The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-24
FOR THEIR LIVES.
Beginning of the Anarchist Trials
at Chicago.
Tho Chairman of the Meeting at which
the Conspiracy was Concocted Turns
states Evidencc--A Terrible Scheme
of Bloodshcd, Arson aud Ruin.
pEAcnEp ON by A PAL.

u BlOOusncuy ArsOn anu hutns
PEACHED ON by A PAL.
Cucsao, July 1.-THE Anarchist trial
opened yesterday before Judge Gary with
the exhibition OF n map OF the Haymarket
and the Socialistic saloons in tho vicinity,
prepared by Felix G. Buschck. Inspector
Bonncd related the Incidents connected
with the massacre of police. The famous
"Rcvenge" circular was put in evidence. IL
10 us follows:
"REvENGE.
WORK. NGMEN TO AnMsli!
"Your masters sent out their bloodhounds
the police; they killed six of your BROTH
crs at McCormck's this afternoon. They
killed tho poor wrctches because they, like
you. hud the courage to disobey the supreme
VIII OF your bosses. They killed them because
they dared r ,d nsk & for the e., shortening OF the
Free American Citizens, that you must be
satisfied and contented with whatever your
bosses condesoond to allow you. or you will
You have for years endured the most ab.
ject humilintion; you have for years suffered
unIncasurable inquities; you have worried
yourself to death: you have endured the
pangs OF want and hunger; your children you
short, yon have been miserable and obedent
SLAVES FL these years m whys s.u TO satisfy M the
now to lessen your burden, he SENDS his
bloodhounds ont to shoot you. kill you!
grnndsires who have shed their blood to free
you. then You will rise in your might. Her
culcs, and destroy the hidcous monster that
seeks TO- destroy you. To arms we call you,
to arms! Your BRoTHERs."
Godfeld Waller, cabinet-ma was
called in the afternoon by the State. He
was horn IN Switzerland and lived in this
country three years. He was u member OF
the society for exercising arms and in.
struction. He hnd been n member OF
the second company, but was not SO now.
The society drilled and exercised in arms;
that was all. He remembered when
the bomb was thrown May d,
in the evening. The night be-
fore that he was at home. In the evening
he was in Greif's hail. 81 West Lake street.
III went there ut eight clock, on account
OF n notice in the Arbeitcr Zeitung. The
advertisement was the letter "Y-core."
The word just above was ''letter-box."
The letter Y was nothing but sign that
q meeting Of the armed section should be
held. They had been called once before in
- similar manner.
He attended the meeting in Grcif's hall
that night. IL was held in the basement
The ceiling OF the basement was about
seven or eight feet high. The meeting wns
called to order by witness shortly after
$50 o'clock. About seventy or eighty
men were then present Witness was
chairman. lie did not know if guards
were placed at the door. The com.
Fischer and Ergel were present. Sew
eral Revenge" posters we're dis.
tributed at the meeting. First it
was talked about that six men
had been killed ut McCormick's Then it
was discussed what should be done the
next few days. Mr.. Engel introduced
n resolution as to what should be
done, and said if there should be an
encounter with the police, then
there should be meetings at various places
to aid the strikers that the North side
had resolved on that. If some thing should
happen tho word "Ruhe" was to be pub
lslied in the lctter.box, and that was to be
the signal for meeting. II there should
be disturbance, they were to meet
in Wicker park, armed. Then IL COM
mittee was appointed to watch the
movements in the city and report if
any thing happened, and if n riot
should occur we should storm the po-
lice stations, and cut the telegra phi
wires. Then We should shoot down every
thing that came out Then il one police
station was stormcd they should do the
same with the other. moving down
all that came. They were to
commence at the station on North
avenue. Engel said the easiest mode would
be to throw bomb in the station. Nothing
was said in the meeting about
where the plan originated. 1t was
decided to call " meeting OF the working
men the next day in the evening. Mr..
Fischer proposed as n substitution to witt
ness motion that the meeting should be in
the aytime, that it should be at eight
O'Clock in the evening. The meeting was
intended to cheer up the working-men, SO
they would be prepared for conflict. 1t
was decided that as body the armed sec-
tion should not participate in the Hay
market meeting. but should meet
at our regular places, while only
committee would be at the Hay.
market. II the committee re-
ported that something happened. the po-
lice were to be attacked where it had been
ARA nged for each group to do so. In ad-
ditiOn to tho police an attack was to be
made on the militia and the fire depart
ment Attacks were to be made in all Sec
tions OF the city at the same time.
Witness stated that he was at Zepf's
Hall, about half block from the scene of
the tragedy, when the bomb was exploded.
After the explosion he went home, stop
ping at Engles house on the way to in-
form him OF the occurrence.
Mr.. Ingham then asked the witness il he
had ever had any bombs. This was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. Foster. and long argu-
ment ensued. The court finally allowed
the question to be asked. The question
WAS then repeated.
YES" responded Waller, ''about six
months ago Fischer gave me one. 1t was
piece of pipe eight inches long. l don't
know what it was filled with. 1t was at
Thaiin Hall. A number OF members OF the
Northwest group were there. Fischer had
large number OF bombs and distributed
them. All members OF the Lehr and
Wehr Verein were known by numbers
and not by their name. My mum.
ber was nineteen. These numbers we're not
kept secret. and not much attention was
paid to them. Quite number OF us took
bombs that day. remember Fischer, En-
gle Breitenfeld. Huber, Rhelnhold, Leh-
man, Herman. Schrader, Gruenswald and
lIuebner."
At this point in the witness testimony
tho court adjourned.
A Freaks t-Mindedness.