The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
STARTLING EVIDENCE.
Details of the Anarchist Scheme
Of Bloodshed and Ruin.
Several of the Followers of the Red flag
Turn Informers-Their Startling Re-
cital-Strong Evidence Against
Spies, Fieiden and Lingg.
ANARcH1srIc NEcKs IN DANGER.

CHICAGO, July 23.-Only two witnesses
were examined in the Anarchist trial yes
terday-William Seliger and his wife.
Seliger lives in a small house on the rear
of the lot at No. Az Sedgwick street. and
it was in this house the bombs
were manufactured. The afternoon of
May A. the date of the explosion,
some forty or fifty bombs were made at
Seliger's. The prisoner Lingg. who lodged
at Seliger's, seems to have been the chief
worker five or six others, of whom Seliger
was one, acting as his assailants. Lingg
had previously practiced making
bombs and casting bomb-shells For
tubular bombs he used sections of met
pipe of an inch to one and a half inches
in diameter; for spherical bombs he cast
leaden shells in cup-Shaped mold, melt
ing the lead in ladIe on the kitchen stove.
Small iron bolts and nuts were inbedded
in the dynamite, and each shell sealed
with a Illuminating cap and fuse attach
ment. 1t was unqnestlonably one Of these
bombs that was thrown in the Haymar-
ket
The forty or fifty bombs made that after
noon were packed in a trunk and carried
to No IS Clybourn avenue about O'Clock
by Lingg and Seliger. Here they were
rear room whore each Anarchist could
go in and help himself. Several
conspirators equipped themselves with
bombs, all of them being at the
same time armed with revolvers and the
deadly three-sided file-dirks Lingg and
Seliger armed themselves like the rest.
The two proceeded to Larrabee street
whether they should Immediately throw
bombs at that station or attack Web
ster avenue station first. Lingg was
eager to begin; Seliger was cowardly
and held Lingg back. Lingg had been de-
tailed to attack these stationS-to make
such a disturbance on the North side
that the police would be prevented from
massing at the West side, where the prn-
cipal disturbances were to be made. The
two conspirators tramped between the
two stations and eventually saw
the Larrabee street patrol-wagon load
ed with police starting off to the scene
Of the Haymarket explosion. Lingg then
excltedly prepared to throw a bomb at the
patrol-wagon. but by trick of his more
cowardly companion was delayed in his
object until tho wagon had driven off IN
safety.
The witness acknowledged he was afraid
of his life, and SO had written letter, the
substance of which was that Setback had
extorted information from him under
that he had been a voluntary informer,
clean breast Of ali he knew. He had
never been promised immunity for making
the statement. The cross-examination
further showed that Lingg knew before
hand that there would be an explosion at
the Haymarket meeting, and was anxious
ly awaiting tidings at the time it occurred.
The witness had been in Jail or in hiding
almost all the time since, being afraid of
an attack by one of his quondam brethren
Seliger's examination occupied almost
five hours. and then his wife took the stand
and corroborated the chief facts of his tes-
timonv. The only new thing in her evil
dence was that Lingg tried to make hid
lng-place for the bombs within the wall Of
his room, and that she prevented him. Sha
acknowledged That she hated the whole
business, and would have been glad to
throw all the bomb makers into the street
that Tuesday afternoon.
CHICAGO, July 23-Y esterday's evidence
at the Anarchists trial very materially
forwarded the case for the State. Tne pros
ecution occupied the day in producing
proofs of the bloodthirsty monthings OF
Spies, Parsons, Schwab and Fielden al
the lake-front and other meetings The
fact that the Af6etter ZeitNng office was the
central distributing point of Anai CHS sup.
plies, including dynamite, arms and revo,
lutlonary literature, was further empha-
sized by the introduction of the load OF
dynamite and other explosive materials
found there
The first witness yes erday was M. FL.
testified to the action of the Anarchists on
the occasion of the opening of the new
Board of Trade building. Parsons and
Fielden, speaking from the windows
of the Ar5sSter Zeitnng Office, had offered
to lead an attack with bombs and all
other available weapons on the largo stores
of the city, Marshall Fields and e. P
Kellogg's being mentioned as proper
places to begin with. The Board Of
Trade was also proposed as an OBJ
ject of attack, and Board of Trade
men were to be murd cred because 'they
were the scoundrelly robbers of the work
ing-men and had built that edifce from
Spies showed the witness bombs and dvna-
mite in the Arbeiter- Zeitung office
The witness testified to various
meetings where dynamite had been
preached by Spies, Fielden. Parsons and
Schwab. Parsons explained to the witness
the methods of street warfare with bombs
and boasted of the strength and perfect or
ganization of the Anarchists of the city.
Several witnesses testified to Anarchist
supplies found in the Arbeite1.- Zeitat7d office
and an expert in the use of explosives
gave testimony as to experiments he made
with the dynamite seized at the office OF
the paper, and showing its powerful char.
actor. Officer Weinke, who appeared with
a bandaSed head, having been shot during
the Haymarket riot, detailed the substance
of a speech made hy Engel one Sun
day afternoon last February at an open
meeting at No. 703 Milwaukee avenue.
Engel ADVISED the crowd to saveup small
sum, SO that each might be armed with a
three or four dollar revolver that kind
being good enough to shoot police with. y
John }. Ryan testified to speeches made by
Spies, Parsons, Schwab and Fielden at va
rlous times wnen rifles, pistols and dyna.
mite had been recommended. Parsons
had stated that twenty-five cents worth
ofdynamite would demolsh the Pullman
building, and advised that act Harry
Wilkinson, reporter, testified to stories
told him by Spies as to the use of bombs
and dynamite, aud the condition and
objects of the organization in the city.
Joe Gruenhut of the City Health
Department.. described as Socialist
and writer of SociaiIstic literature, had
introduced the witness TO Spies and had
been present at the principal inverview.
Spies told what was to be done and Gruen-
hut liked the date it would occur-May
or within a few days thereafter, when
many working men would be idle through
an ATTEMPT to enforce the Eight-Hour law.
CHICAGO, July 24-Y eSterday's evidence
in the Anarchist trial was largely of cor.
roborative character First came 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 a small
satchel, containing bombs, fuses and caps:
also a tin box filed 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 a prairie
where he left it. He afterwards took de
tective to the spot and it was recovered.
The Carpenters Union, to which witness
belonged, gave a dance last March, and the
proceeds were taken by Lingg, with the
sanction of the union, and a quantity of
dynamite was purchased. Lehman festi-
fled to hearing Engel, in speech, give in
structions as to how bombs could be easily
and ehesply made.
Several witnesses testified regarding the
SocIalistic 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,
which had already been placed in evil
dence. Captain Black objected to
the reading. 1t was finally decided
that the docur1a,,+c ,pioLt h. 49,