Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-24
THE COILS ARE TIGHTENING,
Progress Of the Anarchist Trials In
ChicagO...BOmb Makers and
ThrOWers Identified.
Closing Session Of the Conference q
Charities and Corrections At
st. Paul YESTERDAY.
The Resignation of Mr.. Gladstone and
His Colleagues Accepted...Salis-
bury the Coming Man.

court in the Anarchists trial, William Sell
ger, who is regarded as the principal wit
ness Tor the State, was placed on the stand
He testified that he lived in Sedewicl
street, and that Lingg, one OF the defend
ants, had boarded with HIM. On Monday
| night before the massacre the witness at
tended q meeting of the Carpenters Unior
at Zeoppis Hall. There copies Of the re
venge circular were distributed. On Tues
day, at Lingg's request, witness worked ali
the morning with Lingg and three Others
loading bombs. They made forty or fifty
Lingg urged them to work diligently and
said the bombs would be taken away that
day. Lingg told him every workingman
should have dynamite and know how to
use it. There was going to be an ''agita-
tion." and all workingmen ought to learn
the use OF dynamite. He said the bombs
they were making would be good fodder
for the capitalists and the police. The
bombs were to be used that night, Lingg
said. When the bombs were finished they
carried them to Neffs Hall, where they
were well distributed.
From Neff's Hall witness and Lingg went
over to the Larabee street police station
"There was to be disturbance made on
the North Side that was arranged pre-
viously, another disturbance was to be
made on the West Side and one more on
the North Side to prevent the police mass
ing at any one point"
Tell what conversation you had with
Lingg that night when you left Neff's Hail.
"He said the disturbance ought to be
made everywhere on the North Side to pre-.
vent the police from going over on the Wost
Side"
What did Lingg say on going over to
the Lara bee street station?"
''He said it would be beautiful thing to
throw couple OF bombs into the police
station"
1.-TWO officials were sitting in front Of the
station, Lingg said they could not do much
and IL the Others ran out We could shoot
them down. Then the patrol wagon came
up. Lingg said that he was going to throw
the bomb, that was the best opportunity.
would be without effect. Then he became
wild, excited; he wanted me to give him some
fire. Twas smoking cigar and went into the
hall and struck mat.h as if I was going
to give it to him. The .patrol wagon was
coming by. it passed us before he got the
match. Then he wantel to follow the
wagon. He thought there was trouble on
the West Side and wanted to go where it
was. Ipersuaded him to go. We got to
the house a little before II O'Clock. He
asked me if l had seen notice in the paper
that armed men were going to hold meet
ing on the West Side. 1 said no. He
showed me the word "Rushe," and said
that meant that there was to be meeting
on the West Side, that everything was to
be turned upside down and that there was
to be trouble
Witaess gave in detail their movements
that night and the inside history of the
Anarchist Society. He was closely ex-
alnined but his testimony was unshaken.
Not single dull moment elapsed during
the lafternoon trial. The jury, lawyers,
Judge and spectators were fxed)y and
the slightest relaxation at the
same high tension to which they were
ments began in the early morning. A de-
termined attempt was made by the defense
to show that if the bombs were manufac-
tured on the afternoon OF the day on which
the massacre occurred, it had no necessary
connection with the riot. The witness was
tangled up and made answers more or less
to the defense till the Court
decided that the attempt had proceeded
lar enough. A new line OF queries was
quickly substituted by Mr.. Foster, the OBJ
ject being to impeach the credibility OF Sell
ger and place him in as odious light
as possible before the jury. He was
partly successful, though without al
fecting the weight OF his testimony
Seliger told how, upon being
liberated by Capt. Schaack he and his wife
attorneys for the defense, soon called on |
them. Solomon endeayored to induce him |
not to testify agaist the defendants and to |
tell Capt. Schaack that his previous sta te- |
ments could not be substantiated in court. |
Mrs. SeliRer was then placed upon the |
stand. She gave her testimony in a thin,
treble voice. She was very nervous and at |
times embarrassed, but displayed none OF
the cravenness that characterized her hus- |
band on the stand. "Lingg," she said,
came to hoard with them two weeks before |
Christmas" "Did you ever see any bombs |
n your house?" asked the States attorney. |
Shortly before May saw some, as Lingg |
was about to hide them. There were
about half dozen lying in his bed which |
1e wanted to hide, both long ones and
She had no talk with him then about the
bombs. After Lingg left the house she did
rot see any more OF them. On the night
of the riot she heard people say that a
,omb had..fallen at Haymarket. That day
here were several men in her house, six or
light, perhaps more; among them were
Heubner, Hermann, Thele, Lingg and her
lusba I'd. They were in her house until
towards evening, coming and going all
lay. The men were working upon the
,ombs. She did not pay particular at
;ention, but remembered that Heumann
vas filling them, said Mrs. Seliger: II was
n the kitchen and when supper was ready
ent in where the men were. was SO
mad could throw them all out" Are
,ou a Socialist, Mrs. Seliger?" inquired
he States Attorney, "No," snapped the
witness. They always scold me. l fire.
luently saw Lingg melting lead right on
ny cooking. stoves. Twice Heumann was
With him, and once Thiele and my husband
'aised purse OF money for Lings to send
lim out OF the country and then lay the
Whole bomb making scheme on him.
Witness denied having ever talked OF such
| proposition. She had conversation
With Mrs. Thiele at the house referred to
,ut nothing OF the kind alleged was men
ioned. Hour OF adjournment had arrived
md the long session was ended by the
states attorney handing to the jury. for
an article which several OF them
lad desired particularly. 1t was q mur-
lerous dirk fashioned from a file and taken
AIo IL =, fkor ho al uuh<or ofI