Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05
A HELLISH PLOT.
The Anarchists Conspiracy to
Blow Up the City OF
Chicago.
Evidence OF the Conspiracy Sc
cured by the Grand Jury.
THE ANARCHIST CONSPIRACY.

THE ANARCHIST CONSPIRACY.
Chicago special, May 27.-The grand jury
has p~artislly performed It's duties, so far as
they relate to the recent uprising Of the an
archists in this city, and indictments have
been found against al those whom the pro-
s~ecution 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 q
day or two. 1t was the original intention of
the state's attorney not to return any indict-
ments until all the evidence In connection with
the haymarket and other riots had been intro
duced, but this course was deemed !mpracti-
cable. Mr.. Grinnell, prosecuting attorney, OF
course denied the truth Of the story telegraph
ed to the Globe, but criminal court officials
and several Of the jurors were willing to talk
and they admitted that they had agreed to
indict for murder, Spice, Schwsb, Fielder,
Fischer, Lingg and schaubel; for assault to
kill, Lingg; for conspiracy, Spies, Schwab,
Fischer, LiDgg, Fielder, Schaubel, Parsons,
Engel and Hirschberger; for unlawful as
sembly, Spies, schwab, Fieldep, Fischer,
Lingg, Parsons, Schsubel, Hirscbberger, Ea-
gel and probably Schneider. In the near
future, Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. holmes, APPEL,
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 unlees they
evince q disposition TO relive the neighborhood
Of their presence or attempt to contradict their
confessions, which are now In possession OF
the states attorney. IL the states attorney
does not convict Spies, Fielden, schwab,
Schaube', Ltngg and Fischer OF murder ard
hang them, he will send them he saws to the
penitentisry for q term for conspiracy. The
punishment for which Is three years. Lingg
is really ia 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 In.
tent TO kill on Officer Lowenstein who arrested
him. The jury, however, did not stop with
these anarchists, for 1t also took care Of Peter
Rossitor, another f~ire-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, aud
makes one Of the most thrilling chapters In
the history Of Chicago. II originated In the
diseased brains Of the rabid members Of the
anarchist groups, and 1t was they
who carried 1t out TO such q success
full end from their point Of view. In work
ing up the story Capt. Setback has
q right to his reputation as an officer Of rec
ognizsd ability, and when he was compelled
to 20 over ground that had been trodden to
some extent by others, he has unravelled the
mystery, and though be has not found the
bomb-throwers, he has wound the chord
around Spies and his followers, so that they
cannot possibly escape. To begin with, IN
their desire to overthrow the present govern
mental Institutions and place themselves In
control, the anarchists OF Chicago resolved TO
exist In two forms-armed and for agitation.
Both branches we're composed largely of the
same members, the only difference being that
the armed anarchists were the extremists who
favored blood shed on the slightest provocs-
ton. These armed outlaws met In secret
place., away from the meeting places CT the
agitators, so called, and while they drilled
with Wtnchesters, revolvers and other deadly
weapons, their followers We're busDy engaged
In manufacturing dynamite and making
bombs. Among these armed anarchists were
the men William Lichtner and Gustaf Lehman,
VIM n6Vo squeoAeu 0uu oIo now unuef w
rest.
lneir story is that Ltngg, Seliger, who told
where the former was hiolng, aud George En-
gel, Of Milwaukee avenue, have for . long
time been engaged In making bombs. These
bombs were removed by Lingg and his cola
bOrers TO the meeting places of the armed
wing Of the anarchists and were disposed OF
temporarily as was deemed prudent. 1t was
generally understood that an attack was to be
made on the police at the earliest opportunity
when any OF the anarchist meetings were in
terfered with. When Spies had INDUCED In
his inlammatory remarRs, causing the Nc
Cormtck riots, he went to the ATbeiter Zetung
office and wrote the revenge circular, which
YVES set up by Fischer ana Hrs aoergeY and
printed by a weii.known firm. These circu-
lars were distributed by command OF Spies by
the mysterious man on horseback, who ts now
known to the police and who is wanted. About
the same time he indicted the circular
Spies expressed q desire to have the
armed anarchists meet on the Monday night
at the usual piece In q basemen on West
Lake street. Accordingly the meeting was
held, and either Lechtner or Lehman, the
'1ntormer, " was the doorke, per an that Occa-
sion. The intention Of Spies 70 hold = mass
meeting OF the next n~ight-tbe fatal May A.
In the hsyinarket was made known, together
with the al announcement that lne time for &C
ton had arrived. Lingg, Fischer, Eogel and
the Others there expressed their belief that the
police would attempt TO break up the meeting,
and It was resolved to prevent this bombs
should be used. A signal was agreed ON ss TO
when the bombs should be thrown into the
ranks OF the police men, and in order to far
ther carry out their diabolicsl design, details
we're made Of squads Of anarchists, who would
almost simultaneously attack sOme OF the
north, northwest and southwest police sta
lions. All the anarchists detailed were to be
armed with bombs, q number Of which were In
the basement ct the time, having been brought
there, 1t is supposed, by Lingg and Engel.
When the police we're attacked in the haymar-
ket, the fact was to be made Know a. quickly
rs possible to squads OF anarchists at the vari
QUE rendezvous, and by their assaulting the
police stations IN the vicinity It was hoped to
prevent the entire reserve force Of officers
from conct ntrating. Having arranged these
matters satisfactorily, the constructors
were informed that the Arbeiter ZsitunK
would publish q certain paragraph, the
words Of which when altered by some
other leader would be o signal for the assault
OF the officers In the haymarket. This para
granh. 1t is said, WAS published In the Arbei-
ter u situng, and the hsymaIket meetiI 2 WAS
neld In strict accordance with the prearranged
plane. Spies, Fielder. Schwsb, Fischer,
LtnRg, Engel, LechtDer. Lehman, HirechbeJg e..
er, Parsons, Schaubel and the other leading
snsI chists being present. To further carry
out their infamous designs, the lights In the
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