The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-25
THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS
sESSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
Al General Conspiracy TO Burn and
Pillage the City - Capt.
Schaack's Testimony,

lnaper published yesterday what Fur-
norts TO be the testimony OF Capt.
Schack before the grand jury on Sat.
urday in relation to the instigatcrs OF
the recent HsyInarket slaughter. This
testimony, as printed is sensational in
the extreme, out not incredible, and
II is anticipated that the developments
Of the next few dars will prove the
truth of much OF it. Capt. Setback IS
said 10 have told the jury the follow
ing facts, resulting from the investga'
tions OF the police department lie
had witnesses to prove that the prs
oner Lingg had manufactured mum
Der of dynam te bombs ON material
obtsined at the Office OF the Arbe'ter |
Zeit,nq. Three persons were assocl-
ated with Lingg, one OF whom was
under arrest.
The second section of the C9p'ain'a
testimony, it is said, was lis,eued %
with breathiess silence. Il think"
said Setback. chat / have got to the
bottom Of this business. In couple
Of days will have it all, but l want
little more tine. Then l can prove
beyond O doubt that this Anarchist
consph aey has existed here for yeas
There are two divisions OF it; one 10
an agitating 8 atiDn. Money is. set
apart for its purposes. This is called
the Socialist section. Besides this
there is an armed par'y-a Anarchist
section. These drill and are trained
in the use of explosives. | think |
eau prove thst there was a well-lsid
pian to sack end bum districts in Chi
caQo on May 4th. 1t would have been
carried out, bat the Anarchists lacked
the nerve, and we've unprepared Tor
the vigorous a,t'on of the police. Men
were told fTto Sc fire TO Gel tain houses
inthe Northwestern portion OF tue
C ty, aud Others we're told of to throw
bombs at the meeting If the police
attempted to di'perse it. think L
can connect every man OF the Social
ISIS now in jail with this. The houses
TO be burned in the Northwestern Sec
ton OF the city were TO be selec'ei
Unfortunately The purnose OF the
burning was to attract the attention OF
the police TO that section and to draw
them away from the main points OF
attack-the Haymarket square and
the police station. The early disper-
sal of the crowd in the square, the
premature throwing Of the nomb, Tor
II was premature, and the det' rmined
resistance of the police frightened the
would-be incendiaries and those who
were to attack the police barracks IN
detail"
A Juror asked where the witnesses
to prove this conspiracy were?
lin the lookup of the police sta
ton" Setback replied. 81 can pro
duce as many of them before the
grand Jury as may be deemed wise
and necessary. They have confessed
their comp lefty to me. i have eX
planned to the States attorney, and
am acting under his instructions"
ANOTHER BIG DYNAMITE FIND.
Ever since the night of the riots anC
the day following, when the search o
houses was commenced, the police o
the West North avenue station kant
residents of the district have beer
finding bits of dynamite, of gas-pip
cartridges and rifle cartridges IL
houses on the prairie, and under tn
sidewalks in their immediate vicinity
A little over a week ago number o
dynamite cartridges, wrapped up IN
piece of oilcloth, were found under
sidewalk Next, roy on Quad ave
nue. found some rifle cartridges, an,
two DAYS after this another boy too
to bis mother for her inspection som
fifty rounds that he had picked up Of
a prairie Yesterday some small boy
were playing ball on Rober street
near the old Chicago and Pacific raj
way, or Bloomingdale track, when tn
ball went into a gutter and under tn
sidewalk. A boy had to crawl under
and while looking for his ball, foun
piece OF gas pipe, an
reported more where that cam
from. He told his ia her, and the pc
lice were notified. They ,searche
and found under the sidewalk on tn
east side of Rober street, and less tina
two feet south of the railroad track
that small hole had been scrape
out. In this hole were thi lyon
pieces of gas-pipe, one and one-quarte
inches in diameter and one to tie
inches long, wrapped up in piece
oil cloth. OF these, thirty were loade
with dynamite, being stopped at tn
end with rourd blocks of wood.
fuse about eight inches in length Wa
attached to each and all, ready for in
mediate use. The last piece of pip
was not loaded, but seemed 10 hay
been very recently cut, as the oil WI
still on its end. In the hole was ais
found two boxes of dynamite caps an
four-quart tin-dipper pail containir
large quantity of fuse, some watt
proof and some common. The e
plosive outfit was taken to the Oh
cago avenue station. The gas-pil
cartridges were exactly similar to tho
captured by Capt. Scrack in Loo
Lingg's house. It is believed that Il
stug was placed there by some of Il
Anarchists who lived in the neig he
hood, and who feared that their hous
might be searched. 1t is evident tn
the one placingit there desired to u
it again from the care with which
was wrapped up.
Chicago Anarchists Arrested.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May "a The AMI
chists f. II Bergepann, Martin Fran