The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-06

not receive deadly wounds There was one
company ahead of mine and four behind. We
had Just come to halt ready for the next order,
which would have been flank movement The
bomb came from close to the speakers wagon.
saw and heard it coming, but it exploded too
quick for anybody to have done anything with 1t
get out of the way. | was knocked down by
the explosion but not wounded When | recov-
cred myself my sergeant fell into my arms. badly
hurt It was terrible time, can tell you.
They had everything cut and dried"
Mrs. A r. Parsons, whose missing husband
is the Anarchist most wanted by the police just
now, aud who was arrested this evening for com
pcity in the melting of last nights riot, has
been released 1t was found that there were no
grounds upon which she could properly be held,
and as she would divulge absolutely nothing. she
was allowed to 90.
Tonight the fund being raised for the police
men wounded by last nights bomb throwing,
amounts to $27 000 of this about $l2 900 was con-
tributed by members of the Board of Trade. S10.-
$50 by the railroads centering in Chicago 81, 500
by firms in the hardwar trade and the balance
by private individuals The Wholesale grocers
also are raising large fund to be turned over
Tomorrow and so far none of them have con-
tributed an amount less than 800.
Inquest Over the Remains of Officer Deegan.
CHICAGO. May 5.--The inquest began at 8
o'clock upon officer Decgan. Whom everything
was in readiness and the jury had assembled,
Spies and Schwab were brought into the room
under escort of detectives. Both were extreme
1y nervous They were taken into the city
clerks private Office. Detective Louis Haas was
called, and testified that he was police officer
and that last night, about $50. he was
summoned to meet Detective Bonfeld at
the Desplaines station. He learned that
there was to be meeting of strikers that even
hat 10 he alI in ii.
ness Information concerning the intent Of the
meeting he learned from the Arbeiter Zeitung.
Here the paper was produced and the notice
of the meeting read to the jurors. it being trans
lated by the coroner and a representative of the
Staatz Reitung.
He and several fellow-offcers had mingled
with the crowd. Not until $50 was anything
unusual noticed. The meeting was assembled,
and the first speaker was August Spies, the
next Parsons. and then Fielding. He heard
from where he stood, the speeches from the
wagon, but he was unable to definitely outline.
what had been said Spies and parsons had
finished speaking, and Fielding was in the midst
Of his remarks when the members of the police
department., in platoons, came north on Des-
PLANES street. headed by Bonfeld, Ward and
others; they crossed Randolph street. and the
first platoon had got near the wagon, in fact,
Captains Ward and Bonfeld were within three
" fourfeet of the wagon when Captain Ward
as State Sfas you dsperser inc At Jaws that
moment a bomb was thrown from the east side
walk of Despaines street. about fifteen feet from
the alley. The bomb exploded as soon as 1t
struck the ground. Haas was near where it
struck, in company with Lieutenant Hubbard
After the shell exploded loud report was heard
and the whole street was instantly covered with
smoke. He thought he then heard shots fred
east of him. but was not sure, but he heard the
oounp md af off n wa
fired rapidly. He then started back south on
Desplanes street On the southwest corner of
Desplaines and Randolph streets he found the
body of officer lying the corner. Officer
Mcdonald was there before him, trying TO restore
him. The deceased was Officer Deegan. He
then returned to find Officer Elliott and in the
center of the street found number of officers
and citizens injured. He assisted them to carry
to the station the body OF the dead officer At
the time the bomb exploded he saw q man fall.
During the melee he heard such remarks as
Hang them!" Burn their housesT Destroy
them!"
Chris Spies and Michael Schwab, two of the
prisoners. made statements in their own behalf
which damaged rather than helped them.
Schwab admitted that he did not believe in
personal God. Schwab was asked great many
questions, and as they we're piled to him, he grew
pale and excited. and the perspiration stood on
his forehead.
Fielding made a statement that was uninter-
esting and unimportant He said that he never
knife.
August Spies did not make statement, and
the jury retired. They We're out half an hour
before agreeing upon a verdict. They recon-
mended that all the prisoners be held for muir
der, and the prisoners were held without bail
The jury, also, recommended that Parsons be
Rpprehended and held.
Some sensational evidence was given at the
inquest II made a search of the Arbeiter
Zeitung," Officer Martin Marks testified. "On
shelf in the recess of Mr.. Spies's private room l
found bundle marked Adams Express Com
pany. This bagcontained lot of sawdust sand
and nitro-gycerine. 1t looked exactly the same
what found on Desplaines street, after
the bombs exploded, last night, only it was not
so hard The witness described the effect of the
explosive upon some rocks underneath which it
placed. Fragments of the powders
arried immense distances. "Most of the stuff
outinued the officer. lis stored in the vault, and
}e of our men. who is an expert says there is
Tough to blow up this building"
The coroner moved uneasy in his seat, and
% witness signed his deposition. The powder
Il the bomb found to-day was what is known as
giant powder" This, in its ordinary FORM is
brown paper mixed with nitro glycerine, but in
this case it was mixed with sand. The effect of
this is to make wounds inflicted by 1t far more
CHASTITY and ugly than they would be if it was
caused by en- explosion of it in its original form.
The Story of Tuesday Nights Work.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Anarchists of Chicago inaugurated in
earnest last night the reign of lawlessness which
they have threatened and endeavored to incite
for years They threw bomb into the midst of
o line Of two hundred police officers and it ex-
ploded with fearful effect moving down men
like cattle. Almost before the missile of death
had exploded the Anarchists directed murder
GUS ire from revolvers upon the police as if
their action was prearranged, and as the latter
were hemmed in on every side-ambuscaded-
the effect of the fire upon the ranks of the of
fcers was fearful. When the police had recov-
cred from the first shock of the attack they gal
lantly charged upon their would-be murderers,
shooting at every STEP and moving them down
as their fellow nfficArs had hAan hv the hnrnh