The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-25
Progress, Of Their Trial in
WITH. AN ARCTIC EXPLORER.
The Coming G. A. r. nsIeEatioas2
BstlIn Biti-Rig stiiLs. Ended.
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The. AnarehIsts, Trial.

CRtcAeo. 2l.4In The Anarchists' eases
to-day, the. finding of gas pipe bombs
when Lingg had given to Seiiger, was
explained at length. Three typeIsetters
testified to having Set up portions Of the
"ReTenge" Circular in the 1r5eiter-
/ Zefdad bfice, and one testified that
the Manuscript was Spies. Three news.
paper reporters testified TO harahgues
made by Spies. Fielden and Parsons
PRIOR 10 the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. advis-
ing rapine and the sacking o.. wholesale
houses.
Atrensatlon was created this after
nobri aniong the AnArch SITS by abe ap-
pearance IN the witness box Of Andrew
! e. johnson. one OF the Pinkerton de-
tectfveS. Spies regarded MIN with an
expression of surprise and alarm and
immediately began an earnest CONVEX
sad0n with hi" attorney. Witness
began his testimony by p stating
that he was a member Of the American
branch of the international Working
men 81 u Mon. and 'nbelunged TO the
armed section of that fOfceui COntinu-
ing, Detective Johnson ssafithat lie had
Joined this Organization for the purpose
OF finding Out their Objects and taking
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all their meetings from February 22d,
10 January, 1886. He tOok reports in
writing of the meetings., and turned
them over to w. A Pinkerton, superin-
tendent of the detective agency. Wit
ness stated that he had since learned
that other PinkertOn men had been de
tailed on the same service. His own
attendances at the meetings. OF
the armed section was confined
TO Tvs occasions. At the
meeting of the A merican group,
the date of which was given by wit
ness. Fischer, one of the defendants. in
trOdueed resolutions 'denouncing man
named Wight who lit was alleged had
escaped punishment due him for some
crime, by means Of his high standing IN
sodetyi Spies opposed the resolution,
saying: What is thefusei OF passing
resolutions2 Nos is an opportunity for
some of our young men to go and shoot
Wight" As further SAMPLE of how
the leading Anarchists were continu-
ouSly SEEING upon every Incident en-
gaging public attention and urg-
ing subordinate members 70 make
il the occasion OF some startling act
of violence, witness related. that Fielder
referring TO the dedication of
the new Board of Trade, said at one OF
the meetings: what q splendid oppor-
tunity there would be for some bold
fellows next Tuesday evening to- make
capt alists tremble, by blowing up the
building and all theFe is in it. At q
meeting of the armed section held
August 18th, at 81 Wess LSpe Street,
twenty or twenty-iYe men were pfesent
and two women. A man armed with a
long sword, dressed in blue blouse. aud
wearing 9 slouched hat, ordeted al
present TO fall In. Whoever wished 70
Join the company were toll to rstep
TO the front. The detectives and. two
others stepped forward" The COM
pany," witness continued, "drilled for
three-quarters of an hour in Tegu-i
lar manual. The man them come
in with two tin boxes, which he placed
on the table. The drili-master invited
all up TO examine the latest improve
ment in dynamite bombs They were
carefully inspected by al the members.
At q subsequent meeting OF this portion
OF the armed section, which was known
as the international Rifles OF the Amer
lean group, Parsons was elected lieu
tenant, and the question of arms was
discussed. He said: Look here, boys,
why cannot We make a raid on the
First Regiment armory? Only twoior
three are on guard" The idea was gen
orally favored, but it was finally decided
10 put the matter of for & time.
Nearly one-third OF the afternoon
was given to q cross-examinatiOn
of Detective Johnson. and it was then
announced that the lawyers for the
the defense would begin on Monday
morning with further questioning. To
ascertain whether this should. be de-
pended on.H % IL was evident that the
defense are anticipating equally definite
andimlch more damaging testimony
from detective sources and had
determined upon. 3 supreme effort 70
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