The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-12

regard TO the anarchists and their doings. The
most thrilling and at the Same time reliable
story has been told by one of Pinkerton's men
Capt. John Cornish, Superintendent of tho
Eastern Office of the great detective bureau 1t
has been an open secret that this celebrated
firm of detectives has had its men To-
Gated in the very midst Of the anarchists in
Chicago and have been posted as TO their doings
all along 1t is stated that when the anarchists
dynamite bombs the Pinkertons warned
the authorities of Chicago as 90 the volcano be-
heath their feet but the story seemed so
incredible that they paid no attention to it, and
so fell an easy victim TO their deathly designs
later on. Just how the Pinkertons have gained
their information concerning the anarchists il,
OF course unknown outside OF themselves and
operatives, but 1t is generally conceded by de-
tectives that they better posted than any
one else on the subject.
The anarchists, says Superintendent Cornish,
are an outgrowth of the socialists, and were
first developed in this country in New York
City, through the exertions of the aloon-keep-
er Schwab whose name is entirely familiar TO
the public in connection with socialstic mat
tiers. While Schwab was hard at work in New
York converting socialists 10 anarchism,
printer named Paul Grottkau, who had just
come over from Germany, was laboring with
similar amount Of zeal for the same purpose in
Chicago His plan was to attend all the meet
ings of the socialists and make speeches of the
most bloOd-curdling nature against the capital
lists of the country and society in general. It
was not long before Schwab and Gottkau sue
ceeded i'm ingratiating themselves with the
them. These converts were mostly made up OF
Germans, Poles, and Scandinavians. and few
who called themselves Americans simply be-
cause they could speak the English language.
One OF the first to blossom out red-hOt
anarchist was A. X. Parsons, a Texas printer,
who had been known for years as a labor agi-
tator. This man is one of the leaders now on
trial in Chicago. In order TO prove to the salts
faction of his followers that he practced what
he preached-the equality of the human race
he married n negress OF the two Mrs. Parsons
Is the fiercest tre-eater, and always spoke at
every meeting Of the socialists and anarchists
She is n desperate dynamiter. and in addition
TO advocating the employment OF that fearful
explosive, advises throat-cutting and the torch
for property owners and their possessions indis-
criminately. Parsons soon took the lead away
from GrOttkau, and gathered about him num-
Der of outcasts from foreign countries, who had
left their native land for its good. These nc
formed into an organization known as the l. U.
w. u. A., or. in brief, Anarchists Society.
Parsons took unto himself n bosom friend in
the person OF August Spies. Spies printer
and the editor OF the German socialist news
paper known as the Arbeiter ZettuIlg, which was
published at No. 107 Fifth avenue Chicago
Spies brought with him host of anarchists
among them the man Fischer, member of the
staff OF the ATbeiter Zeitu3lg. This paper has
changed from socialist organ TO a rank an
archist sheet. This paper had great influence
in making anarchist converts, for il had a large
circulation among German and Polish socialists
throughout the country. In order To- increase
the membership, advertisements were placed
in the daily papers. and large bulletins pasted
ings at which all would be permit
ted to speak The topic discussed was
usually Capital Against Labor" These meet
ing were held upstairs at No. "a West Lake
street, and were attended by as bloodthirsSy n
set as can be imagined. Beneath the hall was
saloon kept by man named Grief, who is
as enthusiastic an anarchist as can be found
anywhere. There is nothing too murderous for
this man TO believe in with reference TO the re,
moval of capitalists and property owners. he
believed so firmly in socialistic doctrines that
he married a widow with number of children
who owned No. "a West Lake street, started a
boarding house, made his wife attend tho
boarders and the children the bar, while he
preached anarchy and destruction in its most
ferocious forms. To illustrate what kind of n
man he is to have in a community, will relate
the substance OF n conversation which
occurred in his bar-room one night after one
OF their meetings. Spies Fielden, Parsons, and
man named Dusuy were present. The party
was drink ng beer in Grieffs bar-room and dis
cussing what had been said at the meeting. Mrs.
Parsons had made the speech Of the evening, i'm
which she strongly advised that all the mem
bers should at once arm themselves with dyna-
| INTO bombs and proceed Immediately In the
night time 20 the palatial residences Of the rich