The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-31
THE ANARCHISTS.
Yesterdays Disclosures The Dynamite Pre-
grnmme Of tho XiIInins.

gramme of tho Villains,
CHICAGO, July SO.-'rhe court room in
which the Anarchist trial is in progress
wss SO dark this morning as to require
the lighting Of the electric lights to en-
able the newspaper reporters to trans
cribe their reports. The room was
crowded, as usual, and was close and hot.
The proceedings were begun by acontin.
uation Of the reading Of articles in the
Alarm (newspsper). The special article
read was a transcript OF speech delivered
by the defendant Parsons, the editor Of
the paper, prior to the dedication Of the
Board Of Trade. In II Parsons, speaks OF
the tramp Nazarene," and his scourging
the traders from Jerusalem's temple. The
speech advocated the use OF Winchester
rifles as against the members OF the Board
OF Trade, with interpollated cries oil "Giye
them dynamite" attributed 10 the audi.
enCe. In an article dated February O.,
1886, directed to Inspector Bonlleld, and
speaking OF the street car strike, 1t Is said
that II workingmen do not like the treat.
ment they received at the hands OF
the police, then says the article, Get
dynamite; get arms" In an article dated
April "a, 1885, one week prior 10 the riot,
an article declared that the Social war
would begin May |, and suggesting dyna-
mite in connection with the expected up.
rising.
Officer Daniel Coughlin told Of on ex.
periment he had with a CAu Containing
some form ofliQuid, which, when ignited
by o fuse attached to II, caused lime Of
fire possibly five feet high and ignited the
grass for distance OF five to ten feet In
every direction. The flames continued
for about FIVE minutes. The instrument
was supposed to be prepared for the pur.
pose OF causing conAagration. Four OF
these cans were found and introduced in
evidence yesterday.
Charles b. Prouty, q gun dealer, reCog.
nized Engel and Parsons rs men who had
visited his place OF business. Engel called
with his wife and desired to sec some
large revolvers. They found one to suit
them, and called afterwards and said they
would like 10 purchase number, posi-.
bly, one or two hundred, for the use OF a
society.
VIM. j. Reynolds, a gun dealer, testiRed
to Parsons and Engel calling upon him
TO inquire about the purchase Of re.
volvers and cartridges. None, however,
were sold to them.
Officer MCNamara testified 10 having
found near the corner Of Robey street and
Bloomingdale road, on May 20, thirty
loaded gaspipe dynamite bombs, and one
not loaded. They were found lying under
sidewalk, and with them quantity Of
dynamite and Illuminating caps.
Professor Walter s. Haines, occupying
the Chemistry Chair at Rush Medical
College, had tested bombs found among
tho effects Of Lingg and Spies, and found
that they had the same constituents in
almost the same ratio as the pieces OF
bomb taken from the body OF Officer Dec.
gan. The bombs contained lead, tin, an.
timony, iron and zinc. The bombs con.
tanned about 0S percent Of lead, two per.
cent Of tin aud only traces OF the remain.
Ing constituents. The sample Of the bomb
which created the havoc at the Haymar.
ket was shown the witness. It is round
and no larger than the ordinary base ball.
Professor De Lafontaine, another chemist,
made slmilar tests with SIMILAR results.
The State offered in evidence an article
In the Arbeiter Nilung, Of May 4th, headed,
"Blood," and the manuscript from which
II was set up In type. II showed that II
was written by August Spies, and purport,
cd 10 give recital ol the occurrences Of
the Mccormick riot. Other articles calling
upon workinglnen TO assemble at Tho Hay:
market, and other alleged inCendiary arti.
Cles, were submitted as having been pro.
pared by SOhwab.
Before concluding the reading Of tho
translated articles the court took lts noon
Adloufnmant.