Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-22
INDICTED FOR MURDER.
informal indictments Found Against
the Anarchists
FIsloEN, SPIES AND A. R. PARSONS.
Overwhelming Evidence Gathered Against
Them---6eneral Labor News
Of the Country,

ls now IN pOS5esSiOu VI aA NHo WoeeAA9
fsc.s IN the dynamite conspiracy. So far
s. the presumption shows the guilty parties
70 be August Spies, SchEAb, Parsons and
P,eldsn. Evidence that would impicAte
others not yet spprehsnded, aud among
them the man who hurled the bomb, has
been withheld BY the authorities for their
own reasons. The testimony at the hour
o. adjournment yesterday noon when OF
The Ar5eitsr Zsitung printers had been ex-
smined, made it plain that for months
nss, the Anarchists had been secretly pre-
n.rng to attack the police with, dynamite
and other agents Of destruction. The
,rv desired to know the extent of this
conspiracy before indicting the lesser con
soira,ors whose guilt might be equal to the
others II the evidence was forthcoming.
The police, many of the jurors thought
we're keeping something back, perhaps to
make their case the stronger when brought
INTO court One lIrOr said: The eVi-
ispce is overwhelming. Bat he meant
the evidence against the elder Spies,
S,bs,i3 FIeldeu aad Parsons. There Is
r,,Ia evidence thus lar tina, would warrant
tbz igry Ia iGdictiDg lingy, and three or
,ogr o bers Tor the same ofense alleged
syainst the lirst named. At the same time
,bsrs IA good reason 10 believe LiUgg and
bis fellows are rs guilty As the other
crowd.
Strong testimony tending to support this
40 vas given oy K B Fuller, the man
s,.r ton Prioyl brass dealers in guns and
- nnnuui,iUu lie testified that for
ana tjne previous to the riot purchases
~ ,rns and hesyy revolvers we're made at
N. store Oy poorly dressed men whose &C
-ions excited the fem saspiclons. Some
-;nss ,b-ss men would call in party, four
or i've Of them together, aud lay out their
money for weapons and ammunition.
'-Tns.s are the men waG some members OF
tbs grand Jury think. ACCORDING to Judge
Roy.rs' Instructions. Can De indicted tor a
cspral oHsnse provided the police disclose
In5,s evidence. TIE police, It IS under
.,ooi claim TO have the bomb thrown IN
E..-odv. 10 il further said that the eW.
TaDcs 5y WAtga they hope TO convict him
made up nostly of tue confessions OF
Anarchists who vera induced to talk on
fba promise OF otimmuLi.v. The police deny
b.,
George Duff salesman in the EN-
A1vr-., o.. = ;oyi Bros took the sales
,.., Ullh- -i.rn 1910 the Jury room. DE
have some lu.y,.,Aacs evidence. Last july
b. sl.d q uan whO gave bis name as
Schua,ls visited Pnbyl B-os. store and
boush' TO Winchester rilles. He bought
h.. Winchester rifles subsequently and II
sas a:,srRarI learned that they were tor
sh- L-hr aud Wehr Vsrein. the military
o,>aala'i0u of the Socialists SchnsoIs
kss arr-se ed fsR days ai'er the hsynSr.
h., noI. olt as be told pretty straight
s,org b. was released. Now the States
ATTORNEY Is eager to see the man sgsin.
h. Is slpOossl 10 have left the town st the
6ne OF the mans appearance. Manager
fal-r Of PriDvl B-os notified Comptroller
Eurney Of th- FAC; thsr the Anarchists were
hego,iating fo- the purchase OF weapons,
tut no action wss taken 10 the matter.
Further testimony fsnded to indicate
iha, SChna5,- ras TOE Disa ghO thre" the
kon5s he is Bother in-lsS o! SchWso
81 formerly wore u long AOwing beard
blt when sp9f-h- nded after the massacre
b the HavnarSs'. was ctssn shsyen. DE
Also correspouded closely to the man
shon a witness named krendl sawIn CON
f,ny Wi'h Psrso0s sni Spies Ga Randolph
l,rret the night Of the tragedy.
Indicted Foe Murdsr.
CH>AsD M.y 2l-lld Ct cents for con
ipirscv 20 murder ani citing to riot were
Informally returned this evening Sy the
srsnd ilry a;sins. August Spies, Sam
fieIdsn and 4 i Parsons, the
Anarchists T,e-e rhlSs v-,e the speak
p at the HayGarset meeting which pre-
fedei the bomb throwing and rio. on May
Investigation as to Others accused OF
foa0ici'7 in the crime has not yet been
konp'c.s+
VIII support fpWuErlys
y L0~s Nav p About eighty Of
he Nalgb,s Of Labor coal miners, dele
fa'ss 70 the National Convention from
fsnns7ITAnis Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Vir-
&lnIa West Virginia, Maryland and Indian
7rH'ory, held their iirst session yesterday
fndstectcd stemPorary organization. Dur
r. 'ns evening session resolutions were
ploped endorsing the sentiments express
oy Ne PowierlY Ia his social circular
h'o'l12 ,Ce proposed amendments 10 the
foo'n'uTon Of tie Knights OF Lsbor which
't,e1dst 70 place the control OF strikes
'a7 hands o.! the General Executive
$'a'i, aud promising their support 10 Mr.
fo@dsr.y a. th- e,sc'ion 10 ba held dHrisg
y Tsne'Sl Assembly at Cleveland # be
"a De a candidate for General Master
o'anan The dsle2sres 10 the conyen'
fon 'ao are sirssiy Ia ths eS,y Will wait
~. tbs afternoon for the srrisSt OF those
20 have promised to attend and wi, then
2ac't1 psrnsnently rs a NauoUal Dis,
r, A's'noig aud discuss the miners
'-'>nc7s aud the bes' P!sn for Obtaining
Irons in Danger.
rrt.Ot-lt. No, Nay 2I-J. Fl. Delay,
Little Ro-s, member Of District Assem-
" .',, nO5.e order OF the Knights of
['l''. Is 10 tue city for the purpose of in
2a,inz toe charges made By several of
'iiA-'s That the reliel funds sent to
' G,,y ha1 ben Improperly dissursed,
Il -h ,'''S up The books to.morrou, and
.-7'7 SA' o-ra any crooked transactions
: VII 57 5rough' TO light Martin
,a' - claimed, lad narrow escape
- d n'o o' strikers llss night or early
= 9o'n'ng. The men are very bitter
aus nln, sud il is asserted that they
,.,sd n's residence for the purpose Of
E9na him TO leave the city. He must
NJ 5Sesel7ed sn inklng that he would be
-sa aPoa, as he passed the night at the
s-'s o, TREAD and boarded the south
Ja4 Missouri, KAnIas aud Texas train
ms morning tor parts unknown.
Their Labors Finished,
~ =; LLoCIs Mas 2l.-Ths grand jury,
r'S1 aA' been in session in Hals6oro,
:, .o' The past nine days, finished their
s' yesterday. Their lime has bean al
gwen up to the investigation q
A;Ses Of eonsoiracy a,s;rs, ,hs Iots all