The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04
FIXING THE GUILT.
A Detective TELLS the Result Of His Hnvssti.
gations-- witnesses who Saw spies Ig-
aite the Fuse and Selma ubelt Throw
the Bomb at the Police.

- DVtoCtHvo AoAAe eno SobuhV ME- AuvoUGte
Cations Witnesses who Saw spies Ig-
nite the Fuse and Selma ubelt Throw
the Bomb at the Police.
HARD HITS AT THE ANARCHISTS.
CHICAGO, July 24.-Yesteruay's evidence
in the Anarchist trial was largely Of a cor.
roborativs character. First came q bury
saloonkeeper named Helm, whose testi-
mony went to show Neebe's knowledge Of
and partial responsibility for the famous
Revenge" circular. Gustav Lehman, one
of the Anarchists described the manufact-
ure Of the bombs at Lingg's lodgings and
his visit to Neff's Hall, where they were
distributed. Lingg gave him q small
satchel, containing bombs, fuses and caps;
also q tin box flied with dynamite
Witness took the articles home and hid
them IN the woodshed. He became scared
during the night, and got out Of bed and
carried the stuff away out on prairie
tectiys 10 ths spot and it was recovered.
The Carpenters Union, to which witness
belonged, gave dance last March, and the
proceeds wsrs taken by Iingg, with the
o. ss sac Ee. e
fed to bearing Engel, in speech, give in
structions as to how bombs could be easily
and cheaply made.
Several witnesses testified regarding the
Soclalistic demonstration at the time the
new Board of Trade building was dedi-
Gated.
States Attorney Grinnell stated that he
would have read the translation Of the
platform of the International Working
mems Association and Herr Most's book,
dence. Captain BLACK objected to
the. the rssaihs al ... w.s n.sSy fnslly decided
sented, and Assistant States Attorney
Furthman read in loud clear tvoice the
platform adopted in Pittsburgh and pub
1ished in the Arbeiter- Zeitung The platform
in which they are denounced as the spoils-
il 'A goes &C on, are forced to com
init murder and other crimes through
eapitalistic oppression. The screed
the working-men can. hope for no arbitra-
tion through the ballot or peaceful arbitra-
tion. There is but one method-force. 1t
advises organization and preparation for
the inevitable conflict between capital and
labor, and calls for revolutionary and ma
tional activity. Il demands the building up
ofa free society, founded on . communistic
organization Of production, and an organ
ization Of the ,edrcstional system on an
Mr.. Furthman next began to read Herr
Most's book, Science OF Revolutionary
Warfare" The translated copy is q
large pamphlet Of forty nine pages; and
the afternoon. The author goes fully into
the use of dynamite, and explains the best
wav to explode it. The whole work is writ
ten In that bombastic style for which the
killing Of the police by dynamite, gum
powder, the knife or prussic acid, the most
deadly Of poisons.
CHICAGO, July 26.-The developments in
the Anarchists' trial Saturday are such as
to considerably darken the hopes Of the de-
fitting climax to the dramatic evidence Of
the week in the testimony of Andrew e.
johnson, q Pinkerton detective, who had, in
the pursuit Of his calling joined one Of the
groups Of Socialists and drilled with tn the
rein. His evidence was of corroborativeim i'm
portance in itself, but was of greatest in.
terest as indicating that other detectives
had been similarly employed aud would
give their testimony in the case: The in.
PRODUCTION of the witness created a sensa-
ton and evidently startled the defendants
who could lily conceal their dismay. a
gentleman connected with the trial
said yesterday: These detectives were
Lyman J. Gage, the vice-president Of the
First National Bank. am told, however
that Gage did not do this on his own nc
count, but that fund of $15, 900 was raised
wholesale merchants Of the city. The
scheme was inaugurated by the CONNER.
cial Club Of which Gage is president"
Andrew G. Johnson, q detective, said he
national Working-men's Association in
February, 1885. The last meeting he at
tended was in January last. He became
a. member Of the Organization panatas' al a
tectivs tee I Agency, i in ;x whose " employ h b,
was. He made written reports Of the do
ings ct the meetings to his employers
Heard Parsons make speech at one OF
those gathsrags ssHoo on February ss lss
portion of the city. Parsons stated thai
called in that locality was t.
give the many merchant prince:
and hear what the Communists had to say
about the distribution of wealth anC
thon he denounced the capitalists il
We need no President no Congrossmen
no police, no militia and no judges. They
are all leeches, seeking the blood Of tht
poor, who have to support them by theil
to s siss o3s snS s
lice or the militia whom they send against
Witness marched in the procession OF
the night Of the dedication Of the new
sons Nesbe, Spies and FisldYa marclini
was present with ParsOns Flsldsn and
Others, g 81 lake street on the 2lth Of An
gust, a166A After having bsen there I
short time man armed with
long cavalry sword and dressed in q
blue blouse and wearing u slouch hat came
into the room, and he ordered all those
present to fall in. He then called of Ger
tsin names. and all those present answered
TO their names He then inquired whether
there were any new members who wished
to join q military. company. Witness ant
two others Joined. Witness WAS vouchet
for by Parsons as being . true man; b,
was enrolled as q member and giveI
number 16 All who were no
members were then expelled from
the room, and the remainder fol
into line. and were then drilled for about
halt an nOur or taroe-Qu4rters-put thrOugi
regular manual drill, marching, counter
marching. turning, forming fours, wheel
ing. by the man armed with tn,
sword. The drill-master left the hall, bu
in Q few minutes returned with ton OtheI
men dressed like himself. and introduced
them as the first company of the Lehr und
Wehr Verein. They were armed will
Springfield rifles Presently . man who's.
name witnasss did not knoW. Wis va
then employed y the psopristor O
street. came into the room with tWG
tin boxes, which h. placed on the teble q
the south end OF tie room. Tie drilling
instructor then asked al those present K
0teD mn and Ayamina tha tv,0 tin 'horAa n