The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-30
IN THE Tolls.

IN THE TOLLS.
The Grip Gradually TiGhtens Upon the Chi.
cag0 B0mb-Throxers.
CHICAGO. July 23-Judge Gary's court
room was crowded, as usual, yesterday
morning, when NJ. P. Williamson. formerly
. reporter on the Duly Ne,cs, was called to
the stand. Williamson testifed that he
knew Parsons, Spies and Fielder, and on
he night the new Board of Trade building
was opened he was detailed to follow the
sOcialistic procession which tramped
through the downtown streets. Tho process
sion broke up at the office OF the Arbcftcr
Zcitltng, and Spies. Fielder and Parsons adj
dressed the crowd from the Arfciter Zeit-
iing Office. Parsons was the first speaker.
He called the police bl0odhOunds and SER
wants of the rObbing capitalists. lie called
to the crowd to follow him and attack sew
eral clothing houses and helD themselves to
what he termed the necessaries Of life.
Fielder said the same thing. lie offered to
lead the mob in an attack ON the stores.
"What was said about the new Board Of
Trader
1.-THE speakers both said that the build
ing was pnt up out Of money stolen from
them; that every one who did business
there was rOtber and thief"
Witness went up stairs into the Office.
Parsons was asked by a reporter why the
socialists did not march upon the Board Of
Trade and DiOw 1t up. lie said the police
prevented II.
well, but your party have revolvers.
What preparation further do you need?'
THE time has not come yet When the
time does come we will meet the police
with dynamite and bombs"
when did he say time would Gomez"
Sometime during the year."
Parsons gave witness practical illustra-
ton Of what he meant, and showed him a
shell and Illuminating cap. There was also
q quantity of dynamite and reddish sub
stance. They were kept in drawer In the
cabinet in the Office. Parsons called for
them. Spies got them. Parsons said these
explosives were kept on hand In prepara-
ton for the war that was impending. The
manner Of warfare was to hurl the bombs
from the house tops, and in that way they
could annihilate any force of police or
militia that could he assembled. This
conversation was with Parsons, Fieiden
was standing by. On going down
stairs witness met Detectives FrehOrn and
Sullivan, of the Cottage Grove avenue
station. The officers went up stairs with
the witness, and the statements were re-.
peated to the officers in his presence. Wit.
ness had attended meetings at 81 Lake
street and heard Parsons and Fielden adj
dress crowds. Fielder ON one occasion
wanted the crowd to follow him tn some
store and get the necessities Of life. Fielden
advised the men to buy dynamite, saying
cents worth Of 1t was worth more than all
the guns and revOlvers in the Union.
Williamson was severely crOss-examined
by Captain Black, but the cr0ss-examina-
ton only served to strengthen the testi-
mOny he had given. He mentioned by
name the stores that Parsons had urged
the sacking OF.
Witness was again taken in hand by the
prosecution and testified that Parsons told
him there were 5000 socialists in the city,
that whenever the time came they would
be armed with bombs; said they were then
drilling in halls in various parts of the city,
but would not say where tine halls were To-
Gated; when the time to act came they would
begin operations; one was on Market street
square and about the tunnel.
Lieutenant Shea, chief of detectives, was
next called. He was in the AJbeiter lei.
titng office, May 5, after Spies had been
arrested; the building was searched and all
in it arrested. They found piles Of manu-
script, types in the forms and quantity OF
dynamite, a.! Of which was taken to the
police headquarters. Witness identified
the galley of type on VIII ch the revenge
circular was printed. Lieutenant Shel
then gave a conversation had with SpieS
after the latter's arrest. Spies says he
opened the Haymarket meeting ard that
Parsons, Fielden and Schwab were also.
there. He spoke at the Haymar:et meet
ing. but knew nothing Of what happened
there till some time after. He knew moth
ing of the circular that was put on the
streets. Witness also talked with Fischer,
who, he said, was ut the Arbeiter Zei,ung
Office the night of the riot, and with SchwaO
and Rue brought word that Spies was at
the Haymarket, that the biz crowd was
there and they all went over. The belt and
dagger and the Illuminating cap. which
Fischer had on when he was arrested, he
said he carried for his protection.
Witness further said that Spies told him
he left before the bomb was thrown; that
Fisher said he was at Zeph's hall at the
time.
Buck, mining expert, testified concern
ing the disastrous effect of the captured
dynamite, which had exploded.
Lieutenant Hubbard followed and gave
an account of the experience of himself and
his company of twenty-eight at the Hay
market. His story differed little from those
already given. OF his twenty-e'ght men
seven were Injured.