Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-23
Williamson, a Reporter, Tells About
the lnce0diary Speeches Of
Anarchist Parsons.
The Dynamiiors We're to Assemble ON
the Roefs OF Houses and Hurl
Destruction Below.
Spies Eyes Pop when arinnei says n.
wan Never Need His bunch of
Keys again on Earth.


10 the stand.
MIR. Williamson testified that ne knew
Parsons, Spies and Fielden, and on the
night the new board OF trade building
was opened he was detailed Co follow the
soclalistic procession, which tramped
through the downtown streets. The
procession broke up at the Office OF the
Arbciter-Zeitung, and Spies, Flelden and
Parsons addressed the crowd from the
window of the Arbeiter. Zeitung onlce.
Parsons was the first speaker. He ar.
gued that the police were the blood.
bounds and servants OF robbing capital
lists. He called 70 the crowd TO follow
him and attack several clothing houses
and help themselves to what he termed
the necessities OF life
Flelden said the same thing, and offered
to lead the mob 10 an attack on the stores
What was said about the new board
Of trade?
Both speakers said the building was
put up out of money stolen from them
That every one who did business there
was robher and thief. Witness went
up stairs in the Office OF Parsons, who
was asked by the reporter why the social.
lists did not march upon the board OF
trade and blow It up.
Parsons said the police protect IT,
Wei, but your party have revolvers,
what preparation further do you need2
The time has not come yet When
the time does come we will meet the
police with dynamite aud bombs
When did no say the time would come?
Some time during the year.
Parsons gave the witness practical
illustration OF what he meant and showed
him shell and Illuminating cap There
was also a quantlty OF dynamite, red.
dish substance. They were kept Ia
drawer In cabinet 10 the Office. Parsons
called for them aud Spies got them.
Parsons said the explosives were
kept on hand In preparation for war
that WAS impending. The manner OF
warfare was TO hurl bombs from the
house tops, ana In that way they could
annihilate any force OF police or military
That could be assembled. This CONVERSE
ton took pas, with Parsons, Bieldcn
standing by. On going down stairs, the
witness met DotectyesTrehorn and SullI-
van OF the Cottage Grove avenue station.
The officers went up stairs with witness
and the statements were repeated 10 the
DAh'NAa III tAN HlNHtHNt Vi lut MlLutNNt
Several women carried red flags In the
procession that night. The witness
had attended meetings at 81
Lake street and heard Parsons
and Fielden address the crowds. Field.
en- on one occasion wanted the crowd to
follow him 10 some store and get the
necessities Of life; Eielden advised them
TO buy dynamite, saying five cents Of it
was worth more than all the guns and re-
yolvers In the Union.
Williamson was severely cross-exam.
ined by Capt Black, but the cross-ex.
animation only served 90 strengthen his
testimony.
He mentioned by name the stores that
Parsons had urged seeking.
The witness again taken in hand by the
prosecution testified that Parsons told
him there were 5000 socialists In the city, |
and that whenever the time came they
could be men with bombs; he said they
were then drilling In halls in various parts |
OF the city, but would not say where the
halls were located. When tho time TO act
came they would begin operations on
Market street square and about the cor
ner.
Lieut.. Shea, chief detective, was next
called.
He was at the Arbelter-Zeitung office |
May .. After Spies had been arrested |
the building was searched and all In IL |
arrested. They found files OF manu-
script, type In the forms, and q quantity
OF dynamite, all OF which was taken 10 |
police headquarters. The witness identi-
fed the galley OF type on which the Ere
yenge" circular was printed.
Lieut.. Shea then gave conversation
he had with Spies after the latter's arrest.
Spies said he opened the hay-market
and that Parsons, Rlelden and
Schwab were also there. lie said he also
spoke at the Mccormick meeting, but
knew nothing Of what had happened there
later TIL some time after. Knew nothing
OF the circular that was put on the streets.
The witness also talked with Fischer,
who said he was at the Arbeiter-Zeltnng
Office the night Of the riot, with SchwRb,
and that he ran through and brought
word that BchwabIwas at the hay-market,
and that big crowd was there, and they
oil went over. The belt and dagger and
bomb which Fischer had on
when he was arrested ne said he carried
for his protection. Witness further said
Spies told him he left before the bomb
was thrown, aud that Fischer said he was
~ ZepnfE nail AT the time.
l.. Il. Buck, mining expert, testified
the disastrous effects OF the
captured dynamite which he had ex-
Dloded.
Lieut. Hubbard followed and gave an
account Of the experience OF himself ana
lis company OF twenty-eight al hay-inar-
set. His story differed little from those
already given OF his $50 men.
l.ts - I
took the stand, with bandage
round his head. He heard Eng.c early
n the year make a speech advising the
yorkIngmen 70 buy reyolyers 70 shoot
he police.
Detective Jones testified concerning
he matter be seized at the Arbelter-
Spies keys lifted numerous drawers in