St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-27
THE BOMB BUTCHERY.
An Extraordinary Tale of Far Reaching
Conspiracy Among the Chicago
Anarchists.
Confessions of Murderers That Read
Like Romances of the Dime
Novel Character.
Diabolical Designs of the Rufuans
Now in the Tolls to Overthrow
the City Government.
Every One of Them to be Made to
Feel the Heavy Hand of
the Law.
The Anarchist Conspiracy.

The Anarchist Conspiracy.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, May 26.-The grand jury has
partially performed its duties, so far as
they relate to the recent uprising OF the
anarchists in this city, and indictments have
been found against all those whom the
prosecution believed they could convict.
Other true bills will be returned in due
season. but not until the officers present
the evidence necessary to convict them,
which will be in day or two. 1t was the
original intention of the states attorney not
to return any indictments until all the
evidence in connection with the haymarket
and other riots had been introduced. but
this course was deemed impracticable. Mr..
Grinnell. prosecuting attorney, of course
denied the truth of the story telegraphed to
the GLOBE, but criminal court
officials and several of the jurors
were willing 10 talk and they admitted
that they had agreed to indict for
murder. Spies, Schwab, Fielden, Fischer.
Lingg and Schaubel; for assault to kill.
Lingg; for conspiracy, Spies, Schwab,
Fischer, Lingg. Fielden. Schaubel, Par
sons, Engel and Hirsehberger; for unlawful
assembly, Spies, Schwab. Fielden, Fischer,
Lingg, Parsons, Schaubel, Hirschberger,
Engel and probably Schneider. In the near
Nils. L -hlS. 11OlliiCo, Ap'is
Schneider, Brown and q few others may be
treated similarly
TO THEIR BLoODTHIRSTY LEADERS.
but the ''informers" now in custody and at
large will not be meddled with unless they
evince disposition to relieve the neighbor-
hood of their presence or attempt to con-
d tradict their confessions, which are now in
the possession of the states attorney. If
the states attorney does not convict Spies
Fielden, Schwab, Schaubel. Lingg and
Fischer of murder and hang them. he will
send them he says to the penitentiary for a
term for conspiracy, the punishment OF
which is three years. Lingg is really in the
most unfortunate plight of any.
for in addition to his being held
for murder, conspiracy and unlawful
assembling he has been still further indicted
for assault with intent to kill on Officer
Lowenstein, who arrested him. The jury,
however, did not stop with these an
archiStS for it also took care of Peter RoS-
sitter, another fire-eater, who was indicted
for Intimidation. AS far as can be learned
from the testimony of Capt. Setback and
Others before the jury, the story of the con-
spiracy savors of dime novel literature, and
makes one of the most thrilling chapters in
the history of Chicago. 1t originated in
the diseased brains of the rabid
MEMBERS OF THE ANARCHIST GROUPS,
and it was they who carried it out to such
a successful end from their point of view.
In working up the story Capt. Setback has
q right to his reputation as an officer of
recognized ability, and when he was COM
PEELED to go over ground that had been
trOdden to some extent by Others, he has
unravelled the mystery, and though he
has not found the bomb-throwers. he has
wound the cords around Spies and
his followers, so that they cannot
possibly escape. To begin with
in their desire to overthrow the present
governmental institutions and place them
selves in control, the Anarchists of Chicago
resolved to exist in two forms armed and
for agitation. Both branches were COM
posed largely of the same members the only
difference being that the armed Anarchists
were the extremists who favored blood-shed
on the slightest provocation. These armed
outlaws met in secret places away from the
meeting places of the agitatOrS so-called,
and While they drilled with Winchesters,
revolvers and other deadly weapons, theil
followers were busily engaged in manufac-
turing dynamite and making bombs. Among
these armed anarchists were the men Will
lam Lichtner and Gustaf Lehman, who have
''squealed'' and are
NOW UNDER ARREST.
Their story is that Llngg Seliger, who
told where the former was hiding and
George Engel of Milwaukee avenue have
for long time been engaged in making
bombs. These bombs were removed by Lingg
and his co-laborers to the meeting places
of the armed wing of the anarchists and
were disposed of temporarily as was
deemed prudent. 1t was generally under
stood that an attack was to be made on the
police at the earliest opportunity when any
OF the anarchist meetings were interfered
with. When Spies had indulged in his in.
flammatOry remarks, causing the McCor-
mick riots he went to the Arbeiter Zietung
Office and wrote the revenge circular,
which was set up by Fischer and
Hirschberger and printed by a
vell-knoWH firm. These circulars were
distributed by command of Spies by the
mysterious man on horseback. who is now
known to the police and who is wanted.
About the same time he indicted the circu-
lar Spies expressed desire to have the
armed anarchists meet on the Monday night
ct the usual place in a basement on West
Lake street. Accordingly the meeting was
held and either Lechtner or Lehman, the
ssinformer,"
WAS THE DooRKEEPER
on that occasion. The intention of Spies
to hold mass meeting on the next night
the fatal May 4-in the haymarket was
made known, together with the announce
ment that the time for action and arrived
Lingg, Fischer, Engol and the others there
expressed their belief that the police
would attempt to break up the
meeting, and it was resolved that tt
prevent this bombs should be used.
signal was agreed on as to when the bomb:
should be thrown into the ranks OF the
policemen, and in order to further carry
out their dabolical design, details were
made of squads of anarchists, who would
almost simultaneously attack some of the
north, northwest, and southwest police
stations. All the anarchists detailed were
TO be armed with bombs. number OF
which were in the basement a
Che time, having been brough
there, it is supposed, by Lingg and Engel
When the police were attacked in the hay
market, the fact was to be made known a:
quickly as possible to quads of anarchists a
the various rendezvous, and by their assault
sng the police stations in the vicinity it wa
hoped to prevent the entire reserve force O
officers from concentrating. Having ar
ranged these matters satisfactorily, the con
spirators were informed that the Arbeite
Zeitung would
PUBLISH CERTAIN PARAGRAPH,
the words of which wen uttered by som,
other leader would be sigual for the as
sault of the officers in the haymarket. Thi.
paragraph, it is said, was published in tin
Arbeiter Reitung, and the haymarket meet
ing was held in strict accordance with tn
prearranged plans. Spies, Fielden, Schwab
Fischer, Lingg. Engel, Lechtner. Lehman
Hlrschberger, Parsons, Schaubel and tn
other leading anarchists being present. 7,
further carry out their infamous designs
the lights in the vicinity were turned out
and when Capt Ward ordered the mob t
disperse the signal was given and the bonn
was thrown, with the effect already known
Parsons Heard From.
Special to the Globe.
New YORK, May 26.-The Mornin
Journal prints an alleged letter from A. r