The Osceola times., 1886-07-31
DINGFELDERED.
The Tactics of the st. Louis Detec-
tives Discounted.
How Pinkerton Detectives Got Into the
Innermost Recesses of the Chicago An
archist Circles and Took Notes,
Coming Out at the Trial

/ CHICAGO, July 25.-E. Is. WasnDuTn
and Ex-Governor Bross had seats with
Judge Gary at the Anarchist trial yester-
day morning. The usual crowd was pres
| lent.
Geo. b. Miller was the first witness.
He is member of the fire department
and says he found the three bombs
which Seliger put under the sidewalk
when given him by Lingg, There was
also some fuse on the ground. Two OF
the bombs were made of gas-pipe; they
were about eight inches long. The third
bomb was round, made of lead and had a
bolt running through it. The bombs and
fuse were found In front of the witness
house. No. 81 Siegel street. on cross
examination the witness said the house
was about a mile and u half distant from
the Haymarket, and that from the appear
ance of the earth near by the bombs
must have been abandoned by some one
who threw them down in hurry.
James G. Miller, an attorney, knew
Fielden. lie saw him on the lake front
last fall and heard him address a crowd
there. In the course OF his speech
Fielden said the workngmen were justi-
fed in obtaining that which was theirs
and which was withheld from them by
the rich. He said equality OF possession
was what was wanted, and that to obtain
this the laborers were justified in using
force. There were 200 or 800 persons in
the crowd.
William NJ. Knox, a reporter, was the
next witness. He saw Spies, Schwab
and Fielden on the night Of May 5, and
interviewed Spies at the police head
quarters that evening in the presence,
part of the time, of Detective Bonfeld,
Spies, after recounting his personal his
tory, asked the witness what the coroner's s
jury had done. He was told they held
him without bail on the charge of muir
der. Spies expressed surprise at this,
saying he did not know how they could
do that He said he didn't want to 60 10
the Haymarket. lie told II to Schwab,
and that finally when he got
there he made quietng speech,
He said he did not know where the
"Revenge" circular was printed
As soon as the explosion took place he
went to Zepp's Hall and there met Mrs
Parsons, who was waiting for her hus-
band. Spies said he was standing on
the wagon moment or two before the
bomb went OFF. Some one, he thought
it was VIM. Liechner, told him to get of
the wagon. Spies also said that be had
some bombs and a quantity of fuse in
his office, but he kept them there solely
to show them to reporters.
The witness (Knox) testified that Spie:
declared in this interview that he haC
not intended to go to the Haymirket
and only did so as an after thought
Spies claimed to have been surprised
when the bomb was thrown.
John Ashenbruner, assistant foreman
of the Arbeiter ZeituRg Office, was at hl'
post at five O'Clock on the evening o
Nav 3, and saw some men set up tn,
"Revenge" circular. The witness helped
make up the form. 1t was set up in tive
different galleys-one in English, th'
other in German. After locking tn,
form, the witness went home. On thu
morning of May 5, the witness saw re
volver and belt belonging TO the Lehi
and Wehr Verein in Fischer's drawer OF
the fourth floor. He told Fischer to tax,
them away. Fisher put the belt abou
his waist, the revolver in his pocket anC
was going down stairs when IA detectiv,
arrested him.
George Mum, type setter, set up
portion Of the "Revenge" circular in tn,
Arbeiter office. About twelve men in al
worked on the circular.
Mrs. Johanna Sullivan, of No. 81 Sige
street, found two pieces of gas.pipe nllet
with dynamite near her house, which sh,
gave to Mr.. Miller the first witness th
morning.
W. c. Smith, a newspaper reporter, saw
Lingg, Engel and Fischer at Griefs hall
| No. "a West Lake street, May |, 2, 9 anC
4. The witness was at the hall all Mon
day and saw the Revenge" circula
about six O'Clock that evening. The cir
culars were brought by a man on horse
| back. The basement of Grief's salOoI
was lighted, but when the witness at
tempted TO enter he was ordered away.
The court then adjourned until p. m
Intense excitement was caused abou
the courtroom in the afternoon by re
port that the nnermost councils OF The
| Anarchists were to be revealed through
some mysterious agency. Just what The
methods that had been employed were
was not known, but 1t was rumored tha
SIX of Pinkerton's best men had been fol
months in active communication will
| the leaders of the Anarchists as members
of their order The calling of a Pinker
ton detective was believed to be the be
| ginning Of the revelation to which tn,
other startling evidence was only pre-
lude. Profound attention was given a,
the witness commenced his testimony
A few moments had previously beer
consumed in taxing the evidence o.
X. 5. Barnum, August Goerke anC
Richard Reichel. The first proved tina
an advertisement in Parsons hand
writing was published by an evenn.
paper May 4, calling an "Importan
meeting of the American group at ;3t
p. m" The time set was about thre,
hours prior to the throwing OF the bomb
Goerke and Reichel, who were empioye'
Of the ArbeuerZedtung, testified in effec
that Spies wrote the Revenge" circular
and caused it to be printed. Thi,
circular was the call for the meeting at
the Haymarket.
A sensation was here created among
| the Anarchists by the appearance in the
witness box of Andrew c. johnson, one
| OF the Piukerton detectives. Spies re.
| garded him with an expression of sur.
prise and alarm, and Immediately begar
an earnest conversation with his attor-
neys.
The witness began his testimony by
stating that he was a member Of the
American branch of the International
WorklnGmen's Union and belonged to
the armed section of that force. Contin-
uing, Detective Johnson said that he had
| joined this organization for the purpose
of finding out their objects and taking
secret notes of their proceedings. lie
attended all the meetings of the union
from February 22, 1885, to January,
| 1856. He took written reports Of the
meetings and turned them over TO W. A.
Pinkerton, superintendent of the detec.
tive agency. The witness stated he had