St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-26
AN AUTONOMOUS ANARCHIST
The Man Who Threw the Haymarke ct
Bomb Found.
He Claims He Was Not Acting in
Concert.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK. July 25.-The Journal pro-
fesses to have interviewed man named
Ignatz SwObotka at house on East One
Hundred and Fifth street. The meeting
was brought about by representative an
archist here and was surrounded with
great deal OF secrecy. 1t is stated that
Swobotka threw the bomb at the Haymar-
ket meeting in Chicago on May 4, and is
the person who has been so much sought
for ever since. He is now represented
as having sailed for Europe to-day, but
the name of the steamer is not given. The
story alleges that Swobotka was an exile
in Geneva in 1880. He said he had been
bedridden ever since the Chicago affair with
one bullet through his hip and another in
his right knee. He characteriZes himself
as all autonomous anarchist, that is, one
doing anarchist business on his own ac-
count In 1882 he came to America and
made living in Chicago as an architectu-
raj draughtsman. He attended the meet
ings of Spies and Parsons, but concluded
not to join the organization. For year
past he had been nursing hope that IAN
uprising of wage slaves would take place
in Chicago. He made some bombs in his
carefully. The night of the Haymarket
meeting he went there early to learn the
temper of the crowd and was halfway dis
mayed. The speakers failed to fire the
audience. Then SwobOtka went to his
room for his ammunition and foolishly took
only one bomb with him and revolver
After telling about the meeting, the descent
of the police, and the firing of pistols, he
adds:
The anarchists it seems had no other re-
sources than their pistols. 1t flashed through
my brain that it was my duty to throw my
bomb where it would do the most good-or
the most harm, as you take it-and in an
other instant hurled it with all my might
into the ranks of the police. l expected that
some of the anarchists would follow suit and
send their bombs flying against the enemy.
Well, their dynamite talk has been all brag
or if the testimony of the informers is to be
believed it proves at least that they either
FAILED to have the courage of their convic-
tons or showed an astounding lack OF pres
ence of mind. l hope that the example
have set with my own little DO NIB will teach
the organized revolutionists in future out
breaks to trust implicitly to that weapon.
Under the circumstances there was no alter
native but to butcher or be butchered drew
my revolver and picked blue coat at every
shot. but the fire from their ranks did deadly
work too. | was soon disabled by two wounds,
and reluctantly l sought cover where l could
quickly bandage my leg. Then, with the aid
of sympathizing workman who observed
my conditional made my way safely to house
a few doors below my lodgings, and thanked
my unknown assistant.
The bloodthirsty Swobotka contends that
no one bat his dynamite friends knew
where he was-he had dragged himself hur-
riediy towards his dwelling-and he re-
manned there three days, when he got to a
train and made his way to New York,
where he could get physicians care with
less risk than in Chicago. In concluding
this interview the alleged Swobotka said:
Let me give you this assurance, that if any
evil befalls Spies and his indicted comrades
through the verdict of the jury I will take
my own time about rectifyiug the matter.
But revenge will come as sure as the Irish
found an avenger in O'Donnen against Cary.