The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-05-13
ANARCHISTS ARRESTED
August Spies, Chris Spies, Michael
Schwab, Sam Fielden and Par
sons Wife Arrested.
Large Number of Muskets and Red Flags
Found in Zepfs Hall-Seditious Cir
ulars Discovered In the Office of
the Arbeiter-Zeitung.
SAFELY Gagged.

CHICAGO, May b.-AuguSI SpleS ID unuer
arrest He was captured by the police
yesterday morning The Anarchist and in
cendiary editor of the Arbeiter- Zettung.
who was the first one to address the meeting
at Des PLANES and Randolph streets; who
occupied the wagon from which it is
charged the bomb was thrown Tuesday
night; who was one Of the speakers at
the mob meeting on the prairie
near McCormick's Monday afternoon; whose
words inf1amed the mob until it was ready
10 burn down the great factory, had the
temerity to appear in the editorial rooms of
bis paper yesterday morning. Here he met
his brother and man named Schwab, an
associate editor of the paper, who were his
associates in those incendiary harangues
They were at 1O7 Fifth avenue, to talk over
the scenes of Tuesday night, and were taken
by detectives to the Central station and
locked up.
As the news spread through the city that
the leaders of the Nihilistic mob were safe
ly Gagged, expressions of the liveliest salts
faction were heard on every hand. The
happiest men over the affair were the police,
though their gladness was of a grim sort.
The officers remembered the dynamite
bomb, the one dead and the many wounded
brother officers.
Spies and his friends, when the police
charged the mob, skunk off and could not
be found until yesterday morning, although
an earnest search was made for them all
night The Arbeiter Zeitu1lg, the organ
of the Socialists, is printed in the third
story of building at LOT Fifth avenue, the
lower floor of which is a saloon. The ed-
torial rooms are on the second floor and it
was there that the five detectives found
Spies Wednesday morning. Spies is the
responsible editor.
When the detectives entered he was in a
room with his brother, Chris, who is a
furniture maker, and Michael Schwab, as
sociate editor of the paper. The Socialists
said not word as the officers threw open
the door. Detectives Bonfeld and Duffy
entered first.
Are you August Spies?'' Bonfeld in
quired, directing his look at the Anarchist
Spies thin lips parted in sickly smile,
and he displayed two rows of shining white
teeth. He hesitated moment before
speaking. and with the artful tact of a
malevOlent disposition gave the officers the
full benefit of his tantalizing smile. At
length his lips moved, and in a weak, husky
voice, in alarming contrast to his smile, he
uiduO dilowCls Cos dUl AuSuob SplCo.
SWELL" replied Bonfield," we want you
land you, too," said the officer, turning to
Spies brother and Schwab.
The latter was deathly white, and his
hands trembled as he put on his hat.
Chris Spies was inclined to be ugly.
Duffey asked him his name.
None of your business" said he.
''Well, you get ready quick and come to
the Central station, replied the officer.
Spies said nothing more, and the other
two submitted to being led down stairs
without uttering word. August Spies
wore black suit of clothes and Prince
Albert coat. His eyes were red, and he
looked as though he had been up all night.
They were marched to the Central station.
While the prisoners were being searched
they seemed the very pictures of arrant
cowardice. The officers were too indignant
to speak, and while the mems clothing was
being overhauled simply glared at them as
If it would be pleasure to annihlate them
on the spot. Orders were issued to allow
no one to speak to the prisoners.
Immediately after Spies and his brother
and Schwab were locked up, Detectives
Meyers, Jones and Flynn were dispatched
to the Arbeiter-Zeit,tng Office, with instruct
tions to search the premises for any crimi-
mating evidence. Almost the first thing they
discovered was huge pile of the circular,
calling mass-meeting at the Hay Market
on Randolph street. This circular was
printed in English and German, and is al
follows:
Attention, workmenl Great mass meeting
to night at 1880 o'clock, at the Hay Market
Randolph street, between DeS PLANES anG
Halstead. Good speakers will be present to
denounce the latest atrocious act of the
police-the shooting of our fellow-workmer or
Monday afternoon.
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posing room, and for the first time the po
lice obtained positive proof showing the
origin of the inflammatory Socialistic litera
ture. Further search brought to the light
the form on which another circular had been
printed, and in which workingmen were In.
cited to take up arms.
Sam Fielden, the rabid anarchist, and
companion of August Spies, is also under
arrest. He it was who spoke the last words
to the mob Tuesday night, which led to the
slaughter. He was found yesterday morn
ing and safely Gagged at the Central. Fielder
got dose of his own medicine, for he wa:
suffering from gunshot wound in his leg
Inspector Bonfeld, with squad of mer
from the Central, raided Zepf's hall, corner
Lake and DesPlaines streets. In the hal
were found lot of muskets and red flags
There we're also a lot of pamphlets anG
books, mostly in German, expounding So
cialstic doctrines. A large amount of cor.
respondence was also found. The hall anG
saloon beneath were closed by the police
Parsons was nowhere to be found. Search
for him was kept up all night, but not tn,
slightest trace of him could be found. De
tective Marks saw Parsons run in through
the crowd when the bomb bursted, and dis
appear. He had just exclaimed: ''Work
ingmen, to arms! l am a Socialist from
foot to head, and will be one if l die be
fore morning." Since that moment he ha
not been seen by the police.
DALLAS, Tex. May GA. r. Parsons
the Chicago Anarchist, is native of Texas
He was compassion here in 1884, ant
afterward started paper in Waco, which
was short lived. He left Waco with
negro woman and was said to have married
her. She makes Anarchist speeches will
him. Parsons is said to be the son of til,