Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-06

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hospital. This does not comprise, it is
believed, more than one-third or the
anarchists and people injured.
SECRET ARSENAL.
About 9 clock this afternoon Detec-
tives BOntield and WILEY made another
search OF the Afbeiter Iettund premises.
They were rewarded by discovering
great lot of ammunition suitable for
Winchester rifles, shotguns, and revolV-
ers, several fuses for bombs, dirk knives,
and huge Colt Tevolvers. The stuff was
found under an old sink. ''There were
10 OF my company Of % shot," said Lieut..
Bowler, the six-foot-two-iuck officer,
who headed the squad into
which the bombs were thrown.
HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE FRAY.
He was sitting surrounded by the un-
injured survivors OF his little band at the
DesPlaines street station. "l never heard
dynamite explode before aud don't want
to again. 1t deatened me and all the men
who did not receive deadly wounds.
There was one company ahead OF mine
and four behind US. Wehad Just come to
a halt ready for the next order, which
would have been a flank movement. The
bomb came from close TO the speakers
wagon. | saw and heard it coming, but
it exploded too quick for anybody to have
done anything with it or got out of the
way. l was knocked down by the expl0-
sion but not wounded. Then when Ire
covered myself my Sergeant fell into my
arms badly hurt. 1t was terrible time,
l can tell you. They had everything cut
and dried.
vIGILANTEs SUMMONED.
Two evening papers publish the follow
ing:
HEADQUARTERS OF
40 VIGILANTE COMMITTEE, May S.
Meet sharp at l80 A. r. rs, 9th inst. Busi-
ness of great Importance. Spies, Parsons,
ami SchwAb and others of their Kind, beware,
The rope does Its work quick. The massacre
Of our brave policemen must be avenged. BY
order Of executive committee. n 4.
SHOT IN A SALOON.
Shortly after O'Clock tonight a pistof
was fired from saloon on DesPlaines
street at two officers on guard near the
st. Paul freight yards. Officer Madden
who was near the saloon ran into it ana
grappled with the man who fired the revOl-
yer. In theiscuffielthe man pressed It's muZ-
zle against Officer Madden's breast and
fred, Madden then shot his assallant in
some manner. Madden and his prisoner
locked in each others arms rolled 10 the
floor just as officers Daley and Hartnett
Madden's assailant had vanished. Both
Madden and his prisoner were taken to
the county hospital. The doctors say the
man was somewhat under the influence of
liquor, and the result of his injury cannot
yet be told. A paper found 10 his pos
session shows that his name is John Loef-
felhardt. of the Enolewood railroad sta
tion, just south OF the city. Omcer Mad
denis wound is mortal.
THE FIRST INQUEST.
The inquest over the remains Of police
| officer Diegan, who was murdered by the
| anarchist mob last night. was begun this
afternoon and ended at $40 O'Clock to-
night. The men arrested at the office of
! the ArbeiteF ZettunG we're present as
prisoners and witnesses. Chris, Spies
| and Michael Schwab. two Ofthe prisoners,
made statements in their own behalf,
| which damaged rather than helped them.
| Schwab admitted that he did not believe
in personal God. Schwab was asked a
great many questions, and as they
were Piled to him he grew
pale and excited, and perspiratiOn
stood on his forehead. Fielding made a
statement that was uninteresting and un-
important. He said he never carried
anything more dangerous than PEN
knife. August Spies did not make state
ment, and the jury retired. The jury were
a
verdict. They recommended that all
the prisoners be held for murder.
The prisoners were held without bail.
The Jury also recommended that Parsons
be apprehended and held.
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE.
Some Sensational evidence was given
at the inquest. 81 made a search of the
Arbefter ZeituHq Office" said Officer Mar
tin Marks. son a shelfin q recess Of Spies
private room l found bundle. marked
Adams Express Company This bag
contained lot of saw dust and nitro-gly-
cerne. 1t looked exactly the same as
what we found on Dcsplaines street,
after the bomb exploded last night, only
il was not so hard;' The witness described
the effect of the explosion on some rocks,
under which it was placed. Fragments
OF boulders we're carried away immense
distances. "Most of the stuff" concluded
the officer, sis stored in vault, and one
OF our men who is an expert, says there's
enough in it TO blow up this building"
The Coroner moved uneasily in his
seat and the witness signed his deposit
ton.
MIXED WITH sAND.s
The powder in the bomb found to-day
was what is known as ''gianp powder.
This, in its ordinary form, is brown paper
mixed with nitro-glycerine, but in this
case it was mixed with sand. The effect
Of this Is TO make the wounds inflicted by
1t more ghastly and ugly than they would
be if it was caused by explosion in its
original form. A sister OF August Syies
came To the central station to-day, and,
after considerable talking, Lieut.. Ripley
elected from her "A confession that
third brother. who was in last nights af-
fair, was lying dangerously i'll at his
home. 1t is thought he will die.
Mrs. A. Il. Parsons, wife Of the fugitive
anarchist, was arrested this afternoon
and was locked up at the central station.
She was present this morning when the
officers made the raid on the Arbeiter Zei-
tURg building, but the officers did not
then wish 10 arrest her. They had
planned TO shadow her, hoping that sne
would make some appointment with her
husband 80 that the latter could be cap
tured.
HARRIsoN's PROCLAMATION.
Mayor Harrison this afternoon, after
consulting with his department officers
| and citizens, published the following
proclamation:
To ne Dc0ple Of chicago:
WHEREAS great excitement exists among
the peop Of this good city, growing out OF
the labor troubles. which excitement is iuten-
sided by open defiance Of the guardians OF the
peace by a body OF lawlees men, who. under
pretense II aiding laboring men, are really
endeavOfing 10 destroy All law, and
Where 3, laHt night these men by the use