Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-25
BLOODY CONSPIRATORS.
TO Kill, to Burn, 10 Destroy are shown
70 Have Been the Foundation Ten
ets o. the Chicago Anarchists.
Finkcrtop's Men who Join the Annibilators
nfN Placed on the stand, 10 tho Con-
atsrBation OF the Prisoners.

court this morning.
George d. Mlttu was the FIRST witness.
He n member Of the fire department
He says he found the three bombs which
Sellger put under the sidewalk when
given him by Lingg There was
also some fuse on the ground. The
bombs were found In front Of the witness
honse
on cross-examination the witness said
the house was about a mile and q half
distant from the hay-market and that
IRON the appearance OF the earth near by
the bombs they must have been abandoned
by hcmo Oac who threw them down In
hurry.
James G. Miller, an attorney, knew
flclden lie saw him on the lake front
last fan and heard him address crowd
there. IN the course u his speech Fielden
sald the workingmen were justified In OBJ
tanning that which was theirs and which
was withheld by the rich. lie said equal
ity OF possession was what was wanted,
and that to obtain this the laborers were
justified IA using force, There were two
or three hundred persons in the crowd
William M. Knox, newspaper report
cr, was the next witness. He saw Spies,
Schwab and Fielder on the night Of May
8. He interviewed Spies at the police
headquarters that evening IN the presence,
part 81 the time, Of Detective Bon
acid Spies, after recountlng his
personal history, asked the iwlt-
ness what the corOner's Jury
had done lie was told that they had
held him without BAH on the charge Of
murder. SPECS EXPRESSED surprise AT
this, saying he did not know how they
could do That. He said he didn't want TO
60 70 the haymafket He told II TO
Schwab, and finally when be got there no
made q quiotlng speech. He said he did
moi know where the "reyenge" cir jular
was printed, AZ soon as the explosion
took place he went 20 the Zepfh's hall
and there met Mts. Parsons, who WAS
waiting for her husband Spies sale he
WIS standing on the wagon a momontor
two before the bomb went of Some one
told him 20 get OF. Spies also said that
he had some bombsan a quantity Of Ease
IN bis Office, but he lett them there solely
20 show them 10 reporters.
Witness Knox testified that Spies de.
Glazed In this Interview that he had not
intended going 10 the hay-market and
only did SO as an alterthought. Spies
claimed 20 have been surprised when the
bomb was thrown,
John Ashenbruner, assistant foreman
Of the Arbeiter Zeitung office, was at his
post at 3 O'Clock on the evening OF May
3, and saw some men who set the 're-
yengep circular Witness saw Hobun
make up the forms as set up IN two diff
iereut g0lleys, one In English, another IN
German, After locking this form the
witness won't home. On the morning OF
May 8, witness saw revolver and
belt belonging TO the Lehr and
Wchr Yereln In Flsoher's drawer
on tho fourth door. He told
Fischer 70 take them away. Fischer put
the belt about his waist, the revolver In
his pocket, and was going down stairs
when detective arrested him.
George Mum, type-setter, set ur a
portion Of the "revengen circular In the
ArbciterIeitung Office. About twelve
men 10 ali were worked on the circular
Herman Pudewa, composltor also
worked ON the circular and identifies the
manuscript as In the hand. writing OF
Spies. This witness explained that the
circular was first headed "To Arms,
WOrkingmenl 10 Armaln But some one
in the Office expressed the opinion that a
single word should be- substituted and
the word ''reyenge," which was standing
on galley and already set up, was sub.
stituted.
Lawrence Pardy, newspaper reporter,
described a meeting held ut Iepfs' hall
March ~. When Felden spole he ad-
ylsed those present 10 march up the Black
road and take possession OF Mccormick \
factory, which rlghtfully belonged to the
workingmen, Those present were mainly
McCormick's strikers. Parsons ex.
pressed the same sentiment, while Spies
spoke In German.
w. G. Smith, newspaper reporter,
saw LiuEg, Engle and Fischer at Greis'
hall May i, 9, 3 and 4, Witness was ut
the ball all Monday and saw the "revengo
circular" about 6 O'Clock that evening.
The circulars were brought by man
on horseback.
Intense excitement was caused about
Judge Garey'a courtroom this afternoon
by the report that the innermost councils
oil the anarchists were 10 be revealed
through some mysterious agency. Just
what methods had been employed were
not known, but II was Tumored that six
OF Pinkerton's best men had
heeii for months In active
communication with the leaders of
the anarchists MS members OF their order.
AHt tAlithk Va 4 lhhNANoH utbtIhlNt WAS
believed 10 DO the beginning OF the roye.
lAtion 10 which the other startling eyI-
denaa was only prelude
sensation was here created among
the anarchists by the appearance In the
Witncss-boX OF Andrew @. Johnson, one
Of pinkerton's detectives.
Spies regarded him with an expression
OF surprise and alarm, and Immediately
began an earnest conversation with his
attorneys.
The witness began his testimony He
MAS a member Of the American branch Of
she International Workingmen's union,
and belonged TO the armed section OF that
force Continuing, Detective Johnson
said he had Joined this organization Tor
the purpose Of hnding out their objects
aud taking secret notes OF proceedings
he ettcndcdall their meetings from Feb.
ruary ~, ss5, 70 January 1886. He took
reports IN writing Of the meetings and
turned them over 90 w. a. Pink.
erton, superintendent OF the detective
agency. The witness stated he had sinoa
learned that other Plnkerton men had
boen detailed ON the same service His
own attendance OF the meetings OF the
armed suction was confined 10 two occa.
siOns Al meeting OF the American
Eronp, the date OF which was gwen by
tho wituoss, Fischer, one Of the defend.
ants, introduced resolution de-
pounciDg man named Wight,
who. It Was alleged, had escaped pun.
ishmeut due some crime by means of his