New-York tribune., 1886-07-22
THE MAKING OF THE BOMBS.
LINGGs ANXIETY TO KILL SOMEBODY.

CHICAGO, July 21.-This has been the most
sensational day since the beginning OF the Anarcns'
trial. The entire day was devoted to the efaminaoh
of william seliger . carpenter In whose house the
dynamite bombs were made under the supervision OF
Louis Lugg Of tho defendants ontria Sehger was
member Of Socialist group. and recording secretary
Of the Carpenters Union. His testimony starueo
every one Counsel for the Anarchists were remarkaoy
silent Mr. Zesler only oneringa few irresolute opeo
tions Captain Black and his colleagues. all OF the
prisoners and even Mrs. Parsons, grow visiby OLDER
Deep lines came in OF their faces schwaos face
had O putty.lke hue. Spies seemed 10 nave
found something At last that required at'cn-
tion and profound consideration Lingg after an
effort to laugh In the beginning relapse into gravity
and pretended to be taking notes Fischer was visby
pale and took his eyes of tho witness fleiden
looked nervous and troubled Engel held his hand TO
his ear and appeared stod but despalring. Parsons
twirled his small mustache with an Air OF frght' vi
tho whos lot Mrs. Parsons looked the saddest Her
complexion was about three shades paler than usual
and sho gazed nXedy and mechanically at the witness
The witness seemed frightened and gave his testimony
in a low tone. lie spoke in German and an inter-
prefer used. He sat with his body leAn-
ing forward in strained position both hands clasped
tightly about the arm-rests the witness chair HIS
fsco pale. His eyes looked steadily IN any
direction. but dropped. and from time to time his
gaze wandered about the COURTROOM. He saw hundreds
OF faces gazing at him In amazement as the dreadfui
story Of the preparations for Wholesale boodshed were
recited. selieer never looked at the Anarchists.
On Monday night the witness said. he attended a
meeting Of the Carpenters Union at Zephs Hall. At
the meeting copies OF the Revenge" circular were
brought in and distributed by BaIatzar Rsu
"DId you work at your trade tuesday,"
"No."
"What did you do that mornngi"
81 got up at 73O a. N. Lngs came. Ibad previously
told him wanted those bombs removed from my dwell
Ing He told to work diligently at them and that
they would lie taken that day. took some coffee
and after while worked at some bad shells, filling
the holes"
"Look at the she'll now show you [handng the wit
a eaden sphere about the size Of small turnipl
Did you work at these shellsp
yes"
"what did you do Z"
ct drilled the holes 1t took about half an hour"
Where was Lnggl"
"At meeting on the West Side. lie camo back about
/ o'clock"
add yJu speak to himp
ale told me that aid not work very much, ought
70 I told him had pleasure in the
Then he said: We will have to work harder this
afternoon"
Mr.. Inghar. who conducted the examination offered
the shell in evidence Then the nation proceeded.
Q-pd yon have any conversation about bolts A.
get some bolts TO put in the shells got about hly
Q~who worked with youi A-Iu-bner Munzenburg
AMI Hewmann we worked all the afternoon.
O.-N A
room at No. 449 seawlck-st.. in Llnggs and
rear room.
eas-pipes putting in tubes IMr. Ingham here pre-
sente TWO wrought iron tubes about two inches In d.
Q-iIow many bombs were made that afternoon
Al can't tell
GA dozen A.-Oh. more Perhaps forty or nity.
Q.-How many round bombs,
Al can't tell exactly.
Q.-Wero the round bombs cast that afternoon A.
Q-who cast themf A.-Lincg cast them, once. alone
in Inc Of nv store. That was six weeks be-
Q-where was the first bomb you saw AIN
Llngg's some time before that Perhaps, two or
three months before.
The witness convorsed with LinGg at the time and the
| latter told him going to make bombs also. He
saw some dynamite In Lingg's room. Llngg told him
every workingmau should have dynamite and learn to
use There gsins to be an "aHtation, he said
and all workipgmen ought to learn IN, use OF dynamite
ON the Tuesday afternoon when they were making
bombs LIngg said the bombs would be good
| " fodder" for the capitalists aid the police
who might try to protect ths capitalists. Tho
bombs ought to no completed that evening. as thoy
were to DO used that night. Ii ge sail When selEer
left the house iu the evcuns lingg acco npanied him
and they carried little tn NIX containing the bombs
scliger said the bombs were round. and some
OF them wsro pipes. They weighed nifty
Mounds They were all loaded with dynamite and
had caps fixed them While ethey were carrying them
trn1t to Mans Hall no So Clyborne ave. They took
them In through a aide door and into hallway There
tho trunk opened and several persous Game W ooA
| AZ @ contents lie continued: ,
| Isaw Two or three men take bombs took two ana
nut the 10 u my pockets. Then we went away, raVlnK
| The bom0s in the pA.sageway The hall back OF Nens
saloon called the sh-nty Of the Communist.
| Anarchists and socalists All used To meet tnere
When / loft ssTs saloon Ling<. Hillen ana Gnst~ve
two men Of tho Lehr und rehr Verein All had bombs
Q-Tel what you were going to do NAT night ~ ~
was arranged previously Othrr disturbances were to
I've aae ON the West Side to prevent the police from
inrsanc,, should be made ali over tho North
side prevent tho police % from sp,ns Street p.es
station. Lingg said II wodld be beautiful tnns 70
and went up to tSs Webster Avenue station. patrol
wagon came up and Lings said thxt he was gong "
would be useless. Luigg became excited ana wan.sa
mo to give him some hro from my cigar | went
INTO a hall and stsuck a match. AS If was going
| to give 1t to him. ihe patrol wagon passed pe.o.'
lie thought there was trouble tho West side. anu
wanted to know what It was "rs .ss.a % ns #
had notice in the paper th. the "a area easS ,us
copy the Arbeter zeung and pointed 70 .hs ~".s
'Ruhe which lie said meant that there was 10 ps %
The word Huhs vaa signal for all OF tho armed nsn
to assemble IN the West Sido. Lngg Snu "en. '" u.r
mann man. said to Ling in an angry voice 'Yo1
| are tho cause Of It ALL Here some s quo bowS
| mad Killed great many. Linkg said nothing on our
way home Lisgg said that even new 10 wa sro hsr. IN
the cause did not appreciate him. We nu our oomos
nn,er th. sid.valk IL was about midnight when we
reached home
selger said that he knew Engei and that they No.
longed to tho same Socialist group. lie h'o oi''u
heard Engs make speeches saying that every WORKING
man should make boniba Mr.. Ingram here held up .
piece OF gas pipe and asked:
Q-Is this the way bomb looks whom 1t sready 70 20
ofl
Tue Court-ls that loaded
Mr.. Insrsm-Yes your honor. .
The Court-Ihis 10 no place for IL
In the crossexamnation Seiger said that ne mao no
promises from tho states Attorney officers, who sim
ply told him that had better tell tho truth lie aid
not know that testimony statements would pro-
vent his Deing tried for murder.
Not dull moment elapsed In the afternoon jury
lawyers ud &c aud spectators were kept hxedy, WIN
out the slightest relaxation, at the high tension 70