New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
DID HE THROW THE BOMB |?
CAPTURE OF AN ANARCHIST IN CHICAGO.
DUBIOUS STATEMENT OF THE MAN WHO SAW THE
MISSILE THROWN.
IBY TELRGRAru TO TIE TRIBUNE.


positor OF the ArJeiter Zeitg arrested last night
1t Is asserted that he Is the man who throw the bomb
He the fourth person under close arrest against
whom this serious charge has been made. He was
known TO he a member OF the Anarchs circle and was
suspected OF manufacturing bombs. In hs trunk were
found two dynamite bombs which correspond to the one
which caused the slaughter at Haymarket Square.
II was disclosed this forenoon that the arrest OF Lngs
was Effected through information given by recent em-
ploye Of the Ar6e,ter Zcnng The police have two men
under arrest who have confessed to the police all that
they know respecting the workings OF the anarchist
section The morning after the Haynarket riot Lngs
moved from No. 4i2 sedgwick st. to Ambrose st.
where he kept his room closely, saying that he was
sick when arrested. He sitting at the tao'e
writing lie seemed to have instantly recognized his
abrupt visitor officer and grabbed lari Reming-
ton revolver which lay upon tho tabc. The officer
sprang upon him before he could shoot. The men
gTapped In struggle for life which was so desperate
that neither could his revolver They rolled upon
tho floor, first top and then the other Lngs got
the officers thumb I'm his mouth and bit 1t almost on
The woman began TO At this instant the police
the outside burst open the door and rushed H.
Lngg was instantly overpowored and Nandcuned.
long and keen dirk knife found strapped to his
waist Tho patrol wagon called and he was
removed to the iInman Station about half mile
distant where he kept awhile and then taken to the
East Chicago Avenue Station After his arrival there
large squad OF officers keIt in the station and
outsiders were locked OF every room except the
public Office
Lingg Is young German carpenter who has feen
roomng al No. 4i2 sedgwck ST., the North sie
with young man named selliger. On Thrreday May
6. the police visited this Lingg was not to be
fonrd and his roommate said that he had not seen him
since Wednesday morning and did not know where lie
was selger arrested and the room was searched
In Iinggs trunk found two stos, two long dyna-
mite bombs, large lot of shells and cartridges and
quantity OF anarchist pamphlets and newspapers The
trunk taken to the East Chicago Avenue station
where Cartan shaack carefully went through its con-
tents III the trunk large number of letters ana
pieces OF writing in German which showed that LngS
bad been OF the most rabii anarchists in the city ana
that he In correspondence with the sdins agators
in this ard other cities. lie was one OF August spess
princpal conddants Balthazar Rau has given to the
police some of LnPgs record and the position lie
occupied amoug the conspratOrs. Lincgs work as an
agitator was principally among tie German and
Bohemian carr enters For several months he has been
the main speaker ut their meetings. 1t has been learned
tnat he was OF the strongest meters TO Violent
measures and has constantly urging the ANARCHISTS
to the active OF bombs and firearms when taken 10
the police station it was found that he hal shaved of his
mustache and beard and had his hair cut Johh Burnett
the young man Who saw the bomb thrown is still con-
fined to his bed from a wound ne received In the riot
Burnett sad he did know whether he couid aoso
utsly identify the who threw tho Domo. He
declared that all could tell the detectives was that the
man was tall wore dark clothes and soft hat AS soon
as he threw bomb he turned aud ran into the alley
Would you aDle to positively Identity the man
!, YOU saw him again ~ he asked.
- don't think | could. | only saw his oack at the
minute the bomb was thrown and took notice oi him
hefoIe."
The police continue to watch Mrs Parsons the wife OF
tho fugitive anarchist, in the hope that he may DC
arrested reporter had long interview with her To-
day which She speaks more freely about the 'o' anu
its participants.
wAen these cases trial. which do not believe
will excl happen" said speaking OF the men now
nude arrest "t will be shown that all these men are IN
nocent any conspiracy and that they dd nov nave any
thing TO do wit the shooting tho throwing III
tho Uaynarkct Whoever threw the bomb dli IL as an
individual feeling that cue called to do 1t at That
time for the good of humanity. was sitting ia Moe
s,oon at a tablo talking with young man Whch Tue
explosion occurred. Mrs. Holmes rose ny III seine eN
cltcu ent and told her to sit down ana She olu So
know nothing OF any bomb tArowng and thought the
meeting had closed. All the speeches were mia ana
less rev ,nonary their character than many outdoor
meel "a which had preceded them, and there would
have been no trouble If tire police had not nterfered
~Do you know this Louis Lingg, who has 0een ar
rcstedr
do not rccclecl the name. and don't think it ap'
pears ON list of Tie Aiarm. which VIII look over
II, i another police bughear they have got Now
eorsaniza ton Of Socialists by which all the mouth
men are exempted from any active work. Tho speech
makers like self and Parsonsand Fleden would never
have known anything about any Violence II any ma
been intended that Tuesday night Each group mas lts
dues and they are not mixed. know that there are
hetwee two and three thousand bombs III thlS CITY, anu
If the time had come 10 use them would not have
been a stop at the throwing Of one of them Ihat was
an individual matter, and the who did it probably
thought he WAS doing right The aud pulpit nave
taken NJ the cry. Cruelty him.. but the Ia" VIII ho'
iustiiy the cry The time will come wIcn mon VIII nave
machinery brought to such perfection that they Will
work only two three hours day, ana then only I'd
nromote health The wealthy man may be called upon
10 give up his palace. but he will take JOINT ownership
IN the whole world and that Will be to MS ADVANTAGE
n It becomes necessary the bombs could he used but L
do NOT believe the necessity will arise because tie puO-
lie have awakened to the fact that the peoPe
must ale and capitalists will give III withonHooou
shed Individuals however, must act upon theii own
convictions Of duty
Yesterday the lessee OF the building NO lO' fth'
ave. found clearing up the late headquarters OF the
Anarchists. some documents which make interesting
reading These papers desk file III the prem
ises formerly occupied by Parsons and had douOIess
bceu overlooked by the Socialists in their unwiihS
haste to vacate the premises One OF tho commuhlc"
,ous had evidently been used by Parsons In his paper
The Alarm and concluded with this exclamation " ave
La Commune" The writer, Junius A. strickIaha' oi
Durham ~ c. had first signed his name, but had after
ward scratched it out and written:
Don't publish my nane but sign II hhisn. vi
Labor"
He requested that his communication be pubIished anu
enclosed rs cents for ten copies of The An', to DC
sent to b. Godgar 2. o. Box 277, Durham. ~ I. ana
as many free copies you possibly can for agiaton
fifty II possible. on a scrap OF paper. part Oh
| Cleveland Onio marble cutting firms letter'head ID
written the following:
| Comradc Parsons: Providing we send the fouoW-
| ing dispatch Another bouncing boy; weight eIeVel
no,uds: ali we'll and signed Fred Smith,, can you scho
| ns No. l for tho amount send you by Telegram
Please give lowest estimate and state oy VIVA
express Company. -
| lint the :" No evidently meant dynamite or other
explosives rs tho dle was also found bili from n
force fuse and lot cartridges made out In the nam
| 0f"cash."