St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
A BOMB THROWN BACK.
The Prosecution in the Anarchist Gases at
Chicago Spring Their FIRST Sen
sation.
A Socialist Leader Turns Informer and
Gives the Details of Hideous
Plot,
Which Was Hatched Only the Night
Before the Haymarket Mas
Sacre,
And Which Would Have Resulted In
FriShtfu1 Destruction of Life
and Property.
A BOMB THROWN BACK.
A FIendish Conspiracy.

CHICAGO, July 16.-At the opening of
the trial of the anarchists this morning
Felix c. Bushike, an architect, presented
map of the Haymarket. Nepf's hall and
Grlefs saloon. Inspector Banfield told the
Well-known story of the ordering of the DO
lice to the Haymarket and the throwing of
the bomb. The witness said that sixty DO
Icemen were wounded, of which number
seven have. died. There were four or five
men on the wagon when the police ap-
preached. He did not see from what di-
rection the bomb came. The cross exami-
nation by Capt. Black developed nothing
new. In the afternoon an Interpreter was
sworn and
GOTTFRIED WALLER,
a Swiss, was called to the stand
he SAD ne was formerly member of the
Lehr und Weir Verein, a society of armed
socialists. The night before the boom was
thrown he presided at a meeting in Grief's
hall, No. 81 West Lake street. The meeting
was held in the basement and about seventy
men were there. 1t was agreed that if there
should be disturbance they were to meet in
wicker Park, armed. Then committee was
appointed to watch the movements in the
city and report il anything happened. and if
riot should occur, we should storm the DO
lice stations and cut the telegraph wires and
then we should down everything that came
against us. Then if one police station was
stormed they should do the same with the
others, moving down all that came. Thew
were to commence at the station on North
avenue. Engel said the easy mode would be
to throw q bomb in the station. Nothing was
said IN the meeting about where the plan
originated. 1t was decided to call a meet
ing of the workingmen the next evening
Those present were not to participate in the
hay market meeting; only committee was
to be there. If they should report that some
thing had happened then the others should
COME DOWN UPON THE POLICE,
then the militia, whatever, should come
against them. The witness said: 1--WE also
thought that the fire department should be
disabled. First we were to attack the North
avenue police station, then the next one as
fate would have it, The plan was to attack
the police stations to prevent the police from
coming to aid if there should be any fight in
the city. We all thought there would be q
fight and so calculated. The plan was adopted
with the understanding that every group
should act independently according to gem
eral plan Those present represented all the
groups from all parts of the city. The same
program was TO be carried out in every part
of the city. There was nothing said about
the haymarket. 1t was not expected that
the police should get to the Haymarket. If
the strikers were attacked, then we should
shoot the police. In case of an attempt to
dispense meeting we should simply
STRIKE THEM DOWN,
however we best could with bombs or what
ever should be at our disposal. One or two
from each group were to compose the
committee to be sent to the Haymar-
ket. They were to observe the movements
not only in the Haymarket but in the differ
ent parts Of the city, and if conflict should
happen then they should report to Us. If 1t
should happen in the day time, then they
should cause the publication of the word
"rest." If in the evening or night they should
report personally to the members at their
homes. The word was signal to meet and
was only to be inserted in the newspaper if q
downright revolution occurred. Fischer sug-
gested the word and it was arranged that the
publication should be made in the Arbeiter-
Zeitung letter box. A committee was ap-
pointed to attend to the publication. only
know of one OF the committee-kraemer. All
present at the nesting accepted the plan.
They voted by raising the hand, Engel put
ting the question to them.
THE PLAN
was to report to such reliable men as were
absent. i repeated it to some who came in
later" The witness was Ut Zepf's hall when
the bomb was thrown. There was some COM
motion and the doors were closed. When
they opened he started for home. stopping at
Engels house on the way. He told number
of acquaintance there that bomb had been
thrown ON the Haymarket and that about 100
people had been killed. He said the crowd
should make haste home. The Witnes was
asked: ibid you have any bombs?''
He replied that about one and q half years
ago bombs had been distributed to him and
others by Fischer for use at meeting Thanks
giving, if attacked by the police, just as it
happened this time. Those present at No. 81
West Lake street on the night of May 3,
whom witness could remember were Fischer,
Engel, Breittenfeldt, Rhenwatd, Kruger
(deceased), another Kruger, Gruenwald,
Schrader, Huber, Huebner, two Lehmans and
Hermann.
This closed Walters testimony and also
the days proceedings.