The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-08-07
ANARCHISTS ON TRIAL.
The Evidence Against the Anar.
chists Grows More Sensational.
Detective Tells the Result of His Investi-
g"tions-Witnosses Who Saw Spies Ig-
mite the Fuse and Schnau belt Throw
the Bomb at the Police.
HARD HITS AT THE ANARCHISTS.

'no hhaIchlsts' trlal Saturday are such as
10 considerably darken the hopes of the de.
PENDANTS. The prosecution had reserved a
hitting climax to the dramatic evidence Of
the week in the testimony of Andrew C.
johnson, Pinkerton detective, who had, in
the pursuit of his calling joined one of the
groups OF Socialists and drilled with the
armed section of the Lehr und " chr We
rein. His evidence was of corroborativeim
portance in itself, but was of greatest in
terest as indicating that other detectives
had been similarly employed and would
give their testimony in the case. The in.
PRODUCTION of the witness created sensa
ton and evidently startled the defendants
who could lily conceal their dismay. A
gentleman connected with the trial
said yesterday: "These detectives were
Lyman J. Gage, the vice President Of the
First National Bank. am told, however,
that Gage did not do this on his own &C.
count, but that a fund of $4,000 was raised
Tor The purpose among the bankers and
wholesale merchants of the city, The
scheme was inaugurated by the CONNER
cial Club of which Gage is PRESIDENT
andrew q. johnson, detective, said he
Jolned the American group of the Inter
wv ASSOCldUlOn In
February, 1885. The last meeting he at
tended was in January last He became
a member of the organization at
the instance of the Pinkerton De.
tective Agency, in whose employ he
was He made written reports Of the do
11ngs at the meetings to his employers.
Heard Parsons mako a speech at one of
those gatherings on February %, 1885. at
Baums Pavilion, IN an aristocratic
portion of the city. Parsons stated that
The reason the meeting had been
give the many many i merchant was pripcs eS
who resided there an opportunity to attend
and hear what the Communists had to say
about, the distribution of wealth and
then ne denounced the capitalists in
general He said II want you all to
unite together and throw off the woke,
We need no President no Congressman,
no police no militia and no judges. They
are all leeches, seeking the blood of the
poor, who have to support them by their
labor say to you, rise one and all, and
let us exterminate them. Woe to the po-
lice OF the militia whom they send against
u.s."
Witness marched in the procession on
the night of the dedication of the new
Board of Trade building, and saw Par.
sons Neebe, Spies and Fielden marching
in the line. Continuing, witness said he
was present with Parsons, Fielden and
others, at 81 Lake street on the 24th Of Au-
gust, 1885. After having been there
snort tlne man armed with a
long cavalry sword. and dressed in a
Dlue blouse and wearing a SLOUGH hat came
into the room, and he ordered all those
present to fall in. He then called off GER
t"in names, and all those present answered
TO their names. He then inquired whether
there were any new members who wished
10 JOIN military company. Witness and
Two others joined. Witness was vouched
LOT by Parsons as being true man; he
was enrolled as o, member and given
number Is. All who were not
members were then expelled from
the room, and the remainder fell
into line. and were then drilled for abont
half an nour or tnree-quarters-putt through
regular manual drill, marching, counter
marching, turning, forming tours, wheel
ing, by ~, the man armed with the
sword. The drill-master left the hail. but
men dressed like himself, and introduced
them as the first company Of the Lehr und
Wehr Vereln: They were armed with
Springfield rifles. Presently man whose
name witness did not know, who was
then employed by the proprietor of
the saloon at No. 81 West Lake
street, came. into the room with two
~ poAoS, Wuiou Ho Pldcou on inc table at
the south end of the room. The drilling
Instructor then asked all those present to
step up and examine the two tin boxes, as
they were the latest improved dynamite
bombs. The armed section met again on
the following Monday, August 81. The
Captain, Walters, drilled the company for
about one hour and half. and after
ward consultation was held among all
members OF the company as to the best
DrOrnrlnp
gested that each one should pay so much a
week until sufficient amount had been
raised wherewith to purchase a rifle for
eacn member OF the company. The de-
PENDANT Parsons then made a suggestion.
he said: Look here, boys why can't we
make a raid some night on the militia
armorys There are only two or three men
suggestion seemed to be favored bv other
members, and some more discussion took
place and it was finally decided to put the
matter OF the raid off until the nights got
a little longer. eo'
Witness said that at the first meeting of
the armed section the discussion arose as
TO what the section should be called
Some one suggested that the COM
pany should be amalgamated with
me German organization, and
the company was to be called
the fourth company of the Lehr und Webr
Vereln. This idea was opposed by Others
and finally tho company was called the In
ternatlonal rifles In case of a conflict with
the authorities the International rifles were
20 act III concert with the Lehr und Weir
Verein and obey the commander of that Or
ganization.
Witness also stated that at meeting in
december last Fieiden said regarding the
time the revolution should take place: THE
ISL OF May will be our time to strike the
nlow There will be so many strikes and
.nere VIII DC $1,000 men out of work-that
Is TO say-if the eight-hour movement Is a
failure" 10
CHICAGO, July 27.--In the Anarchists,
trial yesterday Detective Johnson was sub |
lected to rigid cross-examination by |
counsel for defense but his evidence given |
nn Saturday remained mistaken. ,Joseph |
Eruenhut, city inspector Of factories and |
tenements, was the next witness. His tes- |
Ilmony was mainly corroborative of that |
even Eve by the reporter Wilkinson on |
ent at two interviews between Wilkinson
anu Spies, IN which the latter gave an ac-
count OF the preparations made bv tha
armed section and their experiments with
~ namlte on various occasions, also of the
plans adopted for street warfare. He also
proved that Spies wrote the 'Reyenren
,LLcuiar ana corrected the proof. His
evidence also tended to show that
me, me m 1,isLs in the Haymarket
'Stensibly as an eight-hour meeting Int
'eally as an indignation" or riot meeting
% denounce the police. This is in Accord
nice with the theory that the object of the
meeting was to provoke an attack bv the
'ollce, which would be the signal for the
'pening of the revolution. "
pr Newman gave evidences as to the
uaracter OF wounds received bv policemen
t the Haymarket fight, and identified an
ron nut and pieces of metal as having been
traCted from the wounds of aos.+a e. -. |