Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-25
CHICAG0'S FIRE EATERS.
OPPENHEINIER TELLING THE
SECRETS OF HIS ORDER.

CHICAGO, June 24.-An officer who Is
thoroughly familiar with what has been
done by the police and the officers of the
State in working up the anarchist cases
and in preparing indictments and evil
dence, says the man Oppenheimer, who
has occupied a cell in the Chicago avenue
station for the past six weeks, has not
been held either without cause or con-
trary to his own will. He seems to have
been prominent member of the anarch-
ist order, and after reading the reports OF
the Haymarket riot on the morning Of
May 8 actually started down town with
a supply of bombs, with the avowed pur-
pose OF blowing up the newspaper offices.
For some reason he changed his mind, ana
few days later fell into the hands Of
Capt. Setback.
GIVING VALUABLE INFORMATION.
Once in the hauds of the law, of which
he had long been an avOwed enemy, he
began to think better of IL and impaired
valuable Information, of which his captor
made excellent use. 1t was through him
that the police got trace OF many of the
bomb factories and secured much, II not
all, OF the evidence which will be used 10
prove conspiracy to destroy life and
pIOpcEbys lis luloTudbiO0 WAS NdiudDlts
suggesting how and where evidence
could be obtained, but not very useful as
evidence itself, so be has not been used as
a witness, and possibly will not be.
Having made himself useful to the police
he began TO fear the society Of his old as
sOciates and IL was to protect him from
personal harm as we'll as to keep him
away from the influence OF his fellow
anarchists that he has been detained so
long.
WELL TREATED.
He has never complained until recently,
and has grown fat In his confinement.
He has been sent out regularly every
night when the weather was not stormy
in company with an officer for exercise,
and has never taken advantage Of his lib
erty to appeal to outsiders for help or
complained OF his treatment.
One or two other persons who were con-
nected with the anarchist societies before
the bomb throwing, and who made them.
selves useful to the police subsequently,
have not been kept in custody, aud as a
consequence their services have been
lost to the state. One of these, named
Hermann, after his release upon a prom
Use to appear and give evidence in the
present trial, subsequently sent word to
the States attorney through the ''letter
box'' of the Arbiter Zeltung that he might
''go TO h--ll," as he would not appear,
AFRAID or HIS LIFE.
Still another has been threatened and an
noyed by friends of the prisoners, and by
anonymous letters, until he has sent wo rd
TO the States attorney that he belives his
life will be in danger ii he comes on the
stand and tells what he knows. These wit
nesses are not the only ones who have
been threatened with bombs, or with
death in various violent ways. Capt.
Setback has probably received more
threats of this kind than anyone, and his
family is living in a state OF constant
alarm. His wife's health is badly Inn
paired by constant excitement and fear.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS.
The police have secured an exceedingly
important witness in the anarchist cases.
Directly after the Haymarket massacre.
William Hoyt, lab0rer, told some OF his
friends that he was present at the Hay
market on the night Of the butchery and
e'knew a thing or two" This came TO the
ears OF the officers and he has been taken
into custody. To the States attorney he
stated that he stood beside the wagon that
contained Spies, Schwab, Fieiden and
Parsons on the night OF May 4, and heard
their inflammatOry speeches. When the
bomb was thrown he saw Parsons pull
two rev0lvers out of his pockets and dis
the police. Further details OF HoyGs
statement are withheld by the States at
torney.
MILwAUKEE'S LABOR RIOTERS.
MILWAUKEE, June 24-The jury in the
cases OF the anarchists John Protzmann
and Hermann Lampel this morning
brought in a verdict OF guilty as to the
former and not guilty as to the latter. 1t
was shown that Protzmann took the lead
ing part In the riots at the Brand Stove
Works and the Bay View Rolling Mills.
The case OF Henry Dampf is now occupy
ing the attention OF the court. The PEN
atty In the case OF John PrOtzm0nn Will
be one year in the county jail or 500 ine,
or both. A motion 10 quash the indict-
ment OF Robert Schllling was argued this
morning. The work OF drawing a Jury
for the Dampf case is in progress.
SEVERAL vENIREs EXHAUSTED.
Several special venlres were exhausted
this afternoon in securing jury 70 try
Dampf, who Is among the thirty Milwau-
kee garden rioters indicted by the grand
jury. The testimony showed that during
the conflict between the police and the
mob he picked up a number OF stones,
and when arrested showed night. His case
was given TO the jury within an hour af-
ter the trial began.
This afternoon the attorneys for Robert
Schilling, the State organizer Of the
knights O Labor, attempted 70 quash the
count In the indictment against him on
the charge Of making threatening commu-
nications, Schilling threatening SegDitz
a. Co., cigar manufacturers, with boycott,
aud urged such a course upOn the knights
OF Labor. The issue involved is whether
the goodwill OF the business 10 property.
Schilling being charged with injuring the
firms property. Judge Sloan took the
papers under adVisement until tomorrow.
Az 1913 O'Clock tonight the Jury In the
case OF Henry Dampf, charged with riot,
returned a verdict OF guilty.
ANARcHIAL INFLUENCE IN COURT.
ST. LOUIS, June 24.-There was an In
terestlng seen @ enacted ut the Court OF
Criminal Correction to-day In connection
with the election Of special Judge 10 Try
the cases OF the anarchists charged with
IndOrsiug at an unlawful assem- blage the
actions OF their Chicago brethren during
the Haymarket riot In that city. There
were only a score Of members Of the bar
present % participate in the election, aud
a majority OF these evidently favored the
defense, for William Busch, an OutspOken
advocate Of SOcialistio doctrines, Was
chosen. Judge EOOnan recognized The
Significance Of their choice, and knowing
him 10 be at present visiting In New
York, ordered that ho qualify by or be-
fore q O'Clock this morning, which time
was Aforementioned for an election should
Mr. Busch not appear.
Prosecuting Attorney Claiborne arose