Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-06

"NtP VIC "a PlOSlNH Vi Tue DOulDs Dub lue
ofhcers did not lose their presence of
mind. Orders few thick and fast from
the Captains and Lieutenants, and within
the orlefest possible space Of time they
were charging the murderous assassins
on every hand, dealing death and destruc-
ton to them with their revolvers,
CHARGE OF THE POLICE.
The anarchists did nor sustain the
charge an instant, but fed as soon as they
could distinguish the blue coats and bright
buttons of the officers through the smoke
from their revolvers. The cracking of
these weapons was incessant for five
minutes. and only once was anything like
q volley fired by either side. This was
hred by the anarchists when the bomb ex-
ploded in the ranks of the police, thus
showing that they. had been
carefully drilling beforehand to act
IN concert. When the officers emptied
their pistols they used them as clubs, and
III is quite probable that numerous skulls
were fractured. With the revolver shots
cracking like the tattoo of mighty drum
and the bullets singing in the air, the
mob plunged away into the darkness
with yell OF rage and fear. 1t was an
lndescrlbable scramble for life.
FRIGHTFUL WOUNDS.
The wounds from the bombs were fright
ful. Small pieces of zinc have been ex-
tracted from the wounds OF the officers,
caused, probably, by fragments of bombs.
Some of the officers were hurt by frag-
ments Of bomb and were shot besides.
Some officers had three or four gunshot
wounds. The Socialists obtained their
guns from saloon used as their head
quarters at the corner OF Lake ana Des-
PLANES street, within one block of the
point where the boombs were thrown.
They fired from behind barrels, trucks
and boxes and from dOorways.
Parsons. one Of the incendiary speakers
of the night, has a negro wife. He and
his wife were in this saloon when the tir-
ing began and disappeared when the mob
was driven away.
DRUG STORES DANGER.
An angry mob threatened to destroy a
drug store at the corner of Eighteenth
street and Centre avenue this morning.
The proprietor has telephone, and the
mob accused him Of sending warning to
the police last night. A patrol wagon
took the druggist and his family to the
police station, and a guard was placed
over the store.
Spies, Fielding and Parsons were found
at O'Clock this morning in consultation
in the office of the ArbeIter Zeitung, and
were locked up at the Central police sta
tiOn. Fielding was suffering from a gun
shot wound in the leg. They were in
clned to be ugly when questioned as to
their identity but a few short senten-
ces from the policemen made
them perfectly submissive. Spies
brother and a man named Schwab, an
assistant editor of the ATbeiter Zeittng,
were found with August Spies and were
also arrested.
AT noon to-day the militia were in their
armories ready TO turn out at moments
notice. Between 300 and 400 OF the police
had been armed with Springfield rifles, and
every man on the force is armed with A.
calibre reYolYers.
COLLECTING EVIDENCE.
The police are rapidly collecting evil
dence against the chiei conspiratOrs
among the anarchists. They searched
Spies office this morning, and the infiam-
matory circulars mentioned in these DIS
patches, and headed "RsYenge. Work
ingmen to armsY' and another headed
Attention, workingmenv' were found
with the form in type. These were taken
possession OF, and locked up in the Gen.
tral station as evidence that Spies and
SchwaO directly incited the riot and
bloodshed.
Anarchist Parsons has not been cap-
Uured as first reported. He is still hiding.
EUitoI CCuWdU Was uibbdhEu iOA nAAu
when the first arrests were made at the
Office Of the Arbeiter ZettaRg.
Inspector BOntield raided Zeipfs hall,
corner OF Lake and DesPlaines street, this
morning. Here were found lot of mus
ketS, red flags and German books ex-
pounding SOcialistlc doctrines.
Nearly $1,000 has already been sub
scribed on Change, for the families of the
wounded and dead officers.
Shortly after noon the police made
another raid on the office OF the Arbel-
ter ZeltaRg. They arrested man in the
office, who, upon being searched, produced
q large revolver and dirk knife. He was
placed under arrest. In the Office was
discovered several boxes OF dynamite and
a number OF red flags and incendiary ban
ners. They were all seized.
SURPRISING THE ZEITUNG.
Mayor Harrison with several detectives
visited the Arbeiter ZeitUag Office to-day
and held consultation with Oscar Neipe,
who said he did not belong TO the office
hut was employed TO get out the paper.
The Mayor told him the paper should not
be issued until inspected by Mr.. Hand,
whom he would send for that purpose.
Neibe promised that nothing OF an inilam-
matory nature should appear in the
paper. Before the paper was issued,
printing office aud % printers were ar
rested and arralgned before Justice Mer-
chand charged with murder. Their cases
were continued until May IA. BAN was
refused.
The dynamite found in the Arbetter
ZeituRd office was taken TO the lake front
aud exploded. The effect was terrible. A
piece about the size Of hens egg was
placed in a coupling link and exploded.
The heavy iron was scattered into fine
bits.
TWO STORES LOOTED.
A mob of 5000 to 5000 reassembled
near the corner OF Eighteenth street and
Centre avenue at noon and raided ROsen-
1eld's drug store, mentioned in the early
dispatches, carrying on everything port
able In the store. They then raided a
liquor store in the vicinity kept by a
man named Wesiskopf, carving away or
drinking all the liquor. Women and
children Joined in this raid. The police
returned 10 the scene, and succeeded in
dispensing the mob.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
Following is a revised and corrected
list Of last nights casualties: OF the pO-
licemen hurt with pieces OF bursting
bombs and bullets fred at them, officers
John Deigan and \ icnolas shannon are
dead.
The following officers are believed to be
fatally wounded, but were still alive at Z
o'clock tonight: Jacob Hansen, Nelson
Hansen, John Barrett and George Miller.
The following officers who sustained
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