The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-12
ANARCHISTS ARRESTED
August Spies, Chris Spies, Niohasl
Sohwab, Sam risldsn and Par
sons Wife Arrested.
large Number OF Muskets and Red Flags
Found In Zeprs Hall-seditious Cir
ulars Discovered in the once OF
the Arbeiter-Zeitung.
SAFELY Gagged.

the Arbeiter. .Zeitung.
SAFELY Gagged.
CHICAGO, May 6.-August Spies is under
arrest. He was captured by the police
yesterday morning The Anarchist and in
cendiary editor of the Arbeitcr Zetttng,
who was the first one to address the meeting
At Des PLANES and Randolph streets; who
occupied the wagon from which IL il
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 infamed the mob until It was ready
to burn down the greaS factory, had the
temerity to appear In the editorial rooms of
his 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
Ily Gagged, expressions of the lveliest satis.
faction were heard on every hand. The
happest 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 Zettung, the organ
of the Socialists, is printed In the third
story of building at LOT Fifth avenue, the
lower floor Of which is saloon. The edi-
torial rooms are on the second floor and 1t
was there that the five detectives found
Spies Wednesday morning. Spies is the
responsible editor.
When the detectives entered he was in .
room with his brother, Chris, who is
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 Spes?'' Bonfield 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 q moment before
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
made answer: "Yes, am August Spies,"
"Well," replied Bonfeld." we want you
and 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.
| ssNOno Of vOur hilsinpssO ~ 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 a 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 we're marched to the Central station.
While the prisoners we're being searched
they seemed the very pictures Of arrant
cOwardice. The officers were too indignant
to speak, and while the mems clothing was
being overhaufed simply glared at them as
II 1t would be a pleasure to anrihilate 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- Zettung office, with instruct
: tions to search the premises for any crimi-
mating evidence. Almost the first thing they
discovered was huge pile of the circulars
calling mass-meeting at the Hay Market,
on Randolph street. This circular was
printed in English and German, and is as
!. follows:
, to night at 1880 o'clock, at the Hay Market,
, Randolph street, between Des PLANES and
Halstead. Good speakers will be present to
. | denounce the latest atrociOus act of the
| police-the shooting of our fellow-workmen
l Monday afternoon.
These circulars were found in the COM
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
9 arrest He it was who spoke the last words
\ to the mob Tuesday night, which led to the
4 slaughter. He was found yesterday morn
/ ing and safely Gagged at the, Central. Fielden
: got dose of his own medicine. for he was
a suffering from gunshOt wound in his leg.
Inspector Bonfield, with squad Of men
. from the Central, raided Zepfs hall, corner
a Lake and DesPlaines streets. In the hall
/ we're found lot of muskets and red flags.
a There were also a lot Of pamphlets and
: books, mostly in German. expounding So
4 cialstc doctrines. A large amount of cor
respondence was also found. The hall and
q saloon beneath were closed by the police
. Parsons was nowhere to be found. Search
/ for him was kept up all night, but not thu
: slightest trace of him could be found. De
tective Marks saw Parsons run In through
Il the crowd when the bomb bursted, and dis
a appear. He had just exclaimed: "Work
q ingmen, to arms! l am a Socialist from
J. foot to head, and will be one If die be
a fore morning." Since that moment he ha
not been seen by the police.
Il DALLAS, Tex, May GA. r. Parsons
"a the Chicago Anarchist, is a native of Texas
# He was compositOr here In 1884, ant
|. afterward started a paper in Waco, which
was short-lived. He left Waco with
negro woman and was said to have marie,
u her. She makes Anarchist speeches witt
= him. Parsons is said to be the son of tn
9 Confederate General w. II. Parsons.
Il The lone Valley (Cal.) Echo re
70 lates the following: A cow on tn
:: ranch of Mrs. Leary, in jackson val
# II ley, was killed in singular way.
% forkful of hay was thrown to her