The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-17
THE ANARCHISTS.
The Trial of the Demons Be-
gun in Chicago.
HELLIsH PLOTS LAID BARE.
1.-THE Law OF the State is Strong
Enough to Hang Every One OF
These Men,"
Anarchist Trial Begun.

CHICAGO, July 16.-The trial Of eight
Anarchists charged with the Hay
market massacre was actively entered
upon this morning, the jury having
been obtained yesterday. A map show
ling where the meeting was held aud
where the bomb was thrown into the
ranks of the police was exhibited to the
jury and its correctness verified. 1t
showed the location of Grief-s Hall, and
Zeepf's Hall, from which the Anar-
chists proceeded TO make the assault.
Police Inspector Borfield was the
second witness called. He was in COM
mand OF the police at Desplaines Street,
on the night of the Haymarket meet
ing. The police had warning of
the assembiage through the re.
Yenge circular, and other circulars
issued by the Anarchists. Bonfield
said the police he took with him to the
Hsymarket were armed. What were
The instructions7" asked the States
attorney. THAT no one should fire I'M
less ordered to do so by his superior
officer. As we approached this truck"
said Bonfeld, Indicating the spot on
Captain Ward. who was with me, said
to those in the crowd, II command
you, in the name of the people Of
Illinois, to dispense. and shall call on
you (pointing to me in the crowd) to
aid in dispensing the crowd" At that
time Fielder was standing in front OF
the truck. BE turned at us ana said.
I'VE are peaceable." Instantly
the crowd parted IN a peculiar
manner. 1 thought then / heard this
singing noise. have had some expe-
Renee with dynamite and fuse, and
OWNED in an instant what was going TO
happen. The next moment a terrific
explosion took place. Then bullets
we're fred into us for perhaps a minute
or so before a single shot was fired by
and return the FIRE"
How many persons were injured by
these bullets2"
ITO the best of nv knowledge, sixty"
''How many died"
"Seven."
Bonfeld testified further that at least
a hundred shots were fired from the
crowd before the fire was returned.
Witness, cross-examined b. Captain
Black, said q thousand people were at
Haymarket. When he reached the
scene Fielding was speaking. Captain
Ward ordered the crowd TO disperse.
Feilden said, I'VE are peaceable,"
and the very next instant there was a
Kissing noise and the explo ion of
bomb. In the afternoon several OF the
wounded police were present. Got
fried Waller, q Swiss cabinet maker,
was the first witness. He said he was q
member of the socialistic society for ex-
ercising arms and instructions which he
left four moths ago. On the night before /
the bomb was thrown, witness said he !
was at the hall where the society usu
ally met, in answer to the advertise 4
ment in the ArbiteT ZeilUHg. About |
seventy or eighty men were present. The
witness was chairman Fisher and |
Engle were present. They discussed |
the killing of the men at McCormick's,
and what should be done the |
next few days. Engle introduced reso-
luton that there should be meetings \
ings at various places and that /
the word rest" published in the Arbei- 4
ter Zeitung was to be The signal for the /
If there should be a distur-
bance they were to meet in WICKER
Park armed. A committee was appoin-
ted TO watch the movements in
the city, and report If any
thing happened, and If a rot
should occur, we should storm
the police at once and cut the telegraph
wires, that we should shoot down every
thing that came against US. Then II
one police station was stormed, they
should do the same thing with the
others, moving down all that came.
Thew were to commence st the
station on North Avenue. Engle
said the easiest mode would be
TO throw bombs in the station.
Nothing was said in the meeting where
the plan originated. il was decided to
call meeting of the working men next
day IN the evening. Those present
were not to participate in the Hay
market meeting. Only the COMMITTEES
was to be there. II they should report
had happened then the others
should come down upon the police,
hen the militia or whatever should 1
come against them. The witness said
We also thought that the hre depart
ment should be disabled. First, We ]
we're 10 attack the North Avenue police |
station. Then the next one as fate |
would cause. The plan was 70 attack {
the police station to prevent the ponce
rom coming 10 the aid If there should
be q fight in the city. We all thought
there would be a 6ght and so cal
,ulated. The plan was adopted Win
The understanding that every group
should act independently, sccordinz 70
the general plan. Those present were (
from groups from all parts OF the city
The same programme was 70 be earned ]
out in every part Of the city: There was
nothing said about Haymarket, II Wa
not expected the police should get 20
the Haymarket only If the Observers
were attacked. Then We should snoot
the police. In case of an attemPt 20
disperse the meeting. we should slMPy
strike them down, however, the OeSs Nc
could with bombs or whatever Nsus t e
each group were to compose the
committee to be sent to Haymarket.
and they were to observe the move
ments not only in Hsymsrket, pot IN
different parts of the city, ano II tne
conflict ahould happen, then tney