Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-23
THE THROWING OF THE BOMBS
Police and Reporters Tightening the
 Chains About the Haymarket Riot

CHICAGO, July 22-Judge Gary's court room was crowded as usual this morning when MT. Williamson, formerly reporter for the Daily News, was called to the stand. Mr. Williamson testified that he knew Parsons Spies and Fielden, and on the night the new Board of Trade building was opened the wit ness was detailed to follow the Socialistic procession which tramped through the down town streets. The procession broke up at the office of the Arbeiter Zeitung. Parsons was the first speaker. lie called the police bloodhounds and servants of the robbing capitalists. He called the crowd to follow him and attack several clothing houses, Mar shal Fields store being mentioned, and help themselves to what he termed ssthe necessi- ties of life" Fielden said the same thing He offered to lead the mob in an attack the store. Parsons was asked by the reporter why the Socialists did not march upon the Board of Trade building and blow it up. He said the police prevented it. "Well, but your party have revolvers What preparation further do you needsn asked Williamson. "The time hasn't come yet. When the time does come we will meet the police with dynamite and bombs" s'When did he say that time would oome? Sometime during the year" The manner of warfare was to hurl bombs from
 
 l could annihilate any force of police or | militia that could be assembled. This Con- versation took place with Parsons. Fielden standing by. The witness had attended | meetings at 54 Lake street and heard Par sons and Fielden address crowds. Fielden on one occasion wanted the crowd to follow him to some store and get the necesssries of | life. Fie1den advised the saen to buy dyna- l mite, saying that aveicents' worth of dyna- | mite was worth more than all the guns and | revolvers in the Union.
 Lieutenant John D. Shea, chief of detec- tives,awas called. He searched the Arbeiter 2eitung printing office on May 5 and found piles of manuscripts, type in forms and a quantity of dynamite. Witness identified tho galley of type on which the Revenge" circular was printed which was also taken | from the Arbeiter Zeitung office. Lieuten- ant George w. Hubbard, who commanded the third diyision at the Haymarket meet ing, related the scenes and incidents attend l ant upon the throwing of the bomb. Off, cers Jones and Duffy assisted in searching the Arbeiter zeitung office ln May. A pack age containing four or five pounds of dyna- mite which was found at the Arbeiter Zeit- ung office was produced and Duffy got dow n from the witness stand and opened tue pack- age on the floor. a"'
 we'll be carried away. G4aughter.) If per l son does not know what IS in such bundle before handling 1t he is not any wiser for looking at it. The court then ordered the dynamite carried out. -' | John J. Ryan, retired officer in the Unit ed States s navy, testified that he had heard 1 Parsons say in 3 speech that the workingmen shonld buy rifles and if they could not afford rifles they could get enough dynamite for twenty five cents to blow up building the size of the Pullman building. liar ry Wilkinson, a reporter, had been shown g bomb called the "Czar'' by l Spies descriheeS1. the manner in which the Socialists could meet the police. There were no leaders. Spies said, but when the great day came each man would know what he had to do. Spies plan was to form the dynamit- CTS in the form of the letter v at the centre | of street intersection and throw bombs at the police or militia as they advanced. Spies said general conflict was likely to take place about May 1.