The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-22
And Which We're Also Expected to Fur
nish ''Fodder" for Capitalists.
Judge Gary Objects to an Inspection of a
Loaded Shell in His Court -Room-The
Prosecution Making Strong Case.

somber melancholy seemed to brood over the
entire gang with the exception of Lingg. I'm
mediately upon the opening of court William
Selliger, who is regarded as the principal wit
ness for the State was put upon the witness
stand. The courtroom was crowded, and the
testimony was listened to with the keenest
interest Sel1ger testified that he lived in
Sedgwick street, and had, as boarder, Louis
Lingg one of the defendants On Monday night
the witness attended meeting of the Carpen-
ters' Union ut Sepf's Hall. At the meeting copies
of the Revenge" circular were brought in and
distributed by Ba.latzar Rau
"Dd you work at your trade on Tuesday,"
s'No.n
''What did you do that mornings"
II got up at 73O o'clock. Lingg came. I had
previously told him I wanted those bombs re-
moved from my dwelling He told me to work
diligently at them, and that they would be taken
away that day. / took some coffee, and after
awhile worked at some bad shells, filing the
holes"
"Look at the shell now show you" (handing
she witness a leaden sphere about the size of
small turnip). did you work at these shellsl'
eyes"
What did you do?"
II drilled the holes. 1t took me about half an
hour"
Where was Lingg9"
.'.At a meeting on the West Side. He came
back about o'clock"
'Dd you speak to him?"
HE said to me, l did not work very much;
ought to have done more. / told him had no
III in he Than ba coli vpir
have to work harder this afternoon"
Mr.. Ingham, who conducts the examination,
offered the shell in evidence.
''Dd you have any conversation about bolts9n
''Yes Lineg told me to go to place on
Cybourne avenue to get some bolts to put in
the shells. | got about fifty bolts"
Who worked with you97
"Huebner, Munzenberg and Hewmann; we
worked all the afternoon
what room did you work n9"
"In the front room at No. 442 Sedgwick street,
in Lineg's room, and in the rear room.'
''What did Lingg do?'
"First he worked at the gaspipe, putting in
the tubes
''Tubes like these?"
(Mr. Ingham presented two wrought iron tubes
about two inches in diameter and six inches
long,
eyes"
sHow many bombs were made that afternoonl"
'Ican't tell
"a dozenln
"Oh, more. Perhaps forty or fifty. can't
say exactly
GLOW many round bombs"
81 can't tell exactly"
'Were the round bombs cast that afternoon9"
"Non
''Who cast them7"
'Lingg cast them once, alone, in the rear room
of my store. That was six weeks before May 1st'
Where was the first bomb you ever saw9'
'In Linggs room. some time before that; per-
haps two or three months before"
The witness conversed with Lingg at the time,
and the latter told him he was going to make
bombs also. He saw some dynamite in Lingg's
room. Ling told him every working man should
have dynamite and learn how to use it. There
was going to be an agitation, he sad and all
workingmen ought to learn the use of dynamite.
On the Tuesday afternoon when they were max
ing bombs, Lingg said the bombs would be good
fodder for the capitalists and the police who
might try and protect capitalists. The bombs
ought to be completed that evening, as they were
to be used that night, Lingg said. When the
witness left the house in the evening. Lingg ac-
companied him, and they carried little trunk
containing the bombs. The witness said the
bombs were round, and some of them were pipes.
They weighed about fifty pounds. They were
all loaded with dynamite and had caps fixed on
them. While they were carrying them they
met Mizeno berg. and the three Of them carried
~, IL NaFf' IIoD ny ~
nue.. They took themn in through side door
and into a hallway. There the trunk was
opened, and several people came to look at the
contents. | saw three or four men take bombs
took two and put them in my pockets Then
we went away, leaving the bombs in the passage
way The hall back of Neff's saloon, the wit
ness said. was called the 'Shanty of the Com
munlsts" Anarchists and Socialists all used to
meet there. When he left Neff's saloon, Lingg
Theian and Gustav Lehman were with him. and
they were afterwards joined by two men of the
Lehr and Weir Veren All had bombs
'Tell what you were going to do that night
"a disturbance was TO be made on the North
Side, that was arranged previously. Other dis
turbances were to be made on the West Side to
prevent the police from massing at any one point.
Lingg said that disturbances should be made all
over the North Side, to prevent the police from
going to the West Side AS they passed the
Larrabie-street policestation Lingg said it would
be a beautiful thing 10 throw in a couple of
bombs. From Larrabie street and Lingg went
up to the Webster avenue station. A patrol
wagon came up Lingg said he was going to
throw in bomb; that it was the best time to
do it. / said it was not a good time; that 1t
would be useless Lingg became excited and
wanted me to give him some fire from my cigar.
went into hall and struck match, as if
was going to give it to him. The patrol-wagon
passed before the match was lighted. Lingg
wanted to follow the wagon. He thought there
was trouble on the West Side, and wanted to
know what it was. persuaded him TO GO home
little before IL o'clock Lingg asked me
If l had seen notice in the paper
~ +hn al AN m hold paaatinC IN