Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-25
ANARCHISTS ASTOUNDED.
PINKERTON DETECTIVES IN THE
ARMED GROUPS.


Spies Startled by the Appearance in
Court of AN Officer who He Had Be
lieved was One of Hts FotlOwers-An
Expose Ofthe Secret sieetings.
CHICAGO, July 24.-lu the anarchist
trials to-day James G. Miller, an attorney,
saidl he knew FieIden. He saw him on
the lake front last fall and heard him ad-
dress q crowd there. In the course of his
speech Fielden said the workingmen we're
justified in obtaining that which was
theirs, and which was withheld from them
by the rich. He said equality OF possess
sion was what was wanted, and that to
obtain this laborers were justified In using
force. There were 200 or 800 persons In
the crowd.
William Nj. Knox, reporter, was the
next witness. He saw Spies, Schwab
and Fielden on the night OF May 5, and
interviewed Spies at police headquarters
that evening in the presence, part of the
time, OF Inspector Bonheld. Spies, after
recounting his personal history, asked the
witness what the Coroner's Jury had
done. He was told that they held him
without bail on charge of murder. Spies
expressed surprise at this, saying he did
not know how they could do that.
DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE HAY
MARKET.
He said he did not want to 90 to
the Haymarket. He told it TO
Schwab and that finally when he got
there he made a quetIng speech. He
said he did not know where the
revenge" circular was printed. AS soon
as the explosion took place he went TO
-. Ill "a. 4
who was waiting for her husband. Spies
said he was standing on the wagon mo-
ment or two before the bomb went Off.
Some one, he thought it was
William Lichener, told him TO get
of the wagon. Spies also said that he
had some bombs and a quantity OF fuse in
his office, but he kept them there solely to
show them to reporters.
Knox testified that Spies declared In
this interview that be had not intended
going to the Haymarket meeting, and
only did so as an after thought. Spies
claimed to have been surprised when the
bomb was thrown.
THE MEETING OF MARCH II.
Lawrence Pardy, a newspaper reporter,
described the meeting held at Zeph's Hall
March II, when Fielden spoke and ad-
vised those present to march up Black
road and take possession of McCormick's
factory, which rightiully belonged to the
workingmens Those present were mainly
Mccormick strikers. Parsons expressed
the same sentiment, while Spies spoke in
German.
Intense excitement was caused this
afternoon by report tn the innermOst
councils of the anarchists were to be re-
vealed through some mysterious agency.
Just what methods that had been en-
ployed was not known, but 1t was rumored
that six OF PinkertOn's best men had been
for months in active communication with
the leaders of the anarchists as members
OF their order.
BREATHLEss ATTENTION.
The calling OF a Pinkertou detective
was believed to be the beginning of the
revelation to which the other startling
evidence was only prelude. Breathless
attention was given as the witness COM
menced his testimony.
A few moments had previously been
consumed in taking the evidence of X. s.
Barnum, August Goerke and Richard
Reichel. The first proved that an adyer-
tisement in Parsons handwriting was
published by an evening paper May d,
calling an ''importaDt meeting" of the
American group at 1880 O'Clock in the
evening. The time set was about three
hours prior 10 the throwing Of the bomb.
Goerke and Reichol, both employees OF
the Arbeiter Zeitung. testified in effect
that Spies wrote the "revenge" circular
and caused 1t to be printed. This circular
was the call for the meeting in the Hay
market.
SPIES sTARTLED,
A sensation was here created among
the anarchists by the appearance in the
witness box of Andrew G. Johnson, one
Of tha n 70 dntpqtivpa GninG raUnrd
ed him with an expression Of surprise and
alarm and Immediately began an earnest
conversation with his attorney.
The witness began his testimony by
stating that he was a member OF the
American branch of the International
Workingmen's Union, and belonged 20
the armed sections of that force. Con-
tinuing. Detective johnson SAID that he
had Joined this organization for the pur-
pose of finding out their objects and TAX
ing secret notes Of their proceedings. He
attended all the meetings from Feb. %,
1885, to January. 1886. He took reports in
writing OF the meetings, and turned them
over 10 W. A. PinkeTtOn, superintendent
of the detective agency. The witness
stated that he had since learned that
other PinkertOn men had been detailed
on the same service. His own attend
ance at the meetings OF the armed sec
JlOu WAS CUnuueu 10 bWO oCCdslUH5s
URGED TO MURDER.
At meeting OF the American group, q
debate of which was given by the wit
ness, Fischer, one OF the defendants, in.
trOduced a resolution denOunclng man
named Wight VINO, it was alleged, had
escaped punishment due some crime by
means Of his high standing in the society.
Spies opposed the resolution, saying:
''W hat is the use Of passing resolutl0ns2
Now is the opportunity for some OF our
young men 10 20 and shoot Wight"
At another meeting, April !, Spies, in
a similar manner, advised the shooting
Of a police sergeant VINO had been tried
upon "A serious charge, but acquitted on
the testimony of brother officers. As a
further sample Of how the leading anar-
chists were continually selling upon
every incident engaging public attention
aud urging subordinate members TO make
1t The occasion of some startling act OF
violence, the witness related that Fielden
referring to the dedication OF the new
Board of Trade, said at one 0fthe meetings:
"Wh hat a splendid opportunity there
would be for some bold fellow next Tues
day evening 10 make The capitalists
tremble by blowing up the building and
all there is in it,"
PARSONS LIVES ON sNowBALLs.
The witness then took each seper ate
meeting Of the American group Of the
Internati0na al Working Peoples Associa-
tion between Feb. -, 1880, and Jan. %,
1886, mentioned the date specifically, and