The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-29
IN THE TOLLS.
The Grip Gradually Tightens Upon the Chi
c&go Bomb-Throwers.


The Grip Gradually Tightens Upon the Chi
csgo Bomb-Throwers.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Judge Gary's court
room was crowded, as usual, yesterday
morning, when NJ. P. Williamson, formerly
a reporter OH the DGily NetcS, was called to
tile stand. Williamson testified that be
knew Parsons. Spies and Fielden, and on
he night the new Board of Trade building
was opened he was detailed to follow the
socialstic procession which tramped
through the downtown streets. Tho process
sion broke up at the Office OF the Arbeitcr
Zeitlipg and Spies, Fielden and Parsons adj
dressed the crowd from the 4 rbeiter Zeit-
,ln0 Office. Parsons was the first speaker.
He called the police bloodhounds and SER
wants of the rohbing capitalists. He called
to the crowd 10 follow him and attack sew
eral clothing houses and help themselves to
what he termed the neceSSaries of life.
Felden said the same thing. He offered to
lead the mob in an attack on the stores.
"What was said about the new Board OF
Trader
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 rObber and thief"
Witness went up stairs into the Office.
Parsons was asked by reporter why the
socialists did not march upon the Board OF
Trade and flow it up. He said the police
prevented il.
"Well, but your party have revolvers.
What preparation further do you need%'
1.-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 come%
Sometime during the year."
Parsons gave witness practical illustra-
ton of what he meant, and showed him
shell and Illuminating cap. There was also
4 quantity of dynamite and a 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 prepare
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 be 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. Fielden on one occasion
wanted the crowd to follow him to some
store and get the necessities of life. Fielden
advised the men to buy dynamite, saying q
cents worth of it was worth more than all
the guns and revolvers in the Union.
Williamson was severely croSS-eXamined
by Captain Black, but the crOSs-eXamina-
tiOn only served to strengthen the testi-
mOny he had given. He mentioned by
name the stores that Parsons had urged
the SackiDg 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 the halls were To-
Gated; when the time to act came they would
begin operations; one was OIL Market street
square and about lie tunnel.
Lieutenant Shea, chief OF detectives, was
next called. He was in the Arbeiter lei
tltns Office, May 5, after Spies had been
arrested; the building was searched and all
III IL IHCy lOullu puts VI
script, types in the forms and quantity Of
dynamite, all of which was taken to the
police headquarters. Witness identified
the galley of type Oh VIII ch the revenge
circular was printed. Lieutenant Shea
then gave a conversation had with Spies
after the latter's arrest. Spies says he
opened the Haymarket meeting and that
Parsons, Fielden ami Schwab were also
there. He spoke at the Haymarket 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 at the Arbciter ZeitlRJ
Office the night of the riot, and with SchwaJ
and Rue brought word that Spies Was ar
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, a 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-eight men
seven were injured.