND.
His Story About the Manufacture Of
the Bombs by Lingg-His
Wife's Testimony.

Cary's court this morning. There was
a serious, thoughtful look in Spies's
face as he took his seat, and, indeed, Q
somber melancholy seemed to brood
over the entire gang, with the excep-
ton Of Lingg, Immediately upon the
opening Of court,
WILLIAM sKLLIGER,
who is regarded as the principal wit
ness for the Stale, was put upon the
witness stand. The courtroom was
crowded, and the testimony was lis
tened 10 with the keenest interest.
Selliger testifies that he lived in Sedge-
wick street, and had, as boarder,
Louis Llngg, one OF the defendants.
On Monday night witness attended a
meeting OF the Csrpenters' Union at
Zepf's Hall. At tbs meeting copies Of
the Revenge" CiIcu'ar were brought
in and distributed by Balletsar Rau
odd you work at your trade Tues
day2 mo"
"What did you do that morning?"
81 got up At 7 80 o'clock that mo n
ing. Lingg came. i had previously
told HIM | wanted those bombs re.
moved from my dwelling. He told
me- to work diligently at them and
that they would be taken away that
day. / took some coffee and after
aw lie worked at some bad shells,
filing the holes"
"L0ok at the shell l now show YOU"
(handin2 the witpe ss a leaden sphere
about he siZs OF a small turnip).
"Did you work at these Bhells?"
eyes"
"What did you do?" 81 drilled the
holes. 1t took me about half an
hour"
"Wnere was Lingg ?" "Ata meeting
on the West Side. He came back
about o'clock"
"Dld you speak to him2" He "said
to me, Il did not work very much;
ought to have done more / told him
l b d no pleasure in tue work. Then
he said, we will have to work harder
this afternoon"
Mr.. Inehsm, who conducts the ex-
animation, offers the shell in evil
derce.
"Dd you have any conversation
about bols?' Eyes; Lingg tod me
to 70 to a place on Clybou avenue
10 get some bolts to put in the shells.
| got about fifty bots"
"Who worked with your" "Hueb-
ner, Munsonberg and Herman; we
worked all the afternoon"
"What room did you work in?"
an the trout room at No. 442 Sedg.
wick stI eet, in Lingg's room and IN
the rear room"
"Whet did Lingg do2" "First he
worked at the gas pipe, putting in the
tubes"
"Iubss like thess2" Mr.. Inghsm
presents two wrought i,oa tubes sbou,
2 lrche, in diameter and inches
iocg) eyes"
Glow mapy bombs were made that
afternoon?' Il cant tell"
"a dozen2" "Oh, more. Perhaps
fer or fifty; can Csay exactly"
"how many round bombs% II
can't tell exactly"
"Wefe the round bombs cast that
aiternoon" mo"
"Who cat tbem?' "Liugg cast
them once lone Ia the rear room OF
my store. That was six weeks before
May LIST F"
"Where was the first bomb you ever
saw" In Lingg's loom, some time
before that; perhaps two or three
months before"
Witness c)nversed with Lingg at the
time, am II g latter told him that he
wai going TO make bombs also. Hs
saw some dynamite in Linggs room.
Lingg told him every workingman
should have dynamite and lesrn to use
it. There was going to be an "aRita-
ton" he sid, and all workiDgmen
ought to learn the use OF dynamite.
On the Tuesday afternoon when thsy
were making bomb, Lingy sid the
b7mbs would be good fodder" for the
capitalists and the police, who might
try and protect capitalists. The bombs
ought 10 be completed that evening,
as they were to be used that night,
Lingg said. When witness left the
house in the evening Lingg accom-
Tanie1 him, and thav carried little
trunk cOnt2i0ing the bombs. Witness
said some " thu bombs were round
and soma of them were pipes. They
weighed about fifty pounds. They
were al loaded win dynamite and
had caps fix, oil them. While they
were carrying them they met Mizon-
berg aud he three Of them carried the
trunk to Neas' Hall, No. 50 Clybourn
avenue. They look them in through
side door and into hallway. There
the trunk was opened and several
people came 10 lCok a. tie contents.
| saw three or four men take bombs.
l took two and pui them in my
pcckeis Then sc went away leaving
lho bombs N Tho pessdce way. The
hall back OF Netls' ea'oou, the witness
said, was Il cd the "Shanty of the
Communis g." Anarchists aud social-
lists all used to meet there. When he
left Netis' saloon Lingg, Thieen and
Gustav Lehman were with him, and
they we're afterwards joined by two
men OF the Lehr ana Wehr Verein.
All had bombs.
"Tel what you were going to do
thai night"
"A disturbance was to be made on
the Moth Side. That was arranged
previously. Other Disturbances were
to be made on the West Side 10 pre.
vent the police from mashng at any
Que point, Lipgg said disturbances
should he made all over the North
Side to prevent the police from going
to the West Side, AS they passed the
Lanabee Street Police Station Linpg
SAID it woud be n beautiful thing 10
throw II couple OF bombs. From
LaIrabee street he and Llngg went up
TO me Webster Avenue Station. A
patrnl wagon came up. Lingg said he
wa going 10 throw in a bomb hat it
WIS he rest time to do 1t esil il |
was not a good time; that it would be
useless. Liugg became exlitej, ard |
wanted me- to give him some fire ON
my cigar | went into a hal and
struck match, as II | was going 10
give It to him The patrol wagon
passed before the match lighted. Llngg
wanted to follow the wagon. lie !
thought there was trouble on the West
Side, and wanted to know " hat il was.
l peHulded him to 60 hons little |
before IL o'clock. Gngg asked me il |
had seen notice in the paper that |
the armed men we're to hold a meet.
lug on the West Side, He ahowad ma |