Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-05
THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
A Police Captains Statement OF
Discoveries.

What purports to be the evidence given
before the grand jury in Chicago by Police
Captain Setback is published. The witness
states that he can prove thst the prisoner
Lingg manufactured a number of dynamite
bombs from material obtained at the office
of the Arbeiter Zeitung. Three persons
were associated with Lingg, one of whom
was under arrest.
II think" the captain continued, that
have got to the bottom of this business. In
a couple of days will have it all. But
want a little more time. Then can prove
beyond a doubt that this Anarchist cOnspi-
racy has existed here for years and that there
are two divisions of it. One is an agitating
section. Money is set apart for IFS purposes.
This is called the Socialist section. Besides
this there is an armed party-an Anarchist
section. These drill and are trained in the
use of explosives. think can prove that
there was a well laid plan to sack and burn
districts in Chicago, May 4. 1t would have
been carried out but that the Anarchists
lacked nerve and were unprepared for the
vigorous action of the police. Men were
told off to set fire to certain houses in the
northwestern portion of the city and others
were told off to throw bombs at the meeting
if the police attempted to disperse it.
think can connect every man of the So
cialists now in Jail with this. The houses
10 be burned in the northwestern section of
the city weretO be selected Unfortunately.
The purpose of the burning was tn attract
the attention of the police to that section and
to draw them away from the main points Of
attack-the Haymarket square and the pO-
lice stations. The early dispersal of the
crowd in the square. the premature throw
ing of the bomb-fOr it was premature-and
the determined resistance of the police
frightened the wOuldbe incendiaries and
those who were to attack !he police barracks
in detail.'
A Juror asked where the witnes Ses to prove
this conspiracy were.
"In the lookup of the police stations,
Setback replied. Il can produce as many
of them before the grand-jury as may be
deemed wise and necessary. They have
confessed their completely to me. l have
explained to the state attorney and l am
acting under his Instructions
Ever since the night of the riots and the
day following, when the search of houses
was commenced, the police of the West
North avenue station and residents of the
district have been finding bits of dynamite
gas-pipe, cartridges and rifle cartridges il
houses on the prairie and under the side
walks i'll their immediate vicinity. y little
over week ago a number of dynamite cart
ridges wrapped up in a piece OF red oilclOth
were found under a sidewalk. Next a boy
on Quaid avenue found some rife cart
ridges, and two days after this another DO!
took to his mother for her inspection SOM
| fifty rounds that he had picked up on
prairie. To-day some small boys were play
| ing ball on Robey street near the old Chi
cago and Pacific railway or BlOOmingdal
track when the ball went into the gutter AM
under the sidewalk. A boy had to craw
under and, while looking for his ball foun'
a piece of gas pipe and reported more wher
that came from. He told his father and tn
police were notified. They searched an
found under the sidewalk on the east sid
of Robey street and less than two feet sout
of the railway track that small hole ha
been scraped out. In this hole were thirty
one pieces Of gas pipe one and one quartz
inches in diameter and one TO ten lnche
long wrapped up in piece of oil cloth. U
these thirty were loaded with dynamic
being stopped at the end with round BLOCK
of wood. A fuse about eight inches /
length was attached to each, and all wer
ready for immediate use.
The last piece of the pipe was not loade'
but seemed 10 have been recently cut, as IN
oil was still on its end. In the hole wei
also found two boxes of dynamite caps an
four-Quart tin-dipper pail, containing
large quantity of fuse, some waterproof an
some common. The explosive outfit wa
taken to the Chicago avenue station. IN
gas pipe cartridges were exactly similar
those captured by Capt. Setback IN Lou
Lingg's house. IL is believed the stun WI
| placed there by some of the Anarchists WI
live in the neighbOrhoOd, and who feart
that their houses might be searched: Ii
evident that the one placing II there desire
TO use it again from the way in which 1t WI
wrapped up.