Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-25

board Of trade, said at one Of the meetings
what a splendid opportunity there
would be for some bully fellow next Tues
day evening TO make the capitalists
tremblc BY Blowing NJ the building and
all 10 IT,
Witness then took each separate meet
ing OF the American group OF Inter
national Working Peoples association
between February ~, 1855, and January
~, 1856. He mentioned us dates and
proceeded by reference 70 memoranda 70
detail exactly when, where, how
often and under what clrcum
stances each Of the defendants had adj.
vocated attacks on militia and police and
particularly the use Of dynamite. Incl
dentaly Detective Johnson told how
Parsons IN certain speech had said III
lived on snowballs all last winter, but by
G. won't do II this winter.'
AT the narration Of thls sally on her
husband Mrs. Parsons laughed TIL the
tears ran down her cheeks, and then
osteniatiously wiped her eyes with
flaming scarlet handkerchief
Tho alarm that had manifested
| Itself among the defendants
upon the dfst appearance Of the dotec-
tive on the stand had by this time some
what subsidized. The detective then re-
counted his experience at meeting OF
an armed section held August "a, at 81
West Lake street. Twenty 70 twenty
ive men were present and two women.
A man armed with a long sword, dressed
IN blue blouse and wearing slOuched
hat, ordered ell present 10 fall in. Who
ever wished 10 Join the company were
told 10 step forward. The witness
aud two others stepped forward, but upon
the captains demand that each should be
vouched for by some member OF the com
pany the detective was az loss how TO
proceed. To his great relief, Parsons
volunteered 20 be his sponsor AZ this
evidence every man among the defend
ants turned inquirlngly toward Parsons.
That Individual was evidently nonpluesed.
The company drilled for three -fouTths Of
an hour IN regular manual. A man then
came In with two boxes, which he placed
on the table The drillmaster invited all
up to examine the latest improved dyna-
mite bombs. They were carefully IN
spected by all the members. AZ sub
sequent meeting OF this portion Of
the armed section, which was known
as the International Rifles, or Ameri-
can group, Parsons was elected
lieutenant, The question Of arms was
discussed. He said "L0ok here, boys /,
why can nOtw make a raid on the First
/ Regiment aTmory; only two or three
men are on guard?"
! The Idea was generally favored, but IL
was finally decided 10 put the matter of
/ for = time. In case Of a conflict with the
authorities the international Rifles were
to act in concert with the Lehr und
I Weir Verein. The lst OF May was
! specifically mentioned as the most avail
able opportunity for bringing about the
serial reunion. The first OF May, Fleiden
had said, Will be the grand time 10 strike
a grand blow. There will be 80, 900
men out OF employment. The wit
ness related confidential talk, giving
/ the place, date and hour which he had
overheard between Flelden and Spies.
| Frequently during this testimony Spies
/ started In blank surprise, not 80 much
/ apparently at the utterances laid before
| the jury az the cl1teness with which nc
had been Swallowed by the detectives,
who, II was evident, had been at his cl
bow at the most wholly unexpected
| places.
| Nearly one-thlrd OF the afternoon was
given to the oross-examnation Of De
tective Johnson, and II was then an.
nounced that the lawyers for the defense
would begin Monday morning Will
further questioning, to ascertain whether
this witness should be depended on. Il
was evident that the defense, anticipating
equally definite and much more damaging
testimony from detective sources, haC
determined upon supreme effort to dis
credit In advance by every device In theil
power before the Introduction OF the dc
tectives who relieved Johnson.