Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-08-18

men of the red and black flag that he was just
the kind of a man they wanted, and then secure
living from them without working for it.
About that time, Chicago business man got
into trouble with his servant girl, the latter
claiming that he and his wife had beaten her.
rms outrage upon poor working girl was
of the group. Burdendecker realized that
the glorious opportunity to prove him
self had arrived. The affair dis
cussed in 1urid language. Spies said that
the girls wrongs must be avenged. Thereupon
Burdendecker constituted himself q committee
of one to act the avenger. He provided himself
with old pistol, which he carried in one
pocket and what he called dynamite bomb
in another, and sailed forth in the role of q
Nemesis. Burdendecker, however, took care to
apprise his intended victim OF what he intended
to do by means of anonymous letters, and 80
finding the man on his guard he gallantly backed
out and announced to the anarchists that he
could not find the man, as he had run away in
fear of his life. The dynamite bomb which he
carried was something like pepper caster bot
tie in appearance, and he claimed that it was
filled, with dynamite. He warranted it to do
terrible execution, and said that it was his own
invention.
The German group of anarchists was the first
to arm themselves and prepare for the aptici-
pated revolution. The workings of the group
were conducted in the same manner as those of
the American group. In March, 1885, the Ger
mans got Up subscription and purchased O.
humber of rifles. An anarchist named B. Kan
acted as purchasing agent for them, and secured
rifles for s6 apiece for such as could raise that
amount of money. A military company was at
once organized from among the members of the
group, and it began drilling at No. "a West
Lake street. which at that time was the nest of
the anarchists Removal made to the
basement of g. house on Milwaukee ave-
nue., because target practice could be Sc
cured there. They were in dead earnest,
and were preparing themselves for murderous
conflict. About May, 1885. the American group
also organized military company of about
fifty men. The drills were held in the business
hall of No 81 West Lake street, but on O differ
ent night from the meetings. Parsons, Fielden,
Holmes, Haby, Swenk, Kan Walters, Burden-
decker Spies, and, in fact, oil the prominent
anarchists, were members. Through misun-
derstanding, the American group had to remove
to No. LOG East Randolph street, but as the quar-
tiers did not suit they went back again.
Having been unable to procure money enough
to engage q professor of chemistry to teach
them the manufacture and correct use of dyna-
mite, Spies, Schwab, and Fischer began
TO experiment on their own nook. They
proved very successful in the manu-
facture of dynamite bombs, and one
evening after q business meeting six
of them were brought into the hall by man
named Feritz, who hung about Grieff's place.
They were greatly admired by all, and satisfac-
ton was expressed at the progress which had
been made. Parsons was the first to suggest the
starting of anarchist paper and getting q
little money, he begun issuing the paper known
ss the Harm, which was sold at all the meet
ings. In order to still further propagate the
nefarious doctrine of anarchy, Spies, Schwab,
Fischer, and Kan represe nted to the other
groups and anarchists in Chicago and New York
that the American people must be gotten into
the organization to make it successful. In
order to do this it would be necessary to send
good organizers throughout the country to es-
tablish groups, and to circulate the Alarm
They wanted the Germans to give the money to
pay for this work, which they did. Then
Fielden Parsons, Spies, Gorsuch Most, and
professional agitator named Griffin took the
stump" and disseminated seeds Of anarchy in
every direction. One of them always remained
in Chicago to look after the local work. and to
run the Harm and the Ar6eiter Zeitat,sg. The
man Paul Grottkau was one of the most ener-
getic in organizing the German, Polish, and Bo-
hemian elements in Chicago, Milwaukee, and
elsewhere.
At the time OF the Haymarketri riot in May there
we're no less than thirteen regularly constituted
groups of anarchists in the city of Chicago
In addition to these, there are about seventy
FIVE anarchist groups located in different parts
of the country, all bound in the firm belief Of
the dangerous doctrines of anarchy. II tell
you, said Supt. Cornish, that these anarchists
are dangerous people to have around, and they
should be crushed out of existence quickly
as possible and not allowed to spring up again.
This is free country and all that, but it has
no for such murderous scum Now is thS
time to do it. Certainly the people of Chicago
have woke up to their danger and think that
an example will be made of the leaders they
now are trying"