The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-08-05
ANARCHISTS ON TRIAL.
The Evidence Against the Anar-
chists Grows More Sensational.
A Detective Tells the Result of His Investl-
gations-w Witnesses Who Saw spies Ig-
mite the Fuse and schnaubelt Throw
the Bomb at the Police.
nAnp urs AT rnE ANARcnlsrs.


the Anarchists trial Saturday are such as
to considerably darken the hopes Of the de-
PENDANTS. The prosecution had reserved a
fitting climax to the dramatic evidence OF
the week in the testimony of Andrew G.
johnson, a Pinkerton detective, who had, in
the pursuit of his calling, Joined one of the
groups of Socialists and drilled with the
armed section Of tho Lehr und Weir We
rein. His evidence was of corroborativeim-
portance in itself, but was of greatest in
terest as indicating that other detectives
had been similarly employed and wound
give their testimony in the case. The in
PRODUCTION of the witness created sensa-
ton and evidently startled the defendants,
who could lily conceal their dismay. A
gentleman connected with the trial
said yesterday; These detectives were
employed III the spring of 1885 by
Lyman j. Gage, the vice-president Of the
First National Bank. lam told, however,
that Goge did not do this on his own ac-
count, but that a fund of $4,000 was raised
for the purpose among the bankers and
wholesale merchants of the. city. The
scheme was inaugurated by the CONNER
cial Club of which Gage is president
Andrew c. Johnson, a detective said he
joined the American group of the Inter
national Working-men's Association in
February, 1885 The last meeting he at
tended was in January last He became
a member of the organization at
the. instance of the Pinkerton De-
tective Agency, in whose employ he
was He made written reports of the do
ings at the meetings to his employers.
Heard Parsons make speech at one OF
those gatherings on February -. 1885, at
Baum's Pavilion, IN an aristocratic
portion of the city. Parsons stated that
the reason the meeting had been
~NIlaH in hal ~,
give the many merchant princes
who resided there an opportunity TO attend
and hear what the Communists had to say
about the distribution of wealth and
then he denounced tho capitalists in
Unite together and throw of the yoke.
We need no President no Congressman,
no police, no militia and no judges. They
are all leeches, seeking the blood of the
poor who have TO support them by their
labor. say to you, rise one and all, and
let us extermihate them. Woe TO the po-
lice OF the militia whom they send against
u.s.
Witness marched in the procession on
the night of the dedication of the new
Board of Trade building, and saw Par
sons, Neebe, Spies and Fielden marching
in the line. Continuing, witness said he
was present with Parsons, Fielden and
Others, at 81 Lake street ON the 24th of Au-
gust, 1886. After having been there n
short time man armed with
long cavalry sword and dressed in
blue blouse and wearing SLOUGH hat came
into the room, and he ordered all those
present to fall in He then called off GER
t"in names, and all those present answered
TO their names He then inquired whether
there were any new members who wished
to join a military company. Witness and
for by Parsons as being true man: he
was enrolled as a. member and given
number 16. All who were not
members were then expelled from
the room, and the remainder fell
into line. and were then drilled for about
halt an nour or tnree-quarters-put through
a regular manual drill, marching, counter
marching, turning, forming tours, wheel
ing, by. the man armed with the
sword. The drill-master left the hall, but
men dressed like himself and introduced
them as the first company of the Lehr und
Wehr Nerein. They were armed with
Springfield rifles. Presently man whose
name witness did not know, who was
it employed BY the. proprietor Of
street came into the room with two
tin boxes which he placed on the table at
the south end of the room. The drilling
instructor then asked all those present to
step up and examine the two tin boxes, as
they. were the latest improved dynamite
the following Monday, August 81. The
Captain Walters, drilled the company for
about one hour and half. and after
ward consultation was held among all
members OF tho company as to the best
way of procuring arms. Some one sug-
gested that each one should pay so much a
week until sufficient amount had been
raised wherewith tn purchase q rife for
each member OF the company. The de-
PENDANT Parsons then made suggestion.
he said: Look here, boys, why can't we
make raid some night on the militia
armoryl There are only two or three men
on guard there and it is easily done.n This
suggestion seemed to be favored bv other
members, and some more discussion took
place and it was finally decided to put the
matter OF the raid OF until the nights got |
a little longer.
Witness said that at the first meeting of |
the armed section the discussion arose as |
TO what the section should be called |
what the armed section should be called. |
Some one suggested that the COM
the German ORGANIZATION. and
the company was to be called |
the fourth company of the Lehr und Weir |
Verein. This idea was opposed by Others, !
and finally the company was called the In |
ternational rifles. In case of a conflict with |
the authorities the International rifles were |
to act in concert with the Lehr und Weir
Verein and obey the commander of that or
ganization.
Witness also stated that at a meeting in
december last fieiden said regarding the |
time the revolution should take place: 1.-THE |
LIST of May will be our time to strike the
blow. There will be so many strikes and
there will be $1,000 men out Of work-that
IS to say-if the eighthour movement is a
failure.r
CHICAGO, July 2I-In the Anarchists
trial yesterday Detective johnson was sub
Jected to rigid cross-examination by
counsel for defense, but his evidence given
On saturday remained mistaken. Joseph |
bruenhut city inspector of factories and
tenementsi was the next witness His tes-
timony was mainly corroborative of that
given by the reporter Wilkinson on |
Thursday last. Gruenhut was pres
emit at two interviews between Wilkinson
and Spies, in which the latter gave an ac-
count, OF the preparations made by the
armed section and their experiments with
~ Mantle on various occasions, also of the
plans adopted for street warfare. He also
proved that Spies wrote the "Revenger
circular and corrected the proof. His
evidence also tended to show that
the mass-meeting in the Haymarket
was planned by the Anarchists
as an eight-hour meeting. but
really as an 'indignationn or riot meeting
10 denounce the police. This is in accord,
ance with the theory that the object of the
meeting was to provoke an attack by the
police, which would be the signal for the
opening of the revolution
DIR. Newman gave evidence as to the
OF wounds received nv policemen