Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-17
CHICAGO'S HUMAN VIPERS
ANNIHILATION OF LAW AND
ORDER BOLDLY PLOTTED.


risiDg-The Fire Department To be
Made Us=Iess-T telegraph Wires 20 be
Cut in Every Direction.
CHICAGO, July l6.-The eight anar-
chists on trial are composed. Their man
ner betrays no sense OF uneasiness. Ap-
parently they are careless OF the past and
Indifferent as to the future. When court
opened at 10 O'Clock this morning an ad-
journment for one hour was taken at the
request Of states Attorney Grinnell. The
latter said his reason for desiring delay
was that witnesses in a certain branch OF
the case had not appeared. These wit
nesses were newspaper reporters mostly,
VINO were to testify 10 the early scenes al
the Haymarget before the riot was pre-
ciptaJed. \ huge map OF the HaYmar-
ket, showing the relative positions Of the
police. crowd and speakers at the fatal
meeting on May was shown and eX-
planned to the jury.
THE FIRST WITNESS.
Inspector BoDheld, who commanded
the police at the Haymarket riot, was the
first witness sworn. He gave his story OF
tue occurrences as they have been many
times published. d. said the police were
present on that occasion by order Of the
Mayor, after consultation over a copy OF
the anarchists circular calling that meet
ing. The instructions to the police were
that no man should fire shot except
upon order by his superior officer. In
spectOr Bonfeld gave the order to close
up and return the ire after bullets had
been pouring into toe police ranks for
minute or more after tie bomb explosion.
Counsellor Black constantly interpOsed
objections. but tleV were overruIed or
tue objected point gained in some other
way. After Inspector Bonfeld's cross
examination court took a recess until
afternoon.
WOUNDED POLICEMEN PRESENT.
Several of the policemen wounded at
the Haymarket were IN the court IN the
afternoon. Prominent among them were
Officers Reed, Mcmahon, Steele and Bar
Der. At the afternoon session Gottfried
Waller, Swiss, was the Irst witness.
He testified through au Interpreter. He
was formerly Socialist and attended the
meeting in question because be saw the
secret Invitation in the Socialist papers.
4 meeting Of nis society was held that
evening. 1t was called 10 order by the
witness shortly after 80 o'clock. About
seventy or eighty men were then present.
The witness was chairman. He did not
know If guards were placed at the door.
The commander OF the society was on
the stairs. Fischer and Engel were pre-
sented. Several revenge posters were
dIstrl buted at the meeting. First it was
talked about that six men had been killed
at McCOrmlck's. Then it was discussed
what should be done in the next few days.
The poster produced in court was admit
ted to be copy Of that distributed at the
meeting.
ENGEL'S RESOLUTION.
Engel introduced a resolution as to
what should be done, aud said if there
SHOULD be an encounter with the police
then there should be meetings at various
places 10 aid the strikers and that the
North side had resolved on that. II
something should happen the word
Rest was 70 be published in the "letter
| box and that was to be the signal for the
meeting. 1t there should be a disturb
/ ance they We're 10 meet in Wicker Park
| armed. Then a committee was appointed
| to watch movements in the city and re-
| port If anything happened, aud il riots
! should occur we should storm the police
! stations and cut the telegraph wires.
/ Then we should down everything that
/ came against us. Then If one police
station was stOrmed they should do the
| same with others, moving down all that
| came. They were to commence at a
easiest mode would be to throw a bomb in
the station. Nothing was said in the
meeting about tue plan originated. 1t
was decided to call meeting of working
| men for the next evening.
READY FOR ANYTHING.
Those present were rot to participate
in the Haymarket meeting. Only the
| committee was TO be there. If they should
report that something mad happened then
the others should come down upon the
police and then the milItIa-whateyeI
should come against them. The witness
said: I'VE also thought that the ire lie.
partment should be disabled. First, we
were to attack the North avenue police
station, and then the next one, as fate
would have it. The plan was to attack
the police stations 10 prevent the police
from coming to aid il there should be a
fight in the city. We all thought there
would be fight, and so calculated. The
plan was adopted with the understanding
that every group should act independ.
emily, or according to general plan.
EVERY GROUP REPRESENTED.
CHOSE present were from all the groups
from all parts Of the city. The same pro
gramme was TO be carried out in every
part OF tue city. There was nothing said
about the Haymarket. 1t was not ex
pected that the police should get to the
Haymarket. Only if the strikers were
attacked we should shoot the police. Ir
case Of an attempt to dispense the meet
ing We should simply strike
them down however we best could
with bombs or whatever should be al
our disposal One or two FROM eact
, group were to compose the committee (
be sent to the Haymarket. They were tC
observe the movements not only in the
| Haymarket, but in different parts OF the
city. and il a conflict should happen they
should report to us. II il happened il
the daytime then they should cause the
| publication of the word 'Ruhe.' II il
the evening or night they should repor
| personally to the members at their homes
A SURE SIGN OF REVOLUTION.
1.-THE word was the signal TO meet. and
was only TO be inserted IN the newspaper
ifdowuright revolution occurred. Fischer
suggested the word. and IL was arranged
that the publication should lie made in
the Arbeiter Ieitung letter box. A com
mittee was appointed 10 attend TO the
publication. only know one OF the com
mittee-hraemtr All pres Mt at the
meeting accepted the plan. They voted
by raising hands. Engel put the ques.
tion TO the meeting. Ire plan was to re.
peat to such reliable men as were absent
l repeated II to some who came in later
The witness was at Zeprs Hall when
the bomb was thrown. There was some
cnmmOttOn ana the doors were closed