Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-24
AMERICAS WORST ENEMIES.
Proceedings in Yesterdays Trial ol
the Anarchists In Chlcago-Im.
pOrtant Testimony.
The London Scandal Drawing to :
Ciose-Sir Charles Badly Used
Up NObleman.
News From all Points Brought by the
Wires-A Days History In
Nutshell.

| CHICAGO, July 22.--Judge Garvin's court
room was crowded as usual this morning
when NJ. P. Williamson, formerly reporter
for the Daily News. was called to the stand
| Williamson testified he knew Parsons
Spies and Fielden, and on:the night the new
Board OF Trade building was opened wit
ness was detailed to follow the Socialistit
procession. 1t broke at the office OF the
4rbeiter Zeitung, and Spies, Fielden and
Parsons addressed the CROW from window
Parsons was the first speaker. He called
the police bloodhounds and servants of rob.
bing capitalists. He called upon the crowd
| to follow him and attack several clothing
houses, Marshall & Fields being mentioned,
and help themselves to what they called the
! necessaries OF life. Fielden said something.
he offered to lead the mob in an attack on
the store. What was said about the new
Board OF Trade?' "Both speakers said
the building was put up out OF money sto.
len from them that every one who did
business there was a robber and thief"
Witness went up stairs into the Office and
Parsons was asked by the reporter why
the Socialists did not march upon the
Board OF Trade, and he said the police
prevented it.. ''Well but your party have
revolvers: what preparation further do
you need?" asked Williamson. 1.-The time
has not come yet. When the time does
dynamite and bombs" ''When did
he say the time would Gomez" "Some
time during the year. Parsons
gave witness a practical illustration of
what he meant and showed him cell and
Illuminating caps; there was also quantity
OF dynamite kept in drawer. Parsons
called for them and Spies got them. Par
sons said that the explosives were kept on
hand in preparation for a war that was
impending: that the Iaboring man was
being robbed by scoundrels, Board OF
Trade men and others. The manner OF
warfare was to throw bombs from the
annihilate any force OF police or militia
that could be assembled. This converse
ton took place with Parsons and Fielden
standing by.
The first witnesses called this afternoon
were Officers Jones, McKeogh and Flynn.
They testified to the finding of several
copies OF the Revenge circulars in the
office OF the Arbeiter Zeitung, and a great
MANY copies OF other circulars calling ON
the working men to arm were found at the
same place. Several pounds of dynamite
in one package were also discovered there.
Officer McKeogh testified he was in the
4rbeiter Zeitung office about an hour after
Spies arrest. He saw a package, that was
produced, lying open and exposed to view.
Particularly pointed testimony regarding
the find OF the dynamite materials in the
Arbeiter Zeitung Office was given by officer
Flynn.
John j. Ryan. retired officer OF the
United States navy, was the next witness.
He had heard Spies, Parsons. Fielding and
Schwab and Neebe speak ut the Sunday
afternoon meetings on the lake front. Par |
sons declared to the crowd that the police |
and constituted authorities were the |
enemies OF the workingmen. He
advised each individual present to pur-
chase rifle, and If money enough could
then let him remember he could |
get enough dynamite for 25 cents
to blow up building the size OF Pullman's
headquarters; Mrs. Parsons, added the !
witndss. pointing toward her apturned |
half-Negress, yellow face and |
eyes-Mrs. Parsons was one OF |
the most violent OF the speakers. Mr.. !
a Daily News reporter, testified |
to having a number Of conversations with |
Spies in January; witness saw Spies with a |
small, round bomb the exact du-
plicate OF one exploded in Hay
market. Spies described it as the |
LIAR and went on to tell OF its supe-
rior destructive power. Several thousand |
had been manufactured in Chicago. They |
were sometimes distributed through the
Arbeiter Zeifung Office, but generally only
kept there for n sample. rhe defense made
ridiculous light, and the days proceedings
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