The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-05-15
ANARCHISTS ARRESTED.
August Spies, Chris Spies, Michael
sOhwab, Sam Fielden and A.
R. Parsons Arrested.
Large Number OF Muskets and Red Flags
Fou' d Yin Zeprs Hall >seditious:CIr-
ulars Discovered in the Office Of
the Arbeiter- Zeitung.
SAFELY Gagged.

uiItot. ITO was CdpIuIeu ny tHo pOllCo
yesterday morning The Anarchist and in
cendiary editor of the Arbetter- Zeit,tng,
who was the first one to address the meeting
at Des PLANES and Randolph streets; who
charged the bomb was thrown Tuesday
night; who was one Of the speakers at
the mob meeting on the prairie
near McCormick's Monday afternoon; whose
words inhamed the mob until 1t was ready
to burn down the great factory, had the
temerity to appear in the editorial rooms Of
his paper yesterday morning. Here he met
his brother and man named Schwab, an
associate editor of the paper, who were his
associates in those incendary harangues.
They were at 1O7 Fifth avenue, to talk over
the scenes of Tuesday night, and were taken
by detectives to the Central station and
locked up.
As the news spread through the city that
the leaders of the Nihilistc mob were safe.
ly Gagged, expressions of the lveiest salts
faction were heard on every hand. The
happest men over the affair were the police,
though their gladness was of grim sort
The officers remembered the dynamite
bomb, the one dead and the many wounded
brother officers.
Spies and his friends, when the police
charged the mob, skunk off and could not
be found until yesterday morning, although
an earnest search was made for them all
night The Arbeiter. Zeit,ng, the organ
of the Socialists, Is printed In the third
story Of a building at 107 Fifth avenue, the
lower floor of which Is saloon. The edi-
torial rooms are on the second floor and It
was there that the five detectives found
Spies Wednesday morning. Spies is the
responsible editor
When the detectives entered he was in
room with his brother, Chris, who is a
furniture maker, and Michael Schwab, as
sociate editor of the paper. The Socialists
said not word as the officers threw open
the door. Detectives Bonfeld and Duffy
entered first.
Are you August Spes?" Bonield in
quired, directing his look at the Anarchist
Spies thin lips parted in sickly smile,
and he displayed two rows of shining white
teeth. He hesitated moment before
speaking, and with the artful tact of
malevOlent disposition gave the officers the
full benefit of his tantalZing SMILE At
length his lips moved, and in weak, husky
voice, In alarming contrast to his smile, he
made answer: ''Yes, am August Spies"
"Well," replied Bontield," we want you
and you, too" said the officer, turning to
Spies brother and Schwab.
The latter was deatlly white, and his
hands trembled as he put on his hat.
Chris Spies was inclined to be ugly.
Duffey asked him his name
None of your bus lress, ".said he.
well, you get ready quick and come to
the Central station, replied the officer.
Spies said nothing more, and the other
two submitted to being led down stairs
without uttering a word. August Spies
wore black suit of clothes and Prince
Albert coat. His eyes were red, and he
looked as though he had been up all night
They were marched to the Central station.
While the prisoners were being searched
they seemed the very pictures of arrant
cowardice. The officers were too indignant
to speak, and while the mems clothing was
being Overhauled simply glared at them as
If it would be pleasure to annihilate them
on the spot. Orders were issued to allow
no one to speak to the prisoners.
Immediately after Spies and his brother
and Schwab were locked up, Detectives
Meyers, Jones and Flynn were dispatched
to the A1'beiter Zeit,ng office, with instruct
tons to search the premises for any crimi-
mating evidence. Almost the first thing they
discovered was huge pile of the circulars
calling mass-meeting at the Hay Market,
on Randolph street. This circular was
printed in English and German, and is az
follows:
Attention, workmen! Great mass meeting
to night AT 1880 O'Clock, at the Hay Market
Randolph street, between Des PLANES and
Halstead. Good speakers will be present ia
denounce the latest atrocious act of the
police-thc shooting of our fellow-wOrkmer
Monday afternoon.
These circulars were found in the com
posing room, and for the first time the po
lice obtained positive proof showing the
origin of the nfammatOry S0cialistic litera
ture. Further search brought to the light
the form on which another circular had been
printed, and in which workingmen were in
cited to take up arms
These circulars, together with the form In
type were stored in a safe In the Contra
station and will form strong evidence against
Spiesl land Schwab
Sam Fielden, the rabid anarchist, ant
companion of August Spies, is also undel
arrest. He it was who spoke the last words
to the mob Tuesday night, which led to tn,
slaughter. He was found yesterday morn
ing and safely Gagged at the Central Fielder
got a dose of his own medicine, for he wa
suffering from gunshot wound in his Lex
Inspector Bonfeld, with squad of mel
from the Central, raided Zepfs hall, corne
Lake and DesPlaines streets. In the hal
were found lot of muskets and red flags
There we're also a lot of pamphlets an
books mostly in German. expounding So
cialistic doctrines. A large amount Of cor
respondence was also found. The hall an,
saloon beneath were closed by the police
Parsons was nowhere to be found. Searcl
for him was kept up all night, but not tn
slightest trace of him could be found. De
tective Marks saw Parsons run in throug
the crowd when the bomb bursted, and dis
appear. He had just exclaimed: "Work
iDgmen, to arms! l am Socialist fror
foot to head, and will be one If die bt
fore morning" Since that moment he hs
not been seen by the police.
PITTSBURGH, May Ga. r. Parson,
whose infiamatory speech at Chicago ha
been the melting cause of the riots in tbs
city Tuesday night is well-known herr
He is a native Of Massachusetts,, abor
fOrty-fve years Of age. He made his az
pearance here in the role of an agits
tor, in December last but becomn
disguised with his reception in Pittsburg
and his experiences among the railroad an
river coal miners of this vicinity, he II
turned to Chicago He made his appeal
snce in the coke region during the recer
strike of Hungarans, and it is alleged,
o. responsible for the riots and destruction {
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